Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   2019 was a great year for discovering new authors and building an impressive five-star stack of books. I rekindled my love of comic books. I attended many book-related events. And I ended the year feeling that this was the best reading year I have had.    Without further chit chat, let's see those final numbers!   Off we go! Overall  Average Rating: 4 stars Number of Books Read: 10 4 Number of Pages read: 24 , 732 Favorite Book of 2019 Book Types Read Adult Fiction Novels:7 Children’s Picture Book:1 Comic Books/ Graphic Novels: 42 Contemporary Romance Novels: 3 Horror Novels: 8 Middle-Grade Novels: 3 Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller Novels: 37 Reference Books: Science Fiction: 1 Television Tie-In Books: Young Adult Novels: 2 Monthly Books Read Breakdown January- 10 February- 7 March-11 April- 15 May- 9 June- 6 July- 5 August- 4 September-1...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   T he year has reached the final days and I want to share with you how I did with my 2019 Reading Goals .  2019 Bookish Reading Goals Wrap Up : Tab all books that I read with removable flags : I have loved this option. It has helped me reach my reading goals faster having a visual marker.   Create a dedicated To Be Read pile : I created a 2020 TBR pile last month. Alphabetize shelves : This will never happen , but I do know where they are o n my disorganized shelves . Bu y more library sleeves to protect the books that I am reading : This seemed to be less of a priority this year since I began sel ling books i n my eBay store . I cover the books while I read them, but transfer the book into a protective bag after. I just reuse the library sleeve on the next book that I read.   Take a break from reading : This was what I did during the holiday season this year. I would rather not read and take c...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Fresh slate. New Year. And I am ready to read even more than I did in 2019. After over 100 books read, my goal will be higher for this year. January 2019 saw me reading 10 books. Let's see if I can beat that record.    To start off the year right, I have several ARCs recently gifted to me from various publishers. Two of which are my most anticipated reads of 2020. Plus I have added some contemporary reads.   Here is my January TBR: A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Next Girl to Die by Dea Poirer No Exit by Taylor Adams The Outsider by Stephen King Son of Secrets by N.J. Simmonds Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent When You See Me by Lisa...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!         November was a slow reading month. But my TBR pile is still being added to. I am currently working on my End of Year TBR to wrap up my 2019 Reading Challenge .     I will be participating in the TisTheSeasonAThon reading challenge, which will start my reading month off very well.      Here are the books I read in November (in alphabetical order. Any reviews are highlighted): 1. Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag 2. X-Force by Jonathan Hickman  End of Year TBR (Updated 11/25/19)   A book featuring a circus- Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury A book over 50 years old- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A b ook with m agic in it- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling A fairy tale retelling- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden A fantasy novel- ...