Thursday, March 31, 2022

Eleanor Reads! March Edition

 


Each month Eleanor and I share the chapter books we read. We've been reading chapter books since before Kindergarten and her attention span as a four year old was definitely something to brag about. Eleanor was born a reader and that makes my heart so, so happy.

I am making a couple changes because Eleanor is becoming a more independent reader at home. She has no problem plowing through books at school, but at home she prefers I read to her while she is drawing, painting, working on a science project, etc. Plus, who doesn't also love being read to at bedtime?

Currently Reading Together

Read Together



Currently Reading Independently*

*Eleanor has begun reading more than one book at a time. I can't imagine where she got that idea from.

Eleanor's Independent Reads

Do the kiddos in your life have an interest in any of these?

Our reading has slowed a bit for a couple reasons: the first being that we are reading longer books together now, but she is also reading and re-reading longer books on her own. The second is that we are in the midst of dance season and have done four competitions already since February. Two left, one in April and one in May. This kiddo of mine is KILLING it, both in her solo AND group routines. I can't wait to share (if Eleanor wants me to) at the end of the season.

Happy Reading,
Eleanor and Sarah

State of the ARC #44

  

State of the ARC is a monthly feature hosted by Evelina at Avalinah's Books - and now me, too! I took over temporary hosting duties back in early 2020. A couple months ago Evelina asked if I would like to co-host and of course I said yes! If you are new to the meme, you can check out the guidelines HERE.

Links go to my review. The majority of the ARCs I receive are through NetGalley. I sometimes find a book or two via Edelweiss or BookSirens. Others have come from authors, publicists, or were offered to me from a publisher who specifically approved me for it on NetGalley; I will always note in the review how I acquired the ARC.

Currently Reading
Ancestor Trouble - Mar, 2022
Titanic Day by Day - Apr, 2022
Two Truths and a Lie - May, 2022
Gun Barons - May, 2022
Spare Parts - May, 2022
The Women of Rothschild - Oct, 2022

Finished, Review to Come
Coffin Ship - June, 2021
Sweating in the Land of Smiles - July 2021 (Author Gift)
Romanovs - Mar, 2022
The Other Dr Gilmer - Mar, 2022
Why the Titanic was Doomed - Apr, 2022
Two Truth and a Lie - May, 2022
Teen Killers - Aug, 2022

Review or Feedback Sent

When I first started blogging my monthly State of the ARC I felt like I was drowning in ARCs. My main goal was to get my NetGalley feedback ratio above 80% and thanks to this meme, I slowly but surely clawed my way up. At my highest I was at 97%. I am currently at 94%.

How are you doing with your ARC goals? Let's talk ARCs!

Happy Reading
Sarah

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Tackling the TBR Week 12: Mar 22 - Mar 31, 2022

      

I am now in year FOUR of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting my TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, that list was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!


I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!


Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,520


Currently Reading


Books Added to TBR: 0


Books Removed from TBR: 0



Books Reads




Books DNF-ed:



Duplicates Removed: 0


New TBR Total: 2,517


Happy Reading!
Sarah

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Stacking the Shelves #186

  

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Library Treasures
NONE!

Shocking, right?

Happy Reading!
Sarah

Monday, March 21, 2022

Tackling the TBR Week 11: Mar 15 - Mar 21, 2022

     

I am now in year FOUR of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting my TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, that list was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!


I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!


Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,520


Currently Reading



Books Added to TBR: 0


Books Removed from TBR: 0



Books Reads




Books DNF-ed:



Duplicates Removed: 0


New TBR Total: 2,520


Happy Reading!
Sarah