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 I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year. I would normally post this on the 1st but seeing as how the 1st does not land on my posting schedule I'm posting it a day early, because my next post we are going to be jumping right on in. We made it through 2021. I hope you come and join me in my journey through 2022. Live a day in my life as a... Substitute Teacher... Mother... House Wife... and Wannabe Author. Journey with me through writing a story. Maybe Fantasy. Maybe Historical Fiction. Maybe something with Spice. Only time will tell what I may write. But for now Let us close the book on this year/chapter and prepare for a new chapter in this book called life.

  I did not set very large goals for myself this year. Over the last two years my reading declined a great deal. I wanted to be realistic about my reading goals. I thought back over the years at what I read the most and what I wanted to read this year. I know my reading taste have changed a great deal over the years. When I started reading again heavily in August of 2014 I was really into Young Adult. That was really all I was picking up. However, as I have gotten older I have discovered that I have different taste now. I still enjoy Young Adult don't get me wrong. Some of my favorite books to this day are young adult books. So what were my goals over the course of this year? Let's run over them real quick. I wanted to read a grand total of 12 books this year. I wanted to read over 10,000 pages. I wanted 5 to be Manga. Trying to step out of my comfort zone. I wanted 5 to be romance. I've been reading a lot of romance in the last year. I wanted 2 of those books to be middle ...

 

I wish I could say that I have put some form of dent into this challenge but I have not. January Ensnared by A.G. Howard (1/6) The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (1/13) February Homecoming by Kass Morgan (2/24) March I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of March of 2015. April Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong (4/1) May I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of May of 2015. June The Good Girls by Sara Shepard (6/2) July The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson (7/7) Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty (7/14) August Slasher Girls and Monster Boys Anthology September The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (9/22) October Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (10/6) The Rose Society by Marie Lu (10/13) November Winter by Marissa Meyer (11/10) Unforgiven by Lauren Kate (11/10) December See How They Run by Ally Carter (12/22)

Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor Vol. 1 by Aosa Tsunemi Book 1 of ... Pages: 180 Published: August 29, 2017 Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Synopsis: Based on a popular light novel comes one girl's story of trying to become the strongest magic user--despite having the laziest of instructors! Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor is a new ongoing manga series based on the light novel series of the same name. Taking place in a fantastical realm of magic and mythology, readers will follow a young girl named Sisti as she trains to become a powerful magic user against all educational odds. Sisti is a young magic-user in training who attends prestigious magical academy where she hopes to be trained by the best of the best. However, when her instructor suddenly retires, his replacement is anything but what Sisti had hoped for--lazy, incompetent, and always late! Can Sisti still learn magic and unravel the mystery of Sky Castle with such a terrible teacher to lead her? My Opinion...

Image Found on Bing Image Search Good Morning Book Nerds! We want to wish you A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from our family to yours. If you do not celebrate Christmas we wish you A Happy Hanukkah or a Happy Kwanzaa. I understand we are all different and we celebrate different holidays. I want everyone to come here knowing that they will never be judged for having a difference of opinion. I hope you have an amazing day.

I think I failed this one as well so let's take a look. I also can say that I have not been able to put a dent into this one either. I did pick up a few of these books in the hope that maybe one of them would call to me but alas they did not. January Frost Blood by Elly Blake (1/10) Roseblood by A.G. Howard (1/10) Caraval by Stephanie Garber (1/31) By Your Side by Kasie West (1/31) February Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (2/7) Lifeblood by Gena Showalter (2/28) March Tricked by Jen Calonita (3/7) Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves (3/28) April Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis (4/11) May A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (5/2) Always and Forever, Lara Jean (5/2) Dark Breaks the Daw by Sara B. Larson (5/30) House of Furies by Madeleine Roux (5/30) June Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (6/13) Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson (6/13) July Loved by P.C. Cast and Kirsten Cast (7/11) August I do not currently have any books started that was published during the...