Remember December is almost here! My TBR keeps growing 🤷‍♀️😍

MsReads A lot 2024-10-19 | Remember December is almost here! My TBR keeps growing 🤷‍♀️😍

WOO HOO! A Video with a Summer Reading Wrap Up ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-09-10 | #readingwrapup

||Channels Mentioned||

@GemofBooks
@SpringboardThought
@FreshlyReadBooks

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf ✅
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose ✅
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner - In progress
August - No Selection ✅
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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August TBR and a VERY small July wrap up

MsReads A lot 2024-08-06 | #readingplans #readingslump

Hi Everyone!

I am combining a July wrap up with my August TBR. This is pretty easy to do given the VERY small number of books I read in the month of July.

I am starting to pick up books a little more in August but it is still much lighter than a typical month for me! My TBR in August is very small with a focus of trying to finish some of the books that I started in July.

||CHANNELS MENTIONED||
@Shellyish
@SpringboardThought
@EntertheBook
@GinaStanyerBooks
@CriminOllyBlog

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf ✅
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose ✅
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner - In Progress
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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A very late July TBR - Reading Agatha Christie in honor of @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf

MsReads A lot 2024-07-09 | #TBR

Hi Everyone,
My schedule has still been pretty chaotic. Filming has been one of the items that has taken a back seat. I hope to get back onto a normal filming and reading schedule very soon.

Thank you for sticking with my channel as I work out the details!!

||Channels Mentioned||
@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
@GemofBooks
@spreadbookjoy
@CharlieBrookReads
Britta Bohler
@SueJacksonDE
@EntertheBook

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
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1001 Book Countdown - I really need to start reading again! 📚

MsReads A lot 2024-06-30 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

It has been a very busy June and I have been struggling to pick up a lot of 1001 books. I did manage to read 3! woo hoo.

00:00 - Intro
01:38 - The Numbers
02:34 - Book 811 - Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornberg
04:52 - Book 810 - The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
06:53 - Book 809 - Love's Work by Gillian Rose

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - Britta Bohler - youtube.com/watch?v=EkIbbSB1nAA
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf ✅
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose ✅
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
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Such a beautiful book ❤️🎉 well done!

MsReads A lot 2024-06-19 | ...

The Lightest Reading Month TO DATE - May 2024 Reading Wrap Up

MsReads A lot 2024-06-16 | #readingwrapup
This was a pretty light reading month for me! I only read a couple of books from the 1001 book countdown. I just struggled to pick up many books! Not having a set TBR didn't help me.

There were some great reads in the month though!!

||Channels Mentioned||
@novelideea
@spreadbookjoy
@GemofBooks

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Who needs a bookmark? #bookmark ark

MsReads A lot 2024-06-13 | ...

A BIG book TBR for the #bigbooksummerchallenge

MsReads A lot 2024-06-05 | #bigbooksummer

Hi everyone!
The big book summer challenge is one of my favorite events on booktube. It has been ran by @SueJacksonDE for several years.

It is super easy to participate. Simply read a big book this summer. My TBR focuses on books that I have as part of my projects for 2024. I love a big book! ❤️

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU

January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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Book Shopping at THE STRAND in NEW YORK! spoiler - I bought some books! ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-06-02 | #bookhaul #thestrand #bookshopping

Hi Everyone,
I was traveling over the last week and was lucky enough to get to go to the Strand bookstore in New York City! An absolutely incredible experience.

||channels mentioned||
@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
@CriminOllyBlog

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU

January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

Back to a normal TBR for my June Reading Plans 📚📚📚📚📚

MsReads A lot 2024-05-25 | #tbr, #readingplans, #1001bookcountdown

May didn't quite go according to plan. I didn't select a set of books and that meant I didn't read much from my projects.
I decided to go back to a more "Sandy" style TBR and load up on the reads for the month of June!

||Channels Mentioned||
@GemofBooks
@spreadbookjoy
@SpringboardThought
@FreshlyReadBooks
@michaelk.vaughan8617

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - Britta Bohler
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
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email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

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5 books that made me UGLY CRY! 😭😢🥹

MsReads A lot 2024-05-21 | #sadbooks, #miserymay

Hi Everyone!

I love books that have such an emotional impact that I shed some serious tears.

Here are a few books that accomplished such a feat for me!
Read them with a box of tissues!

||Books Mentioned||
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Woodrow on the Bench by Jenna Blum - youtube.com/watch?v=R9KnAh2BAJ4&t=229s
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littel
The 100 years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaoud
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

||Channels Mentioned||
@GunpowderFictionPlot
@GemofBooks
@KDbooks

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

1001 Book Countdown - Definitely struggling! #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

MsReads A lot 2024-05-18 | Hi Everyone!

I finally found the time to finish a couple of 1001 books! I need to try and get to 26 or below by the end of June to be considered on track. That feels like it will be difficult!

I am enjoying my other reading at the moment and am trying not to push too hard on the 1001 books right now.

00:00 - Intro
01:16 - The Numbers
2:00 - Book 813 - God Bless You Mr Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut
5:20 - Book 812 - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
09:25 - What's Next

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @BrittaBohlerTheSecondShelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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A book play date! Am I supposed to read the library books?

MsReads A lot 2024-05-17 | ...

HOOKED / the authors note has me HOOKED!! Dark romance! Woo hoo!

MsReads A lot 2024-05-10 | Apparently my May moody reads wants dark contemporary romance!!! Nice!

Mind Games by Nora Roberts - A Quintessential Nora Roberts Novel!!! ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-05-09 | #noraroberts #mindgames #advancedreadercopy

Hi Everyone!
A big thank you to St. Martin's Press for the Advance Reader Copy of Mind Games by Nora Roberts. This book has so much of what I love about Nora Roberts books, a strong family, a romantic interest, a villain and a lot of suspense!

The book will be published on May 21, 2024.

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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Riverman - An American Odyssey by Ben McGrath - My INSPIRATIONAL Book for April 🛶

MsReads A lot 2024-05-07 | #riverman #inspirationalreads

Hi Everyone!

My inspirational book for the month of April was Riverman by Ben McGrath. This book was well written but I had trouble connecting with the person that was the focus of the book.

Living outside for months at a time sounds incredibly difficult. McGrath does an excellent job of bringing the difficulties to life in this very sad story.
My inspirational books are to support a personal walking challenge that I have for 2024. All of the books selected come from top books for outdoor adventures which is a passion of mine.

Stay tuned to the end of the video if you would like to see an update on my step challenge!

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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April 2024 Wrap Up - The Good, The Bad and the THROWABLE!

MsReads A lot 2024-05-04 | #readingwrapup #DNF #1001bookcountdown

Hi Everyone!
This was a very mixed reading month. There was a five star, a DNF and one of the worst books of the year so far!

My TBR List!
Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino✅
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan✅ youtu.be/Wl4ATOW9dn0?si=SLOv1HrTp1CsH4nP
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut ❌
The Adventures and Misadventures by Alvaro Mutis ❌
Where'd you go Bernadette by Maria Semple - DNF ❌
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King ✅
The Summer Book by Tove Jannson ✅
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power ✅
Cibola Burns by James SA Corey ✅
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett ✅
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black ✅
Riverman by Ben McGrath ✅
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross ✅
Goyhood by Reuven Fenton ✅ - youtu.be/Bs8MoEv7YKU?si=dJp6L4RQp7DvtxOM
Mind Games by Nora Roberts ✅

||channels mentioned||
@FreshlyReadBooks
@SpringboardThought
@GemofBooks
@myreadinglife8816

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
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Will the waves change my opinion of Virginia Woolf or will it warrant a book throwing?!?

MsReads A lot 2024-05-02 | ...

Moody May reads! Book 1- Nettle and Bone ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-05-01 | ...

An Unusual TBR for May - Planning by not planning? 🤷‍♀️ Plus a Book Haul!

MsReads A lot 2024-04-30 | #readingplans #tbr #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

Hi everyone!

This is a very different TBR for me. I typically will have a large number of books and decided this month to go in a different direction. I don't want to end up in any kind of a reading slump, so I only have a few books on my official TBR which are either book club, buddy reads or planned group reads!

I am really looking forward to reading based on my mood.

||Events Mentioned||
Misery May - Hosts @GunpowderFictionPlot @GemofBooks
Mental Health May - Hosts - @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @MarilynMayaMendoza

||Channels Mentioned||
@GemofBooks
@novelideea
@spreadbookjoy
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
@GinaStanyerBooks

||Books Mentioned||
IT by Stephen King
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
I Am Malala by Malala by Malala Yousfzai
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Ghost Station by SA Barnes
Homewaters by David B Williams
The Pursuit by Johanna Lindsey
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud ✅
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

1001 Book Countdown - Not Horrible, Not Great

MsReads A lot 2024-04-27 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

It has been an interesting couple of weeks. I have been struggling to make it through some of the books. I did manage to finish a couple but am falling behind a little!

00:00 - Intro
01:35 - The Numbers
02:30 - Book 815 - Hideous Kinky by Ester Freud
04:12 - Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
07:50 - Closing

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Little Free Library Tour - Exploring Mercer Island WA for the BEST #lfl

MsReads A lot 2024-04-23 | #littlefreelibrary #lfl

What an amazing day in the Pacific Northwest. I took advantage of the beautiful sunshine and went searching for Little Free Libraries! This is one of my favorite things to do, especially when I have a big stack of books to unhaul.

I ended up going all over Mercer Island, WA. My route originally had 9 #lfl BUT I couldn't find several of them. The ones it did fine were all very appropriate for the Pacific Northwest.

I hope you enjoy the tour. I ended up not picking up any books though I always seem some when I put the video together 🤷‍♀️

00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Little Free Library 1
01:51 - Little Free Library 2
02:35 - Exploring the area
02:58 - Little Free Library 3
03:48 - Little Free Library 4
04:40 - Little Free Library 5
05:38 - Little Free Library 5
06:22 - Little Free Library 6

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
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Beautiful!!! Gorgeous day in the Pacific Northwest ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-04-20 | ...

Goyhood by Reuven Fenton - A Single Book Review! WOO HOO!

MsReads A lot 2024-04-17 | #goyhood #advancedreadercopy #architecture

Thank you so much to Reuven Fenton for giving me an Advance Readers Copy of his debut novel Goyhood! The book releases on May 28th!

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||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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1001 Book Countdown - A REALLY BAD BOOK! - Why didnt I DNF? 🤷‍♀️

MsReads A lot 2024-04-13 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie #dnf

Hi everyone!
The two books in this video are at opposite ends of the spectrum for me. One I loved and one I hated and should have DNF'd! I knew after the first chapter that it wasn't for me but continued on. The pieces that I really didn't like reduced down significantly after the first chapter but I never really got to the point where it was an enjoyable read.

00:00 - Intro
01:01 - The Numbers
01:49 - Book 817 - The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
04:27 - Book 816 - The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
07:29 - What's Next

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
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email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

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Dont You Forget About Me Book Tag - An Original Tag by @BookwormAdventureGirl

MsReads A lot 2024-04-09 | #tagtuesday #books

//TAG PROMPTS//
Clean Slates - books you’ve read that you don’t remember anything about.
Genie’s Lamp - Books you wish you could forget.
Forgotten gems - books you think need more love.
Forget Me Nots - books you will always remember.
Tag some cool people who love books

//Channels Tagged//
@JessBookgirlTV
@SueJacksonDE
@TangibleReads
@paperbackstacksss
@JennieJohnston
@Michelelynnreads

//Books Mentioned//
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littel
120 Days of Sodom by the Marquis de Sade
Rabbit is Rich by John Updike
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
The Collector by John Fowles
You by Caroline Kepnes
The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Winterdance by Gary Paulsen
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

March 2024 Reading Wrap Up - Some Books Were Read ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-04-06 | #readingwrapup
This ended up being a very eclectic reading month with a lot of different genres. I don't think there was a truly bad book in this month! So much better than February.

I hope you enjoy the reading wrap up!

||Channels Mentioned||
@BernasBookishAdventures
@MarilynMayaMendoza
@Bookishtravels1 (AKA The Hungry Bookworm)
@EntertheBook
@Shellyish

||Books Mentioned||
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
Violeta by Isabelle Allende ✅
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot ✅
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West ✅
Out of Africa by Karen Blixen ❌
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano❌
Fireborn by Rosaria Munda ✅
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller❌
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke ✅
Random in Death by JD Robb ✅
Medea by Eilish Quin❌
The Hollow by Agatha Christie ✅
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue ✅
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett ✅
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante❌
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie❌
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie❌
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles ✅
Lone Women by Victor Lavelle ✅
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ✅
The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl ✅

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ✅
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad- An EASY FIVE STAR READ - 3 Million Step UPDATE!

MsReads A lot 2024-04-03 | #betweentwokingdoms #suleikajaouad #3millionstepchallenge

This book was incredible. So many things in this book struck close to home. I can't imagine being diagnosed with this illness, let alone at such a young age. Beautifully written memoir. Highly recommend!

3 Million Step Update!
It was a very good month for movement.

254,064 Steps
Missed my goal by 756 steps
Biked 46.52 Miles
9 Gym visits with the personal trainer

1st Quarter Summary
719,350 steps
298.19 Miles walked
54.01 Miles Biked
21 Gym visits with the personal trainer
20,450 steps BEHIND my overall goal!

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

Book tube prize rankings! - I judged fiction group C 🏆

MsReads A lot 2024-04-01 | #booktubeprize

Hi Everyone!

It is that time again! The first round of the book tube prize is complete! Here are my rankings for fiction Group C. This was a decent group of books.

@BookTubePrize - Please consider subscribing to the Book Tube Prize Channel! It really helps the prize! Also, You do not need to have a YouTube Channel in order to be a judge. Anyone who is part of the community can participate! Look for the call for judges videos at the end of the year. Subscribe to the Book Tube Prize channel for the latest information!

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

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Taking advantage of a gorgeous Seattle day! #bike #pacificnorthwest

MsReads A lot 2024-03-31 | ...

1001 Book Countdown - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - AMAZING READS

MsReads A lot 2024-03-30 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

Hi Everyone!
Wow, incredible books for this countdown video. I am still right on track with the countdown for the year! Let's hope that trend continues.
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - The numbers
01:52 - Book 819 - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
06:08 - Book 818 - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
10:30 - What's Next

||Channels Mentioned||
@beautifulminutiae

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf - COHOST
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

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Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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Oh no!!! I am going to replace this book at the library 😫

MsReads A lot 2024-03-29 | ...

A BIG April TBR - I really thought this would be a reasonable month! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

MsReads A lot 2024-03-28 | #tbr #readingplans #1001bookcountdown

Hi Everyone,
So many amazing books coming my way in April! So excited to share them with you.
I am hoping for some great 5 star reads! We will see!

||Channels Mentioned||
@FreshlyReadBooks
@SpringboardThought
@GemofBooks
@myreadinglife8816

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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It has been 5 MONTHS! Finally a BOOK HAUL! 🥳

MsReads A lot 2024-03-26 | #bookhaul
Hi Everyone!

I finally broke down and bought some books! I joined the read what you own challenge on November 5th (I think) and haven't bought a book since that date! I ended up reading over 50 books from my shelves but didn't quite get to my goal of having my TBR under 200 books. I still think I will make it to that milestone this year! We shall see!

Hope everyone is well and that you enjoy this book haul!
||Channels Mentioned||
@GemofBooks
@SpringboardThought
@FreshlyReadBooks

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
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The book buying ban is officially over!!!

MsReads A lot 2024-03-23 | ...

I am so weird! And then…. 🤣🤣🤣

MsReads A lot 2024-03-22 | ...

February 2024 Reading Wrap Up - A Real MIXED Bag of BOOKS! 💥

MsReads A lot 2024-03-20 | #readingwrapup

This was not the best reading month considering the ratings of the books. I definitely used reading as a distraction from everything else going on in my world during the month. This led to a large number of books read. My March TBR has many more 5 star possibilities!

I am still right on track for my 1001 Book Countdown this year! WOO HOO!

||Books Mentioned||
The Princess of Cleves by Madame de Lafayette ✅
If on a Winters Night, A Traveler by Italo Calvino ✅
Waiting for the Barbarians by JM Coetzee ✅
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera - DNF❌❌❌❌
A House in the Uplands by Erskine Caldwell❌
Lady Susan by Jane Austen ✅
My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber ✅
A Gentleman in Moscow - Read in March❌
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson ✅
The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown ✅
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sansbury ✅
Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sansbury ✅
Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson ❌
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton ✅
Weyward by Emilia Hart ✅
The Witches by Roald Dahl ✅
North Woods by Daniel Mason ✅

||Channels Mentioned||
@EntertheBook
@EveningReader
@GemofBooks
@MargaretPinard
@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
@spreadbookjoy
@novelideea

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

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Wow! I finally did it! Woo hoo 🕵️

MsReads A lot 2024-03-18 | ...

A stunner of a day!!! Took the bikes out for a nice ride ❤️

MsReads A lot 2024-03-17 | ...

1001 Book Countdown - A couple of GREAT books! Getting close to 200 🔥

MsReads A lot 2024-03-16 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

YAY! The books have improved significantly! Plus the book I am currently reading has FIVE star potential!

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - The numbers
01:52 - Book 821 - A House in the Uplands by Erskine Caldwell
05:03 - Book 820 - The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
07:09 - What's Next

||Channels Mentioned||
@beautifulminutiae
@GemofBooks
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

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Whoops!!!!!

MsReads A lot 2024-03-14 | ...

LIFE UPDATE, THE TRAIL OF THE LOST & A 3 MILLION STEP UPDATE! 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️

MsReads A lot 2024-03-09 | #3MILLIONSTEPS, #trailofthelost

Hi Everyone!

Wow, February has been just an absolutely hectic month. So much has been happening.
I am so sorry that I haven't been around much and wanted to give everyone a glimpse of what has been happening!

I ended up switching out my inspirational book for the 3 million step challenge. The Trail of the Lost by Andrea Lankford became available at my library and I couldn't help immediately picking it up! It was a great read with a lot of information about how searches are conducted when hikers go missing. I can't say that I will be doing a thru hike any time soon! It is a great read though and I would definitely recommend picking it up!

youtu.be/3Mq0TvrMBzo?si=lpYEh0mGNJyEgeJN
3 Million Step update!
February steps - 227,184
February goal - 230,160
-2,976 off from the goal

2024 totals as of 2/29/2024
steps - 465,286
Goal - 484,980
-19,694 off from the goal

I anticipate catching up on the goal with the nicer weather in the summer!

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
COHOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

Making progress on the read what you own challenge!!

MsReads A lot 2024-03-05 | My goal is to get my physical TBR below 200! It currently sits at 217 ☺️

March reading plans - I am so excited for these books!!📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚

MsReads A lot 2024-02-29 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie #marchreading

Hi Everyone!
This is a very Sandy TBR and I LOVE IT. There are so many amazing events in March and I love compiling a list! I hope I captured all the books, channels and events that I mention in the video!
I also forgot a book that I am reading as a buddy read! 🤦🏻‍♀️
Yumi and the Nightmare painter by Brandon Sanderson.
Buddy Reading with @GemofBooks @spreadbookjoy @novelideea

Fierce Reads
Discord Link: discord.gg/dMWunegSqB
Group Read - Violeta by Isabelle Allende
Prompts:
"Pick a book by a fierce female author."
"Choose a book with a strong female protagonist."
"Highlight your favorite female characters."
"Discover a book by an up-and-coming female author."
"Read a book that explores the bonds of female friendship."
"Read a book based on a female mythical character."

The Hosts
@Bookishtravels1
Kristin @EntertheBook
@Shellyish
Sandy @MsReadsAlot

March of the Mammoths
Host: Jason @OldBluesChapterandVerse
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=DpNduGOZjw4&t=41s

March Mystery Madness
Theme - To the NINES!
Co-Hosts
Jen @RememberedReads
Courtny - / @Courtagonist
Olly -@CriminOllyBlog
Marilyn - @MarilynMayaMendoza
Steve - @saintdonoghue
Beth - @SoulStainedInk
Stormi - @StormReads
Tiffany - @theBeachbumbookworm
Scott & Becky - @thebookishbryants
Sarah - @thebookishknitter
Ro - @The TBR Tackle
Tim - @timsreadingroom

Other channels mentioned
Priscilla @EveningReader
Tiffany @beautifulminutiae

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf - COHOST
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette ✅
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

||Books Mentioned||
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
Violeta by Isabelle Allende
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
Out of Africa by Karen Blixen
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Fireborn by Rosaria Munda
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Random in Death by JD Robb
Medea by Eilish Quin
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

1001 Book Countdown - The Good Book Streak is OVER! 😱

MsReads A lot 2024-02-24 | #1001bookcountdown #1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

Hi Everyone!

I have been a bit absent from making videos as well as watching or commenting. I have had a family member in the hospital for the last 3 weeks and had to step away from BookTube in order to take care of everything. Things have finally started to make positive turns and I should be back to a more normal schedule very soon. 🤞🏻

00:00 - Intro
01:46 - The Numbers
02:30 - Book 825
05:05 - Book 824
08:12 - Book 823
10:47 - Book 822
14:11 - What's Next

||Channels Mentioned||
@novelideea
@GemofBooks
@EveningReader
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

Fierce Reads! international women’s day! @Shellyish @EntertheBook @Bookishtravels1

MsReads A lot 2024-02-21 | ...

I am done!!!!

MsReads A lot 2024-02-20 | ...

January Reading Wrap Up 😊 Not a bad book in the bunch!

MsReads A lot 2024-02-07 | #readingwrapup #1001bookcountdown #readwhatyouownchallenge

Hi Everyone!

January was FULL of amazing books, including my first five star read of the year! I am trying something new with ranking the 1001 books that I read during the month. Please let me know if you like it! I would love to show all of them in order at the end of the year and hope that this will help me keep track of them.

||Channels Mentioned||
@FreshlyReadBooks
@SpringboardThought
@GemofBooks

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
CO-HOST - @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

discord server: discord.gg/jM22Du67pC
Thank you for watching!

Sandy aka Ms Reads A Lot

3 Million Step Check-in, Ranger Confidential and my Feb inspirational pick!

MsReads A lot 2024-02-01 | #3millionsteps #inspiration

Hi Everyone!

January didn't quite go as planned for my movement/step challenge. I unfortunately got pretty sick during the 3rd week and it set me back a bit. Prior to that, I was right on track. I had even built up a little cushion. That cushion is now gone!

Thankfully, I am feeling better and am able to get back out moving again!

||Books Mentioned||
Ranger Confidential by Andrea Lankford
The Climb by Anatoli Bourkeev

||1001 Book Club 2024 Picks|| - youtu.be/ma8I1LQxoOU
January - No selection
February - The Princes of Cleves by Madame de LaFayette
March - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
April - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
May - The Waves by Virginia Woolf
June - Love's Work by Gillian Rose
July - The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
August - No Selection
September - The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
October - The Real Charlotte by Edith Sommerville and Martin Ross
November - Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
December - The Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair

The 1001 Book Countdown is a passion project where I am reading all of the books in the 1001 Books you must read before you die list by Peter Boxall. I combined all editions of the list so there are actually 1315 books all total to read. I started my reading project on YouTube in 2021 and have been documenting my way through the last 1001 books. I hope you enjoy watching me make my way through this MASSIVE project!

Social Media
Instagram: instagram.com/ms.readsalot1001
Goodreads: goodreads.com/msreadsalot1001
voxer: msreadsalot
email: msreadsalot1001 [at] gmail.com

Read what you own challenge! 40 books have been finished! Getting there!

MsReads A lot 2024-01-31 | ...