The Bookmark Lit Bulletin wraps up the last month in reading and what was on the blog, as well as what’s coming up next. You can check out my book haul, books read, posts shared, challenge updates, etc. You can read past bulletins here. If you’re looking for more personal updates, you can check out my Lauren Lately feature; it highlights my life events and non-bookish fun from the previous 30 days.
I wanted to finish the year strong and managed to include five novellas to help me reach my reading goal with about a week to spare. I finished the year with 103 books, which is not a pretty number, but it’s fine. I feel like the past couple of months have had a LOT of mid books so I’m hoping to start the year in a better spot with the books on my TBR.
11 books in December
11 read • 0 reread • 0 DNF
Pages read: 2,288 • Average rating: 3.36 stars
Genres: 8 contemporary, 2 mystery/thriller, 1 nonfiction
Formats: 5 ebook, 3 mixed format, 2 hardcover, 1 egalley
Sources: 5 Kindle Unlimited, 3 library, 2 review, 1 preordered
Age Target: 11 adult
Here are all the books I read this month with ratings and one-line thoughts!
Least Favorite Short Story Collection
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Generally Fun Anthology
Fun Mystery & Romance
Heartwarming
Cute Holiday Swap
Disappointing
Fun & Adventurous
Popsugar Reading Challenge: 44%
52 Book Club: 71%
Book Cover Bingo: 84%
24 in 24: 33%
Breakdown: 4 hardcovers | 1 paperback | 1 egalley | 0 ebooks | 0 audiobooks
All review copies were provided for free in exchange for an honest review.
Physical Books
BOTM: Beautiful Ugly by Feeney, Most Wonderful by Clark
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet: The Party Crasher by Kinsella, Such a Quiet Place by Miranda
Digital Books
For review from the author: Caught Up in You by Morrill
- [11 Dec] I'll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone ★★★½
- [11 Dec] Spectacular by Stephanie Garber ★★½
- [18 Dec] Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, Jason Starr, Lyndsay Faye, Loren D. Estleman, Ace Atkins, Rob Hart, Laura Lippman, Jeffery Deaver, Thomas Perry, Ragnar Jónasson, Tom Mead, David Gordon, Martin Edwards ★★★½
- [23 Dec] Ranking the Amazon Short Stories Read in 2024
- [25 Dec] The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter ★★★★½
- [25 Dec] A Winter Wish by Emily Stone ★★★½
- [10 Dec] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | November 2024
- [17 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #457: Winter TBR
- [24 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #458: Santa
- [30 Dec] 2025 Challenges
- [31 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #460: Best of 2024
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