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I'm holding on to hope for us all! 💜

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Yeah I definitely have some lose ends as well! I've heard good things about Doppelganger, I don't think I'm intrigued to read it, but I hope you enjoy it! That's cool to have a nonfiction book club, I would probably benefit from that. I keep thinking I want to read more nonfiction, but I need to find the right ones for me. Haha I hope so too! I'm not expecting literary excellence, so as long as it's a bit fun I'll be happy. I think... I guess we'll have to wait and see! 😊 Happy New Year!

Thank you, I hope so too! 😊 Yes, Cross My Heart is a priority, I'm hoping it's fun and suspenseful! Haha I think I can guess even with that very difficult clue ^^ I'm just hoping for some lightheartedness, but we'll see if I feel uplifted or annoyed by the end of it! 😄 Quantum Radio sounds really interesting! There are a few different Babylon Berlins, but I'm guessing Nuclear War is the new release? "A scenario"? That sounds horrific and interesting as well. Very dark but they sound good. I hope you'll enjoy them. And I would love to know what's on your list for 2025! I had a very chill Christmas, thank you, and New Years is looking that way as well! Happy New Year to you, and thank you for sticking around, I always enjoy hearing from you! 🥳

Definitely finish some other series first! I'm in no rush to get to it, I was just very happy to find it so cheap, since I've been wanting to read it! 😊 Haha they are a bit more flexible than the fantasy oriented cards, but yours are fun too! And sometimes mine are way to broad, and no help at all. But I've been thinking I should sort some out and just keep the ones that would make me happy to get, but then there's no suspense 😆 It's fun either way! Aiming for a 5 star January is such a good way of doing things, I tried to go for some anticipated reads, and some just for fun, so hopefully I landed on a good mix. Time will tell! 😄

I was so happy! I found it in one of the shops that never has anything good, and the good shops didn't have anything that day, so just goes to show you have to be everywhere all the time! 😆 Me too! Maybe Homegoing won't be the most fun start, but hopefully a strong start. And then AttV will hopefully balance it out! Such a weird mix, but I'm here for it. I should just put in a veto as a rule at this point haha! I look forward to seeing what you pick for January, I always love a TBR jar video ^^ I always forget to leave some space for mood reading though, and I'm also using my library more these days so I need to take that into account as well, when random reservations come in... anyways! 😄 Thank you for watching and being here and always leaving the nicest comments and being such a good friend! Happy New Year! 🥳💜

I loved it! It's been a few years since I read it now, but really enjoyed the writing and the atmosphere. Haha I agree! Great vibes from the TBR Jar this time around! 😄

Those are great options! If I were to read a romance, I would probably try Tia Williams or Kennedy Ryan. Let me know what you think of it if you get to it! And/Or Transcendent Kingdom! 😄 Happy New Year, and thank you for sticking around! I always enjoy hearing from you! 💜

Haha I know, I know, I know! I'm working on it! 😆 I guess I just choose to many books each month, so if I have some that are easier to skip, it's more likely I'll actually read the predicted favorites..? Spacing out potential disappointment? Don't ask me for a rational explanation for this ridiculous behavior! 😆 At least I picked some fun ones! I'm so grateful for you too! And even though I'm slow to respond sometimes, I still think about responding all the time and hoping you're well! Happy New Year to you too! 💜🥳

I really hope to get to House of Fortune, I've been wanting to read it FOREVER or at least since I read the Miniaturist. Just hope I don't have to reread the first one, ain't nobody got time for that! I think Memoirs of a Geisha will be great, it's just a matter of spacing out the heavy/long ones for me, and I guess I want to start the year on a more positive and fun note! Even the prompts seemed to agree! 😄 Go with your gut and follow the fun! Happy New Year Bryndis! 💜🥳

Oh I would have picked it up! Obviously! 😄 I'll let you know what I think of it when I get to it!

I can only agree! 😄 I hope you have a fun reading year in 2025 as well, and that you’re doing ok and getting all the rest and joy this holiday season! 🥰💜

Happy to! 😄

Oh great! Thank you for letting me know! 😊 💜

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@@Dowlatmah Hi I’m sorry to hear that. I’m not sure how I could help you.

Welcome back! 🥰 I'm so happy you're loving his writing! And I love that too, the serious topics and the random humor, it's so well balanced. I'm chuckling one minute and choking up the next. I love how he writes characters too. I love how it's focused on their internal lives, their memories and motivations and experiences, rather than what their hair color is or what they're wearing or whatever, unless it says something very important about them. And it all makes sense, based on who they are. It's so well done. What do you mean by "GM"? I really enjoyed the book though, but more for the writing itself and the additional insights I think, than the actual story. The coach was so well done! 😆 Especially since it tied into people's expectations of what a coach should be, and he did that to the reader, just to make that point even stronger. Even though we didn't maybe expect that character to be the coach at all, I was thinking it was some other sinister figure, but he still created an expectation that was then turned on its head, and it was just so good! It would have been so easy to get on a high horse about the whole thing, but it was impossible to do after that, when you've been sucked into it yourself. I agree about Benji! And at the same time he did already get special treatment from being a good hockey player, which was what I felt wasn't addressed as much, but of course he just wanted to be himself and for people to realize he was still the same person that they had always known. It's probably a very tricky thing to write, there's always going to be some aspect of it that doesn't get into the story in a natural way, and it's not an essay on the topic, it's a work of fiction, so that's fine. Just thought-provoking, in a good way. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on it! And I'm so glad you're enjoying the series! 🥰💜

@@books_and_bocadillos No worries at all! Thanks for watching, and you’re welcome to join in however much you want! 😊 Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄

@ellenmadebookclub I will join the challenge! Merry Christmas 🎄✨

Yes exactly! I really want to use my library more in 2025, they have so many books I want to read, in English as well. And so far I've suggested a bunch of purchases, and they've bought three of my suggestions so far! It's almost a game at this point, trying to keep my acceptance rates up! 😆 I'm so excited for you to read Piranesi! I feel like it could go either way, but I'm very curious to see what you make of it 😊 I love our overlap too! We should probably also try to work some fun ones in there! 😄 Well let's hope we never catch up to our tbrs! That would mean there are no more good books left to read, and we don't want that! 😂 There's a new Backman coming out next year as well! In case you needed to add some more 😊

Hi Elmo! I've had a very chill holiday season thus far and I'm planning on keeping it that way! 😊 I hope you've been able to celebrate and/or rest a bit as well, inbetween all the work! 💜 How are you getting on with The Handmaid's Tale? The show is so gorgeous and so suspenseful, and also horrific, which I'm assuming the book is as well. I look forward to reading it. I've only heard people not really liking the Middle of the Night, so good to hear you liked it! And from what people say, the Only One Left is one of his best, so that's promising. Trying not to get my hopes up too much though! Always comes back to bite me! 😄

@@sueysbookbanter Haha sorry! 😄 I think you’ll get the hang of it! There’s a Part Two linked in the description with examples, if that helps. And you can always ask of course. As long as it inspires you to read diversely, you’re good! 😄

@@sueysbookbanter Thank you!

@@good_tired Thank you so much! I think it will be fun! 🥰💜

@@KimReadsandReviews I’m excited! 😁 Ooh that’s good to hear, thank you, I can’t wait to read it! Haha yes, anything with purple and turquoise on it… I think those are the colors of my soul 😆

@@theknightssayme That’s good to hear, thank you! I look forward to it! 😊

@@TheLinguistsLibrary Thank you! I’m excited! 😄

@@TheLinguistsLibrary Haha that’s a weird combo, but then so is the entire list! 😄

@@BookChatWithPat8668 Thank you! I’m excited! As long as I pace myself with the heavier topics and mix it up with the more fun ones, I think it will be a great year of reading. And mixing in some surprises as well of course! I look forward to discussing them with you! I like a bit of weird, as long as it’s not too scary, which I’ve been told it’s not, I’m looking forward to it! 😊

@@ellenmadebookclub oh definitely not scary-just really strange! Yes, mixing it up is the way to go!

@ Windows and mirrors, and funhouses! 😄

@ yes!!!

@@adarkcornerofthelibrary Yes I feel like I just want the experience of reading it, I don’t expect it to rock my world. Just seems like a fun time to me! I’m so excited about this whole lost honestly, there are some that are more dense and heavy, but I think I will find value in all of them. Can’t wait to see your list! Mine would be 500 if I could read that much in a year but 25 will have to do for now 😂 I might be up for a buddy read of fight club or the last unicorn! I’m trying not to over-commit at the moment, but if the timing is right that would be fun! 😄

Awesome! 😊 Yes wiggle room is key! 😄 I can’t wait to see what everyone will read, myself included haha, there are so many great options. I put a challenge up on storygraph as well, if you use that, a bit of an afterthought so I didn’t mention it in the video, but it’s there if you want it 😊

@@Curious-Cat I don’t have super high expectations I don’t think, just curious to try it! Fight club I definitely want to read, I’ll let you know if it’s worth it 😊

I can’t wait to see your list! 😊 I thought you had read Educated already? Maybe it was just mentioned on another list video at some point? 😄 That happens! That’s one I think would be good to buddy read at some point.

⁠@@ellenmadebookclubYay! Oh and I own The Kite Runner too, forgot about that one! Haha I did talk about Educated, but only because I picked it up from a little free library, I haven’t read it yet! That would definitely be a good buddy read and I’ll need at least one memoir/nonfiction for the bingo board 😉

@ Haha exactly! 😄 Kite runner is also an option!

@@ellenmadebookclub for sure! Down for any of these at any time really so you let me know! ❤️ When do you think you’ll start Homegoing? The beginning of January, or later in the month?

@ Probably pretty early, maybe like 2-12? Something like that?

Again, no thank you.

@@ellenmadebookclub 😂😂😂 he's everywhere

Good to know, thank you! 😊

Thank you! I’m hoping we’ll have a great reading year too 😊

Thank you! I'm so glad you feel that way, it's meant to be fun 😊 and a bit of a challenge, of course! I'm excited to see what everyone will read!

@@love.lauren... Of course you can! 😄 It’s completely up to you, my goal is just to do a little better than I did this year and keep it a bit more top of mind. Romance and mangas will count too, as long as there is some diversity in there! 😄 And I know you read other things too of course. I’m excited too! 😄 Thank you for the support!

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Yeah it’s been a weird one! It’s how it goes sometimes 😊 Happy holidays to you too! 💜

You can absolutely use just the bingo board! The Storygraph is just to have a place to collect suggestions, but it's not necessary at all.

@ awesome. Just watching your example video for 2024 and that’s most helpful. love that you used symbols for the diversity and continent categories 👏🏻

@@Uncommon_Reader Great, I'm glad you found it helpful! Symbols make everything more fun! 😄

@@TheLibraryMouseGina Thank you! I would love for you to join in! I hope it will be helpful and fun 😊

@@Uncommon_Reader Hi Daniela! Thank you, I would love for you to join in! 😊 Yes Pat said she could tag me, so I changed my settings and let her know how to do it, because she said it was the same for someone else, so I guess that was you! 😄 I haven’t done that tag, I think it’s on my list of tags to catch up with, I’ll check it out!

@@ellenmadebookclub Yes, that was me. I had my mention settings correct when looking at them from my computer but when I opened the RUclips APP on my phone they were set on OFF so I changed that, but I was surprised as I assumed they would be somehow synched. Glad I could re-tag you, and that tag is not time sensitive so take your time! Going to sign up for the challenge and also re-watch the video and take notes on all the rules 😊It suits me well as next year I was anyway planning to read new authors, and 25 books is not too big of a challenge, so... thank you!

@@Uncommon_Reader Yes, she said! That was so weird, of course they should be synced. I blame it on the RUclips Christmas Ghosts! 😄 Perfect! Yes and the minimum is 6, and the rest is up to you. I look forward to seeing what books you will read!

@ I’ll definitely have updates and mention you on future videos 😊

@@daniella-raye Thank you! 😄 I’m so glad you want to join! 💜

Oh I'm so glad you like it! I hope it helps you and me both! 😄 I tend to think I read more diversely than I actually do, so this will hold me accountable! You're welcome to join or check out the Storygraph challenge (added as an afterthought!) if you ever need some inspiration!

@ellenmadebookclub Already joined the Storygraph! LOL I don't function well without Storygraph for challenges.

@ Oh great! 😄 It’s the first one I’ve done so let me know if anything’s off 😊

Oh yay! Thanks for joining and for letting me know someone has printed the bingo card! 😄 That made it all worth it! 😊 I can't wait to see what books you and whoever else add!