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Thank you! It’s from the Penguin Drop Caps series 🤍

As much as I love A Man Called Ove I can definitely understand it not being for everyone. I find Ove's grumpiness becomes endearing as you learn of his life story and how the world has changed so much so quickly during his life. But if you don't like him then reading the book is going to be a tough time haha I really want to read Anxious People as my next Backman book, I think I'll love it!

@@MichaelaChristineReads I did finish and I did come to understand where Ove is coming from and I did enjoy it, but grumpy old men definitely ain’t a fav… I gave it 3.75

definitely read some Fredrik Backman!! He's one of my favourite authors 🤍

I agree with you about the annotating to an extent. Obviously to each their own and if someone wants to annotate the heq out of their book then good for them but I'm not interested to analyzing every book I'm reading. I liked highlighting quotes that I really like upon a reread though just so that when I reread it again I can be reminded of what I loved the last time I read it. Don't think I would ever annotate on a first read through of a book though. The act of annotating or highlighting really halts the pacing when reading. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on A Man Called Ove!

thank you! sometimes I think I'm too generous with my ratings but I think it's just that I've gotten very good at predicting what books I will like haha

I really want to try and focus on having more variety in my reading for the rest of the year. I entered my romance era a look too strongly I think haha

@@MichaelaChristineReads I go through phases as well! Currently in my fantasy era ✨

you should definitely read Crying in H Mart, but be prepared for all the emotions!

@@MichaelaChristineReads, thank you very much. 🙏👍

Thank you!

It was fun to make! I hope you find it helpful 🤍

can't wait to see your next series tracker update!! 🤍

I'm so glad you found this helpful! 🤍 Happy to share my pretty spreadsheet knowledge haha

Of course, I'm so glad you found it helpful! 🤍

Thank you so much! 😊

Thank you!!! The Dorian Gray portion definitely went in a different direction than I was intending it to but I think it worked out for the better (hopefully) haha

Omg Cecil is such a good option, thank you!! I hope you like the Green Bone Saga (Jade City series title) if you end up picking it up! I’d love to know what you think of Dorian Gray once you’ve read it 😊

I’m definitely excited to read Jade Legacy! Hoping I’ll get to it before the end of this year 😊 I also totally get why you wouldn’t be a fan of Dorian Gray, the writing style definitely isn’t for everyone

Thank you! 😊

I was not aware of this! (Honestly haven’t been paying a lot of attention to any YA releases lately) maybe I’ll read The Brothers Hawthorne and then leave it at that 🤷🏻‍♀️

The mic isn't heavy and I think it looks bigger than it actually is because I have a tiny head haha

This is good to know, thank you 🤍 I knew that some of the later books in the series weren't really YA but wasn't sure about the first few books. I'll definitely keep it in mind for one of my next fantasy reads!

That’s such a fun goal to have, I hope it goes well for you! I’m actually working on making a video that will be a tutorial/explanation on how I made my spreadsheet so that way people can make adjustments to fit their goals and tracking needs🤍

Thank you🤍 I wear this set all the time because I’m absolutely obsessed with the colour haha I also didn’t read the Hunger Games prequel, though I have been thinking about rereading the initial series at some point as I don’t remember much from it because I read them so long ago now. I actually already got my Libby loan for Before the Coffee Gets Cold so hopefully I’ll get to that super soon! And I think I’ll still read Throne of Glass at some point, the timeline for that is definitely unclear for now though, I’m too stuck in my romance era haha

I make my spreadsheets in Google Sheets so not sure how it would work in excel if you are using that, but in Sheets you and just have the cell you want selected and go Insert > Checkbox, you do the same action for dropdown (just select "dropdown" instead of "checkbox") and it will open "data validation tools" on the right side of the screen. There you can add all the options you want in a dropdown menu and choose different colours for each. You can apply the same dropdown menu to a range in a column by changing the "apply to range" section. ex. if it says "Sheet1!A2" you can change it to "Sheet1!A2:A!" to have a dropdown option in every cell in the A column starting with cell A2. I hope this makes sense! I actually have another newer spreadsheet video where I've updated this spreadsheet and changed the aesthetic completely and added more data and formulas. I had a few people ask how I made it so I'm working on making a tutorial video that will include an explanation for this as well with a visual aid 😊

Wow that’s an impressive amount of reading! I think the next time I’m in the mood for YA mystery/thriller I might pick up The Naturals, I find YA is always good when you feel a reading slump looming because they’re so fun and quick to read Definitely hoping to get to Malibu Rising this summer! There’s just too many books and not enough time 😭 Definitely still on the fence about Ninth House. If you read Hell Bent and enjoy let me know and maybe it’ll convince me haha

Thank you!

The progress bar definitely took me the most time to figure out! I’m glad you were able to get some ideas from my spreadsheet for your own 🤍

Thank you! 🤍 It definitely has helped me focus on finishing series, it's so easy to just keep starting news ones if you don't have a reference of how many you're already reading haha It seems like there are a few people interested in how I make my spreadsheet so I'll work on making a video tutorial/explanation in the near future 😊

@@MichaelaChristineReads Sounds great! I look forward to seeing it. Thank you for taking the time to reply to me 🥰

Of course! 🤍 I just have some other videos planned first (that are hopefully exciting for people other than me) but I’m always happy to talk about my spreadsheet haha

Thank you 🤍 PEI (Prince Edward Island) is a province in Canada! Glad you also loved Funny Story, I thought it was such a great read 😊

That's pretty speedy! I've been taking forever with Anna Karenina and am currently taking a break from it 😅

Thank you! That’s still an impressive time to read that many pages of a classic, I’m always slower at reading classic literature. Definitely agree with the too many books to read and not enough hours feeling!

Thank you! I definitely support making beautiful spreadsheets for reading 🤍

Thank you! It has been a labour of love haha

Thank you 🥰 I can definitely look into making a video on how I make my spreadsheet if people are interested! I really enjoy making pretty spreadsheets so it could be a fun video idea to show how I do it

@@MichaelaChristineReads I was so impatient that I made my own database in Notion, but it is all based on yours! So thank you for the inspiration. Also I'll be happy to watch the video if/when you make it! Always looking for more inspiration.

Amazing 🤍 I've never used Notion but I've heard people love it!

@@MichaelaChristineReads I've just started getting into it. It has a bit of a learning curve, but then you have tons of possibilities!

Thank you! I've had my spreadsheet for over a year now and it is definitely more detailed now than when I started. I hope some of the ideas are useful for you partner! 🤍

@@MichaelaChristineReads I'm glad to hear it's been so useful (also the visual aesthetic is sooo pretty!). I use a very simple spreadsheet by publication year to keep track of my TBR but nothing this in detail. I might have to try something a little more like yours with some formulas!

I spent so long picking out the colour palette but I looove it now 🤍 I love the idea of keeping track of publication year for your tbr! I don't have much of a physical tbr so I don't track that part of my reading

Thank you! It’s definitely not necessary to have such a complicated tracker but I do find it fun because I’m weird haha my piano skills are not what I would call good so no Tchaikovsky is happening in this household haha

Thanks for sticking around!! 🤍 I hope your spreadsheet works great for you!

Summertime freckles haha 🥰🥰

Thank you! I knew Before the Coffee Gets Cold had some kind of time travel-ish element (something like that I think, I like going into books blind so I could be completely wrong) but couldn’t place it in a genre in my mind so I just called it literary haha

This is good to know, thank you!! I think I’ll at least finish reading Off Campus before starting Campus Diaries since I’ve already started that series but maybe I’ll skip Briar U, we’ll see

thank you! 🤍 not sure how well I can justify the Elle Kennedy purchases but I don’t regret them haha

I’ve weirdly enough have found I tend to get better quality copies of books in the mail than what I find in store but maybe I’m just lucky (or unlucky?? haha) totally get why you would prefer to buy books in person though instead of preordering

oh yay, I hope you love it! There's also a lot of mentions of Anne of Green Gables in TSWBD and it makes be want to read the Anne of Green Gables books

@@MichaelaChristineReads yes you should definitely read the books they are very good. They also made 3 movies from the books. The first two movies are very good too.

adding to my reading list right now!

Thank you!! 🤍 I hope you have a great time with your 24 hour readathon!