March LitLand 2024 ~ Punishment Picks and Challenges Ahead

March's LitLand was quite the wild ride. Hopefully, I make it to April!
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Recap: 1:01
Monthly Goals: 4:46
Pull 1: 7:14
Pull 2: 9:58
Pull 3: 13:35
Punishment: 15:17
Monthly Troll: 20:27
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Current LitLand Rules
There are six colors tied to six different genres. Each card I pull advances me across the board and informs which genre I pick from to add to my To Be Read (TBR) pile for the month.
I pull four cards to advance across the board each month.
If I land on a dot, I have to pull a prompt from my Stuck Square cards; I also use these as punishment cards if I haven’t completed one of my books from a previous month. BUT I do allow rollovers, so I essentially give myself two months to get a book read, or else I have to take a punishment. Punishment pulls also don’t help me advance across the board.
If I pull a pink card with a book on it, I have to go to wherever the genre on the card takes me. I also have to pull a Challenge Card and complete that prompt.
There are also Troll Bridge cards, but I only pull those if I want to cross a bridge or if I land on a square with a rainbow sticker. I have to complete the prompt on that card within the month or I have to take a punishment.
There’s also the Monthly Troll, which is an optional challenge for you and me. I will pull a Troll Bridge card and if I succeed in whatever the challenge is, I can protect myself from punishment in the next month. You’re welcome to play along and take on this challenge with me, but no pressure.
At the end of LitLand I get to treat myself with a book haul. Currently, I’m on a book-buying ban until I read 50 of my owned books or until I beat LitLand again.
Hopefully, this helps keep us all up-to-date on the rules. Sometimes I make tweaks as I go along, but the current rules affecting this month’s game should be listed above.
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[@CoffeeOverApples]

omgosh haha thanks for the shout out! I love tbr games too and seeing all the titles that I would have not heard of otherwise. great game! new subscriber

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Oh yay! Thank you! And I love your Magic themed TBR game. Seeing people loop in their other loves makes it feel extra special.

[@RescuesandReads]

Hey! It's me! Yay for The Diamond Eye! I hope you enjoy. I just finished it yesterday and it's not my favorite Kate Quinn but still a solid, solid Historical Fiction that covers a woman not well known but who was very badass and important to the Russian war effort during WWII. Also, hooray for ethical vegetarianism/veganism as I am one as well. Lol.

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Haha well thank you for having such a fun TBR this month. I'm so curious now to see how it stacks up to other Kate Quinns. And if you ever read Boyfriend Material you'll have to tell me if the ethical vegetarian rep is right!

[@jaynehunter-ar]

I'm reading Boyfriend Material right now. It's my first Alexis Hall, and I'm loving the humor and banter. I also loved With the Fire on High - so good!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Oh yay! I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I think I'm going to save Boyfriend Material for when I need a pick me up this month.

[@colleentennant702]

I'm going to add "Switched" by Amanda Hocking to my TBR.

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Oh fun! I had to look that one up because I had never heard of it. Hope you have fun reading it!

[@AmandasBooktopia]

I’ve heard so many good things about The Diamond Eye. I hope you enjoy it!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you! I've heard good things too, so I'm also hoping for the best. The nicest possible "punishment."

[@JulieTheMumReadsBooks-zd9pn]

Thank you for the mention ❤ and yay already we have points for team A 🎉 go Pierre pirates 😅

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

🏴‍☠️ Always had a soft spot for pirates.

[@garywatters11]

The Diamond Eye 😍. I LOVED this book. I’ve loved every book I’ve read by Kate. I might have a Kate Quinn month this year just to reread the books i own of hers. i have to buy her co authored book with Janie Chang that was released recently.

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

A Kate Quinn month sounds fantastic! I saw he co-authored book at Target recently and was so intrigued. If you read it, let me know how it goes?

[@ExpeditionThroughPages]

Oo I have Pet by Akwaeke Emezi on my TBR this month, so that works perfect for the troll pick! Good luck with your reads, nice one getting to do the social media scroll as the punishment :D

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

I was thrilled when the social media scroll worked out. Best possible outcome, honestly! And Pet is such a great pick for the troll! I hope you enjoy!

[@KLC228]

the Zarha edition is gorgeous omg. Good luck on your tbr!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you! I'm glad I was able to pull it off my shelves and give it some love. Hope you have a good reading month!

[@PinkBeautyXx]

Ahh I love this game so much! I am also on Team A 🎊 I have also read the group book and done the group activity x I can't wait to do my social media pick! Hope you enjoy your reads this month 💖

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Wohoo! Go Team A! Glad to hear your month has gotten off to a good start. 💕 Good luck with the rest of your reading!

[@hollysreadingrambles5490]

I’m a little late watching this, but I hope your reading month is going well, Caitlin🥰

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

I always appreciate you watching whenever you can! Hope you're having a good reading month too, Holly! 😘

[@TheLostReader]

I love the first book in The Princess Diaries series, but not the sequels. I only read the first four books in the series, and then I DNF the series. I kept the first book because it’s the only book the in the series I like. Good luck with your TBR.

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you! I think I'll just stick with book 1 too. Unless it unlocks some epic form of nostalgia, I'm ok with a little revisit and not a deep dive.

[@leannr2579]

The audiobook for Boyfriend Material is sooo good!!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Oh that's always good to know! Thanks for the rec!

[@tibbarasden]

Have a great month!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you! You too; hope you get some good reads in!

[@Luusbookishcorner]

Im new to booktube and im small🤣 36 subbies ❤ love love love your channel😍

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you so much! Good luck with growing your channel! You'll have more subscribers before you know it! I just subscribed too. Your TBR game looks so fun.

[@Luusbookishcorner]

@@TheLitReviewForBooks thank you so so so much ❤️🫶🏻

[@WhimsicalNarratives]

We small channels made you work for that prompt! lol Loved this video, first time watching your game! Good luck on your TBR!! ☕️💜📚

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you! You as well! I loved where your TBR ended up and was so sad I didn't have any of the same books. I've already read Ember in the Ashes otherwise that would have been such a good get!

[@lolapastarelli]

I know you don't do audiobooks too often, but Shonda Rhimes reads Year of Yes and she's very engaging, which might help you get through that a bit faster.

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Ahh thank you! That's super helpful actually. I can kind of hear her voice when I read it because it's so clear in my mind, but actually hearing it is probably way better.

[@lolapastarelli]

@@TheLitReviewForBooks I think listening to her read the audiobook actually made me enjoy it more than I would have otherwise because I connected to her telling me her story rather than myself reading it in my own tones/affects in my head.

[@MelissaChristensen83]

I picked Aurora Ascher as an author with a vowel

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Perfect! Also going for the double vowel strategy.

[@liminal.season]

I read boyfriend material in january and loved it! I hope you do/did too!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

I'm so glad I picked it up! I was able to squeeze it in in the last bit of March and I had a blast!

[@liminal.season]

@@TheLitReviewForBooks yay im glad! Im hoping to fit husband material on my tbr soon!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

@@liminal.season I'm not sure when I'll get to it but I will definitely continue on with the series!

[@polly2900]

With The Fire On High was a 4⭐

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Oh awesome! Love hearing from folks who have actually read books on my TBR. I remember really liking Clap When You Land and might try to track down The Poet X too.

[@readknitwithcheryl]

I love your tbr game! just out of curiousity, is your name Caitline or Caitlin E.? I've never heard it before so I was just curious, lol. My niece's name is Caitlin and I've always loved that name. Thanks for this video! I enjoyed watching it.

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Thank you for watching! And I love this question. It's an initial, so Caitlin E. It's what my Dad used to call me growing up. 🥰

[@readknitwithcheryl]

Oh okay! I always wanted to be called Anne WIth An E, so my dad called me that for a while when I was younger, lol. My name isn't even Anne.@@TheLitReviewForBooks

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

That's so sweet that he did that!

[@PrimmsBookCave]

I 2nd the fact that you desperately need to read Gideon

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

I feel like I would love it. It gets such rave reviews.

[@readknitwithcheryl]

Sorry, I realize I didn't make it clear when I asked what your name is. What I meant is your first name Cailine pronounced Caitlinee, or is it Caitlin plus an initial E?

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

All good! I meant to ask in the last comment is you niece's name spelled the same? I'm always curious because there are so many different ways to spell it.

[@readknitwithcheryl]

Yes, it's spelled Caitlin. My sister-in-law didn't want her to be able to shorten it, but she did anyways and now goes by Caity, lol.@@TheLitReviewForBooks

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

Hahaha where there's a will there's a way!