“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted. Currently Reading:
Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Finished:
Not the Killing Type by Lorna Barrett
Total pages read this week: 417 Total books for the year: 87 of 90. I’ve only got 3 more books to go to reach my reading goal for the year. I’ve started my annual read of The Hobbit, which should go by quickly, and I plan on reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens before Christmas (as I also do every year), so that leaves me with one book to finish before the 31st. I was hoping to finish The Book of Lost Things this weekend, but it looks like that will continue to be my “bus book” despite how much I’m enjoying it.
What are you reading this week?
Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR.
My TBR pile is still sitting at 696. I only have one book to either read or remove to reach my goal of 695 books before the end of the year.
This week’s books:
The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher – KEEP. I got this book as a gift for the Boyfriend. He devours anything written by Butcher and got me hooked on “The Dresden Files” series. I want to read this one so badly, but I’m waiting until I get caught up on “The Dresden Files.”
The Shelf Life of Happiness by David Machado- GO. I think this was one of the Kindle First Reads books, but I can’t remember. All I know is that I chose it because of the cover and the title. I didn’t even read the synopsis, but assumed the story would involve a road trip. Now that I have read the synopsis, I’m no longer interested, but it’s still a cool cover and title.
Emotional Rescue by Ben Greenman – KEEP. Besides stories about road trips, books involving music or a playlist/soundtrack are in my wheel house; personal essays even more so.
The Last Woman Standing by Thelma Davis – KEEP. I have no idea how I came across this book, but I know from reading the synopsis why I chose to get it. It is the story of Josephine Marcus, the daughter of Jewish immigrants and Wyatt Earp’s common-law wife. I want to know her story.
Virgins by Diana Gabaldon – KEEP. I will auto-buy just about anything involving Jamie Fraser. End of story.
My to-read shelf is still at 695 books!!! Should I try for 690 by the end of the month? I’ve got the last 10 days of the year off from work, and I intend to spend most of that time with my nose in a book. I’m also halfway through The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly, and I’m hoping to finish it this weekend.
“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted. Currently Reading:
Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
Not the Killing Type by Lorna Barrett
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Finished:
Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Total pages read this week: 118 Total books for the year: 86 of 90. I don’t know what happened, but I know I did not read much this week. At least I finished a book and only have 4 left to read to meet my goal for the year.
What are you reading this week?
Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR.
My TBR pile is down one from last week, which means I only have one book to knock off of the mountain to reach my goal of 695 books before the end of the year.
This week’s books:
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs – KEEP. I loved “Bones” and though I’m sure there are quite a few differences between the show and the book series, I have to try out the first book.
Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin- KEEP. Tuf is “…an honest space-trader who likes cats.” How could I pass that up?!
Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs – KEEP. I picked up this absolutely beautiful hardcover book soon after it was published and there is no way I’m getting rid of it. It has become a part of my permanent library.
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg – KEEP. I auto-buy anything by Holmberg, usually as a pre-order since I’m subscribed to her newsletter.
The Unbroken Line of the Moon by Johanne Hildebrandt – KEEP. This is the 4th book in the “Sagan om Valhalla” series, but the 1st book in the translated “Valhalla” series. The first 3 books in the original series haven’t been translated into English, which is a bit disappointing. Since I got the ebook for free, I’m going to go ahead and give it a try.
My to-read shelf is still at 696 books. I’m sticking to my goal of 695 for now. With only a month left before 2019, I highly doubt I’ll be able to get it as low as 690, but who knows? I’ve got the last 10 days of the year off from work, and I intend to spend most of that time with my nose in a book.
