Month: August 2024

Building the Book Fort

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“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • A Mindful Year by Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh and Dr. Seth J. Gillihan
  • Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine
  • Metatropolis ed. by John Scalzi
  • Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

Total pages read this week: 355

Total books read: 52 of 80

TBR: -12 (Goal is -36)

I got up early this morning to get on the road for the “Wands and Wizards” festival. Many of the local businesses participating had nothing to do with anything related to the wizarding world (one place literally had one “Harry Potter” item for sale in their entire store), but the places that did legitimately join in the fun made the 45-minute drive worth it. I was simultaneously tired and wired by the time I finally decided to head home thanks to all of the sugar, caffeine, and walking.

The best shop there

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Down the TBR Hole #163

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Image: hjl

How it works:

  • Go to your Goodreads want-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?
My shelf is up quite a few books to 1129. I discovered a bunch of Horror books missing from my TBR when I was rearranging my physical bookshelves and planning for #RIP.
This week’s books:

The Mighty Manligator by Patrick E. McLean – KEEP. So far, I have loved everything that McLean has written.

The Book by Keith Houston – KEEP. This has been on my wishlist for a very long time. The problem is that I have so many books about books that I haven’t read yet. Eventually, I will buy this book, add it to my collection, and hopefully read it, too.

The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser – KEEP. Stories about being able to enter books are in my wheelhouse, and I will buy them automatically.

John Winchester’s Journal by Alex Irvine – KEEP. I’m glad “Supernatural” got a real ending, but that doesn’t mean I want it to be over. I hope to pick this one up during this year’s #RIP.

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix – KEEP. Hendrix is an auto-buy author to me, and there’s no way I’m not reading this one.
My want-to-read shelf is holding steady at 1129 books. I was right that I wouldn’t let go of any of this week’s books. I don’t think I’ll get rid of any of the books in the next post, either.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for July 28th – August 3rd.
  • I decided to sign up for the Summer Charity Challenge, which started August 1st and ends September 30th. The challenge is to do at least 120 minutes of planks. I’m already behind a little, but I’ll be doing a minute or so of planks throughout today to try to catch up.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Steps: 40,203
  • Miles: 16.31/15.34
  • Total Miles: 485.46/800
  • Plank Time: 3/120 minutes
  • Zone Minutes: 62/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • A Mindful Year by Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh and Dr. Seth J. Gillihan
  • Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine
  • Metatropolis ed. by John Scalzi

Finished:

  • Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Total pages read this week: 525

Total books read: 52 of 80

TBR: -15 (Goal is -36)

I only need to finish one more book for the #SciFiSummer reading challenge to become a Time Lord. I also only need to finish one more book to keep me on track for both of my goals, assuming I can stop myself from buying any more books this month.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!