“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:
Finished:
Challenges:
Total pages read this week: 730
Total books for the year: 56 of 90.
What are you reading this week?
We have reached the end of the 24 in 48 readathon. Luckily, there is another readathon in a couple of weeks, but for now I’m going to bed after a full weekend of reading and I will begin the recovery process (aka cleaning the apartment) tomorrow.
Final Update
I finished Walden around the same time I was ready for lunch. After I was done eating, I immediately picked up The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and other than a short nap, I read it straight through.
In the Middle of Reading:
Books Finished:
Pages Read: 228
Total Pages Read: 549
Time Read: 6 hours 15 minutes
Total Time Read: 15 hours and 13 minutes
Goodnight, Y’all!
Only 12 more hours to go until we reach the end of the 24 in 48 readathon. I didn’t get up until about 30 minutes ago, so this update will be a bit short.
Update #3
I did not finish Walden before I fell asleep. However, I have less than 50 pages to go, so I will finish it today.
The Boyfriend woke me up around 8:30 this morning and surprised me with breakfast from our favorite local bakery so I wouldn’t have to use precious reading time to cook something. He is definitely a keeper!
Current Reads:
Pages Read: 24
Total Pages Read: 321
Time Read: 1 hour 7 minutes
Total Time Read: 8 hours and 58 minutes
My final update will be at 9 pm Pacific time.
We’re now a whole day into the 24 in 48 readathon. I’ll be headed to bed in a couple of hours, but below is my update.
Update #2
YAY! I managed to finish I Thought it Was Just Me despite frequent interruptions from my very needy Feline Overlord, Dresden, and the constant noises from the video games the Boyfriend has been playing. I had to put in my noise-canceling ear buds to do it, but that’s life in a small California apartment.
I also did quite a bit of eating.
Current Reads:
Books Finished:
Pages Read: 216
Total Pages Read: 297
Time Read: 5 hours 57 minutes
Total Time Read: 7 hours and 51 minutes
My next update will be at 9 am Pacific time. I want to finish Walden before I go to bed, since I have less than 100 pages left, so here’s to hoping I don’t fall asleep until then!
It’s hour 12 of the 24 in 48 readathon and here’s my first update!
Update #1
Since the official start time was 12 am EST and I live in California, I was able to read a bit before I went to bed. I got caught up on the official readathon posts after I made breakfast this morning, and also checked out Litsy to see what everyone else is reading, like ya do.
Current Read: I Thought it Was Just Me (But it Isn’t) by Brené Brown, which I’m determined to finish today.
Pages Read: 81
Time Read: 1 hours and 54 minutes
My next update will be at 9 pm Pacific time, and I’m sure I’ll have much more to share! See you then 🙂
Another #24in48 Readathon is happening this weekend! This is the Readathon that started it all for me. I created this blog so I could better connect with such a great bookish community. This will be my 6th 24 in 48, and I’m so excited that I’ll be able to participate all weekend!
Goals:
TBR:
The first 3 on my TBR are books I’m currently reading, and the last three are books I checked out from the public library. All of the book covers are linked to Goodreads.
Are you participating in the 24 in 48 Readathon?
Brother and sister Dallas and Florida are the “trouble twins.” In their short thirteen years, they’ve passed through countless foster homes, only to return to their dreary orphanage, Boxton Creek Home.
Run by the Trepids, a greedy and strict couple, Boxton Creek seems impossible to escape. When Mr. Trepid informs the twins that they’ll be helping old Tiller and Sairy Morey go on separate adventures, Dallas and Florida are suspicious.
As the twins adjust to the natural beauty of the outdoors, help the Tillers prepare for their adventures, and foil a robbery, their ultimate search for freedom leads them home to Ruby Holler.
Ruby Holler is the second book by Creech that I’ve read that is about orphans. However, this book is a much sweeter story in comparison to The Wanderer. It’s also a tad bit slower in pacing, and a little more relaxed, which makes sense, given it takes place in a holler instead of a boat out on the ocean.
The difference in pacing and intensity is one of the reasons why I didn’t love Ruby Holler nearly as much as The Wanderer. What really sealed it’s fate, however, was how simple it was. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed being able to relax into a comforting story set in a house surrounded by woods with two elderly and very loving people who enjoyed cooking wonderful food. It just wasn’t all that realistic compared to The Wanderer. It felt more like the fantasies of children who are stuck living in the kinds of cold, unloving places like Boxton Creek Home. It was the kind of fantasy I would have dreamed up when I was a little younger than Dallas and Florida.
If it weren’t for the interwoven message that children deserve to be loved for who they are instead of constantly punished for the small troubles they get into, I might have considered the story to be more fitting to children who are not quite ready for Middle-Grade books. In fact, Ruby Holler is only one step above a chapter book. I would definitely recommend it for children who need something a little more advanced, but who aren’t ready for something like “Harry Potter” or “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
“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:
DNF:
Challenges:
Total pages read this week: 402
Total books for the year: 52 of 90. I wanted to like The Bone Witch, but for some reason I didn’t care about the MC at all and couldn’t get into the story. Oh well, maybe I’ll try again some day. The Boyfriend and I recently finished watching the series “Turn,” based on the book, Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose. I found a copy of it, along with The Glorious Cause, and got sucked into the latter while hanging out at the coffee shop yesterday. It seems that I’m in a phase where I can’t finish the books I’m reading because I keep getting distracted by other books.
What are you reading this week?
