Author: Rachelle

Building the Book Fort

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Lost Days by Rob Reger
  • Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
  • The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Finished:

  • The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

Total pages read this week: 406

Total books for 2022: 63 of 85.

I’ve finished 4 books for Readers Imbibing Peril. I’ve also watched several episodes of “Supernatural,” and the Boyfriend and I finally got around to watching “Ash vs. Evil Dead.” We also had waffles yesterday morning for breakfast while watching the new “The Munsters” movie on Netflix. It was awesome and I highly recommend it! On top of that, I desperately needed a trip out of the house to do something other than run errands, so I went to a couple of bookstores yesterday. I stocked up on a ton of RIP-worthy reads! I know, I know, I already have over a hundred books on my RIP TBR, but I couldn’t help myself. There were so many great books that have been on my wishlist for a while and a couple of others that looked too good to pass up! I’ll be getting them added to my TBR sometime today.

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

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 23rd – 29th.
  • I’ve had too much back pain and been too tired to keep up with the plank challenge.  I only got a little more than halfway to 120 minutes.  I hope they’ll do the same challenge next year because I would really like to have another chance to make it.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 39,974
  • Miles: 16.38/19.25
  • Total Miles: 591.34/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 102/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
  • The Lost Days by Rob Reger
  • Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

Finished:

  • The Final Trade by Joe Hart

Total pages read this week: 377

Total books for 2022: 62 of 85.

I finished The Final Trade the night before the end of #SciFiSummer, and with that, I became a wibbly-wobbly Time Lord! The Summer has officially regenerated into Autumn, and now I can really dig in deep to the creepy-crawly, spooky fun of Readers Imbibing Peril! The narrator of The Turn of the Key, Imogen Church is hitting that spot just right, and I almost wish I had waited until the middle of the night during next month’s #Readathon to listen to it. I’ve been enjoying her stellar narration so much that I looked up all of the other audiobooks she has narrated and bought one that happened to be on my wish list (Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland). I won’t be listening to it until after #RIP, but I am looking forward to it.

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

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 16th – 22nd.
  • The first day of Autumn was this week, and with it came cooler temps, which was excellent, and rain, which wasn’t so great, but it wouldn’t be Fall without some rain-induced back pain now would it? *Sigh*
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Plank Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Plank Time: 67/120
  • Steps: 39,444
  • Miles: 16.12/19.25
  • Total Miles: 574.96/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 42/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Final Trade by Joe Hart
  • The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

Finished:

  • The King of Bones and Ashes by J.D. Horn

Total pages read this week: 367

Total books for 2022: 61 of 85.

I have a little more than a hundred pages left of The Final Trade, and there are only a couple of days left of #SciFiSummer. If I do manage to finish it, it will be just barely, and me being “just barely” a Time Lord sounds about right!

I’m 3 books into Readers Imbibing Peril, and I have so many more that I want to read that I’m having a difficult time trying to decide which one I’ll read next. That’s a good problem to have, I suppose, but it’s driving me a little nuts.

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

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 9th – 15th.
  • This has been an extremely stressful week, and my body is letting me know.  Things are getting a bit better and more manageable now, so hopefully, my body will calm down with some self-care this weekend.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Plank Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Plank Time: 57/120
  • Steps: 49,745
  • Miles: 20.19/19.25
  • Total Miles: 558.84/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 38/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Final Trade by Joe Hart
  • The King of Bones and Ashes by J.D. Horn

Finished:

  • Malorie by Josh Malerman
  • In the After by Demitria Lunetta

Total pages read this week: 692

Total books for 2022: 60 of 85.

I’m starting to think that I’m never going to finish The Final Trade, at least not before the end of #SciFiSummer. As usual, I am off to a good start for Readers Imbibing Peril. Both of the audiobooks I finished this week work for both challenges, and if I do manage to finish just one more Sci-Fi book by the 21st, I’ll officially be a Time Lord! I think it will be the first time I’ve gotten to that level.

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

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 2nd – 8th.
  • I didn’t back home from my trip to visit my family until late in the afternoon, so I didn’t get a chance to make my egg muffins for the week.  WOW, did I feel the difference in energy!  I went back to relying on a bar and yogurt for breakfast, and I was tired all week.
  • Today, I made 2 batches of egg muffins, and I have enough of the ingredients to make a 3rd batch tomorrow if I have time.  1 batch went in the fridge, and the other 2 will go in the freezer.  It’s going to be a busy month, and I don’t want to be caught without a healthy breakfast again.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Plank Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Plank Time: 57/120
  • Steps: 35,731
  • Miles: 14.59/19.25
  • Total Miles: 538.65/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 42/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Final Trade by Joe Hart
  • Malorie by Josh Malerman

Finished:

  • Extraordinary Tales of Victorian Futurism ed. by Mike Ashley
  • The Fatburn Fix by Catherine Shanahan

Total pages read this week: 464

Total books for 2022: 58 of 85.

I’m posting this earlier than usual because I will be busy visiting family this weekend. I have one book to finish for #SciFiSummer that doesn’t qualify for Readers Imbibing Peril. Since Sci-Fi Summer is nearly over (it officially ends on September 21st), I want to finish The Final Trade before I start any other ebooks. I’m taking it with me on my trip, but I don’t know if I will have time for anything other than audiobooks while I’m on the road. Speaking of audiobooks, Malorie is good so far, but I want answers and I don’t think I’m going to get them! I have less than an hour left, with a 3-hour drive ahead of me, so I’ve made sure I’ve got several options for my next audiobook downloaded to my phone.

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

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for August 26th – September 1st.
  • My energy and mood have been better all week, and I haven’t had a single craving for junk or wanted to get fast food for dinner.  Those are huge wins in my book!
  • I’m still working on phasing out the processed foods, but I am starting to run out of them in my pantry and fridge.  I need to find a snack that isn’t popcorn, but is crunchy since I have yet to find anything that isn’t celery and doesn’t contain some kind of vegetable oil.  Please leave suggestions in the comments!
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Plank Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Plank Time: 57/120
  • Steps: 39,641
  • Miles: 16.22/19.25
  • Total Miles: 524.06/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 68/150