“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.
Currently Reading:
Finished:
Total pages read this week: 605
Total books for the year: 75 of 75. There was an “Easy Crochet Slippers” pattern in one of the issues of my favorite magazine, “Mary Jane’s Farm,” and I’m enjoying making something other than small blankets for my cat.
Lammas Night by Katherine Kurtz – GO. The story takes place during WWII, but the synopsis uses the term “Wicca”, even though that term wasn’t used until the 1950’s (“Wica”, with the double ‘c’ not used until the 1960’s). Maybe I’m being picky, but I’ve read enough Dan Brown books to be over the sloppy use of the Occult and Apocrypha in Fiction.
Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler- KEEP. I’ve already read Parable of the Sower, and while I had no interest in the religious elements, the near-future world the characters are living in was scary and all too believable to put the book down.
Path of Fate by Diana Pharoah Francis – KEEP. I’m skeptical, but I’ll give it the 50 page test at some point.
Saffron and Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand – KEEP. I tend to love short story collections by Open Road Media, so I’ll try this one out.
Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen – KEEP. I was going to pass this one up, but the synopsis mentions that the characters live in “a world without men”, and I want to know if that means they’re segregated for some reason or if something has happened to the men.
My TBR pile is down one more to 655 books, and I’ve got 4 more Open Road Media books to look through for next week before I get into a Cozy Mystery binge I found myself indulging in during April of 2017.
Sunday was the final day of the #ThanksgivingReadathon hosted by Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku! It was also the last full day of my trip back home to Austin, Texas. Since I didn’t take my computer with me, I didn’t post a #FitReaders check-in on Friday or a “Monday Minutes” yesterday. So, I’m going to include those in this wrap-up as well.
The only book I didn’t finish was a book from my “Hygge” list. However, I did start a book, I Am a Cat on Sunday. Considering how busy I was hanging out and spending time with friends and family, reading 552 pages over the week of Thanksgiving is really good.
Currently Reading:
Total pages read this week: 552
Total books for the year: 74 of 75. This is the time of year when I do a lot of crocheting, as long as my hands aren’t bothering me. I’m currently making a scarf for the Boyfriend, and I love to listen to Cozy Mysteries while I crochet.
“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.
Currently Reading:
Finished:
Total pages read this week: 561
Total books for the year: 71 of 75. Today starts the #ThanksgivingReadathon! I’m super excited for Thanksgiving day, when I can dive into my books and only come up for food, tea, and bathroom breaks. I don’t have to be back to work until the 3rd 🙂
Tomorrow begins the #ThanksgivingReadathon hosted by Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku!
The idea is to read as many books as you can between the 25th of November and the 1st of December. There will also be a Bookstagram challenge and a giveaway so check out the readathon announcement page above to find out all of the details. While a TBR isn’t required, I created a short one anyway.
Are you participating in the #ThanksgivingReadathon? If not, do you have another readathon or other reading plans for the holiday? Share in the comments!
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit – KEEP. This was the first book by Solnit that I had heard about, but it’s not the first I’ve read. That would be Wanderlust, which was wonderful.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed- KEEP. I might be one of the few American women in the world who hasn’t read this one yet. My only reason is that I’m currently walking the virtual Appalachian Trail. As soon as I’m finished, I will be starting the Pacific Crest Trail and this book.
Black Light by Elizabeth Hand – KEEP. This book was a part of a Open Road Media ebook Humble Bundle that I got several years ago. The story sounds interesting, so as with pretty much every other book I’m not sure about, I’ll give it the 50 page test at some point.
Camber of Culdi by Katherine Kurtz – KEEP. This one is from the same Humble Bundle as above, and it will also get the 50 page test.
Jaran by Kate Elliott – KEEP. Another book from the Open Road Media bundle, except I’ve read other work by Kate Elliott and loved it. I’m saving this one for #SciFiSummer.
My TBR pile is stuck at 672 books for now, and, with only a little more than a month left to the year, I’m pretty sure I won’t be meeting my goal of 625.
“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.
Currently Reading:
Finished:
Total pages read this week: 428
Total books for the year: 70 of 75. I think this will be the last time I extend my reading goal for the year. I only pushed it up to 75 because I don’t think I’ll finish 10 more books in a month and a half.
