Category: Monday

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
• Real Change by Sharon Salzberg
• The Marvellous Land of Snergs by E.A. Wyke-Smith

Finished:

• Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 53 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 409

Total books for the year: 80 of 90.

I’m not sure I’m going to make my annual reading goal. Finishing 10 books in less than a month is a bit much, even for me. I’m not going to beat myself up about it. A lot has happened this year with my Dad passing, the move across the country, buying a house, and starting a new job, not once, but 3 times. Somehow I still managed to read 80 books so far, and I’m sure I’ll at least finish a couple more by the 31st. That’s pretty good. That’s more than good.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
• Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton

Finished:

• Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
• Crossings by Alex Landragin
• Cosy by Laura Weir
• The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
• Poisoned Pages by Lorna Barrett

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 53 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 1229

Total books for the year: 79 of 90.

I’ve completed my Shelf Love challenge reading goal! Having 4 days to do whatever I wanted meant lots of audiobook time, as well as staying up late to read. Well, I at least attempted to stay up late reading, but my eyes kept saying no. Apparently, I need the rest.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Crossings by Alex Landragin
• Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 50 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 156

Total books for the year: 74 of 90.

I didn’t do much reading again this week. Instead, I did things to better winterize the house and did a lot of organizing and cleaning when I wasn’t working. I only have Thanksgiving day off from work this week, and it’s the first job I’ve had that I didn’t have Friday off as well. Hopefully, I’ll be able to spend the weekend mostly reading.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• Crossings by Alex Landragin
• Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Finished:

• World War Z by Max Brooks

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 50 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 224

Total books for the year: 74 of 90.

Despite having Veteran’s Day off and the house to myself for most of the week, I didn’t do much reading. I don’t know if it’s a reading slump or what, but I’m getting concerned that I’m not going to make my annual reading goal for the first time since I started setting one.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• World War Z by Max Brooks
• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• Crossings by Alex Landragin

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 49 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 137

Total books for the year: 73 of 90.

Now that I’m working full-time again, I feel like the only time I have to read is when I listen to audiobooks during my commute and a little bit before bed. It doesn’t help that I’m spending the majority of my weekend unpacking and finding a place for everything in the house. I emptied a lot of boxes this weekend, but it feels like I hardly made a dent.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• World War Z by Max Brooks
• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 49 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 255

Total books for the year: 73 of 90.

#RIP is now over, and while I didn’t finish any more books or make anymore Bingos, the Boyfriend and I watched “The Shining” on Friday and “Crimson Peak” on Saturday after we finished “Brand New Cherry Flavor.” I started a new job on Monday, and while I could read during my 30-minute lunch, I get along really well with my coworkers and have spent my lunchtime chatting with them while I eat instead.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• World War Z by Max Brooks
• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Finished:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
• Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
• How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith
• Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 14; Peril of the Short Story: 12; Peril of the Listen: 5; Peril on the Screen: 56

#ShelfLove – 49 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 1135

Total books for the year: 73 of 90.

I finally got a Bingo for RIP, and not only did I get one, but I got two, thanks to Meddling Kids and The Sweet Far Thing. I’m reading the group book now, The Sundial, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish it before the 31st. In other book-related news, I’m only 2 books from meeting my Shelf Love challenge goal.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
• Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Finished:

• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 9; Peril of the Short Story: 10; Peril of the Listen: 4; Peril on the Screen: 54

#ShelfLove – 45 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 619

Total books for the year: 68 of 90.

The Boyfriend and I are one story away from finishing Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror. We’ve watched all of “Midnight Mass” and are now a couple of episodes into “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” which is extremely weird.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 7; Peril of the Short Story: 5; Peril of the Listen: 2; Peril on the Screen: 48

#ShelfLove – 44 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 390

Total books for the year: 66 of 90.

It’s October! The Boyfriend and I are continuing to read Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror together. We’ve also watched all of “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and have started watching “Midnight Mass.” On Saturday, I continued watching “Supernatural”, and it’s gotten good again, so far. I still plan to at least finish season 13, and then I’ll decide if I want to continue.

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 7; Peril of the Short Story: 1; Peril of the Listen: 2; Peril on the Screen: 32

#ShelfLove – 44 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 294

Total books for the year: 66 of 90.

It’s October! The Boyfriend and I started reading Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror together. It’s a book of Middle-Grade Horror short stories, and I think we’re going to read one story a night.