“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:

• Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – for the #EpicBuddyRead on Litsy.
• Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
• Dharma Punx by Noah Levine

     
DNF:

• Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading by Maureen Corrigan

Finished:

• The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan
• The Fiber35 Diet by Brenda Watson, C.N.C.

 
Challenges:

• COYER: 1 of 30 from The List

Total pages read this week: 1014
Total books for the year: 2 of 90. It does not bode well for the year that the first book I opened in 2018 ended up on the DNF pile.  Luckily, The Name of the Wind is so good I will likely finish it far ahead of the Buddy Read; especially since today is the start of Bout of Books.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading by Maureen Corrigan – My 1st read of the New Year!  The title is fitting, don’t you think? 😉
• Les Misérables by Victor Hugo – I’m starting this today with the hopes of finishing it by the end of the year.  It’s a re-read, but I haven’t read it since high school.
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson – One of my #FitReaders goals is to finish the virtual Appalachian Trail, and this book, this year.
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – for the #EpicBuddyRead on Litsy.
• The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan

     
Finished:

• Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
• Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 61
• COYER: 1 of 30 from The List

Total pages read this week: 998
Total books for the year: 102. I can’t believe I finished 102 books in 2017!!!  My goal for this year is 90, which is only 5 more than my original 2017 goal.  I’m a little sad that there won’t be a 2018 #ShelfLove challenge, and I haven’t found a comparable TBR challenge yet, so if you know of any, please leave a link in the comments.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
• Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – for the #EpicBuddyRead on Litsy.
• The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan

     
DNF:

• Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson

Finished:

• The  Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane

 
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 60
• COYER: 0 of 30 from The List

Total pages read this week: 840
Total books for the year: 98 of 100.  COYER Winter Switch started on Saturday, and of course I’m in the middle of 6 books that won’t count towards the challenge *sigh*
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
• Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
• Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – for the #EpicBuddyRead on Litsy.

  
  
 
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 59

Total pages read this week: 599
Total books for the year: 96 of 100.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
• Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

  

Finished:

• Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
• The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
• Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty
• John Saturnall’s Feast by Lawrence Norfold

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 59

Total pages read this week: 1091
Total books for the year: 96 of 100.  I raised my reading goal yet again.  I’m pretty sure this will be the highest number of books I’ve read since I started tracking them on Goodreads.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
• John Saturnall’s Feast by Lawrence Norfold
• Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

   
Finished:

• The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
• The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

 
DNF:

• Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 56

Total pages read this week: 791
Total books for the year: 92 of 95.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
• John Saturnall’s Feast by Lawrence Norfold
• Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

  
  

 
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 55

Total pages read this week: 345
Total books for the year: 90 of 95.  I was in a mood most foul earlier in the week and went on Litsy to ask for book recommendations.  My request was for stories full of Buffy-like ass-kicking characters, and that’s how I ended up reading The Secret Hour.  So far, it has hit the spot perfectly even though there hasn’t been much ass-kicking yet.  I’m nearly done with it, and once I am, I’ll catch up with the Silmarillion for #LOTRChapteraDay.  I should be finished with that by the end of this week.  Then I’ll be trying to finish the rest of my current reads before the start of #COYER on December 16th.  Speaking of #COYER, I’ve been preparing by finally, and slowly getting all of my books scanned into Goodreads.  Once I’m done, I’ll also be fully prepped for next year’s #ShelfLove.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
• The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
• John Saturnall’s Feast by Lawrence Norfold
• Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

  
  
Finished:

• Wildwood by Colin Melot

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 55

Total pages read this week: 729
Total # of books for the year: 90 of 95.
What are you reading this week?

“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:

• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros

 
Finished:

• My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
• Ghost Story by Peter Straub

 
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 54

Total pages read this week: 670
Total # of books for the year: 89 of 95.  I upped my main reading goal again, and with any luck, I’ll have to raise it to 100 by the end of the month 🙂
This weekend was the Texas Book Festival.  I originally planned to go both days, but then I found out that Kate Milford (author of Greenglass House) and Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Boys) were both going to be there on Sunday, so I saved my spoons.  I’m so glad I did because the humidity was brutal and I bought so many books that I then had to lug around with me in my tote bag that I would have never made it through the day had I gone on Saturday as well.

What are you reading this week?