Category: Monday

“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 Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – for the #Eyrealong
• The Mermaid’s Sister by Carrie Anne Noble
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
• The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 3 of 51
• COYER: 3

Total pages read this week: 375

Total # of books for the year: 7 of 85.  I’ll probably concentrate on Anna Karenina for the rest of the month because I really want to finish it.  I’m enjoying the story except for the parts about Levin.  I couldn’t care less about him.  Overall, though, the book would be a great choice for fans of “Downton Abbey”.

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 Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – for the #Eyrealong
• The Mermaid’s Sister by Carrie Anne Noble
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

  

Finished:

• Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 3 of 51
• COYER: 3

Total pages read this week: 539

Total # of books for the year: 7 of 85.  I’m determined to finish Anna Karenina this time.  It’s been sitting on my shelves in two different formats for years and I’ve made two attempts to read it in the past. I’ve never got past the first few chapters.  I’m not sure why since I enjoy the story.  Since I got the ebook version for free, it counts for COYER as well as the Show Your Shelves Some Love challenge.  On top of that, it’s also a Classic.  I will be very happy to cross the book off my list, especially since I’m a little behind on my Classics Club reading.

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 Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – for the #Eyrealong
• The Mermaid’s Sister by Carrie Anne Noble

  
Finished:

• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• Shadow, Shadow by V.B. Marlowe
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
• Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 3 of 51
• COYER: 3

Total pages read this week: 1661

Total # of books for the year: 6 of 85.  Sadly, my vacation and Bout of Books 18 came to an end and I’m back at work.  At least I got a good start to the year in regards to 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:

• The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – for the #Eyrealong

  

Finished:

• The Humbug Murders by L.J. Oliver
• Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
• The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 0 of 51
• COYER: 0

Total pages read this week: 662

Total # of books for the year: 0 of 85.  Finally, it’s a new year.  I read 85 books last year, so I’m shooting for that same number this year.  Today is my Birthday, the start of Bout of Books 18, and my week-long vacation from work!  While I’ll be catching up on a lot of stuff around the apartment, I’ll be listening to audiobooks and when I’m not doing that, I’ll be reading my ARCs.

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 Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• The Humbug Murders by L.J. Oliver

  
Finished:

• Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
• The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 55 – Challenge completed!

Total pages read this week: 357

Total # of books for the year: 82.  I had a wonderful Christmas with the Boyfriend up in Dallas with his Mom and her Husband, and I brought home several bookish gifts.  I also got a bit of reading done between eating and napping.  I head back to work tomorrow for four days and then I’m on vacation until the 9th of January!  I’m very much looking forward to an entire week at home with my cat and 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:

• The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

  

Finished:

• Followed by Frost by Charlie N. Holmberg

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 54 – Challenge completed!

Total pages read this week: 640

Total # of books for the year: 80.  My car broke down this weekend.  I’ll be finding out how much it’s going to cost to get it fixed sometime today.  I don’t think I would be handling this nearly as well if it weren’t for the Boyfriend and my anti-anxiety meds.

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 Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
• Followed by Frost by Charlie N. Holmberg
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

  
 
Finished:

• The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 54 – Challenge completed!

Total pages read this week: 277

Total # of books for the year: 79

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 Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
• A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

  

Finished:

• Written in My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 54 – Challenge completed!

Total pages read: 443

Total # of books for the year: 77.  Now that I’ve finished Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, I can’t wait until the next book is out!  I need to know more about what happened with Brianna and Roger.  From my understanding, it’s going to be at least another year until the next book, and now I kind of wish I had waited to read this one.  However, I’m mostly glad I didn’t because I probably would’ve forgotten many of the important plot points and would have spent a lot of time looking things up in the Outlandish Companion.

I decided to put The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne back on the shelf for now.  I don’t know when I’ll pick it back up, but it wasn’t grabbing my attention at all.  I kept getting distracted by the other books I’ve been reading.

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 Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
• A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
• Written in my Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 53 – Challenge completed!

Total pages read: 506

Total # of books for the year: 76.

What are you reading this week?