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 Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs – for Castle Macabre’s Gothic September read-along.
• A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

  

DNF:

• Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh

Finished: 

• The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
• Insurgent by Veronica Roth

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 44 out of 51
• RIP XI: 0 of 4 books, 0 short stories
• Sci-Fi Summer: 15 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 1010

Total # of books for the year: 59.  I’m only one book away from completing the Time Lord level of my Sci-Fi Summer reading challenge.  Since that last book is the audiobook edition of The Martian Chronicles, and I’m well over halfway done with it, I’ve started on the giant stack of books I pulled from my shelves for R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril.  Even though the challenge level I’m participating in is only four books, I plan on getting through several more than that, especially since Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon is in October, and this is the time of year when I prefer to stick to the Gothic and Horror genres.

I was going to slow down my reading to catch up on writing reviews, but I came down with a head cold that was made more horrible by Cedar Fever.  The Boyfriend said it’s a little early in the year for that, but we’ve had a lot of rain over the past couple weeks.  I never had allergies prior to moving to Texas, and every time my eyes get itchy and my sinuses give me migraine-level headaches, I want to move anywhere without cedar trees.  I read whenever I wasn’t sleeping since I didn’t have much energy to do anything else.  Now I have two more books to review, and possibly a third before the end of the day (A Great and Terrible Beauty is SO good!).

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.

Finished:

• Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Feed by Mira Grant
• How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• Chapter and Hearse by Lorna Barrett
• The Communication Room by Adam Aresty

  
  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 42 out of 51
• #COYER: 22
• Sci-Fi Summer: 13 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 1119

Total # of books for the year: 57.  For Bout of Books, I concentrated on finishing my current reads instead of starting new books.  Not only did I finish all of my current reads, I also finished The Communication Room.  I don’t have any new books started because I finished The Communication Room right before I went to sleep last night and didn’t feel like trying to decide on what I would read next.  I’m fairly certain that’s the first time this has ever happened!

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• Feed by Mira Grant
• Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
• Chapter and Hearse by Lorna Barrett

  

   

Finished:

• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
• Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
• The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 38 out of 51
• #COYER: 15
• Sci-Fi Summer: 10 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 567

Total # of books for the year: 50.  Today is the beginning of another Bout of Books.  As usual, I won’t be posting anything else except for my BoB updates for the rest of the week.  Next week, I’ll be posting several reviews in my renewed attempt to catch up with all the books I’ve read this Summer.  The end of COYER is coming up soon (Sept. 2nd), as well as my Sci-Fi Summer reading challenge (Sept. 21st), so I’m hoping to have at least most of my reviews posted by then.  I’m considering reading nothing but classic literature for the Fall, but I’m not 100% sure about that yet.  There is also a Gothic reading challenge I might participate in, so I’ll be sure to keep you up to date on that.

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• Feed by Mira Grant
• Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
• Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman

  

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 36 out of 51
• #COYER: 12
• Sci-Fi Summer: 8 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 531

Total # of books for the year: 47.  The Boyfriend and I finished Downton Abbey, but it was also a rough week for me.  It was bad enough that I had to put down all of my books, except for Bookplate Special, and pick up The Princess Bride.  I just couldn’t handle reading anything that would hit my emotional buttons the way Mockingjay and Primary Inversion had been.  Luckily, the weekend was good and I started coming out of my funk.  The Boyfriend and I went with some friends to see the new Star Trek movie, and we also decided to exchange our 3rd anniversary presents a little early instead of waiting for September 1st.  I got him the hardcover edition of The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher.  I wish I could have afforded to get him something more, but he was thrilled and that’s what counts.  He surprised me with a Sony Walkman audio player.  I’ve been wanting a replacement for my very old and craptastic Zune ever since Microsoft stopped supporting it, and not long after that, it stopped holding a charge for more than an hour or so.

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• Feed by Mira Grant
• Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

  

Finished:

• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 36 out of 51
• #COYER: 12
• Sci-Fi Summer: 8 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 343

Total # of books for the year: 47.  Do you remember how last week I said I was going to get back to being an organized blogger?  Yeah, about that…The Boyfriend and I have been binging Downton Abbey together.  While I’ve seen most of the series, I started over after he expressed an interest in trying it out, and I’m fairly certain I’m even more hooked on it than I was before.  Most of our free time has been consumed with watching or discussing the show, so I haven’t done much organization wise or anything else for that matter.  We’ll probably be done by the end of the week, so I’ll hopefully have some time to sit down and get everything in order on Saturday or Sunday.

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• Feed by Mira Grant
• Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

  

 

DNF:

• (R)evolution by P.J. Manney

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 35 out of 51
• #COYER: 11
• Sci-Fi Summer: 8 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 483

Total # of books for the year: 46.  I completely forgot about reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding for the Classics Club Spin, and I also forgot to write my discussion post for #ShelfLove.  I need to get back to keeping this blog organized, so I’ll probably be taking some time this week to do that.

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• (R)evolution by P.J. Manney
• Feed by Mira Grant
• Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

  

 

Finished:

• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
• Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett
• The Giver by Lois Lowry

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 35 out of 51
• #COYER: 11
• Sci-Fi Summer: 8 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 1117

Total # of books for the year: 46.

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
• (R)evolution by P.J. Manney
• Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett
• Feed by Mira Grant

  

  

Finished:

• Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairytales

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 33 out of 51
• #COYER: 7
• Sci-Fi Summer: 6 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 598

Total # of books for the year: 42.

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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
• Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairytales
• (R)evolution by P.J. Manney

  

 

Finished:

• Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
• Divergent by Veronica Roth

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 33 out of 51
• #COYER: 6
• Sci-Fi Summer: 5 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 389

Total # of books for the year: 41.  The Boyfriend was a great help in doing all the things that have to be done for us to live while I was stuck on the couch with an injured back.  However, a lot of little things got left by the wayside.  Being the clean freak I am, it drove me nuts, and so I’ve been focusing on getting everything back into perfect order as soon as possible.  It’s getting there, but my reading has slowed a little.  I’m also trying to catch up on the book reviews that I thought I would get written while I couldn’t do much of anything else.  I started with The World’s Strongest Librarian on Saturday, and I hope to get two more posted this week.

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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.
Current Reads:

• Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – for the #FanspeakTheRing Read-Along
• Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
• Divergent by Veronica Roth

  

Finished:

• The Fangirl Life by Kathleen Smith
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 31 out of 51
• #COYER: 4
• Sci-Fi Summer: 3 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 821

Total # of books for the year: 39.  I didn’t get much reading done this week, until yesterday, when I started Divergent.  I had a difficult time putting that book down when I needed to do anything other than read.  I’ll probably finish it before Wednesday.

What are you reading this week?