Category: The Book Fort

“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?

“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:

• Ghost Story by Peter Straub
• My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

  
Finished:

• Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
• Do it! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams

 
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 54
• RIP : 18 books, 2 short stories, 55 episodes of “The Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 604
Total # of books for the year: 87 of 90.
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:

• Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
• Ghost Story by Peter Straub
• My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
• Do it! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

    
Finished:

• Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
• A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

  
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 52
• RIP : 17 books, 2 short stories, 49 episodes of “The Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 1064
Total # of books for the year: 85 of 90.  I hit my original reading goal for the year of 85 books so I raised it to 90.  I may have to raise it to 95 before the end of the month, though, since finishing all of my current reads, except for A Walk in the Woods, would bring me up to 90.
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:

• Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
• Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey
• Do it! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

   
DNF:

• Tales of Terror and Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Finished:

• Demons ed. by John Skipp
• The Turn of the Screw by Henry James – for #Turnofthescread
• The Shadow Garden by Allen Houston
• The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women ed. by Stephen Jones

                           
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 52
• RIP : 14 books, 2 short stories, 42 episodes of “The Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 1146
Total # of books for the year: 82 of 85.  I got a lot of reading done this week only because I couldn’t do much else.  I had to take nearly 3 days off from work while I went to doctor’s appointments trying to find out what is wrong with my hands.  Right now, the diagnosis is Synovitis.  I can’t be on the computer much and crocheting or coloring while listening to audiobooks is out of the question.  At least I’ve been able to complete the #ShelfLove challenge with more than 2 months to go before the end of the year!
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 Turn of the Screw by Henry James – for #Turnofthescread
• Demons ed. by John Skipp
• Do it! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

   
Finished:

• The October Country by Ray Bradbury
• The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

 
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 48 of 51
• RIP : 10 books, 2 short stories, 30 episodes of “The Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 466
Total # of books for the year: 78 of 85.  This post is late today because, though I’ve been keeping up with Damn Early Days, I’ve started having a lot of pain in my hands.  I’m hoping to be able to get in to see my Doctor today, but until I do or I get better, I probably won’t be posting.
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 House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Do it! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

  
Finished:
Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 46 of 51
• RIP : 8 books, 2 short stories, 28 episodes of “The Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 455
Total # of books for the year: 76 of 85.  This morning is the 1st of Damn Early Days, and I am ridiculously tired thanks to the same feeling I used to get the night before the first day of school.  My brain wouldn’t shut up and let me sleep.  Sigh.  This is also the beginning of another week of mandatory overtime so even if I allowed myself to nap, I don’t have the time for even 20 minutes of shuteye.  Apparently, there is no rest for the wicked.
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 House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Do it! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
• Wildwood by Colin Melot
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

  
Finished:

• The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
• The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox
• The Once and Future King by T.H. White – I only finished The Sword in the Stone which is it’s own book, but Part One of this one.  I got several chapters into Part Two (“The Queen of Air and Darkness” in this book, but it’s The Witch in the Wood on it’s own) and then lost interest in continuing.
• Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 46 of 51
• RIP : 8 books, 2 short stories, 23 episodes of “The Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 1163
Total # of books for the year: 76 of 85.  I’ve got mandatory overtime for the next two weeks, so I mostly read and napped this weekend.  Also, I’ve got another flat tire.  The Boyfriend put the spare on for me, but none of the shops were open yesterday.  He’s going to take the car in for me sometime today so I can get back to being able to go where I want, when I want.  This isn’t the only reason why I love him, but it’s another reason on the ever growing list! 🙂
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 Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox
• The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• The Once and Future King by T.H. White
• The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

  
Finished:

• Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• Shadow House: The Gathering by Dan Poblocki
• Jack the Bodiless by Julian May

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 42 of 51
• Sci-Fi Summer: 13 of 11
• RIP : 6 of 4 books, 1 short story, 21 episodes of “Walking Dead”

Total pages read this week: 1187
Total # of books for the year: 72 of 85.  I can’t believe I’ve already read 6 books and started two more for #RIPXII and it’s only the middle of September!
What are you reading this week?