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:

• Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
• A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly
• The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

  

Finished: 

• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• Slave of My Thirst by Tom Holland

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 48 out of 51
• RIP XI: 4 of 4 books, at least 60 short stories – I’m completely caught up on Drabblecast, and now I’m getting caught up on Pseudopod, a Horror short story podcast.  I highly recommend both.

Total pages read: 723

Total # of books for the year: 67.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower was amazing, and I’ll be writing a review of it, along with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Slave of My Thirst, soon.

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:

• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs – for Castle Macabre’s Gothic September read-along.
• Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
• A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly
• Slave of My Thirst by Tom Holland
• The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky – for Banned Books Week

  
  
Finished: 

• Plain Kate by Erin Bow

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 46 out of 51
• RIP XI: 2 of 4 books, at least 35 short stories – I’ve been catching up on episodes of Drabblecast, which is a short story podcast dedicated to weird tales.  I highly recommend it.

Total pages read: 381

Total # of books for the year: 64.  Most of my reading was finishing the audiobook of Plain Kate.  Even then, I think I listened to more short story podcasts than anything else.  This week, I’ll be listening to the audiobook of The Perks of Being a Wallflower for Banned Books Week.  I’ve also updated my Banned Books page, so be sure to check that out.

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:

• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs – for Castle Macabre’s Gothic September read-along.
• Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
• A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly
• Plain Kate by Erin Bow
• Slave of My Thirst by Tom Holland

  
 
Finished: 

• The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
• Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 46 out of 51
• RIP XI: 2 of 4 books, 0 short stories
• Sci-Fi Summer: 16 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 713

Total # of books for the year: 63.  I thought my reading would slow down once I focused on catching up on reviews and non-blogging stuff, but I’m reading just as much, if not more, than usual.  I spent most of the weekend reading Slave of My Thirst after picking it up from my stack of RIP XI books.  I thought I wasn’t going to like it and would quickly DNF it, but I was completely wrong.  So far, it’s one of the best vampire stories I’ve ever read and I didn’t want to put it down.  I managed to get the laundry and dishes done, but everything else fell by the wayside.

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:

• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs – for Castle Macabre’s Gothic September read-along.
• The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
• Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett

  
Finished: 

• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
• A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 45 out of 51
• RIP XI: 1 of 4 books, 0 short stories
• Sci-Fi Summer: 16 out of 16 (Time Lord)

Total pages read: 708

Total # of books for the year: 61.  I’ve completed the Time Lord level of my Sci-Fi Summer reading challenge with a week and a half to spare!  Now I just need to get the rest of my reviews written.  My reading might slow down a little bit for the next couple of weeks while I catch up on them.

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 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?