Category: The Book Fort

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
• The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas by Syd Moore

Finished:

• A Classic Christmas by various authors
• The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani
• Take a Look at the Five and Ten by Connie Willis

Total pages read this week: 868

TBR Mountain: -19

Total books read: 89 of 80

I’ve been reading many Christmas-themed books, but not my physical ones, and with only 23 days left to finish 5 of them, I’m concerned that I won’t earn my new Kindle this year. I’m having a great time with what I’m reading, though, and with participating in the #WinterGames and #SnowedIn challenges on Litsy!

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• A Classic Christmas by various authors
• Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

Finished:

• Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
• Plaid and Plagiarism by Molly MacRae
• Sarah’s Quilt by Nancy E. Turner

Total pages read this week: 978

TBR Mountain: -19

Total books read: 86 of 80

I was back home in Texas for Thanksgiving, and so this post is for the past two weeks of reading. I had such a great time in Texas and it had been so long since I had been home that I didn’t want to leave. Now that it’s December, I’ll be reading Holiday and Winter-related books for the rest of the year and participating in a few different activities, challenges, and readathons on Litsy, including a read-along of Letters from Father Christmas.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Sarah’s Quilt by Nancy E. Turner
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert

Finished:

• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J.K. Rowling
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by J.K. Rowling

Total pages read this week: 410

TBR Mountain: -20

Total books read: 83 of 80

I need to finish or get rid of four books by the end of the year to meet my TBR goal. I know it’s doable, but I feel like it’s been slow-going this past week, probably because the physical books I’m reading are both longer reads. Luckily, I’ll be traveling next week and will have plenty of time to read while I’m sitting in airports and on planes.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Sarah’s Quilt by Nancy E. Turner
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert

Finished:

• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• A Deadly Deletion by Lorna Barrett

Total pages read this week: 424

TBR Mountain: -20

Total books read: 81 of 80

This post is very late because I was in Ironton, Ohio to go to the Ironton Wizardfest. I had quite a bit of fun and drank and ate far too many butterbeer-flavored beverages (hot butterbeer, cold butterbeer, alcoholic butterbeer) and treats.

I’m exhausted and will be going to bed early.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• A Deadly Deletion by Lorna Barrett
• Sarah’s Quilt by Nancy E. Turner

Finished:

• Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

Total pages read this week: 640

TBR Mountain: -20

Total books read: 79 of 80

While I’m sad that October, Halloween, and #RIP are over, I am happy to be in that time of year when I slow things down. This is also when I tend to read Cozy Mysteries and Historical Fiction, and this year I’m going for the longer books since I’m only one away from reaching my reading goal and four from my TBR goal. I’m averaging a little bit more than seven books a month, so even if I only read half that, I’ll still earn my new Kindle.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Haunted Cemeteries of Ohio by E.R. Cutright

DNF:

• This is Halloween by James A. Moore

Finished:

• The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge
• A Fatal Folio by Sophie Love
• The Mist by Stephen King
• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Total pages read this week: 926

TBR Mountain: -19

Total books read: 78 of 80

#RIP:

• Peril of the Fiction Read – 12
• Peril of the Short Story – 1
• Peril of the Listen – 39 episodes of “Welcome to Night Vale” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Peril of the Screen – “Fear Street: Part 1 – 1994”, 7 episodes of “Supernatural”, 8 episodes of “Wednesday”

I love the October Dewey’s 24-Hour #Readathon. I fly through books like they’re Halloween candy. I’m only 5 physical books away from meeting my TBR goal and 2 books from my annual reading goal.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Finished:

• Strange Tombs by Syd Moore
• Wicked Mortals by Aaron Mahnke
• The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab

Total pages read this week: 743

TBR Mountain: -16

Total books read: 72 of 80

#RIP:

• Peril of the Fiction Read – 6
• Peril of the Short Story – 1
• Peril of the Listen – 39 episodes of “Welcome to Night Vale” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Peril of the Screen – “Fear Street: Part 1 – 1994”, 7 episodes of “Supernatural”, 8 episodes of “Wednesday”

I’m a little more than 2 hours into Dewey’s 24-Hour #Readathon. I’ll only be posting about it on Litsy, and I won’t be trying to stay up all night. I’ve been sick all week, and though I’m feeling much better, I still need to rest. So, I’ll be taking naps if I feel like it, and going to bed at a “reasonable” hour.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Strange Tombs by Syd Moore
• Wicked Mortals by Aaron Mahnke

Finished:

• The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates

Total pages read this week: 501

TBR Mountain: -13

Total books read: 69 of 80

#RIP:

• Peril of the Fiction Read – 3
• Peril of the Short Story – 1
• Peril of the Listen – 39 episodes of “Welcome to Night Vale” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Peril of the Screen – “Fear Street: Part 1 – 1994”, 7 episodes of “Supernatural”

I am really looking forward to Dewey’s 24-Hour #Readathon next weekend. I’m hoping to finish Wicked Mortals and Strange Tombs by Friday so that I can start all new books for the readathon.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Strange Tombs by Syd Moore
• The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates

Finished:

• The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Changes by Jim Butcher
• I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson

Total pages read this week: 735

TBR Mountain: -12

Total books read: 68 of 80

#RIP:

• Peril of the Fiction Read – 2
• Peril of the Short Story – 1
• Peril of the Listen – 39 episodes of “Welcome to Night Vale” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Peril of the Screen – “Fear Street: Part 1 – 1994”, 3 episodes of “Supernatural”

I am reveling in #RIP! I’m also greatly enjoying #Scarathlon on Litsy, especially the photo challenge.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• Nothing Much Happens by Kathryn Nicolai
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Changes by Jim Butcher

Total pages read this week: 591

TBR Mountain: -11

Total books read: 65 of 80

#RIP:

• Peril of the Fiction Read – 0
• Peril of the Short Story – 0
• Peril of the Listen – 39 episodes of “Welcome to Night Vale” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• Peril of the Screen – “Fear Street: Part 1 – 1994”, 3 episodes of “Supernatural”

Tonight the Boyfriend and I are going to a haunted house. I haven’t been to one since I was in middle school, so I’m excited and nervous. I’m planning to finish Changes this weekend when I’m not watching the final season of “Supernatural,” and I’m not sure what I will read after that, even though I do know it will be from my physical #RIP TBR. I need to finish 13 physical books before the end of the year if I’m going to reach my TBR goal.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!