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
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose
• Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Finished:

• Roman Holiday by Jodi Taylor
• Time Reaver by Jenny T. Colgan

Total pages read this week: 252

TBR Mountain: -6

Total books read: 57 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 9 of 7

I only need to finish one more book for #SciFiSummer to become a Time Lord! I might be able to do that this weekend by finishing Life, the Universe, and Everything.

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
• Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose
• Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Finished:

• In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken

Total pages read this week: 324

TBR Mountain: -6

Total books read: 55 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 7 of 7

I decided to switch to a different edition of The Hobbit. As much as I love the annotations in The Annotated Hobbit, they were slowing down my progress and I’m already way behind the read-along on Litsy.

I’ve completed my reading goal for #SciFiSummer and am now a Browncoat! I will, of course, keep reading Science Fiction through the rest of the Summer, and I’ll make it to Time Lord if I can finish three more books.

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
• Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose
• Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
• The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. by Douglas A. Anderson
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
• In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken

Finished:

• The Jade Pyramid by Martin Day

Total pages read this week: 455

TBR Mountain: -7

Total books read: 54 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 6 of 7

To help myself finish some books this weekend, I joined the #20in4 readathon on Litsy with the goal of reading for 20 hours. So far, I’ve only read for 2 hours and 51 minutes, and most of that has been the audiobook of In The Afterlight while I’ve been doing stuff around the house. I’ve also been trying to finish Washington’s Spies, but it’s slow going. It’s not nearly as riveting as the TV adaptation, “Turn.” It’s rare for me to think the show or movie is better than the book.

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
• Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose
• Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
• The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. by Douglas A. Anderson
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
• The Jade Pyramid by Martin Day

Finished:

• Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
• A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Total pages read this week: 335

TBR Mountain: -8

Total books read: 53 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 5 of 7

While I’m having no trouble finishing books, I haven’t been finishing physical books, and I’m now very behind on my TBR goal for the year. Part of the problem is that I keep starting new books! Another factor is that I keep buying new books. On top of that, I’ve gotten into the habit of only reading physical books before I go to sleep. I think this weekend, I’m going to try to focus on my physical current reads and see if I can finish at least one of them.

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
• Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
• Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose
• Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
• A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Finished:

• Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko
• First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
• The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards

Total pages read this week: 883

TBR Mountain: -11

Total books read: 50 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 3 of 7

This week’s “Building the Book Fort” is later than usual because I attended the first Columbus Book Festival! I had a good time until it started raining. I bought several books, a bookmark, and a tote bag to carry everything around while I was there. I also splurged on a handmade leather-covered edition of The Hobbit from Studio 42 Designs. The picture doesn’t do it justice!

It was totally worth it, but now I’m behind on my TBR goal for the year. I’ve had no problem finishing books lately (I’m 3 books ahead of my reading goal), but they were audiobooks. I will need to finish or get rid of 3 physical books by the end of the month to catch back up.

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
• Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro
• First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
• Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko
• Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose

Total pages read this week: 580

TBR Mountain: -15

Total books read: 47 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 1 of 7

My vacation in Arizona was awesome! I had so much fun with my BFF and didn’t want to leave. I didn’t get much chance to read, though, except on the planes and while I waited in airports on my way there and back, so I didn’t finish any books. I am less than 100 pages from finishing Gardens in the Dunes, though, so I’ll probably finish it this weekend.

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
• Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro
• First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
• Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko

DNF:

• Hiking Alone by Mary Beath

Finished:

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Train
• The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Total pages read this week: 452

TBR Mountain: -15

Total books read: 47 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 1 of 7

I’m currently on vacation with my BFF, so this post brings my bookish life up to Thursday, the night before I went adventuring. I’m on track with my TBR goal through the end of the month, and I only have to finish one book this month to keep up with my 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
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Train
• Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro
• The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
• First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde

Finished:

• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
• Doctor Who: Technophobia by Matt Fitton

Total pages read this week: 650

TBR Mountain: -13

Total books read: 45 of 80

Sci-Fi Summer: 1 of 7

I finished my first book for the #SciFiSummer reading challenge, making me a Red Shirt. While I’m still on track to meet my reading goals for the year, I’ll no longer be ahead if I can’t finish or get rid of any more of my physical books before the end of the month. Since I’m going on a trip next weekend, my focus will be to finish The Invasion of the Tearling this week. It’s not nearly as good as The Queen of the Tearling and I don’t want it taking up space in my bag, especially when I’ve already picked out 5 books I want to take with me.

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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Train
• Excuse Me While I Disappear by Laurie Notaro
• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
• The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

DNF:

• The Power of Self-Compassion by Laurie Cameron

Finished:

• Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
• Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

Total pages read this week: 997

TBR Mountain: -14

Total books read: 43 of 80

Even though I finished two physical books from my TBR and decided to get rid of another one, I bought two books at the bookstore yesterday. I’ve had a gift card that my cousin got me for Christmas sitting in my wallet that I kept forgetting to use, and I found two more of the “Firefly” series on my wish list. I could not pass them up!

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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Train
• The Power of Self-Compassion by Laurie Cameron

Finished:

• All Things Aside by Iliza Shlesinger
• Cat Magic by Lydia Sherrer
• How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell

Total pages read this week: 478

TBR Mountain: -14

Total books read: 41 of 80

I’m at the halfway point for both of my goals! I also hurt my back somehow, and as unfortunate as that may be, it means I’ll be reading a lot this weekend.

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