The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
Yesterday was even more busy for me than Monday. I got a little bit of reading in, mostly during my commute, but not much.
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
It was a very busy day for me. I’m still getting used to my new morning routine, but I did get more reading done than I thought I would thanks to listening to the audiobook of The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman during my commute to and from work.
“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:
Total pages read this week: 679 Total books for the year: 64 of 90. Today is the start of another #BoutofBooks! I’m not sure how much reading I’ll be able to do for it or the next couple of weeks as I get settled into my new job, but if it’s anything like the two days I worked last week, my reading is going to take a hit. That’s OK, though, because I’m working for a literacy non-profit so books are still very much the center of my life, if not more so now than ever before.
What are you reading this week?
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
I just started a new job last week, so I’m really not sure how much reading I’ll accomplish for this Bout of Books. I do know that I’ll get in some audiobook listening during my commute, but other than that and reading before bed, it’s all up in the air.
My Goals
Read. Read. Read.
Finish at least one of the books I’m currently reading.
Finish one more book from my TBR.
Books to Read
Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit
The Outsider by Stephen King
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Updates
I will be posting an update each day with the amount of time I read, the number of pages read that day and the titles of any of the books I’ve finished.
Image: hjl Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR.
My TBR pile is down one book from last week to 711. It’s been a bit of a crazy week thanks to starting a new job and everything that comes along with that (figuring out my commute, lunches, etc). I’m hoping to spend quite a lot of time this weekend reading, but for now, let’s take a ride down the TBR hole!
This week’s five books:
Boundary Crossed by Melissa F. Olson – KEEP. I’m extremely skeptical of this one, but I’m willing to give it the 50 page test because the MC is a Veteran and I want to see how the author portrays that, since Olson is not a Veteran herself. Scarlet and the Keepers of Light by Brandon Charles West – KEEP. This looks like it might be a fun Middle-Grade Fantasy, so I’ll keep it for now. Child of the Mist by Kathleen Morgan- KEEP. This book is Historical Fiction set in the Highlands of Scotland. Enough said. Beauty and the Beast by Jenni James – KEEP. This is a YA retelling of my all-time favorite fairy tale; of course I’ll give it a try. Truth Teller by Kurt Chambers – KEEP. I’m pretty sure I’m going to wind up feeling disappointed with this one. Why do so many main characters have to have “the greatest power of all?” Especially when they’ve spent their lives believing they’re just an ordinary person living an unremarkable life? It’s probably one of the most used Fantasy tropes. However, I still want to find out if this book is good or not. It’s worth the 50 page test.
My to-read shelf remains at 711 books. I thought for sure I’d get rid of most of this week’s books. Maybe they’ll end up failing my arbitrary 50 page test, but what if they don’t?!
I didn’t workout on Thursday thanks to my apartment building’s fire alarms going off at around 4 am. It ended up being a malfunctioning sensor, so no damage to anything other than everyone’s precious sleep. It also happened to be my first day of work, so I slept in as long as I could before I needed to get ready and out the door.
“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:
Total pages read this week: 689 Total books for the year: 62 of 90. I’m pretty sure I’m going to use Artemis as my ‘A’ grade for the Muggle Studies NEWT, but I’m not sure where Big Mushy Happy Lump will fit, if anywhere. What I do know is that I’m not doing well with the NEWTs Readathon, and that’s not likely to change with me starting my new job on Thursday. Then again, Bout of Books is coming up next week so maybe I’ll surprise myself.
What are you reading this week?
Image: hjl Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR.
My TBR pile is still sitting at 715 books, despite finishing a book and starting two others, because of course I found more books I want to read!
This week’s five books:
That Risen Snow by Rob E. Boley – KEEP. How could I get rid of a book that is a horror retelling of Snow White?! The Marenon Chronicles by Jason D. Morrow – GO. I’m so tired of the “nearing the brink of war” trope in Fantasy, along with the “MC being the center of a difficult to decipher prophecy” trope. What makes this one worse is that the only way to get to Marenon, according to the synopsis, is to die. No thanks. True Calling by Siobhan Davis – GO. You know what I’m also tired of seeing? YA Romance thinly veiled as Dystopian Sci-Fi, especially when it sounds like a horrible copy of The Hunger Games. Wolves: I Bring the Fire Part 1 by C. Gockel- KEEP. I don’t think I read the synopsis when I got this ebook. I love wolves, and Loki is mentioned at the beginning of the synopsis so I’m pretty sure that was my only reasoning to get it besides it being free to download. I’m a little skeptical after finally reading what this book is about (it’s not about wolves), but I do like the idea of the trickster god saving the day, or at least attempting it. Evensong by Krista Walsh – GO. That is a beautiful cover, which is probably why I downloaded the book (another freebie). It’s yet another trope-filled Fantasy that I’m not interested in bothering to try out.
My to-read shelf is down to 712 books. Looking at a few of the upcoming books on my TBR for the next “Down the TBR Hole” post, I think that number will continue to decline. I seem to be in the part of my TBR that consists mostly of ebooks I got because they just happened to be Sci-Fi or Fantasy and didn’t cost me anything.
I’ve been working on getting back to the number of reps for each exercise of my workouts that I had been doing prior to last week, and I achieved that this morning (and a little more)! I can now do 12 regular push ups and 3 modified ones along with 15 reps each of the other exercises and a full minute plank.
I missed a workout this week due to another interview, but I can happily say that I was offered the job yesterday! 🙂
“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:
Total pages read this week: 405 Total books for the year: 60 of 90. This past week was rough. I spent the first couple of days sick and the rest going to an appointment and doing two job interviews while also trying to catch up on everything I didn’t get done while I was sick. My head just was not in a place where I could concentrate on what I was reading until the weekend when I could finally relax.
What are you reading this week?
