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?
My shelf is down to 1129 books. I finished and started several books over the past couple of weeks.
This week’s books:
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth – KEEP. I like that this story looks at what happens to the heroes after they’re done doing heroic things.
The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyre – KEEP. I absolutely love wolves, and I enjoy reading about them.
I Touched a Cat and I Liked It by Anna Blandford – KEEP. I love reading about cats even more than wolves, and I especially enjoy cat humor.
Plaid and Plagiarism by Molly MacRae – KEEP. I’ve had this Scottish Cozy Mystery on my TBR for quite a while, and I’m planning to finally read it sometime this month.
Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by J.K. Rowling – KEEP. This is the third book in the “Pottermore Presents” trilogy, of which I’ve already read books one and two.
My want-to-read shelf remains at 1129 books. The next post will be mostly books I already own that I’m planning on reading this Winter and am unlikely to be getting rid of any time soon.
This has been a rough week, and I’ve been feeling a little down. My degenerative disc disease has progressed enough that I had to get a walker for the bad days.
“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!
This was a busy and highly active week, as I tried to catch up on everything that fell by the wayside while the Boyfriend and I were sick before I went to the Ironton Wizardfest this weekend.
“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.
Me reading the IronTon Prophet and drinking a hot butterbeer.
I’m exhausted and will be going to bed early.
What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!
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?
My shelf is still at 1132 books. Though I finished a book, I also added one to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
Cursed Objects by J.W. Ocker – KEEP. I bought this after Jenny Lawson recommended it, though I can’t remember if it was a video she did about her bookshelves or if it was in one of the emails about the Fantastic Strangelings book club; maybe both?
Midnight Horr Show by Ben Lathrop – KEEP. The synopsis is vague about the plot, but descriptive of what kind of book this is – Gothic Horror. I’m willing to find out if it’s worth my time.
Halloween Fiend by C.V. Hunt – KEEP. I’m willing to give this one a chance, but I’m very skeptical, mostly because how do you sacrifice a person in the town every single night and not run out of people?! It’s only 112 pages, so I guess I’ll find out.
Hail Mary by Andy Weir – KEEP. I’ve been putting off reading this one because I’m afraid it won’t be as good as The Martian, which I LOVED. I need to get past that and just accept that it might not be, and that’s ok.
Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin – KEEP. I bought this because I liked The Happiness Project and my aspirational self is someone who will read self-improvement books like this and put the knowledge I get from them to use. Sometimes, my true self and my aspirational self are the same, and since ebooks don’t take up physical shelf space, I will keep this one for now for those reasons only.
My want-to-read shelf remains at 1132 books. The next post will be more of the ebooks and physical books I already own.
“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!
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?
My shelf is still at 1132 books. Though I finished a lot of books this past week, I also added a lot to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
True Grit by Charles Portis – KEEP. I don’t usually read Westerns, but this one sounds intriguing.
The Unbound by Victoria Schwab – KEEP. This is the 2nd book in the “Archived” series, and I will probably have to reread the 1st book to jog my memory, but I’m okay with that because the 3rd book hasn’t been published yet. I’ll probably wait until there’s a release date.
If It Bleeds by Stephen King – KEEP. I knew this was a sequel, but I couldn’t remember to which book. It turns out it’s the sequel to The Outsider along with 3 other unrelated short stories.
Once: A Belmouth Tale by David J. Thacker – KEEP. This one is still on my wishlist because I’m on the fence about it. It was recommended in a podcast that I now can’t remember, but it’s also self-published. I know that sometimes self-published books become some of the best I’ve read, but more often than not, they end up on my DNF list. The ebook is well under $5, so I might get it at some point, but I’m not in any hurry.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H.G. Parry – KEEP. This is an alternate-history fantasy story, and I think I will greatly enjoy it.
My want-to-read shelf remains at 1132 books. The next post will be a mix of ebooks and physical books I already own.
