#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 10th – 16th.
  • I’ve been in a slump this past week and haven’t done hardly anything other than play videogames, read, and watch stuff on Netflix.  I need to get back into a routine.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Steps: 17,232
  • Miles: 9.24
  • Total Miles: 460.99/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 28/150

Monday’s Minutes

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
  • Strange Sight by Syd Moore

Finished:

  • Night Shift by Charlaine Harris
  • Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 3; Peril of the Short Story: 0; Peril of the Listen: 0; Peril on the Screen: 18

#ShelfLove – 40 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 809

Total books for the year: 60 of 90.

It’s the 2nd week of #RIPXVI and I’m flying through pages. I’ve finished 3 books, started another, and I’m into the 13th season of “Supernatural.” I plan on finishing We Are Legion (We Are Bob) today so I can start a RIP-worthy audiobook. Then, I’ll only have to read something for “Peril of the Real” to get my first Bingo.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 3rd – 9th.
  • The yard is under control for now, so I moved on to tackling the garage and going through boxes of books trying to find as many of my Gothic, Mystery, and Horror books as I could for #RIPXVI.  While the renovation on the house is almost complete, we’re still waiting to get carpet installed upstairs before I start putting together furniture and moving stuff into the house.  Because of that, the books I wasn’t able to fit onto my two little bookshelves in the guest house are stacked up on the floor in my temporary office.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 35,286
  • Miles: 16.02
  • Total Miles: 451.75/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 269/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
  • Night Shift by Charlaine Harris

Finished:

  • Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
  • The Year of Cozy by Adrianna Adarme
  • Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 1; Peril of the Short Story: 0; Peril of the Listen: 0; Peril on the Screen: 6

#ShelfLove – 38 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 835

Total books for the year: 58 of 90.

#RIPXVI is getting off to a great start! I’ve already finished one book, started another, and binge-watched some “Supernatural.” As soon as I finish We Are Legion (We Are Bob) I’ll start a RIP-worthy audiobook or maybe even a podcast.

Down the TBR Hole #91

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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?
My TBR pile went up a few books to 1101, thanks to finding a couple of books I own that somehow never got added to Goodreads.  I also added a couple of books to my wishlist.

This week’s books:

All the Other Things I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek: The Next Generation by Dave Marinaccio – KEEP.  This is yet another book I got from a friend who was getting rid of a bunch of books and let me dig through them.

Tompkin’s School for the Extraordinarily Talented by Tabi Slick – GO.  This book was given to me as a random gift, but I’m really not interested in reading it.

Ralph: Coffee, Jazz & Poetry by Ralph Alfonso – KEEP.  I don’t remember where I found this one, but I got it because I used to be obsessed with anything related to the Beatniks.  I’m not obsessed anymore, but I’m still interested.

To the Last Man I Slept with and All the Jerks Just Like Him by Gwendolyn Zepeda- GO. The synopsis doesn’t match up with what I thought this book was.  I was expecting Fiction, maybe short stories, and definitely humor, but it’s more like a mix of personal essays and poetry with some bits of short fiction thrown in.

Memory Mambo by Achy Obejas – GO.  I used to read anything and everything I could find about what it’s like growing up as a Cuban-American, since I’m part Cuban; however, it wasn’t long before I figured out that none of those books ever came close to my experience and just made me feel even more like an outsider than the characters often feel.
My TBR pile is down to 1098 books. The next post will be more physical books I own, and if I get rid of any of them, I’ll be surprised.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for August 27th – September 2nd.
  • Now that it’s finally cooling off outside and not raining all the time, I’m back to being out in the yard trying to get it back under control and get rid of the weeds.  I wouldn’t say it’s fun, but it is a considerable amount of exercise.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 21,271
  • Miles: 8.69
  • Total Miles: 435.73/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 144/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
  • Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Finished:

  • Cannonbridge by Jonathan Barnes
  • The Cuckoo’s Cry by Caroline Overington
  • The Angel’s Kiss by Justin Richards

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 35 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 728

Total books for the year: 55 of 90.

Doomsday Book is so good that I’ve been deliberately cooking the easiest dinners I can and then going to bed earlier than usual so I can keep reading. However, I’m really glad I didn’t decide to read it sooner, but I can’t say why because *spoilers*. I had no idea what I was in for when I started reading it since the book blurb only mentions a “crisis, ” and really, that could be anything, especially when it involves time travel.

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XVI

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The R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril challenge, otherwise known as R.I.P. takes place every September 1st through October 31st.


The purpose of the R.I.P. Challenge is to enjoy books that could be classified as Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, or Supernatural.


There are multiple levels of participation (Perils):

  • Peril of the Fiction – Read books of any length that fit the definition of R.I.P. literature.
  • Peril of the Short Story – Read short stories any time during the challenge.
  • Peril of the Real – Read any true tales of horror.
  • Peril of the Listen – Listen to RIP-related audiobooks, podcasts, and music.
  • Peril on the Screen – This is for those of us who like to watch suitably scary, eerie, mysterious, Gothic fare during this time of year. It may be something on the small screen or large.
  • Peril of the Group Read – During the month of October, there will be a group read of Shirley Jackson’s The Sundial.
  • Readers Imbibing Peril Bingo:

This year, I’ll be doing Peril of the Fiction, Peril of the Listen, Peril on the Screen, Peril of the Group Read, and trying to get a Bingo. I might also add in a bit of Peril of the Short Story if I decide to pick up one of the short story collections on my TBR. I’ve got a huge list of books on Goodreads for me to choose from for this event, the Something Wicked Fall challenge, the month-long FrightFall Readathon, and the 24-Hour Readathon happening in October.

Are you participating in #RIPXVI or reading any spooky reads over the next couple of months? Leave a comment!

Down the TBR Hole #90

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Image: hjl

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?
My TBR pile dropped to 1099, thanks to finsihing several books during #BoutofBooks and this past week.  I also removed a few books from my wishlist that I was no longer interested in reading.

This week’s books:

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale – GO.  I don’t remember where or when I got this book, or even why I bought it.  Perhaps it came in one of the subscription boxes I used to get.  Regardless, I’m not interested in reading it.

Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery – KEEP.  I grouped these three together as one since they’re the remaining books in the “Anne of Green Gables” series, which I’ve been slowly re-reading over the past few years.  They will be moved into my permanent collection once I’ve finished them, along with the rest of the books in the series.

Arms from the Sea by Rich Shapero – GO.  I picked this one up for free at the Texas Book Festival so many years ago, back when I didn’t bother with reading the blurb to see if I even wanted to read it as long as it was a free book.  I’m glad I don’t do that anymore.  There’s no need to have books I never plan on reading on my shelves.

Borne by Jeff Vandermeer – KEEP. I didn’t love Annhilation, and didn’t bother getting the second book in the “Southern Reach” series for that reason, but I got this book in a book swap meetup before I had read Annhilation. Though I’m hesitant, I’m going to give this one the 50 page test.

The Metaphysics of Star Trek by Richard Hanley – KEEP.  I got this one for free from a friend who was getting rid of a bunch of books.  It’s a bit old, having been published in the late 90’s, but well after “Star Trek: The Next Generation” so I’m willing to see what the author has to say, if only for the reminisence of one of my all-time favorite Sci-Fi series.
My TBR pile is down a couple of books at 1096 books. The next few posts will be more of the physical books I own, and though I had predicted not getting rid of any of them in the last post, I’m now not so sure about that after getting rid of 2 books this week.  There just might be a few more that get tossed.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for August 20th – 26th.
  • It rained a bit this past week, but I did manage to go for a walk a couple of times.  I also have been doing a lot of stuff for the house, like recaulking the tub and going to IKEA to buy furniture.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Steps: 31,321
  • Miles: 12.82
  • Total Miles: 427.04/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 84/150