Tag: reading

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

Currently Reading:

• Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
• Real Change by Sharon Salzberg

Finished:

• The Marvellous Land of Snergs by E.A. Wyke-Smith

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 54 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 235

Total books for the year: 81 of 90.

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone is too big of a book for me to lug to work with me. Otherwise, I’d probably be done with it by now. Instead, I only read it at night before bed, and lately, I’ve been so tired that I only make it through a few pages before I start to fall asleep. Part of me wants to gobble it up, but another part of me is happy that I’ve got Claire, Jamie, and the people of Fraser’s Ridge for a while. Slow reading is sometimes the best.

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

Currently Reading:

• Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
• Real Change by Sharon Salzberg
• The Marvellous Land of Snergs by E.A. Wyke-Smith

Finished:

• Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 53 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 409

Total books for the year: 80 of 90.

I’m not sure I’m going to make my annual reading goal. Finishing 10 books in less than a month is a bit much, even for me. I’m not going to beat myself up about it. A lot has happened this year with my Dad passing, the move across the country, buying a house, and starting a new job, not once, but 3 times. Somehow I still managed to read 80 books so far, and I’m sure I’ll at least finish a couple more by the 31st. That’s pretty good. That’s more than good.

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

Currently Reading:

• Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
• Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton

Finished:

• Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
• Crossings by Alex Landragin
• Cosy by Laura Weir
• The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
• Poisoned Pages by Lorna Barrett

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 53 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 1229

Total books for the year: 79 of 90.

I’ve completed my Shelf Love challenge reading goal! Having 4 days to do whatever I wanted meant lots of audiobook time, as well as staying up late to read. Well, I at least attempted to stay up late reading, but my eyes kept saying no. Apparently, I need the rest.

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

Currently Reading:

• Crossings by Alex Landragin
• Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 50 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 156

Total books for the year: 74 of 90.

I didn’t do much reading again this week. Instead, I did things to better winterize the house and did a lot of organizing and cleaning when I wasn’t working. I only have Thanksgiving day off from work this week, and it’s the first job I’ve had that I didn’t have Friday off as well. Hopefully, I’ll be able to spend the weekend mostly reading.

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

Currently Reading:

• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• Crossings by Alex Landragin
• Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Finished:

• World War Z by Max Brooks

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 50 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 224

Total books for the year: 74 of 90.

Despite having Veteran’s Day off and the house to myself for most of the week, I didn’t do much reading. I don’t know if it’s a reading slump or what, but I’m getting concerned that I’m not going to make my annual reading goal for the first time since I started setting one.

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

Currently Reading:

• World War Z by Max Brooks
• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• Crossings by Alex Landragin

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 49 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 137

Total books for the year: 73 of 90.

Now that I’m working full-time again, I feel like the only time I have to read is when I listen to audiobooks during my commute and a little bit before bed. It doesn’t help that I’m spending the majority of my weekend unpacking and finding a place for everything in the house. I emptied a lot of boxes this weekend, but it feels like I hardly made a dent.

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

Currently Reading:

• World War Z by Max Brooks
• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 49 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 255

Total books for the year: 73 of 90.

#RIP is now over, and while I didn’t finish any more books or make anymore Bingos, the Boyfriend and I watched “The Shining” on Friday and “Crimson Peak” on Saturday after we finished “Brand New Cherry Flavor.” I started a new job on Monday, and while I could read during my 30-minute lunch, I get along really well with my coworkers and have spent my lunchtime chatting with them while I eat instead.

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

Currently Reading:

• World War Z by Max Brooks
• The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
• The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Finished:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
• Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
• How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith
• Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 14; Peril of the Short Story: 12; Peril of the Listen: 5; Peril on the Screen: 56

#ShelfLove – 49 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 1135

Total books for the year: 73 of 90.

I finally got a Bingo for RIP, and not only did I get one, but I got two, thanks to Meddling Kids and The Sweet Far Thing. I’m reading the group book now, The Sundial, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish it before the 31st. In other book-related news, I’m only 2 books from meeting my Shelf Love challenge goal.

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

Currently Reading:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
• Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Finished:

• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 9; Peril of the Short Story: 10; Peril of the Listen: 4; Peril on the Screen: 54

#ShelfLove – 45 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 619

Total books for the year: 68 of 90.

The Boyfriend and I are one story away from finishing Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror. We’ve watched all of “Midnight Mass” and are now a couple of episodes into “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” which is extremely weird.

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

Currently Reading:

• The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 7; Peril of the Short Story: 5; Peril of the Listen: 2; Peril on the Screen: 48

#ShelfLove – 44 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 390

Total books for the year: 66 of 90.

It’s October! The Boyfriend and I are continuing to read Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror together. We’ve also watched all of “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and have started watching “Midnight Mass.” On Saturday, I continued watching “Supernatural”, and it’s gotten good again, so far. I still plan to at least finish season 13, and then I’ll decide if I want to continue.