Tag: reading

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch – This is on hold until March since it’s an ebook and I’m participating in Feel the Paper Love February.
• Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead

   

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 6 out of 51
• COYER: 7 out of 10

Total pages read: 206

Total # of books for the year: 9.  My first week of working full-time flew past.  I had a freak out moment Tuesday evening because I felt like I was never going to find enough time to read and blog or exercise again.  I managed to get through the week, and then on Friday night, I turned to the wonderful bloggers participating in #FitReaders as well as the Book Bloggers Do It Better group on Facebook.  I got lots of great advice, and I no longer feel overwhelmed.  Instead, I’ve got a plan.  We’ll see if it works.  However, because I haven’t gotten much reading accomplished this past week, I don’t have much to blog about for this week.  There will be some days that I don’t post anything, but I will try to space them out.  If my plan works, the sparse posting will only be temporary.

My Top Commenter: Is Shaina from Shaina Reads.

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch – This is on hold until March since it’s an ebook and I’m participating in Feel the Paper Love February.
• Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead – Since I DNF’d the piece of brain candy that my book club chose for this month, I decided to return to a Paranormal Romance series I actually like.  To give you an idea of how rare it is for me to read something like this, the Boyfriend saw it sitting on the table and exclaimed, “What the Hell is this?!”

   

DNF:

• Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 6 out of 51
• COYER: 7 out of 10

Total pages read: 352

Total # of books for the year: 9.  The Boyfriend and I celebrated Valentine’s Day on Saturday since he had to work on Sunday.  I made us a nice breakfast and then we went to look at an apartment that we’re planning on moving into next month.  After that, we got smoothies and headed to one of the many parks in Austin that has walking trails.  By the time we were done, we were ready for an early dinner at a little Cuban restaurant he found for me.  While I’m glad we went, I don’t plan on ever going back.  The food was only ok, and the highlight of our dinner was getting an ice cold can of Iron Beer, the Cuban take on root beer, and my favorite soda.  It was still barely evening, so we headed to the used bookstore to see if I could find a hardcover of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.  I found a hardcover of the first three books instead, which is even better IMO.  It was supposed to be my one book purchase this year, and we had already exchanged gifts (he got me a hardcover edition of Written in My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon, and I got him A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin).  However, the Boyfriend bought it for me and told me to save my book money for something new <3  After that we headed home to eat lots of chocolate and watch Shrek.

My Top Commenter: Is Shaina from Shaina Reads.

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch – This is on hold until March since it’s an ebook and I’m participating in Feel the Paper Love February.
• Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge – This is a book club read.

   

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 6 out of 51
• COYER: 7 out of 10

Total pages read: 100

Total # of books for the year: 9.  This week has been so busy.  I accepted a full-time job offer on Tuesday, but since I’m not starting until the 16th, I’m still working my part-time job until then.  I’m also still doing freelance editing work.  As soon as the Boyfriend and I knew that I’ll soon have a steady income, we began looking for a new place and figuring out budgets and how much it will cost to move when our current lease is up in April.  There’s a bunch of other stuff going on as well, and it all added up to us feeling overtasked and a little overwhelmed.  We went out to breakfast on Saturday after looking at yet another place and had a long talk to hash everything out, and then made an agreement to do no more adulting for the rest of the day.  I think we both feel better and are more prepared to handle all the changes coming up within the next few months.  Before that, though, there was Harry Potter Book Night.  I put a lot of work into it, so I was a little disappointed that only one lovely person participated.  However, we both had a lot of fun, and I’m glad she came over to the blog to show her support.

My Top Commenter: Is Litha from Victorian Soul Critiques.  Thank you! 🙂

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch

  

Finished:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
• Stories I Told Myself by Patrick E. McLean
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 6 out of 51
• COYER: 7 out of 10

Total pages read: 603

Total # of books for the year: 9.  I signed up for Litha’s Feel the Paper Love February, so I’ll be reading nothing but the physical books on my TBR shelf this month.  I forgot this is the last month of COYER, though, so I guess I won’t be making my goal of 10 books.  Oh well, at least I got seven ebooks/audiobooks off my TBR.

My Top Commenters: It’s a tie between Terri @ Second Run Reviews, and Felicia @ The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog.

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

•  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
•  An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

  

Finished:

• The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 5 out of 51
• COYER: 5 out of 10

Total pages read: 821

Total # of books for the year: 6.  This week has been busy.  I’ve been doing a lot of running home from my part-time job to quickly change into interview clothes, and then do the same thing in reverse soon after the interview (my part-time job is two hours each day during the week; one in the morning and one in the afternoon).  I don’t even know how many resumes, cover letters, and job applications I’ve submitted, and I’ve spent more time talking on my phone than I have for the past several months combined.  I’m happy that things are moving along a lot more quickly than earlier this month, but I’m also ready for it to be over with already so I can finally be bringing home a full-time paycheck.  Even with all the busyness, though, I’ve been doing my best to set aside at least one hour every night to read before I go to bed.

My Top Commenters: It’s a three-way tie between Litha @ Victorian Soul Book Critiques, Terri @ Second Run Reviews, and Shaina @ Shaina Reads.

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

•  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
•  An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson

  

Finished:

• My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
• The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
• Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 5 out of 51
• COYER: 5 out of 10

Total pages read: 884

Total # of books for the year: 5.  Now that the 24 in 48 readathon is over I’ll be catching up on reviews.  I’m also determined to finish The Paris Winter this week.

My Top Commenter: Felicia @ The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

•  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe – for the Classics Club Spin.
•  An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem – for the Our Shared Shelf book club.

  

Finished:

• The Sibyl by Cynthia D. Witherspoon
• The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 2 out of 51
• COYER: 3 out of 10

Total pages read: 860

Total # of books for the year: 2.  Now that Bout of Books is over, which I’ll be posting about later today, I’ll be catching up on reviews.  However, the 24 in 48 Read-a-thon is this weekend, so I’ll only post one or two until after that.

My Top Commenter: Terri at Second Run Reviews

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

•  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe – for the Classics Club Spin.
•  An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

  

Finished:

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
• Greenglass House by Kate Milford

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 0 out of 51 (A Breath of Snow and Ashes and Greenglass House counted towards last year’s challenge.)
• COYER: 1 out of 10
• SF/F Bingo: I finished Greenglass House on the final day of the challenge (Dec. 31st)!

Total pages read: 1,012

Total # of books for the year: 0.  This week is Bout of Books, so I have no idea when I’ll get around to writing reviews for A Breath of Snow and Ashes and Greenglass House.  Hopefully, before the end of the month.

My Top Five Commenters for 2015:

1. Shaina at Shaina Reads
2. Terri at Second Run Reviews
3. Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About
4. Julie at Chapter Break
5. Berls at Fantasy is More Fun

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
• Greenglass House by Kate Milford

  

Finished:

• A Christmas Carol by Rod Espinosa
• Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Taki Soma, and Robert Wilson

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 52 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 89 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50. – I’ve given up on this challenge, but I’ll keep it listed here in case I get around to reading any more of my Netgalley ARCs.
• Twelve Books of Christmas: 5 out of 12
• COYER: 0 out of 10
• SF/F Bingo: I think it’s safe to count Bitch Planet as a Dystopia, which means I’ve only got one more book to read for this challenge!  If I can finish Greenglass House before the end of the year, then I will have completed the entire board.

Total pages read: 585

Total # of books for the year: 90.  I had a bit of an Outlander Christmas!  The Boyfriend got me the special collector’s edition of Outlander Season One, and his Mom got me the two-volume soundtrack!  I got his Mom the 1st book in the series and the coloring book 🙂  The Boyfriend also got me a personal embosser for my book collection, one of his Sister’s got me an Amazon gift card, and I got several other small gifts not related to books.  I’m so close to finishing A Breath of Snow and Ashes, but now that I’m back home and working on an editing project to bring in some extra cash, I have no idea when I’ll get it finished.  Hopefully before the end of the week.  It’s so good that I’m probably going to jump straight into the next book, An Echo in the Bone.

What are you reading this week?

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
• Greenglass House by Kate Milford

  

Finished:

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 50 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 87 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50. – I’ve given up on this challenge, but I’ll keep it listed here in case I get around to reading any more of my Netgalley ARCs.
• Twelve Books of Christmas: 3 out of 12
• COYER: 0 out of 10
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 608

Total # of books for the year: 88.  You know how I said I’d get back to a more normal volume of blogging once I graduated?  Well, about that…It’s now my full-time job to find a job (I’m starting a freelance editing project today, which will give me some extra cash to tide me over until I’ve got something more steady; hopefully, one of the many jobs I’ve applied for over the past week).  On top of that, I’ve been getting into the Christmas spirit and my favorite season by reading when I can and snuggling up with my cat and the Boyfriend under blankets and drinking hot chocolate.  We (minus our fur baby, Dresden) also went to a Christmas party.  I’m also traveling this week.  So, it’s fairly safe to say I won’t be getting back to my usual amount of blogging until at least after Christmas, but probably not until I find a full-time job, and I’m no longer sitting at my computer looking through job postings and submitting resumes for eight hours a day.

What are you reading this week?