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.

• 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

  

Finished:

• The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
• The Call of the Wild by Jack London

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 50 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 86 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: 2 out of 12
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 402

Total # of books for the year: 87.  OMG, I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE!!!  Thank you to everyone who commented with congrats and mutual excitement!  I know I said I would post photos on Sunday, but due to some unfortunate snags, I don’t have any great pictures of only me or ones I could crop well enough to remove those who don’t want their faces all over the internet.  Once I see what the professional photos look like, I may post those.  For now, I only have a question: did any of you fellow college graduates have the blues afterward?  I spent all of yesterday cleaning because it was either that or I wasn’t going to get out of bed.  I didn’t even want to read or watch anything on Netflix.  Cleaning helps, though, and the apartment desperately needed a return to dust-free order.

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

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 48 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 84 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: 0 out of 12 – this just started on the 1st.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 347

Total # of books for the year: 85.  Final exams.  Enough said.

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

 

Finished:

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
• Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 48 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 84 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 1,169

Total # of books for the year: 85.

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 Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

  

Finished:

• The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
• A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
• The Soak by Patrick E. McLean

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 48 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 82 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: A Tale Dark and Grimm is a Fairy Tale Retelling.  I only have two books left to go before I’ve completed the whole board!

Total pages read: 848

Total # of books for the year: 83.  I didn’t get much of a chance to read until Thursday afternoon, but I made up for that by reading most of the weekend.  Part of the problem is that none of the audiobooks I have or are listed in my library’s catalog are calling to me, so the two hours I have every day of the week to get some reading in are being spent listening to other things, like podcasts or music.  Is it possible to have an audiobook slump?

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.

• The Soak by Patrick E. McLean
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

  

Finished:

• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 47 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 79 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: The Witching Hour was over 1,000 pages.  Now I just need to finish a Fairy Tale Retelling, a Dystopia, and a book with a POC Main Character.  Luckily, I already own books that fit all those categories.

Total pages read: 306

Total # of books for the year: 80.  I didn’t read much again this week. I’m still listening to music instead of audiobooks, and I’ve been spending most of my free time job hunting.  I’m very much looking forward to next week when I only have two days of class and can relax and read for the rest of the week.

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 Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
• The Soak by Patrick E. McLean

  

Finished:

• Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 47 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 78 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 304

Total # of books for the year: 79.  I didn’t get nearly as much reading done this week for two reasons. One, I’ve been listening to music instead of audiobooks, and two, I’ve been sleeping, watching movies, and coloring more than I’ve been cracking spines.  I think I hit a bit of a reading slump, but that’s quickly being remedied by The Soak, written by the same author who wrote The Merchant Adventurer.  Patrick E. McLean is one of the few who I will buy their books immediately.  I was lucky enough to have enough credits saved up to get the ebook as soon as it was released 🙂

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 Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
• Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright – for my History of US Foreign Policy class.

  

Finished:

• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

I’ll try to get a review posted at some point for Coraline.

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 46 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 77 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 958

Total # of books for the year: 78.  I wrote a guest post for Michelle @ Because Reading about vampires and Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.  Why does Halloween have to be over?! I got swamped in research and writing a paper, so I didn’t get around to reviewing some of the books I wanted to before the end of October.  Sometimes I wish the spookiness could continue for another month.  Now that it’s November, I’ll be reading books that are still dark though less designed to frighten.  In addition to finishing The Witching Hour, I’ll hopefully have time to get to A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, Hyde by Daniel Levine, and Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints by P.J. Brackston.  All of them are library books, and I’d like to finish them before they’re due.

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 Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman

   

Finished: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, which I reviewed on Saturday.  I also finished Bird Box by Josh Malerman.  I’ll try to get the review for it posted before the end of the month.

 

Challenges:

• RIP X: 8 out of 4
• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 46 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 74 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 778

Total # of books for the year: 75.  Halloween approaches!  The Boyfriend and I have been watching “Penny Dreadful” and we have plans to finish the 2nd season before Halloween so we can spend the night watching “Hocus Pocus” and other favorites while drinking red wine and eating garlic cheese bombs, popcorn, candy corn, and chocolate frosted pumpkin muffins.  I’ve already got my books picked out for November, but I will be reading them purely for enjoyment whenever I have time outside of schoolwork and job hunting.  Even though I’ve been posting something nearly every day, I already feel like a weight has been lifted.  We’ll see how long that lasts as I move into next month and face down three exams.

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.

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan – for the read-along.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
• Bird Box by Josh Malerman

    

Finished: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine, and The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood.

    

Challenges:

• RIP X: 7 out of 4
• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 45 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 72 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 789

Total # of books for the year: 73.  I had a semi-meltdown after an exam last week.  The Boyfriend and Dewey’s Readathon allowed me to recover, but I’ve finally admitted to myself that I’m trying to do too much.  After this month until at least mid-December, I’ll be stepping back a bit from the blog.  What that means is I won’t be writing any more monthly “features” except Thursday’s Things, and the only reviews I’ll be writing will be for the ARCs I’ve already agreed to read/review.  Everything else will stay mostly the same, but just that will be a bit of a breather and give me the chance to focus more on other things.

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.

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan – for the read-along.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
• Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

    

Finished: Doll Bones by Holly Black and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.  I’ll review both of these before the end of the month.

 

DNF: The Magic Shop by Justin Swapp.  I tried.  I did.  I’ll write a DNF review before the end of the month.

Challenges:

• RIP X: 4 out of 4
• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 42 out of 51.
• Outdo Yourself: 68 out of 66.
• Netgalley/Edelweiss: 15 out of 50.
• SF/F Bingo: 

Total pages read: 644

Total # of books for the year: 69. Though I’m not counting it towards any of my reading challenges, or even my total number of books read for the year, I’m reading the short story, “The Wendigo” by Algernon Blackwood.  I found out about the story from Litha Nelle’s Mini Macabre Review Monday post.  I knew that Wendigos originated from Native American folklore, and I’ve seen the episode about the frightening creature on “Supernatural”, but I had no idea there was also a Classic short story about it.  I’m also adding Pet Sematary by Stephen King to my wishlist since the creature shows up in the one famous King book I’ve never read.  I doubt I’ll get to it this year, but I hope to read it next October.

What are you reading this week?