Now that the secret is out of the bag and you all know I've committed to yet another reading challenge, I feel comfortable telling you I've just finished book 2 of the Anne series, Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Anne Read Along challenge is one that I heard about it from The Book Date, … Continue reading Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
[ // JANUARY // FEBRUARY // MARCH // APRIL // MAY // JUNE // JULY // AUGUST // ] With August done our year is 2/3 finished with 1/3 to go. I’ve read 33 books so far. Challenge Completed Status PopSugar 33 of 40 83% main 33 of 52 63% advanced Audiobooks 1 100% bit … Continue reading Reading Challenges Progress Report
The Dark Tower. You've probably heard of them. The comics are based on the novels by Stephen King, and are "plotted by Robin Furth and scripted by Peter David" per the wiki entry. You may have heard the buzz about the new movie, which stars Idris Elba, which prefaces the upcoming series of the same star. That's … Continue reading The Dark Tower comic book series by Stephen King
Usually there is a year of downtime in the universe of the series before the characters get into a new adventure of mischief. Ghost Story, by contrast, follows Changes by only moments, in a grand continuation. The readers follow the Ghost of the story as he attempts to solve his own murder, and … Continue reading Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
Okay, I didn't want anyone to know I was reading Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery until I had at least the first one done. (I thought they would go much faster but alas!) The reason I didn't want anyone to know is because... I might have just signed up for another book … Continue reading Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Well, it's really frustrating to have to re-write a post you already wrote once, but I love you guys, so, here. I read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore and I was pleasantly surprised by the rich authenticity of the time period, place setting, and religious customs depicted in Moore's cheeky … Continue reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore
With the end of June our 2017 reading year is officially half over! I’ve read 18 books so far this year, with piles of TBR and just bought stacking up everywhere (of course). PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge Full List No. 4 An audiobook Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt No. 10 cat on cover Abarat by … Continue reading Reading Challenges Progress Report
The diversity challenge for the month of April was "mental health," and though it took me a little into May to finish it, I'm counting it for April. I chose a book that had been recommended by many friends in my Facebook group for OCPD, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. The easiest oversimplication for OCPD I … Continue reading April, May reads in review
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, Dresden Files Book 8 (for more on cover art: Vincent Chong, Subterranean Press) This series of books is terrific: the main character is quirky and fun, the writing is fast and funny, the books work as stand-alones and as a arching series. In addition to Jim Butcher's great writing, and the always amusing … Continue reading April Reads in Review
The next book I finished was my audiobook of Dead Beat by Jim Butcher, book 7 in the Dresden Files series. These books may be structured in a formulaic way, but there are definitely plotlines getting more intense as the story arch progress, and the writing is HILARIOUS! I laugh out loud (yes I actually … Continue reading March Reads in Review
