Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Currently Reading - June and Summer Reading Challenge
I decided that TBR lists are really not for me...I always pick a few books and feel an unreasonable amount of pressure to read the books I have chosen. I am a mood reader, so having the TBR pressure is counterproductive. That being said, this month I decided to set one book goal for myself.
I want to read Book 1 of A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. I'm about 300 pages in so far, via audiobook and traditional book and am really enjoying it. Even though I watch the show, I am finding that I absolutely love all the details in the books that HBO just doesn't have th time for. My favorite example of this is Bran's storyline. I can't get enough of it, and actually wish that they would have cut back on Ned's storyline somewhat to feature more of Bran's. But 'tis life.
Despite having already picked up an epic fantasy whopper at 800+ pages I also decided that this would be the month that I read Outlander by Diana Gabaldon in anticipation for the Starz series of the same name that begins in August. I must be insane because honestly both of these books are incredibly long and take your full attention. But habing discovered how much I enjoy the audio/book combo I decided to employ the same technique for Outlander. I am listening to it while I work and I read a couple chapters at night once I get home. I have flown through this book. I think it's taken me about a week and it should be finished later today. I absolutely love it, though, I am not sure if I am going to continue on with the series...it's another heavy commitment a la Song of Ice Fire. If I do decide to continue reading the other books I may do so later on.
Aside from those two massive reads, I've read about 6-7 other books/graphic novels. Mostly light and fluffy YA's to balance out the seriousness of my heavy reads. But, I also started the Grisha Series last night and plan to finish all three books before months ends. Once I finish those, I want to wrap up reading The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead in anticipation of the release of Silver Shadows this summer.
So basically, I have lost my damn mind this month. Instead of keeping it light I decided to be a sadist and read the craziest books I could get my hands on...and the month is only half way through.
On another topic entirely...I decided that on top of my annual Reading Challenge (this year's goal is 100 books) I wanted to try for a 50 book summer. I am giving myself all of June, July and August to accomplish this goal. I think it is entirely feasible if I continue at the rate I have been reading for the last few months (average of 20 books a month). If I am being honest though, I am suffering from a bit of reading fatigue and have felt myself slowing down...and with the addition of my whopper reads I am not feeling too hopeful. So cross your fingers that I can make it all happen!
'Tis all for now. If you'd like to see what I read in May, check out my monthly wrap-up posted on YouTube and of course, stay tuned for this month's wrap up and review vids.
Bye!
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Bout of Books Read-a-thon - UPDATED
I think I am going to attempt my first read-a-thon, in what is the craziest week of the Spring for me. Who says this girls doesn't love a bit of a challenge?
What is Bout of Books? I'm so glad you asked!
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and
Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins
12:01am Monday, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th in whatever time zone
you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is
between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges,
giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional.
So let's see...
Time Devoted to Reading:
My goal is to read at least 2 hours a day during the weekdays and at least 5 hours each weekend day. This is much less than my usual weekend reading but with so much craziness next week I will be lucky if I can scrape together 5 hours.My Goals:
- To read until I'm sick of it.
- Fall asleep with my Nook on my face
- In a perfect book reading world finish six (6) books or 1,000 pages
Books to Read - maybe, this could change depending on my mood
- A Great and Terrible Beauty
- The Sea of Monsters
- Destiny Rewritten
- To all the Boys I've Loved Before
- Throne of Glass
- It's Not Summer Without You
Updates - Coming Soon
MondayNumber of books I've read today: 2 children's book, 180 pages in Throne of Glass
Total number of books I've read: 2.5
Books: A Boy Names Dickens, Paperbag Princess and Throne of Glass
Tuesday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 3
Books: Throne of Glass
Wednesday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 3
Books: Hyperbole and a Half
Thursday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 3.5
Books: Hyperbole and a Half
Friday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 3.5
Books: Obsidian
Saturday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 4
Books: Obsidian
Sunday
Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 4
Books: Hyperbole and a Half
So in total I read: A Boy Names Dickens, Paperbag Princess, Obsidian and Throne of Glass. In addition, I read half of Hyperbole and a Half. I didn't make my reading goal nor stick to my TBR but it was an insanely crazy week for me...so yeah.
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