An isolated cottage in the UK, usually by the seaside, surrounded by dark trees. There something mysterious going on, and naturally, there's no cell reception either... When I'm not reading YA, I lean towards adult thrillers, and I've been sensing a theme... At first I thought it was the word "wood" in the title, because … Continue reading 3 on a theme: isolated cottages
# of books read: 15 audiobooks listened to: 3 graphic novels read: 2 total page count: 4,402 year total page count: 28,874 This was a crazy month, and despite having a week of vacation, it wasn't exactly *restful* vacation. Plus with all the running around for the summer reading program at my library, and planning for … Continue reading July reading round-up
# of books read: 21 audiobooks listened to: 5 ARCs read: 1 total page count: 4,538 year total page count: 20,077 I managed to get tons of reading done this month! My favorite reads of the month were Bang by Barry Lyga (about a boy who shot and killed his younger sister when he was a toddler), … Continue reading May reading round-up
Apparently this is a thing I like to do: read a book set in the place I'm traveling to. Right now, I'm heading off to a weekend in Acadia, Maine, and I'm reading The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel, about a man who lived as a hermit in the backwoods of Maine for nearly … Continue reading reading while traveling
I am often reading between 3 and 5 books at the same time, and occasionally there’s a theme that might not be remarkable in one book… but when I see it in three books, I take notice. It's a common trope, the haunted house. But not so common when the house becomes its own character... … Continue reading 3 on a theme: living houses
# of books read: 11 audiobooks listened to: 4 ARCs read: 1 total page count: 3,288 year total page count: 15,539 I didn't finish a lot of books in April, but I did read a lot! I swear! For a full list, scroll down to the bottom - the links will take you to my Goodreads reviews. … Continue reading April reading round-up
# of books read: 14 audiobooks listened to: 3 ebooks read: 3 books from the Throne of Glass series: 2 graphic novels: 3 total page count: 3,998 year total page count: 12,251 Well, I still haven't beat that crazy reading streak I had in January. It does seem that I'm reading roughly 4,000 pages a month, … Continue reading March reading round-up
The first book that ever really got a song stuck in my head was If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth. The title is taken from a Wings song, "Band on the Run." If you didn't know, reading the book would tell you that Wings was a project of Paul McCartney's after The … Continue reading when bookworms get earworms
I am often reading between 3 and 5 books at the same time, and occasionally there’s a theme that might not be remarkable in one book… but when I see it in three books, I take notice. Well, I started this blog post with three recent titles, then I kept finding more. I'll try to … Continue reading 3 on a theme: books within books
# of books read: 17 audiobooks listened to: 3 ebooks read: 6 ARCs read: 2 books from the Throne of Glass series: 2 graphic novels: 4 total page count: 3,877 year total page count: 8,253 Well, not so many books read as last month, but a lot of that has to do with February being 3 days shorter … Continue reading February reading round-up
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