WWW Wednesdays – October 13, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Scarathlon2021: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare – book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Scarathlon2021: It by Stephen King – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Scarathlon2021: Milwaukee Ghosts and Legends by Anna Lardinois – book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ½

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Anything scary? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY SCARY OCTOBER!

WWW Wednesdays – October 6, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

I’m participating in a lot of readathons this October. Many of which are hosted on Litsy. These readathons will be totally dictating my reading life this month, which is new and different for me. I’m really looking forward to it.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Scarathlon2021: The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦
Scarathlon2021: The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Scarathlon2021: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Anything scary? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY SCARY OCTOBER!

WWW Wednesdays – September 29, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Badass Habits by Jen Sincero – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriary – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ 
How Y’all Doing? by Leslie Jordan – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY READING!!!

WWW Wednesdays – September 22, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

I haven’t been reading much lately. I got some sad news recently that has put me in a bit of a funk, so I have started many books but haven’t finished many. I do have a good fall reading list put together though that I am looking forward to – Fall Reads – 2021.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Book Club: The Cannibal’s Guide to Ethical Living by Mykle Hansen – ebook = ♦ ♦
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen – book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY READING!!!

Fall Reads – 2021

Fall is almost officially here! I hope to read some fun books off my bookshelf and continue with my Reading the Classics Challenge and other challenges that I am trying to do in 2021. I am hoping to participate in some readathons too. What are y’all reading this Fall? Any reads you are most looking forward to? Here is my list:

BOOK CLUB READS

• The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
• Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
• The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
• Mort by Terry Pratchett

BUDDY READALONG

• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
• The Foundation by Isaac Asimov

NETGALLEY

• A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes
• Christmas in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft
• The Sisters Sweet by Elizabeth Weiss
• The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

BOOK JAR PICKS

• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

SCARY OCTOBER

• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
• The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
• Carrie by Stephen King
• It by Stephen King
• Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

NONFICTION NOVEMBER

• Outer Order Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
• World Travel by Anthony Bourdain
• Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
• The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore
• The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
• Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg
• Mutiny of Rage by Jaime Salazar
• Zlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovic

OTHER 

• The Crooked House by Agatha Christie 
• The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
• One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus √
• How Y’all Doing? by Leslie Jordan √
• “G” is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
• “H” is for Homicide by Sue Grafton
• Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty √

WWW Wednesdays – September 8, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Mount TBR: The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ½
Mount TBR: Hurricane Bay by Heather Graham – book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ½
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY READING!!!

WWW Wednesdays – September 1, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Classics Book Club: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦
Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin – audiobook = ♦ ♦

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY READING!!!

WWW Wednesdays – August 25, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

Last week and over the weekend, I participated in a couple of readathons, which really helped me focus on my reading life a bit. It was nice to take some time with my books. I participated in Bout of Books 32 and the MBC Readathon. I was quite proud of my reading progress and achieved all my reading goals for the week.

Currently Reading

Finished Reading

Brat by Andrew McCarthy – audiobook = ♦ ♦
F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦
American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Buddy Read:  The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins – book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Reading Next

Did anyone else participate in any readathons over the last week? If so, how did you do?

What are y’all reading? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY READING!!!

WWW Wednesdays – August 18, 2021

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Time for another WWW Wednesdays, which is brought to you by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. If you too want to participate, answer the above questions and post that link on Sam’s page.

This week I will be participating in Bout of Books 32. I am hoping this will be the best way for me to complete my summer of fun before the work craziness begins again.

Currently Reading

Recently Finished

Book Club: There There by Tommy Orange – audiobook/book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton – audiobook = ♦ ♦ ♦
Classics Book Club: Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong – book = ♦ ♦ ♦ ½

Reading Next

What are y’all reading? Feel free to leave a comment below on the books I’m reading, the books you are reading, and/or your own WWW link.

HAPPY READING!!!

Bout of Books 32 – August 2021

I’ve begun my week of reading with the Bout of Books 32 readathon. My summer is quickly coming to a close, so I thought it would be nice to have some quality reading time before my work load gets unbearable again.

Here is a bit of information about this readathon:

The Bout of Books Readathon was created by Amanda Shofner on a complete whim in August 2011*. People seemed to enjoy it, so Amanda decided to do it again and turn it into a regular occurrence.

Here’s what you should know about us:

• • Bout of Books is a week long readathon, run from midnight Monday (8/16) through midnight Sunday (8/22) in whatever time zone you are in. (Time zones are tough to coordinate, yo.)
  • It’s low pressure, meaning you’re only asked to read. We discourage competition between readers.
  • How much time you want, and can commit, to read, Tweet, Instagram, or otherwise network with fellow readathoners is left up to you. Any challenges and giveaways we host are optional.
  • Networking with fellow readers is actively encouraged, though never required.
  • Use social media to post updates throughout the readathon. Our main presence is on Twitter, where we share information about the readathon throughout the week. We also maintain an active presence on Instagram. We use the #boutofbooks hashtag on both networks.

Here are my goals for the readathon:

1. Participate in challenges.
2. Complete book for virtual book club.
3. Complete 3 additional books.
4. Read 750 pages.

Here is what I intend to be reading this week:

HAPPY READING!!!!