November 2017 wrap-up part 2

 

Week four of November

I did really good this week in reading. I read a total of 1589 pages. 5 books and 2 mini books.
Only two of them I listened to. The mini books I read on Thanksgiving as we were waiting to go to Mike's sisters for dinner. I received these from my page habit boxes. I finally got to the book Memoirs of a Geisha Girl. I have been wanting to read this for a while, I actually listened to it on audio. The other book I listened to was Somebody to Love. I also finally read Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them. I read this to David at bed time. It was a quick read; it took us only four days to read. Down among the Sticks and Bones is the second book of a series I started a couple of months ago. The third book comes out next year sometime. It was a good read. The last book actually had three short stories in it and that was Starry, Starry Night. This was around Christmas time. Another good read and will make you cry. Only a few more days left in November. I will do another post later this week to tell what I read and a total page count for November. Until then have a great day.

November 2017 wrap-up

 

What I have read so far in November

These two books were read before I left to go to Connecticut. 

The total pages read were 649. Both were on audio book. I had a lot going on to get myself ready so I decided to listen to them. Tara has done a review on the series by Janet Evanovich on her book blog.

Lovely Bones was a great book but sad. I know there is a movie based on this book. I haven't seen the movie yet. It is about a girl who is killed and they only find a few a her bones but have uncovered all of her. It goes back and forth to give you information about the girl and how she dies. I am hoping I haven't gone to far in talking about the book. It is hard what to say and not to say in talking about books I have read.

These are the books I have read when I got back from Connecticut. I didn't read much on my trip.

Because you love to hate me is a book with 13 short stories. I liked some of the stories and some I didn't like. I finally got this finished since I have been reading this since September.

Commonwealth I did not like. Journey to Nowhere is a book I borrowed from Bekah and read to David. It is about a girl in the 1800's who moves from Connecticut to the woods of New York that has been settled yet. It talks about there trip and the adventures that happen. The Nest is a book for my library book club. It talks about a family and how they grew up and what happens to them. It was an okay book. Hassle-Free Homework was a book recommended by one of the therapists that David was seeing for his learning disability. It has been on my shelf for a long time. It has some good ideas that everyone should try. It would be easier to start this before your child gets into habits that are not so easy to change. I would recommend this book to read so you can understand how children learn and the different learning styles. So this totals five books read which is 1137 pages for the third week of November. Not to bad. Commonwealth and The Nest were audio books.

November 2017 TBR

 

November TBR

These are the books I plan on reading for the month of November.

There are 20 books showing and a few I have already started. A couple of them are from early in the year that I never got to reading. This month is busy so again some of these books will be listened to on audio if it is available.

I hope these books give you ideas on what to read for this month. 

October 2017 wrap-up

 

Last of Octobers reading

I was able to read two more books before the end of October. These two books totaled 772 pages.

The total pages read for October ended up being 6645. There were a few books that I started but didn't get finished. In total I read 20 books and have started 4 books.

Heartless is about the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. It tells who is the Queen and she became the Queen. This is a good book if you like Alice in Wonderland. I'm not a real fan of that story.

Stalking Jack The Ripper is about a woman who works with her uncle as a forensic. They are looking at a few ladies who have been murdered. This story uses a lot of true events from the real Jack The Ripper cases. I this book they do find the killer. In real life they never could find the true person. This was also a good book. 

October 2017 book haul

 

October Book Haul

I  ordered these books from Book Outlet. They had a special going on and of course I couldn't pass this up. In this order I actually picked up two books that I already had so I gave them to a friend.

Most of these books came from Barnes and Nobel. I had three coupons and it was member appreciation week-end. The Harry Potter book I picked up King Soopers ( grocery store). I didn't see at the book store.

 At least once a month I try to go to the thrift store that is Arc. Every Saturday they have certain tags marked 50% off. The books I got for half price but not the yarn. The yarn was still a good deal; each bag was between 4-7 dollars and the skeins are new or hardly used. I picked up some hardbacks I already read but want for my collection and some new to books to try.

I am always looking for suggestions on what to read next. I have a huge list to read but don't mind trying something new.

Last 2 weeks of October 2017 wrap-up

 

3rd and 4th week of October books read

I am behind a week. I don't have an excuse just busy. The third week of October wasn't a good week of reading. I only read two books. I finished the Kissed by an Angel series. Tara wrote a review on her blog. Life and Death by: Stephanie Meyer was the other book I read. I didn't like this book. It is Twilight but with a lot of the characters changed. These two books totaled 703 pages

Week four I did a lot better. I read a total of 1761 pages. Okay to be honest a lot of the books I was able to get on auto from the library. I was able to listen to them as I worked around the house. I physically read the Bridesmaid and didn't like it. The Dreadful tale of Prosper Redding was the book I read to David and we loved it. Now we have to wait for the next book in this series. I also didn't like Norse Mythology. 

There is still a couple of days left in the month so I will do a partial read update on Wednesday to finish off the month.

Weekly Wrap-up October 9th 2017

 

Week of October 9th

These are the books I read for the week of October 9th. It was a total of 1741 pages.
In case you are wondering I do more than just read. Mike was off this week so that meant a lot of yard work. The weather has been nice to be outside. I also have to keep house and feed the family. We did a lot of service projects this week also. Now onto the books. The top book is Cuckoo Calling and it was okay. As you know this author wrote the Harry Potter series and this is nothing like it nor does it compare. I read the second book of the kissed by an angel trilogy which Tara did a book review on her blog. It is gook and I am enjoying it. If You Dare is amazing and I enjoyed it more than the first two books in the series. I just put up a review on it. When Dimple Met Rishi is the first book for this new author. She did a great job and I enjoyed this book. I will be putting up a review soon. Wires and Nerves volume 1 is a graphic novel. If you have read the Lunar Chronicles this is featuring the android. It is cute but not for me. I might pick up the second volume when it comes out because I just can't finish a series whether I like it or not.   Hope this helps you find a book to read.