Well, I have to confess this year's ARC August (hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat. ) was not nearly as successful as last year. I only read a grand total of four (!) books this month, much less than the nine I had hoped to get through (and the 11 ARCs I read last August). But sometimes life… Continue reading ARC August 2016 Wrap-Up
Category: Monthly Review
May Wrap Up
May has been a bit of a crazy month. I decided to combine my monthly Book Haul and wrap up posts because otherwise my usual 'Recapping Reads' post would probably look exactly like April's. Somehow I only read 1 book in all of this month, and that was a book of poetry that took me… Continue reading May Wrap Up
Recapping Reads: February in Review
I wanted February to be a better month for reading than January, but in the end I think it may have actually been worse. I barely finished any of the books I was reading at the start of the month, and I certainly didn't make a dent in my intended reading list for February. Books… Continue reading Recapping Reads: February in Review
Recapping Reads: October in Review
My pace seemed to slow a lot in October, partly because fall TV is back in full swing and also because I've been reading Stacey Schiff's The Witches. For some reason I always read non-fiction a lot slower than fiction, even when I'm really interested in the subject, as I am with The Witches. Therefore… Continue reading Recapping Reads: October in Review
Recapping Reads: September in Review
I got the month started with a fairly quick pace, but then slowed down about halfway through - around the time I started reading The Aeronaut's Windlass. I'm not sure why I slowed down so much (as I was enjoying the book); I probably could have fit another book or two in this month if… Continue reading Recapping Reads: September in Review