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Monday, August 10, 2015

Book-Tube-A-Thon ~ Wrap Up

Hi Book-Sniffers and Librocubicularists,

A successful reading week! I hope yours was too.

In all I finished 5 novels, 3 graphic novels, and 6 short stories.

Challenges fulfilled:

1. a book with blue on the cover
 'Here, There Be Dragons' and 'The Archived'


2. an author with the same first initial of last name as you. For me 'P'
'Squire' by Tamora Pierce
 
3. someone else's favourite book
Tricky, I'm sure one of the books I read is a favourite of someones. 'Squire' is one my ALL TIME favourite books... Let's count that.
 
4. last book acquired (library, haul, borrowed...)
'We'll Always Have Summer' and 'Earth & Sky'
 
5. a book without letting go until it's finished (hold it until it's done)
'1001 Nights of Snowfall' or 'Wolves' (both graphic novels in the Fables series)

6. a book you REALLY want to read
Always want to reread 'Squire', currently reading (did not finish within week) 'Swordspoint', definitely 'Earth & Sky', and I challenged myself to read 3 short stories - I read 6.

7. 7 books
Are we counting graphic novels?
Books: Here, There Be Dragons (I); The Archived; Squire (III); We'll Always Have Summer (III); Earth & Sky
Graphic Novels: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Fables); Wolves (Fables); Motherland (Y the Last Man)

Total Pages Read: 2124 

For funsies, I attempted the book tower challenge from Day 3. I even based it off of Orford Castle. Awwwww yeah.



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A-Thon: Day 7

Day 7

Pages Read Today: 192


Finished overall: 4 books + 3 graphic novels + 6 short stories


Continuing:

Swordspoint
By Ellen Kushner
Pages: 148-190

I don't want this story to end. In hindsight, it's not a good read-a-thon book, but this will easily be on my top list of 2015.



Short Stories:

Rysn
By Brandon Sanderson
Pages: 7

This was alright.
 


From
Epic: Legends of Fantasy
Edited By John Joseph Adams

Sunday, August 9, 2015

A-Thon: Day 6

Day 6

Pages Read Today: 49


Finished overall: 4 books + 2 graphic novels + 5 short stories


Continuing:

Swordspoint
By Ellen Kushner
Pages: 124-148

The writing is so lush. I wanted to read this quickly, but the writing is having none of it. So I'm delightfully savouring the story.


Short Stories:

Bound Man
By Mary Robinette Kowal
Pages: 25

I liked this one. Out of time, alternate historical, fantasy with a compelling main female character.


From
Epic: Legends of Fantasy
Edited By John Joseph Adams

Saturday, August 8, 2015

A-Thon: Day 5

Day 5

Pages Read Today: 342


Finished overall: 5 books + 2 graphic novels + 4 short stories

Earth & Sky
By Megan Crewe
Pages: 1-298
Challenge: Last Acquired (most recent library visit)

Whew. Yay. Sci-Fi! Review coming soon.





Continuing:

Swordspoint
By Ellen Kushner
Pages:80-124






Back on the reading traaaaain. All aboard for the weekend!

Friday, August 7, 2015

A-Thon: Day 4

Day 4

Pages Read Today:52


Finished overall: 4 books + 2 graphic novels + 4 short stories



Continuing:

Swordspoint
By Ellen Kushner
Pages: 28-80

The writing is so lush. I wanted to read this quickly, but the writing is having none of it. So I'm delightfully savouring the story.




Today's reading flew way under yesterday's outcome. I spent the afternoon and most of the evening writing - working on my 2014 NaNoWriMo story. I do not mind having read little. It is the middle of the read-a-thon and I didn't expect to go as full-throttle as I have been.

Tomorrow will go one of two ways: read-write-read or write-read-write. Neither way is a loss.

Happy reading!