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message 1: by Karen (last edited Nov 02, 2019 06:48AM) (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments Actually not quite a month, but a 3 week read-a-thon. A no stress, relaxing time, if you want.

Currently reading:

10/7: Something Read, Something Dead 142 pages
10/8: Deadhouse Gates, 98 pages
10/9: Deadhouse Gates, 27 pages and Reading Up a Storm, 22 pages and The Adventures of Roderick Random, 49 pages
10/10: Reading Up a Storm, 84 pages
10/11: Reading Up a Storm, 201 pages, finished and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 108 pages, finished
10/12: Deadhouse Gates, 130 pages
10/13: Miss Zukas and the Library Murders, 50 pages and The Things They Carried, 38 pages
10/14: Miss Zukas and the Library Murders, 169 pages, finished.
10/15: The Things They Carried, 80 pages and Deadhouse Gates, 127 pages
10/16:Out of Circulation, 212 pages, finished
10/17: Claudine's House, 143 pages, finished
10/18: The Rook, 132 pages
10/19: The Things They Carried, 116 pages, finished and The Rook, 155 pages
10/20: The Rook, 209 pages, finished
10/21: I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives, 392 pages, finished
10/22: Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death, 272 pages, finished
10/23: Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance, 256 pages, finished Final Notice, 229 pages, finished
10/24: Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow, 224 finished
10/25:Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence, 256 pages
10/26: Bookmarked to Die, 356 pages, finished and Catalogue of Death, 352 page, finished
10/27: Wave, 246 pages, finished
10/28: Index to Murder, 272 pages, finished
10/29: Farewell, Miss Zukas, 248 pages
10/30: Blue Moon, 107 pages
10/31: Blue Moon, 252 pages , finished

Pages read: 5,738 pages

Books read: Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery, #5) by Eva Gates Reading Up a Storm (Lighthouse Library Mystery #3) by Eva Gates The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (Miss Zukas, #1) by Jo Dereske Out of Circulation (Miss Zukas, #5) by Jo Dereske Claudine's House by Colette The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) by Daniel O'Malley I Will Always Write Back How One Letter Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifirenka Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death (Miss Zukas, #3) by Jo Dereske Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance (Miss Zukas, #4) by Jo Dereske Final Notice (Miss Zukas, #6) by Jo Dereske Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow (Miss Zukas, #7) by Jo Dereske Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence (Miss Zukas, #8) by Jo Dereske Catalogue of Death (Miss Zukas, #10) by Jo Dereske Bookmarked to Die (Miss Zukas, #9) by Jo Dereske Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala Index to Murder (Miss Zukas, #11) by Jo Dereske Farewell, Miss Zukas (Miss Zukas, #12) by Jo Dereske


message 2: by Adrianna [SypherLily] (last edited Oct 25, 2019 10:23AM) (new)

Adrianna [SypherLily] (sypherlily) | 276 comments Sure! I love trying to track my reading :)

10/7
10/8
10/9 Den of Wolves 12pgs
10/10 Den of Wolves 11pgs
10/11
10/12 Den of Wolves 21pgs
10/13 Den of Wolves 30pgs
10/14 Den of Wolves 112pgs
10/15 Den of Wolves 29pgs
10/16 The Fiery Heart 20pgs
10/17
10/18
10/19
10/20 The Fiery Heart 8pgs
10/21 The Fiery Heart 31pgs
10/22 The Fiery Heart 16pgs
10/23 The Fiery Heart 25pgs
10/24
10/25

Currently Reading: The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines, #4) by Richelle Mead
Books Finished: Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3) by Juliet Marillier
Pages Read: 315


message 3: by Leane (last edited Nov 02, 2019 06:41AM) (new)

Leane I'm in such a reading slump. But my husband is going away for a week so this is the perfect reason to jump back into reading!

10/7: no reading
10/8: no reading
10/9: no reading
10/10: The Shop on Blossom Street 254 pages
10/11: The Shop on Blossom Street 143 pages
10/12: no reading
10/13: no reading
10/14: no reading
10/15: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 49 pages
10/16: no reading
10/17: no reading
10/18: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 65 pages
10/19: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 49 pages
10/20: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 42 pages
10/21: no reading
10/22: no reading
10/23: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 9 pages A Good Yarn 184 pages
Total 193
10/24: A Good Yarn 201 pages
10/25: no reading
10/26: no reading
10/27: no reading
10/28: Winter Storms 235 pages
10/29: Winter Storms 21 pages Winter Solstice 128 pages
Total 149
10/30: Winter Solstice 177 pages
10/31: An Unwanted Guest 84 pages

Pages read: 1611

Books read: The Shop on Blossom Street (Blossom Street, #1) by Debbie Macomber A Good Yarn (Blossom Street #2) by Debbie Macomber Winter Storms (Winter, #3) by Elin Hilderbrand Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand


message 4: by Karen (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments Leane wrote: "I'm in such a reading slump. But my husband is going away for a week so this is the perfect reason to jump back into reading!

Good luck Leane. I know how you feel. I have only been able to read light mysteries lately, I just can't get into anything deeper than that.


message 5: by Leane (new)

Leane Karen wrote: "Leane wrote: "I'm in such a reading slump. But my husband is going away for a week so this is the perfect reason to jump back into reading!

Good luck Leane. I know how you feel. I have only been a..."


I haven't even been in the mood for a cozy mystery and I'm always up for them!
Maybe I'll read a Baby-Sitters Club book. Those are quick and usually get me back in the mood for something else.


message 6: by Karen (last edited Oct 09, 2019 06:36AM) (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments Exactly Leane. Picking up a favorite book or series can definitely help. I read A Wrinkle in Time or Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsong, when I am having trouble getting into a deeper book. I know I will not put those books down.


message 7: by Karen (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments Hi Leane,

Looks like you were able to do some reading, yay!


message 8: by Leane (new)

Leane Karen wrote: "Hi Leane,

Looks like you were able to do some reading, yay!"


Yes! And I finished that book on Friday so I feel it was a big accomplishment.


message 9: by Tammy (last edited Oct 29, 2019 08:00PM) (new)

Tammy Davis (portia2012) | 10 comments Currently reading: I Know You'll Find Me

10/7: None
10/8: None
10/9: None
10/10: None
10/11: None
10/12: None
10/13: None
10/14: Raining Men and Corpses 130 pages
10/15: Raining Men and Corpses 92 pages
I Know You'll Find Me 77 pages
10/16: I Know You'll Find Me 71 pages
I Know You'll Find Me 63 pages
10/17: I Know You'll Find Me 94 pages
A Scone to Die For 64 pages
10/18: A Scone to Die For 69 pages
A Scone to Die For 72 pages
10/19: A Scone to Die For 69 pages
10/20: None
10/21: None
10/22: None
10/23: A Scone to Die For 122 pages
10/24: The Black Notebook 118 pages
10/25: None
10/26: None
10/27: The Black Notebook 199 pages
10/28: The Black Notebook 52 pages
10/29: The Black Notebook 204 pages
10/30:
10/31:

Pages read: 1, 496 pages

Books read: Raining Men and Corpses
I Know You'll Find Me
A Scone to Die For


message 10: by Leticia (last edited Nov 01, 2019 03:43AM) (new)

Leticia (leticiatoraci) Starting Late:

10/15: Blood Rights (House of Comarré, #1) by Kristen Painter
10/16: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
10/17: Blood Rights (House of Comarré, #1) by Kristen Painter though I consider this meh.
10/18: I just started two different ebooks today, Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky , The Last Magician (The Last Magician, #1) by Lisa Maxwell and one audio, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs
10/19: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
10/20: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
10/21: went back to finish Blood Rights (House of Comarré, #1) by Kristen Painter but this was not for me, tried to read The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken but this is perhaps not for me either.
10/22: no reading done
10/23: The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken
10/24: The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken
10/25: The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken - yeah, I didn't like the writing style, 1 star, at least I finished this arc
10/26: Snow White Learns Witchcraft Stories and Poems by Theodora Goss - I'm continuing this book so I finish this arc too.
10/27: Snow White Learns Witchcraft Stories and Poems by Theodora Goss
10/28: Snow White Learns Witchcraft Stories and Poems by Theodora Goss - this is great, 5 stars!
10/29: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs
10/30: Fledgling (Sorcery and Society, #2) by Molly Harper
10/31: Fledgling (Sorcery and Society, #2) by Molly Harper this is fun YA fantasy

Books finished (or DFNed):
Blood Rights (House of Comarré, #1) by Kristen Painter -1 star,
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky - 4 stars, The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken -1 star
Snow White Learns Witchcraft Stories and Poems by Theodora Goss -5 stars


message 11: by Karen (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments Welcome Tammy and Leticia!


message 12: by Tammy (new)

Tammy Davis (portia2012) | 10 comments Karen wrote: "Welcome Tammy and Leticia!"

Thank you Karen :)


message 13: by Karen (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments I have question. Now that it's October and Halloween is approaching, do you find yourself reading more "seasonal" type books, mysteries for example?
It seems as though I have only been able to finish light mysteries this month.


message 14: by Tammy (new)

Tammy Davis (portia2012) | 10 comments Karen wrote: "I have question. Now that it's October and Halloween is approaching, do you find yourself reading more "seasonal" type books, mysteries for example?
It seems as though I have only been able to fin..."


That is not always the case, but yes I do tend to read more Halloween related books this time of the year.


message 15: by Leticia (new)

Leticia (leticiatoraci) Karen wrote: "I have question. Now that it's October and Halloween is approaching, do you find yourself reading more "seasonal" type books, mysteries for example?
It seems as though I have only been able to fin..."


Interesting question, I did read three books directed towards Gothic and Horror this month, Dragonwyck by Anya Seton The Girl With All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey , The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand and one towards Paranormal Fantasy. Now I start to tire of the gloomy direction, although Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs has its creepy vibes too.


message 16: by Karen (last edited Oct 18, 2019 05:35PM) (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments I know what you mean Leticia, I just started re-reading The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, because I was reading only light mysteries. I needed something different.


message 17: by Leticia (new)

Leticia (leticiatoraci) I ended up reading Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky which is quite dark too but filled up with British humor.


message 18: by Karen (last edited Oct 24, 2019 05:34AM) (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments We have one week left! How is everyone doing? Did you read one book that you really liked, that stood out?

I read a lot of light books this month, in between some very long books that I haven't finished yet. If I had to pick a favorite it would be The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) by Daniel O'Malley , which was a re-read. But I must say, I am really enjoying all of the books that I am reading.


message 19: by Leane (new)

Leane Karen wrote: "We have one week left! How is everyone doing? Did you read one book that you really liked, that stood out?

I read a lot of light books this month, in between some very long books that I haven't f..."


I'm putting myself on a strict reading schedule to finish up this month. I've only finished one book and that's unacceptable to me. Too many games on my phone instead of reading.


message 20: by Tammy (new)

Tammy Davis (portia2012) | 10 comments I am on my fourth book now, even though I was late getting started.


message 21: by Karen (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments Do we want to continue for the month of November?


message 22: by Leane (new)

Leane Karen wrote: "Do we want to continue for the month of November?"

I do! I feel like I'm getting my reading groove back!


message 23: by Karen (new)

Karen (karinlib) | 2108 comments I'll set one up tomorrow then.


message 24: by Leane (new)

Leane Karen wrote: "I'll set one up tomorrow then."

Thank you!


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