Monthly Wrap Up

Monthly Wrap up – September 2021

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Ah, September! My favorite month is coming to an end. As October approaches all I can think is “where has this year gone!?” It has certainly been an eventful and emotional one for me. But that’s not what we’re talking about today.

September was a good month for me in terms of reading. I finished 3 books (one of which was nearly 800 pages) and am working on a fourth. I also accepted several free review copies of books and I started blogging again after a nearly year long hiatus.

So, what’s in store for October? Well, first I’m going to finish the book I’m currently reading. Then, as I mentioned above, I should probably get into those review copies I accepted. I’m trying to keep a balance between the review copies and the books I currently own. Things rarely go as I plan though.

In terms of the books I currently own, I have no real plan of what to read next. I certainly don’t lack for choice and maybe that is part of the problem. I have so many books that I don’t quite know where to start. More than likely it will depend on my mood at the time what I decide to read. No matter what, I hope to keep the good momentum going.

How was September for you? What’s your October looking like?

As always, thanks for reading!

August 2020 Wrap up

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August was a pretty good month for me all around. I returned to working in my office after working remotely for 4 months, which seemed to trigger other things returning to a more kind of “normal”.

Getting back into the normal routine of getting up, going to work and coming home really helped me get back into other things I usually did, such as reading. This month, I finished off the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher, read a stand alone book and started the Kate Daniels series by Illona Andrews.

My plan for September is to complete the Kate Daniels series. That’s ten books so it may be a little ambitious of me. I also have 3 books pending for review. I’d like to get to those sooner rather than later, but I’m not going to force myself to read something I’m not in the mood for.

After accidentally buying a book that i already owned, for about the 20th time, I have decided that I really need to get through a lot more books before I allow myself to buy any more. I really dislike having to return books.

My focus for the rest of the year is to get through as many books on my shelf as I can. Funny, because I have been saying that for awhile and then end up buying new books at some point. Well, I will try harder having announced it on the internet.

Happy reading all!

February 2020 Wrap Up

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January was an epic month of reading for me! I got through so many books and got a really good head start on my yearly goal. It looked like the momentum was going to continue into February, but then I got sick with a pretty bad cold.

When I get sick, my brain just kind of turns to mush and about all i can do is lay on the couch and watch animated movies. I didn’t even bother trying to read during that time as I knew I wouldn’t remember anything of what I read.

Thankfully, my cold has now cleared up and my brain is functioning at a level where I can read again. I had started reading Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher before I got sick, so I will be continuing with that and hopefully the rest of that series in the month of March. It’s a six book series, which I don’t think is an unreasonable amount to read in a month.

How was your February reading? Any goals for March?

Monthly Wrap-up – January 2020

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Wow, today is the last day of January. Already! I know a lot of people think that January always goes by slowly, but for me, January flew by.

To say that I’ve got a good head start of my reading goal for this year would be an understatement. I’ve already read 11 volumes of manga and 9 novels, for a total of 20 books this month! For me, that’s pretty darn good. Especially considering how miserably I failed at reaching my book goal last year. So yeah, I’m pretty proud of myself.

I don’t have any concrete plans for what I want to read in February. I’m currently reading the Nikki Glass series by Jenna Black, so I will finish that and then see what I am in the mood for. I seem to be in the mood for Urban Fantasy so I might read the Kate Daniels series.

My mood is a bit unfortunate, considering I have several trilogies that are strictly fantasy and I really want to read things that are finished. My mood could change at any time though, and I kind of hope it does.

How was your January reading? Did you reach any goals you set for yourself? Plans for February?