August!
In August I read 8 books for a total of 1,937 pages and an average of 63 pages per day. Not as successful as my other months, but I chose some really solid books.
Had another DNF this month, but a decent number of four-star reads to balance it out. Plus, diving back into the Freddy’s franchise, which I love, hate and love to hate.
Reviewed:
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
First Sentence: “Mom, can I go see the stars?”
Notable Quote: “Perhaps none of us can truly explain death. Perhaps none of us should.”
The Silver Eyes by Kira Breed-Wrisley & Scott Cawthon
First Sentence: He sees me.
Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw
First Sentence: There was a monster in Greta Helsing’s hotel bathroom sink.
Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by Linda Bailey
First Sentence: How does a story begin?
A few thoughts on Goodreads:
Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
-Audiobook-
Reviews to come:
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
First Sentence: The monster has been here.
Notable Quote: “Words matter. The name you give things, it forms them when you speak. You must always be careful with your words.”
The Twisted Ones by Kira Breed-Wrisley & Scott Cawthon
First Sentence: Don’t trust your eyes.
The Cat at the Wall by Deborah Ellis
First Sentence: My name is still Clare.
DNF:
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
First Sentence: Once upon a time on a small, watery, excitable planet called Earth, in a small, watery, excitable country called Italy, a soft-spoken, rather nice-looking gentleman by the name of Enrico Fermi was born into a family so over-protective that he felt compelled to invent the atomic bomb.
We’re not going to talk about my TBR Teardown progress once again because I didn’t even attempt to tackle those books. And as usual, I’m giving myself a chance to try again, because it’s my challenge and I’ll do what I want, dammit!
I’ve got another quarterly update for you (scary how fast this year is going by, let’s not talk about that) – and I’ve also suddenly realized that I’m an asshole who doesn’t understand numbers, because, in order to do quarterly updates, I’d need to update every 3 months. Instead, I’ve done every 4 months, cutting the year into thirds, not quarters. Talk about embarrassing!
Anyway, here’s an update: I’ve read 86 books so far. Goodreads is telling me I’m still 3 books ahead of my 125-book goal, which is great. My dusty bookshelf category (my really old backlog, basically) is only up to 13 books, which is still abysmal.
Of the 42 books I read this “quarter”:
Male authors: 17
Female authors: 27
5 stars: 11
4 stars: 19
3 stars: 8
2 stars: 3
1 star: 1
Not as many 5-star reads this time around; I think I’m getting a little pickier? I fluctuate between being really liberal with my 5-star ratings and slightly more discerning. I’m keeping those 2 and 1 stars low and I’m up to 6 DNFs for the year.
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How are your goals coming along? Do you track any extra stats aside from the number of books you read?
Why the DNF on Space Opera? Genuine question not to criticize you. I also like your addition of the first sentence…I may add that to my reviews.
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I linked to my review, but the short answer is that the tone was one that I just wasn’t into. It felt too frantic.
And yeah, I like adding the first sentence. Gives a little teaser :]
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TOTALLY missed the link. Ugh feel stupid now. Going to read.
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Haha no! Don’t feel stupid, it’s ok. I’m just too lazy to rehash it all.
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