So....it's fair to say that this is my worst year for reading, reviewing and blogging in nearly 10 years.I am not really reading, certainly not reviewing and blogging is sporadic at best. Today, at least, I thought I would at least give a Sunday Salon post a go to share my May to October reads. It is a far cry from the months where I averaged 20 or so books in a month. In September, for example, I read just one book. I listened to another but actually reading - just the one. Unthinkable.
Here's what I have read or listened to over the last few months
May
Winning the Player by Leesa Bow 3.5/5
True North: the story of Mary and Elizabeth Durack by Brenda Niall 3.5/5 (book club)
The Shadow Queen by Sandra Gulland 3.5/5
A Star for Mrs Blake by April Smith 4.5/5
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 3.5/5 (audio book)
June
Eyrie by Tim Winton 3/5 (audio book)
The Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen 3.5/5
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta 4.5/5 (audio book/reread)
Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton 4/5
July
Melting the Ice by Jaci Burton 4/5
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 4/5 (audio book)
Sun-Kissed by Laura Florand 3.5/5
Sapphire Skies by Belinda Alexandra 3.5/5 (audio book)
August
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 4.5 (audio book/reread)
Rockstar Addiction Nalini Singh 3.5
September
Written in my Own Hearts Blood by Diana Gabaldon 4/5 (audio book)
Driving in Neutral by Sandra Antonelli 3.5
October
Evergreen Falls by Kimberley Freeman 4.5/5/
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins 4.5/5
When I read Isla and the Happily Ever After I read it in a day which is almost a return to my old normal way of reading but it did make me realise a couple of things about the role of reading in my life before and has given me some food for thought about what it's role should be in my life now. I did start to compose a blog post about that in my head. Who knows. Sometimes in the next week I might even get around to starting to put some of those thoughts into a blog post that might be published.
Currently reading
House of Memories by Monica McInerney (or at least that is the book that I am carrying around with me.
Currently listening
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Up Next
No idea!
This is a pretty impressive list - in fact, I think just keeping a list this way is pretty impressive. . . and I'm with you, I didn't adore Lost Lake, although I really do like Sarah Addison Allen. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back. I have a copy of A Star for Mrs. Blake. I need to get on it. I agree that Eyrie wasn't great. That's not his best one. Have a good week
ReplyDeleteAhh the cycles of blogging and reading. I'd love to read that post you're thinking about. I'm glad to see you around this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI think my comment just disappeared, but if not, I apologize for the double post. I am looking forward to reading your post about reading's new role in your life. It seems like there are a lot of us going through some reading/blogging changes lately.
ReplyDeleteMust be something in the air...I'm having a shocking year for reading (and blogging) too. I just finished my first print book in several months. I'm ashamed
ReplyDeleteI have been having the same kind of year- I haven't read nearly as many books as I would like to. However, I recently found a thrilling historical fiction that I just can't put down... "Inventing Madness" by J.G. Schwartz http://www.inventingmadness.com/- I hope it gets made into a movie. Thank you for your great list of books- I will definitely check some of them out!
ReplyDeleteI'm not doing very well either since Oct. After our shooting here (I live in Ottawa, the capital) I have been unable to settle down into anything for very long. I went back and read some of your blog posts, and am sad to see that you have joined me in the diabetic circle. How is it going? I hope you are finding the good in it. I've been Type 2 since 2010, so 4 1/2 years now. I've found walking and watching carbs a big help, though I do like cookies! With young children still in the house, I don't want to have them go without so I try to limit myself.....I hope your end of year is going a bit better, and who knows, maybe this was a not-reading year for so many just because we needed to not be reading. I hope you're doing well, Marg.
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