tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199260252024-03-07T02:48:02.298-04:00The Written WorldMy thoughts on the books that I have read. As well as random ramblings on other things of interest (to me).Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-51205356068054122522020-03-15T10:01:00.003-03:002020-03-15T10:01:55.469-03:00Week in Review (11)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A lot has happened in a week. The coronavirus is in Canada now. As of this morning, we are at over 200 cases. It's not in my province yet, but it is just a matter of time. My work is still open. We only left the house this weekend to go to the grocery store. I still need to eat for work, so I had to get some perishables. The stores were pretty picked over. I have been finding it hard to disconnect from it all. I usually do not watch the news or anything, but it's all anyone is talking about everywhere. So, not a lot of reading going on at the moment!</div>
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I rolled Young Adult Fantasy and listened to <i>A Court of Thorns and Roses</i> on audio.</div>
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I rolled Amazon, my train stations are where I bought the book from, and I read <i>Empire of Sand.</i></div>
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<i>A Court of Thorns and Roses</i> by Sarah J. Maas ~ I have tired to read Maas in the past, but just was not able to connect with her. Then, Audible had this series on sale and I decided to give the audios a try. It worked out well because I enjoyed this and look forward to reading the sequel. I had never tried to read this series by her before, just her other one, but it could be that she is one that I enjoy the audios, but would have disliked reading the book. We will see what I think of the sequels!</div>
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<i>Empire of Sand</i> by Tasha Suri ~ I am sad. This book is why my reading was so slow this month. It was a slow book and I wasn't sure if I even liked it. The people that inspired me to read this were giving it 5 out of 5 stars, so I think I set myself too high of expectations for it. It mostly just meant it took me a while to get into it, but then when I did, I did end up enjoying it and binged the rest. And, I plan to read the companion novel. I am still not sure what I would rate it if I did rate it. I think it is one that I will have to let settle for a while.</div>
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<i>A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe</i> by Alex White (gift card)</div>
Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-32153372327989240342020-03-08T23:44:00.003-03:002020-03-08T23:44:41.782-03:00Week in Review (10)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know where time goes. I basically forgot to do this post today because how is it Sunday again already! I find that after the time change, which I think is stupid and needs to be stopped, the day just flies by! They came up for the time changes for trains. My province barely has trains anymore. We need to move beyond this and stay this time year round. It is 2020, not 1920. Times change and we should, too!</div>
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Really, I am just cranky because where did today go!</div>
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I rolled E-book.. I read <i>Cold-Forged Flame</i> by Marie Brennan.</div>
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<i>The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe</i> by C.S. Lewis ~ A reread of course! Everyone knows the story, but Michael Caine narrated this and I enjoyed it!</div>
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<i>Lumberjanes Volume 4 - 8</i> ~ This is honestly a reread up to Volume 10 but it is so fun!</div>
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<i>Cold-Forged Flame</i> by Marie Brennan ~ I rolled e-book in Bookopoly and I am going to be honest.. I haven't really been doing e-books lately. So, I filtered by page length and found this forgotten book. I love Marie Brennan and this novella was so good! You have to be a good writer to captivate an audience in 104 pages!</div>
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<i>Nevermoor</i> by Jessica Townsend ~ I have been very curious about this middle grade series, so when it fit Bookopoly, I jumped on it. It was so fun! Morrigan Crow is a cursed child destined to die. Then, Jupiter North swoops in and take her to Nevermoor to many adventures. I am looking forward to the sequel!</div>
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Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-19519296448548991942020-03-01T10:23:00.000-04:002020-03-01T10:23:14.785-04:00Week in Review (9)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I ended up with another 3 day weekend. This one was not planned. I slipped Friday morning on the ice and hurt myself. I mostly slid, but not entirely. Thankfully I don't think I did any major damage and feel much better today than I did on Friday. We are having a freeze/thaw winter and I have been paranoid about slipping all winter. I will be even more paranoid now!</div>
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Otherwise, an uneventful week. I worked, I read, I cleaned... The usual stuff. For the 29th, we went to my mother's for supper and then went to the second hand bookstore. It was the perfect 'extra' day!</div>
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I read <i>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet </i>by Becky Chambers for Bookopoly because I landed on Sci-fi.</div>
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I rolled doubles, so I had to roll again. I landed on Chance that time and my Chance cards are authors I have more than 1 unread book by. I drew Lucy Maud Montgomery and read <i>The Blue Castle</i>. </div>
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<i>The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck</i> by Mark Manson ~ I have wanted to read this book for ages and I finally did. I didn't really like it. There were definitely some interesting points raised, but I just end up feeling like all self-help type books are exactly the same, just worded differently. I think I just was not in the proper mood for this one.</div>
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<i>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet</i> by Becky Chambers ~ I bought this book in 2016 and I think I started it right away. I didn't finish it. Then I tried again either last year or the year before. Didn't finish it. This is why I do not unhaul books during reading slumps anymore because you know what happened when I picked it up this time? I loved it! You definitely have to be in the right mood for it because it is a character driven novel and not a plot driven one. And, it is written essentially as a collection of interconnected short stories. But, I loved this cast and I am so happy I read this! I cannot wait to read the sequels!</div>
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<i>Love Her Wild</i> by Atticus ~ Poetry is not really my thing, but this authors covers always catch my eye. I decided to give this one a try on Scribd and I was not entirely disappointed, but I also will not be rushing out to buy more poetry books. The photos were probably my favourite part. I think I may read the other books just to see the photos included!</div>
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<i>Wishtree</i> by Katherine Applegate ~ Honestly, another cover pick from Scribd. I have read Katherine Applegate before and I find that I enjoy her books, but I do not need to own them. This is a middle grade about nature and conservation through the eyes of a tree. It is also the story about a young girl who is not accepted in her neighbourhood because of where her family came from. I think that Applegate did a wonderful job of making those two storylines mesh together. It was definitely worth a read!</div>
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<i>Starsight</i> by Brandon Sanderson ~ I have a loose goal for 2020 to read at least 1 Brandon Sanderson book a month. I ideally want to read the <b>Mistborn</b> trilogy before the end of the year. I did manage to read the first one in January, but February was not a month of long books, so I didn't get to the second book. I did pick this book up, though! I read the first book last year via audio, so I decided to listen to this one on audio as well. I will say that I liked the first book a little bit more than this one, but I still really enjoyed it and cannot wait for book 3!</div>
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<i>The Blue Castle</i> by Lucy Maud Montgomery ~ When I was 10 years old, I read the entire <b>Anne of Green Gables</b> series. I got them all at the second hand store with my own money and then that summer, I read them all. (I might not have been 10, but that is how I remember it.) This lead to me picking up Lucy Maud Montgomery books whenever I saw them second hand. I am not sure when I first got <i>The Blue Castle</i>, but I have tried to read it at least twice before now and never got into it. Montgomery's books are being rereleased with these pretty covers. I got <b>Anne's</b> series for Christmas. And then, I was lucky to find three others in this rereleased collection on Bookoutlet. That included <i>The Blue Castle.</i> And, like with the Becky Chambers, I am so glad I didn't give up on this book because I loved it this time. I am so happy I have finally read it and that I have this pretty copy on my shelves. </div>
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I got this <b>Twisted Tale</b> Boxed Set:</div>
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<i>A Whole New World</i> by Liz Braswell</div>
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<i>Once Upon a Dream</i> by Liz Braswell</div>
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<i>As Old as Time</i> by Liz Braswell</div>
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Then, with book credit, I got <i>Lazarus: Sourcebook Collection - Volume 1</i></div>
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I had a 3 day weekend this weekend. I was going to catch up on stuff around the house. Unless I get really into cleaning today, that did not happen. But, it's the thought that counts, right? Instead, I finished my graphic novel series for the month because I was determined to at least get that done. I am not really in a reading slump. I just didn't really read the first couple weeks of the month, so I mostly just read graphic novels. I have so many novels that I want to get to, so hopefully this last week of February I can get to something. My priority is to finish <i>A Lesson in Secrets</i> by Jacqueline Winspear before the end of the month. Then everything else is just gravy.</div>
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I read <i>Company Town </i>by Madeline Ashby for Bookopoly. In December I made a pile of 24 books I want to read in 2020 and made cards for them for when I land on Book Chest (Community Chest). I landed on Community Chest in January and the book I drew was <i>Company Town</i>, but then I didn't get to it and I wanted to start from fresh in February. I landed on Canadian Fiction for one of my rolls, though, so I decided to finally get to this one as it is set in Newfoundland and the author is Canadian. That only puts me at 1/24 books completed. Not a good start!</div>
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I am currently reading <i>A Lesson in Secrets</i> which counted for Next Book in a Series. It's a reread, though. It has been too long since I read the series and I wanted a refresher... I had planned to read the next book this month, but clearly that didn't happen.</div>
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I also rolled Classic and am technically supposed to be reading <i>The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe</i> for that. I need to clean or something to actually do that, though, as I am doing the audios this reread.</div>
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<i><b>Giant Days - Volume 12</b></i></div>
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The latest installment in this series. I am glad that I caught up with it now because the series is ending soon. It's a fun series and I think it will end well. But, we will see! At least now that I am caught up I can read it as it ends instead of being a bunch of comics behind. This was another fun addition!</div>
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My graphic novel series for February was <b>Paper Girls</b>. I had officially, according to my Goodreads, only read 2 of the series, but I owned them all. I had read Volume 3, too. I just forgot to record it whatever year that was. But since I kept buying the series and then not reading it, I was determined to get it done. And, I did it and I think it ended really well! It was a solid series overall and I am so happy I own it. I can see future rereads and this is now officially one of my favourite graphic novel series.</div>
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This book was on my radar when it first came out, but then I never got around to getting a copy. A science-fiction and basically dystopian book set in Newfoundland on an oil rig. I was intrigued! (For those that do not know, I live in Canada. Nova Scotia to be exact!) And, I am glad that I finally read it! The author even mentioned Newfoundland winters and it was very fitting for the ridiculous snowstorm they had a few weeks ago in present Newfoundland. I enjoyed the main character and watching her grow through the book. I feel like Ashby managed to get a lot of growth into what is actually a bit of a short book. It was not a new favourite, but it was worth the read. And, I plan to read more by Ashby in the future.</div>
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<i>Hawkeye: Private Eye </i>by Kelly Thompson</div>
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I haven't done Top Ten Tuesday in a long time, but decided to join in this week. You can see the complete list at <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">That Artsy Reader Girl</a>.</div>
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<b>1. <i>Mistborn: The Final Empire</i></b> by Brandon Sanderson - I read this book in January after it being on my shelves for so long. I am thinking I am just going to have to move on to book 2 this weekend, because my reading has slowed right down since finishing.</div>
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<b>2. <i>Middlegame</i> by Seanan McGuire</b> - I am still thinking about this book. I did it by audio in 2019 and got a physical copy during a sale last year. I am planning a reread for 2020 in print. Seanan McGuire is quickly becoming a favourite author. I have so much of her backlist still to explore, though!</div>
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<b>3. <i>The Black Prism</i></b> by Brent Weeks - I can't believe after reading this last year and being blown away, I still haven't read book 2. Hopefully sometime this year!</div>
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<b>4. <i>Lily and the Octopus</i></b> by Steven Rowley - I think if I had to pick a favourite book for 2019 it would be this one. I love dogs and this book just got to me. </div>
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<b>5. <i>Darkdawn</i> by Jay Kristoff </b>- I didn't know what to think when I finished this book. I loved this trilogy overall, one of my favourites ever, and it took me some time to get around the fact it was over! </div>
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<b>6. <i>The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep</i> by H.G. Parry</b> - I recently finished this book and loved it. It is a book about books, which I love. I am not sure why this book is not better known. It deserves way more attention!<br />
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We had a week of winter: snow, cold weather, gross driving conditions. All the fun stuff. I am at the part of the year where I want spring. It gets me in a bad mood and I am in a bit of a reading slump. If I didn't listen to audios, I wouldn't have read anything really this week. I have this problem in February every year. It is the shortest month of the year, but the weather gets me down. I am at 40 books read for the year, but most of those were in January. It is still better than some recent years.</div>
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I did get some pretty flowers for Valentine's Day, though! As you can see, Chloe approved. We don't really do plants because Finn eats them. I learned just how bad it is when I brought some plants in one spring because of a possible frost and the next morning they had barely any leaves left.</div>
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This is supposed to be my next series I catch up in for my graphic novel project of 2020. I still have only read the 1 volume. It was a reread. I actually found that I barely remembered what happened. I knew the general story, but some of the details I had forgotten. I am still determined to get this read in February!</div>
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I loved this book. I have been seeing it around to commemorate it coming out in paperback, but before that I had never heard of it before. I decided to use an audio credit on it and started it right away. It's a book about books and I thought it was done really well. It's the story of two brothers. One is a practical lawyer and the other is a scatter-brained teacher that can make things come out of books. It is inspired a lot by Charles Dickens, but other famous characters make an appearance, too. I am so glad I took a chance on it. It is definitely one of my favourite books of 2020.</div>
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So, work has this Book Club where we read self-help type books and you earn points. Then every quarter, the points are put towards gift cards. The most you can get is a 50 dollar one and I am working my way towards my March gift card. I find this is really not my genre, so I am leaving it to the last minute. This book had interesting points, but it was not amazing. I am glad I read it, though.</div>
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I recently heard of Caitlin Doughty and this book was on sale on Audible. It worked for what was left of my work commute, so I started it right away. The author narrates it herself and it was an interesting read. I definitely learned a bunch from it because she is right, we really do not know a lot about death. It was a bit Americanized, so I don't know if everything applies to Canadian laws, but it was worth checking out. She's on my list to read again for sure!</div>
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My computer died before Christmas and I was using Lorrie's laptop. It just got annoying, so I am back again! I have my computer back, so hopefully this blogging thing can happen. I think I am just a bit out of the habit, so I was putting off sitting down with his computer to blog. It's just easier when you have your own computer and can sit here on a Sunday morning and drink your coffee and talk about books. I would like to blog more than once a week, but first I need to work up to actually blogging once a week consistently. </div>
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I don't even know what happened since my last post. January continued and ended. We are in February now. It's that blah time of year. We had an ice storm on Thursday to Friday this week. That just made me want spring. We still have like a month and a half left of likely winter. You know, the same things Canadians complain about every year. Nothing new! The sky looks like the picture up above, but we had crazy wind on Friday and it blew all the snow off the trees. </div>
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One of my goals for 2020 is to catch-up on graphic novel series. In January, <b>Giant Days</b>, was one of the series I concentrated on. I had a bit of rereading to do before I got to the unread volumes, but I did it and bought the few I was missing. These were the last two to read and I am caught up until February 11th when Volume 12 is released. It feels nice to finally be caught up because I love this series. It's fun and I recommend it!</div>
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Amazon led me astray. I got this thinking there were only 3 collected volumes so far. There are actually like 8! Needless to say, this series will not be a priority this year until I get to some other books. That being said, I don't read a lot of manga because of the ridiculous length of series. I should have known better! I did like it, though! So, there is that. There is a lot going on, but it got really good near the end and then it was over. There just was a lot of outline in the first bit. It is a book about a group of childhood friends who are now adults. It involves a cult. I think I am going to enjoy this series when I can spend some time with it!</div>
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For Christmas I got a really pretty boxed set of this series. So, I was like I should read it this year. And, instead I am listening to the audios on Scribd. I have read the series before, but never by audio. I am looking forward to seeing what it adds to overall read! I really enjoyed the narrator for this one. I frankly just do not like this series as much as I did when I was younger, but I can't let go of my love for it overall because it was such a favourite when I was younger. We will see how this goes!</div>
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After finishing <i>Bitter Greens</i>, I started <i>Trail of Lightning</i>. I had bought the audiobook recently in an Audible sale and was curious about it. I haven't read a lot of fantasy books that are based on Native mythology. (Is that the politically correct way to put that?) Anyway, I enjoyed the first book, so I decided to move right on to the second book that had recently came out. The series follows Maggie, a monster killer, who came across Clan Powers after a traumatic event in her childhood. It is a good series so far with good side characters. I am looking forward to where the series goes next!</div>
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Finally. I have owned this book for a ridiculous amount of time and never read it. I am trying to make 2020 a Brandon Sanderson year. I would at least like to read this main trilogy anyway. This was by far my favourite read in January. I am so glad that I finally read it! I think I was turned off before because I had the mass-market paperbacks and they had this itty bitty print and were hard to hold on to. I got some gift cards from work to Amazon in December and I splurged on this trilogy in trade paperback. I gifted my mass-market paperbacks to a girl at work. It all worked out for the best. I have read Sanderson sporadically over the years. I know he is probably a favourite author. I am not determined to spend enough time with him to say that for sure! So excited for book 2!</div>
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I rolled 'Next Book in a Series' in Bookopoly, so decided to continue my audio listen of this trilogy. I had planned to read this one and the 3rd book, but that didn't happen. At least I read the 2nd one! It's good. Another series of novellas. It is hard to explain a 2nd book in a trilogy without spoiling the first one. I enjoyed it and look forward to finishing the trilogy this year.</div>
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Another author on my TBR that I really want to tackle is Terry Pratchett. This was actually a reread for me so that I could finally read the rest of the Death story-line. Terry Pratchett is always so fun and I own most of his books. It is time to finally make a dent in reading them! In a dream world I would like to read 12 or more books by him this year, but I will just be happy to work on his books!<br />
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The last one! Remind me not to fall so far behind again... I rolled Young Adult Fiction and decided that should be Middle Grade, too. I don't have a lot of middle grade books. This book is based on Russian fairy tales. Also, the cover! And, the illustrations! It was a really cute book with a good story. It covers a lot of important themes for actual middle graders, too. It is definitely worth checking out!<br />
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<i>The Girl Who Speaks Bear</i> (gift card)<br />
<i>Skyward Volume 2</i> (gift card)<br />
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<i>Lazarus Volume 6</i> (gift card)<br />
<i>Stars Uncharted</i> (gift card)<br />
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<i>More Than we Can Tell</i> by Brigid Kemmerer<br />
<i>Windwitch </i>by Susan Dennard<br />
<i>A Plague of Giants</i> by Kevin Hearne<br />
<i>The Reluctant Queen</i> by Sarah Durst Beth<br />
<i>The Queen of Sorrow</i> by Sarah Durst Beth<br />
<i>A Study in Charlotte </i>by Brittany Cavallaro<br />
<i>The Novice</i> by Taran Matharu<br />
<i>The Story Girl</i> by Lucy Maud Montgomery<br />
<i>Mistress Pat</i> by Lucy Maud Montgomery<br />
<i>Stormcaster</i> by Cinda Williams Chima<br />
<i>Heidi</i> by Johanna Spyri (Puffin in Bloom)<br />
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2020 is already off to a start. It is hard to believe it is the 12th already. It feels like it was just Christmas preparation time and now all that is in the past for another year. It's already been an eventful year and it is just starting. My honorary grandmother, as I always called her, passed away in her 90's. I spent so much time at her house as a child and enjoyed visiting her as an adult. She was a war bride during WWII. She never drove and outlived her husband by many years, but she always was self-sufficient. She will be missed. She used to make dolls and we used to play with them when we visited. I asked her son if I could have my favourite. I will know when my mother goes to visit next if that happens. There was a snowstorm the day of the funeral, so she was not able to attend.</div>
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Then, on Friday, we learned of the passing of drummer Neil Peart. Lorrie is a big fan of him and listened to him for years. He was really sad to know that his favourite band had come to an official end. I have read and blogged about Peart's books over the years. In true me fashion, I have 3 books by him that I haven't read. So, it seemed fitting to pick one up on Friday and start it. It is not like I don't have too many books on the go, what's one more. He writes so well and I had been waiting for a new book by him, but now I know what that didn't happen. Maybe he never planned to write another one. I had just hoped for one.</div>
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Amazon (my train stations are where I bought books from):<i> The Starlight Watchmaker</i> by Lauren James</div>
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I was caught up in what I currently owned in<b> Giant Days</b>, so my next project was to catch up in the<b> Lazarus</b> series because after 2 years, they are releasing Volume 6. I thought the series was over, so I am excited to see what happens next. I reread the first three volumes this week and it was just as good as the first time. The series follows Forever, who is a Lazarus and the Family Protector. She is genetically engineered to fill that roll. There is a lot of action in this series, but there is also a lot to think about, too. Forever coming to terms with who she is, the world that they are living in, etc. It is a compelling read about a not so distant possible future. I recommend this series and look forward to my rereads and reading the new book!</div>
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I read this book for the #Bookopoly roll, Young Adult Fantasy. I had sort of seen this book around and I loved the cover. I honestly had no idea what the book was about. I am really weird and barely ever read synopsis of books. This book follows Henrietta Howel, an orphan, who starts this book teaching at a child's home of sorts. She has the magical ability of being able use fire and it brings her to the attention of a Sorcerer. This changes her life forever. The first book in a trilogy, I am looking forward to where the series go next. Lorrie got me book 2 for Christmas and I got book 3 in a Boxing Day sale. I definitely recommend this book! Glad I read it!</div>
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I discovered Lauren James in 2019 through Booktube. I read<i> The Loneliest Girl in the Universe</i> on audio and really liked it. It's a science-fiction novel about a young girl that is alone on a spaceship. It's a quiet novel, but James handled the story really well. She is a UK author, though, and hard to find in Canada. So, I bought myself all of her books for Christmas...<i> The Starlight Watchmaker</i> arrived and I wanted to read it right away. Check out that cover! But, I wanted to wait until I got a Bookopoly roll that applied. I was thinking science fiction, but when I rolled Amazon earlier this week, I immediately picked this book up. It's actually a novella, but it is so well written. It is about an android watchmaker, Hugo, who works at a university filled with many different alien races. One day, Dorian comes to him to get his watch fixed and that leads to unexpected adventures. It's a short book, but it is an important book. I seem to be finding books lately set in the future, but could easily be themes that apply to the world today. Lauren James is quickly becoming a favourite author and I cannot wait to read something else by her!</div>
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After Christmas, Bookoutlet had their Boxing day sale. I went through my wish list and bought all the books that they had that were on it while I had the chance. (They all arrived this week...) This is a book I had heard of, but I forgot it was a graphic novel. I had no idea what it was about. But, I had read<i> Binti</i> by her and I was curious what else she had out there. This another science fiction novel that is really themes that can easily apply to the world today. It deals with racism, discrimination, etc. In the books case, it is about the world not wanting aliens to be allowed to colonize. One of the characters in the graphic novel is a plant species named Letme Live. The main character, though, is Future. She is an Nigerian-American doctor who starts the book returning to NYC. Through the course of the book, we learn why she has returned home, but we also learn more about the world she is living in. I am very glad I got this and read it. Recommended!</div>
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Then, I returned to<b> Giant Days</b> because the last 3 books I need to read in the series arrived. Then, I am all caught up until February when book 12 is released.<i> Early Registration</i> is a prequel novel that covers things brought up in the main series and gives their background. It was fun to get the back stories of events from the series. I am not sure if I would read this book first, though. But, maybe it would be fine. I feel like it is more a book for the fans to explain what they have been missing. In any case, this series is a lot of fun and I am glad I am making it a part of my 2020. Recommended!</div>
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My last read of the week was this graphic novel. I should have done a bit more research, though. I really liked it and I can't seem to find anything about Volume 2. So, maybe there is not going to be a Volume 2. That makes me sad because the art in this book was phenomenal and the story really captured my attention. It definitely left you wanting more. I want more. The story of Nina who knows there is more to the world than she sees and dreams of being part of it, she finally does get the chance to be part of that world, and more occurs than she can ever imagine. Definitely a page turner and a set up for a really fascinating world. I hope they can get a Volume 2 on the table. Recommended!</div>
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I took down the last of the Christmas stuff today. It's hard to believe it has come and gone! I also did some cleaning. Always exciting. But, I listened to<i> Cilka's Journey</i> by Heather Morris while doing so. I just finished<i> Tattooist of Auschwitz</i>, and then noticed there was a sequel. I had planned to start something else, but decided to keep the momentum going. I listen to an audio in my car for my commute and a book on Scribd most of the time. It means that I listened to way more audios in 2019 than I ever had before. We will see what 2020 brings.</div>
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I am doing this fun game for my reading this year. I made a Monopoly board, only the spots are all book related. When I land on a square, I have to read a book that meets that criteria. It won't be all my reading this year, but it will be my main method. It is already getting me to read neglected books on my TBR! </div>
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<b>Next Book in a Series:</b><i> Tunnel of Bones</i> by Victoria Schwab (my last book of 2019)</div>
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<b>Chance Card (Chance Cards are authors I own more than one unread book by):</b> Kate Forsyth -<i> Bitter Greens</i></div>
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<b>Historical Fiction:</b><i> The Tattooist of Auschwitz</i> by Heather Morris</div>
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<b>Graphic Novel:</b><i> Giant Days Volume 7 & Giant Days Volume 8</i></div>
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One of my goals for 2020 was to catch up on some of my graphic series. This week it was<i> Giant Days.</i> I am missing 3 of the books, but since I am caught up, I gave myself permission to order them. So, they will be read in the next week or so. This series is a lot of fun. I actually read volume 1 to 6 in 2019. They were all rereads. These 4, it was the first time I had read them. It basically follows 3 women and their college adventures. It is contemporary for the most part, but there are some magical aspects to make things interesting. They are just starting their 3rd year when I finished up. I am looking forward to Volume 11! Recommended!</div>
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I read this book because I rolled Historical Fiction in Bookopoly. I have really neglected historical fiction over the years, so I was excited to get to this book. I had heard lots of good things about it. I did the audio through Scribd and the narration was very well done. The story was compelling, too. It is always been an aspect of history that has caught my interest because a lot of people think it is made up and other's seem to want to repeat it. It is a reminder of what people are capable of doing to other people. I am glad that I read it and I am glad that it got me back into historical fiction. There are a lot of unread ones on my shelves that I have been meaning to get to for ages! Recommended!</div>
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Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-50290171879589353792020-01-04T20:07:00.000-04:002020-01-04T20:07:05.626-04:00I'm Back....… Or, am I?<br />
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I have been thinking for a while that I might like to try this blogging thing again. I miss talking about books and being part of the bookish community. I started this blog in 2005. If I had continued it, it would have been 15 years this year. It's hard to believe it has been that long! I still talk to people I met over the years on different platforms, but it is just not the same.<br />
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The main reason I stopped blogging; was I stopped reading. I hardly read at all in 2017 and then 2018 was terrible. In 2019, I slowly started to find my groove again. Then, in June of 2019, my father was diagnosed with cancer. He died 5 and a half weeks later. It is something you know that you will likely go through, but to actually go through it... That is something else entirely.<br />
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I had just started to get my reading groove back and then I went into a slump again. I still managed to read 127 books in 2019, but it was mainly audiobooks on my commute. But, I wanted to read again. I just needed to get my head above water again. It is hard to say what 2020 will bring. So far, I am reading and actively wanting to pick up books, but the events of the Summer of 2019 are still with me. My father has not even been gone 6 months and I have already done my first birthday without him, his first birthday he was not around for, and the first Christmas. They were all hard.<br />
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I never really made this blog that personal. I mentioned things here and there, but didn't make it my main focus. I shared pictures of the cats and the dog. I mentioned my relationship here and there. I would sometimes mention work or something that had happened, but it was mostly about books. And, I think I am ready for the distraction of books again. I think I want to be back in that community I had so much fun in for years. The people that I still consider friends.<br />
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I am not sure what form that will take. In 2016, my last real reading year, I blogged every Sunday. I might start there and see where the year takes me. I am not even sure if people blog hop anymore. No one may ever see this post. But, I am going to try and come back. If only because I enjoy talking about the books I read and hoping that someone out there will enjoy it, too.<br />
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<br />Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-50544346735748686412018-01-21T10:10:00.002-04:002018-01-21T10:10:57.860-04:00Week in Review (3)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, we finally got the snow. Last Wednesday it snowed all day, so we had quite the mess on Thursday morning. A friend was nice enough to come and plow us out. As the weather here always hovers around the freezing point, we never get light snow anymore. It is always really wet and really heavy. The weather was quite different than predicted last week in general because there was supposed to be rain after the snow, but it never warmed up to that point. This winter is just weird and I feel like I say that every winter now for one reason or another. Mackie hurt his paw running around a couple weeks ago and crashing through some ice. I know you can buy shoes for dogs, but I figure the dog will come in missing at least one and then I will have to go out and find it. So, we are just trying to keep him calmer when he is outside. I have to say, the hurt paw didn't slow him down much. He found stairs hard and jumping up on the bed, but otherwise he just walked on 3 paws or limped.</div>
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I rejoined Postcrossing last week and have been organising my postcards. I have vintage cards from my family and I have been going through them. I bought plastic covers for them and a new box so I can actually show people them. They have spent too many years hidden away. While I have been going through them, I have posted a couple of them on Facebook and shared the family history. I am trying to decide how to write notes on them. I was thinking post-it notes stuck to the plastic, but not sure if they will stay stuck. I always end up with a million projects on the go, huh? lol</div>
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<i>Lazarus - Volume 5: Cull</i> ~ I bought this last year and was so excited. I love this series about a strong female. I should have reread the series first, though. I forgot some details and it took me a bit to get hooked because I was trying to remember things. There is a new book out a bit later this year, so I plan to do a reread before it to refresh my memory entirely. I did really enjoy this, don't get me wrong, but I have too many comic series on the go and the storylines kind of run together or get hazy. I am glad I checked this series out, though, and look forward to more. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Sex Criminals - Volume 4: Fourgy </i>~ My mother actually bought this for me for Christmas. She asked if there were any comics I wanted and I sent the list to the store itself, so I am not sure what she thought when she went to pick this one up. lol It's a strange series that I wouldn't expect to like at all, but I have been enjoying it. Because I hardly read last year, it has been a while since I read the previous volumes in these series I am catching up on, and I think I should have done a reread of this one, too. I will for Volume 5. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Lady Killer - Volume 2</i> ~ I was excited when I found out there was a Volume 2 in this series. Volume 1 kind of seemed like a standalone. There was no marking on it to say Volume 1. It was just called <i>Lady Killer</i>. This was another one of the comics I decided to catch-up on at Christmas. A stay-at-home mother who has a secret life makes for an interesting story-line. The ending was a bit of a cliff-hanger, so that means a Volume 3. I am excited. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Gilmore Girls</i> continues to be the main thing I am watching. I am on Season 4 now. I am enjoying it. It is good, mindless fun. There are not complicated storylines to keep track of or anything. I think it fits my mind at the moment. I am looking forward to seeing the new season that was released. I will get there soon!</div>
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I told myself I was not starting any new shows because I am so behind at the moment. But, I heard about this show and how it was done by the same person that did <i>House</i> and decided yesterday to give it a try. I love it! It has the same wit as <i>House</i> did, but it also is new and fresh. It is a show about an autistic surgeon. Freddie Highmore does such a good job playing him, too. He really is a talented actor. I look forward to more of this show!</div>
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I also watched <i>Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, The Curse of Oak Island, The Good Place, </i>and a bit of <i>Once Upon a Time. </i>Oh, and <i>Star Trek: Discovery</i>. I still need to watch the newest <i>This is Us</i>. This list is why I didn't want to start any new shows. lol We also watched the episode of David Letterman on Netflix where he interviews Barack Obama. Very well done!</div>
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Life has been interesting. 2018 is starting off quiet, but also with weird weather. Usually, after Christmas, we get snow. We currently have 16 degree Celsius weather and can see our lawn. It is also raining. If all the rain we have got was snow, we may have seen our lawn again in May. I don't mind a bit of snow, but you also have to be practical. My heat is off right now. When can you normally turn your heat off in January? It is supposed to get cold next week, and I am sure we will get snow before the winter is over, but still weird! They say that Nova Scotia is, on average, the warmest province in Canada and I believe it. (Only because B.C. goes so far up North). </div>
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I have to go off on a tangent. I am going to complain about my experience with Amazon. We live off the beaten path, so I have Amazon Prime for those things that are not easy to get here. This amazing Amazon Prime is supposed to make parcels arrive sooner than if you don't have Amazon Prime. Except, they use Purolator for their deliveries a lot of the time and their service is terrible. I got a parcel yesterday that they first lost and then they kept blaming the weather for being delayed. Yes, provinces are having storms, but when the parcel is in my province for 2-3 days and you keep telling me it is delayed because of bad weather, I am going to get mad. There was no bad weather. I became that customer. I probably complained 5 times about the poor service and have really reconsidered my renewing my Prime. Is it worth it? Sure, it is great if I am getting low on cat litter, for example, and don't have time to run to a store that carries cat litter, but if the parcel takes a week to get here... I need to go to a store to get litter anyway. (Not really what happened, just an example.) I have been dissatisfied for a while because I remember when you preordered a book, you would get it a bit early. Now, I am way behind. But, no bookstore here anymore sadly. I know people love Amazon, but I am just frustrated lately.</div>
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<i>The Hate U Give</i> ~ The first audiobook of 2018. I loved it! It was on a lot of Best of.. lists for 2017, and I did start it in December of 2017, but it was a great way to start 2018 off. The narrator was really good, too. I am almost nervous to say any more about this book, but just know it is worth checking out. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Nimona</i> ~ In continuing with books I have been meaning to check out, I finally checked out this one. It was another fun read. Nimona was a fun character. Noelle Stevenson always writes great stuff. I look forward to what she does next! Strongly Recommended!<br />
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<i>Saga - Volume 8</i> ~ I love me some Saga! I am always very excited when a new copy is released. This was no exception. I am all ready looking forward to Volume 9! Strongly recommended!</div>
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I don't watch a lot of movies, but I love musicals and I LOVED this! I have always loved the idea of circus, but never go because there are some negative ideas surrounding them nowadays. But, you have to applaud P.T. Barnum for seeing something in people that no one else did and going from rags to riches. It was so well done!<br />
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I decided to see if I can resurrect this blog. I haven't blogged since August because my reading was pretty much non-existent last year. And, I know that I can talk about things other than reading, but I just never sit down and write the post. In 2016, I blogged every Sunday. I am going to see if I can do that again for 2018.</div>
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It is hard to recap so much time. In January I always think I need to get back on track with things. So, I make lists and pick up old hobbies. Then, as the year goes, I start fizzling. One big thing I did in 2016, that I slacked on last year, was my bullet journal. I think once I got out of the habit of doing it last year, it became like I was not accountable to my plans or projects. This year, even though I still have a perfectly nice journal left from last year, I started right from scratch and am determined to get back in the habit. I like to do lists and checking off when I accomplish something. I also got a new package of the pens I really like for Christmas. I am sure projects will fall to the wayside, but we will see how it goes.</div>
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I really just want to read this year. I hardly read anything last year. It was one of my worst reading years ever. My TBR didn't really grow last year, but it didn't really decrease either. I need to get back on track with that!</div>
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<i>The Sandman - Volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes </i>~ This was actually a reread for me. I added it to Goodreads in 2011, but I know that I read it before I started reading <i>Fables</i> in 2009. I hated it. I was not reading graphic novels yet, it was weird, and I never read on in the series. But, since I got more into graphic novels, I felt like this was a huge series missing from my reading. Over the holidays, the e-books of this series went on sale. So, now I have to hopefully like this series more than I did the first time I tried it. On the plus side, I enjoyed this more than I did the first time I read it and immediately started Volume 2 after finishing it. This just goes to show you can evolve as a reader. When I read this the first time, I never thought I would be the big graphic novel reader I became. This book is why I was hesitant to start <i>Fables</i>, etc. Glad it went better this time. Recommended!</div>
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<i>The Sandman - Volume 2: The Doll's House</i> ~ I then moved on to Volume 2 in the series. This was the first time I ever read this particular volume and it went pretty well. The series is definitely on the darker side, but it is becoming a page turning type of series. A series that follows the Sandman around can't help but being intriguing because dreams are something we all share and the Sandman is just one of those things we have heard about before. I am glad I decided to finally add this series to my list of read series. Recommended!</div>
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<i>The Sandman - Volume 3: Dream Country </i>~ This volume collects 4 short stories into one. The stories are all unrelated, but The Sandman, Morpheus, plays minor roles. I enjoyed the story about what cats dream about because I can totally see cats believing they are the top of the chain and wanting to be there again. It is a good story to fit cats personalities. The other stories caught my interest as well. This was a shorter volume and I read it rather quickly. Recommended!<br />
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<i>Everafter - Volume 1: The Pandora Protocol</i> ~ Fables! Fables! I love Fables! I was kind of putting reading this series off, but when I got Volume 2 this month... I decided it was time. I am happy every time they decide to do a spin-off series. This series takes place after the events in the main story-line and includes characters we have met before, but also some new ones. I enjoyed it! Recommended!<br />
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<i>Everafter - Volume 2: The Unsentimental Education</i> ~ When I went to read this, I looked up when Volume 3 was supposed to be out. No Volume 3. And, upon reading this, I would say that it was because the series got cancelled. This seemed a bit rushed and there are some story-lines that didn't get explained at all. It was still good, but it could have been better. I am all caught up on Fables now and that makes me sad. I hope there is something else set to come out, but this might be the end of a 9 year friendship! (I read my first volume of <i>Fables </i>in January of 2009.)</div>
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One of the reasons why my reading died last year was because I watched way more TV last year than I normally do. I need to find a happier medium this year, but I did start out the year with <i>Gilmore Girls</i>. I have definitely watched a lot of this before, but I am not sure if I saw every episode. I am finishing up the second season and having fun with it. This is a lead up to finally watch the reunion show. It will take me a bit of time to get to the end, but I am happy I randomly chose this show as my next project.</div>
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I am watching <i>Gilmore Girls</i> on my own, but with the guy I am attempting to catch-up in <i>Once Upon a Time</i>. I have seen the first season about 3 times now, and we are about to watch the second season for the second time. But, then we fizzle. It usually happens because I generally want to read instead of watch TV. So, we will see how it goes. We have been stalled on this show since earlier in the week. I want to get moving on it because <i>The Crown</i> is another show we watch together and I want to see the second season. </div>
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For those of you that do not know, I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I am very aware of Oak Island, but have never actually been on it. They allow tours in the summer now, so really must get around to that before they close the island again. I am sporadic with this show, but have been watching the most recent season. We watched the most recent episode this week and it was kind of a filler episode. I keep saying that if they find anything amazing, it will be on the news before the episode airs. They have definitely gone further than others, though, so I keep hoping they will figure out the mystery. It is something that has intrigued me since I was a little kid.</div>
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One of my favourite shows that I actually have watched as it aired over the years. It continues to be fun, but I don't think I like the newest season as much as some of the others. The wedding is getting fun, though, so the latest season is starting to get going.</div>
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Hi everyone! Can you believe I haven't blogged since April 4th? After blogging at least once a week all last year, I am disappointed that I couldn't remotely keep it up this year. But, that is me. I ebb and flow with my interests. And, sometimes I just have too many and things start falling by the wayside. This year has not been a great reading year either. I think I may have finished two books since my last post. That is a pretty extensive reading slump even for me. It also means that what started out as a great year for audios has turned back into a typical one. I am not sure what is up with 2017...</div>
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Last time I updated I mentioned that I had started couponing. I am still doing that, but even that has taken a back burner this last month. There is only two of us and we only have so much room. I am hoping to get into a bit more this month and into the fall. It is really fun, but it is hard when you have so few store options in your immediate area and do not have a store that price matches. I never thought I would be disappointed to not live near a Walmart... You need to stay consistent with it to see a difference in your budget, so I must get back on track.</div>
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What else have I been doing... I put the puzzles away until the winter. I have been watching TV a lot more than I normally do. I am in the midst of a huge watch of <i>ER </i>and just finished the 11th season. That is very unusual for me. That random project kind of paused the Disney project, but hoping to get back to that when I finish off this show. I think I will need a break! Otherwise, it is just life stuff. I haven't even been taking that many pictures.</div>
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<i><b>Dark Ambition: The Shocking Crime of Dellen Millard & Mark Smich</b></i> ~ My friend lent this to me and I have to admit that I am not even sure if I heard about this case and murder. I live under a rock, people! But, she gave it to me so I decided to see what it was all about. All I can say is you still are left with unanswered questions that will probably never be answered and the whole case is appalling. Murdered over a truck... I don't understand the mentality that would lead people to do that...<br />
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<i><b>Mercy Thompson Series - Book 9: Fire Touched</b></i> - I then decided to check back in with Mercy Thompson. I love this series and used to be caught up in it... Now I am one book closer to being caught back up and hopefully will get to book 10 in this century. Maybe even this year! It was another fun adventure. I always enjoy checking in with Mercy and her world.<br />
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Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-6128666948111296432017-04-04T09:31:00.000-03:002017-04-04T09:31:10.407-03:00Week in Review - Week 13 &14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it was bound to happen. I am not really reading that much, so now blogging is losing its allure. After blogging at least once a week for over a year, I missed a week. I am sad about it, but I just don't really know what to talk about when I am in a slump. It is not getting better either, folks. It is April 4th and I have not read anything or listened to any audio so far this month. I have no idea what is wrong with me this year.</div>
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What have I been doing lately? I started couponing. It is not like it is in the US in Canada, but we can still do it. I am on week two and I have got free shampoo, soup, and cat food. I have also received really great savings on other things. We came out of the grocery store the other night with like 4 bags that cost me under 20 dollars. I was pretty proud of myself. I am still learning, though. I am not sure I will ever be an Extreme Couponer, but any savings are better than none!</div>
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I started a second job. I am not sure if I will be continuing it, though. I like it, but it is very time consuming, and I haven't quite figured out how to fit it in around my regular job and everything else happening in my house. When I got paid for it on Monday, though, I was very happy to have extra money in my account. So, I will have to make it work.</div>
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I have been continuing watching Disney movies. Since my last post I watched <i>Lady and the Tramp, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Pocahontas, Alice in Wonderland </i>(2010), <i>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Cinderella </i>(2015), <i>The Good Dinosaur, Alice Through the Looking Glass</i> (2016), and I think that is it... Part of my issue is finding all of the movies that I want to watch. </div>
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<i>Ghosts</i> - I read <i>Drama</i> earlier this year and had fun with it. This one was at the second hand store when I went in last week, so I grabbed it and actually managed to read it in a timely manner. I like how the author touches on serious matters in almost a lighthearted way. I actually had two friends growing up that had cystic fibrosis and they both passed away before graduating high school. So, I could relate to a certain point to the experiences in this book. </div>
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Remember how I tend to be a bit of project undertaker? I haven't really had one in a while, so I started one this last week. I have been mentioning all my movie watching lately, right? Well, I am doing a movie project. Disney movies! I printed off a list of all of them ever made and that will be my movie watching over the next while. I am going to start with ones I have never seen before and then move on. We will see how far I make it in this project. I am not a big movie watcher typically, so this could end up fizzling, but it has been fun so far! As I write this I am watching the new <i>Alice Through the Looking Glass</i> and regretting that I didn't rewatch <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> first because I hardly remember it. I think I will have to rethink my plans a bit.</div>
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<i>Dreams of Gods & Monsters</i> (audio) ~ Look, I finished a trilogy! I really enjoy the narrator of this trilogy, but I do not think I liked this book as much as I could have. It is why my audio listening slowed down after being off to such a great start this month. I did like it, but not as much as I wanted to and enough to keep me wanting to pick it up. I probably should have set it aside, but I wanted to finish a trilogy.</div>
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<i>All-New Wolverine - Volume 1: The Four Sisters</i> ~ Even with my comic reading, it is all over the place. I have a couple series started on Marvel Unlimited and keep starting new ones. I am enjoying how there are more and more comics centred around women. I especially like how this new run of Wolverine wears real clothes and doesn't feel the need to wear the gravity defying outfits that other superheroes tend to wear. She can just be kick ass and awesome all on her own. I enjoyed this first volume and look forward to her future adventures. Recommended!</div>
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1. | I have embraced the reading slump and am just watching a ridiculous amount of movies instead. I am hoping I will get bored of it soon and want to read again. It has been going on all year. It is getting depressing. I made a list of the movies I have watched lately and it is kind of extensive. I am still watching kids movies and have probably watched more movies in the last month than I did all of last year combined. If it does continue for a while, I think I am going to branch out to classic movies and musicals.<br />
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2. | Chloe is my movie watching companion. She sits on the back of the couch by my head and sleeps through them. She was a lap cat when we first got her, but sadly doesn't seem interested now. Hoping that changes with age because Finn still won't sit on my lap.<br />
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3. | Winter continues to be weird. We had a week of really cold temperatures and then we were supposed to have a really big storm. It started with snow, the winds were enough to shake the whole house, but then it quickly turned to large amounts of rain. Unfortunately the wind did some damage to the house, but thankfully it was a one day fix type mess.<br />
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4. | Tonight is St. Paddy's. We normally do not do much for it, but one of the guys friends is playing music at a bar in town and we are going to go for a bit. I am not sure if I will have any green beer, but it should be fun.<br />
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5. | My puzzle making continues. I found some cheap new ones online, so I am just waiting for them to arrive. I had to throw a second hand one out the other day because there were so many pieces missing I couldn't even make the border. I will luck into one with all the pieces here and there, but most of them are missing at least one piece. Puzzles are just expensive new.<br />
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6. | March was supposed to be my 'get back on track' month. I wanted to get more exercise and start doing some of the things that I have been neglecting. What has happened is I really hurt my foot and could hardly walk on it for a week and then all my other big plans just sort of fizzled because I was so depressed about the fact that I hurt myself. It is not surprising I am in constant reading slumps so far this year.<br />
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7. | I did some massive spring cleaning of the downstairs of my house. It means that keeping the downstairs in order is really manageable. I hope that continues. Our upstairs is not really that messy anyway, so that has always been manageable. It is the downstairs that is more lived in and constantly in disorder.Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-69512108795710345622017-03-14T11:52:00.003-03:002017-03-14T11:52:42.894-03:00Week in Review - Week 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another quiet reading week. I am not even sure what I am doing other than reading, but I didn't even finish my audio this week. Hoping this week gets better. I didn't even get my blog post up on time. </div>
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What I have done is watch a lot of movies. I watched <i>The Secret Life of Pets</i>. That was a cute movie. Another one I watched was <i>Zootopia</i>. I really liked that one. One I didn't like was <i>Trolls</i>. It was a bit boring for me. <i>Storks </i>was cute. I finally saw <i>Finding Dory</i>. I had fun with it. I saw <i>Inside Out</i>, too. It wasn't too bad. As you can see, it was still kid movies. lol I think I just needed some short and sweet stuff that didn't make me think too much. There were others, but that mood seems to be passing. Now if the reading would just get better!<br />
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I got auto-approved for this from Netgalley, so I decided to check it out. I enjoyed Wein in the past. I am liking it, but anyone's guess if I will even finish it! This reading slump is the pits.<br />
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I tried to read this last year and couldn't get into it. I though that the audio would go better, but I am not sure if it is me or the book that has this carrying into another week. I have been almost done for days now. Going to have to find something awesome to follow it up with because I don't want an audio slump.<br />
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<i>Understanding Color in Photography</i> ~ When I was on Netgalley checking out the Elizabeth Wein book, this book caught my eye. I own everyone of his books, so I had to at least try and see if I was approved for this one. And, I was! It was informative and I have the paperback edition in my cart for when it is released in August, but at the same time I am not positive I need to own a copy. The issue I had with this book was the terrible formatting and I know that is an e-galley thing, but there were times where I wasn't sure if I was reading captions or the rest of the sentence. Then I would be like, where is the rest of this sentence. I learned a lot about colour and really wish I actually kept up my camera learning. There is just not enough hours in my day. I do recommend this and all of Bryan Peterson's books, though!<br />
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<i>Wayward - Volume 4: Threads and Portents</i> ~ Yay! This is one of my favourite graphic novel series and I was so excited for a new volume. I had planned to reread the first 3 volumes, but with my reading slump, I decided I should just be happy if I manage to get through this one for now. That means that there were a few details it took me a bit to remember, but I still overall really enjoyed this volume and am excited to see how the events of it play out in Volume 5. Recommended!<br />
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Week in Review - <a href="http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.ca/2017/03/week-in-review-week-10.html">Week 10</a></div>
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I finished 4 books this week and 3 of them were audios. I am not sure if that has ever happened before. My average audiobook listening each month is only usually 5 and I just listened to 3 in a week. I am curious what that will mean for the reading month overall. I could have an awesome audio month, or fizzle on them. It would be nice to actually being reading with my eyes, too, but it is better than nothing. I just keep starting stuff, reading a bit, and then putting it down and picking something else up. I just cannot seem to concentrate. At least with audios I can do other things while listening to them.</div>
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I am pretty sure it is clear to most people that read my blog that I am not a big television/movie watcher. Which is why it was so strange for me to sit down last night and watch two movies! What were they? <i>Moana</i> and <i>Sing.</i> I am so cool. lol When I decided on a movie night, I had the house to myself. When the guy got home I had just turned <i>Moana</i> on, so he got to enjoy them, too. He was not eager to watch either of them, but in the end he enjoyed <i>Moana</i>. I don't think he liked <i>Sing</i>. To be honest, I thought <i>Moana</i> was better than <i>Sing</i>. </div>
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I read the first book in this series by audio, but then I read the second book. I really like the narrator and when I tried to move on to this book last year, it just didn't click at the time. So, I got it on audio and now I can finish a trilogy! I am enjoying it.</div>
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<i>The Invisible Library ~ </i>Finally! I started this book when it first came out, but it was right when I broke my ankle and I just never got back to it. I have heard really good things about the series and the audio was in the recent Audible sale, so I grabbed a copy. I am so glad I finally did! I liked it enough that if I could have figured out how to use credits on the Audible app, I would have started the next one right away. But, I couldn't, so I read something I owned all ready instead. Anyway, this was a fun mystery-type novel that is centred around books and libraries. I definitely want to see what happens next. Recommended!</div>
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<i>A Man Called Ove</i> ~ This book was a daily deal last year sometime and I didn't think it sounded like a book that I would like. But, then, it was kind of everywhere and I regretted that I hadn't grabbed a copy when it was on sale. Thankfully, it went on sale again and I grabbed a copy that time around. I had no plans to read it when I did, but it was just there and it cleared a book of the ole TBR. (My audio one anyway.) And, despite it not really being a 'me' book, I did actually enjoy it. Ove was a great character and you really got to know him and all the people that he crossed paths with. I also enjoyed the cat. I am glad I got and read this one. Recommended!</div>
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<i>Setting Free the Kites ~ </i>So, if you are going to read one book that is a bit out of your normal zone, why not two? This book is getting a lot of buzz from people that I trust and I had an audible credit. So, I grabbed a copy and settled in. I am not even sure if I can tell you why, but I loved this book. I am not typically a fan of books narrated by young protagonists, they tend to annoy me, but this one was believable and human and I just really loved it. I think the moment I knew I was going to was when the title actually comes up in the book. There was something about that which just kind of called to me. And then it was all just wonderful after that. Someone asked me why I enjoyed the book so much and I just really cannot put it into words, but this book is definitely worth the hype! It will be on my best of 2017 list for sure. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Revival</i> ~ The only book I read this week that was not an audio was this one. I have been curious about this series for a while and was happy when it was in the Image Humble Bundle I bought last month. I enjoyed it and would probably read on, but at the same time it is not something that I <i>have</i> to read on in. Hopefully more in the series will be in some future sales so I can see how things play out. Recommended!</div>
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Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-48334622135911144342017-03-03T11:49:00.000-04:002017-03-03T11:49:11.981-04:00Books, Life, & Everything Else (6)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. | It is hard to believe that it is March all ready. I am always happy to get through February and March because they are usually the worst months of the winter. I am not sure what is going on with our winter this year, though. We did have like 2 weeks of bad weather in February, but overall it has been a pretty mild one. It is not over yet, though.<br />
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2. | I have given up on trying to read and just have resorted to audiobooks. I am finding I have a hard time sitting still lately, which is why I am not really reading, but it means that audiobooks work. I am having a record listening streak. I finished audiobooks on February 24th, 25th, 27th, and March 1st. I am almost done another one. This is very unlike me! The best part is they were all really good, both the books and the audio narrations.<br />
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3. | I was trying to think of a Chloe story. She hasn't fallen in the toilet, but she does love the bathroom sink. You can turn the water on to wash your hands and she will just lay there. So, then she is all wet and drinks the water out of the sink after you are done. She's a strange cat.<br />
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4. | I put all my pictures from February from my phone to my computer the other day and I honestly did not take very many pictures. That is what happens in the winter. The landscape is brown and dreary and I get bored of taking only pictures of the cats and the dog. But, at the same time, I enjoy seeing old pictures of Casey on my time hop and am glad I take too many pictures of my animals. lol<br />
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5. | I wish puzzles were not so expensive. I am having a really hard time with second hand ones having all of their pieces. But, at the same time, Chloe helps with that so I wouldn't want to pay a lot of money for a puzzle only for her to walk off with the pieces. I bought the below puzzle at Value Village because I thought it was so cute and missing piece. Disappointing.<br />
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6. | I added all of my audiobooks to my Libib during my spare time the last couple days. It was a good project because I have audiobooks that I entirely forgot I had. I also have way more audiobooks that I thought. I didn't count to see how many were unread, but probably a lot. The daunting thing is the same as my physical shelves, so many series. (The fact that there was just a first book in a series sale didn't help...)<br />
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7. | My brother-in-law doesn't think Mackie spends enough time outside. I want him to live in my house for a week and experience his annoying new habit of barking to say he wants to come in. He hardly used to bark at all and I am so annoyed about it. He is barking to come in as I write this and I am attempting to ignore him so now he has moved to crying. Anyone want a dog? lolKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-22217873323950663432017-03-01T11:45:00.004-04:002017-03-01T11:45:53.508-04:00February in Review (2017)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February was an interesting month. It seemed like after a mild winter, winter arrived. But then it went away again and the temperatures got mild again. As I write this, most of the snow is gone and there is none in the forecast. It has been a weird winter! Normally February is my least favourite month of the year because while it is the shortest, it is usually the worst weather wise. This year it was just a continuation of January in that I cannot seem to get my head in the game and on track for things. It got better as the month ended so hopefully March will be more on track!</div>
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One big change to start out this year as opposed to last year is that I was not really listening to audios for the first part of 2016. I have been curious how reading them all year will affect my reading overall. What has happened is my 'regular' reading has slowed down and without audios I would hardly be reading anything. Interesting how that works out! And, I slowed down on audios even in February, but seem to be back on track now. I am getting better and better at working audios into other things that I do normally. When I first started I only listened to them on the treadmill.</div>
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Otherwise, Chloe continues to grow and have adventures. Mackie got to play with his 'uncle' Henry a bunch. Finn continues to ignore me unless he wants something. The usual. I try not to, but I still hope to open the door and find Casey waiting for me to let her in. I am not sure if I will ever entirely get over her loss. I hate not knowing what happened to her and it just makes me feel guilty. I actually have never lost an animal and not known what happened to them before, so I think that is a lot of it. And the fact that she was never supposed to be an outdoor cat, but wanted to be one so badly. This whole scenario is why I never wanted her to be an outdoor cat.</div>
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<b>The Books</b></div>
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17. <i>All-New X-Men: Inevitable - Volume 1: Ghosts of Cyclops</i> by Dennis Hopeless (graphic novel) - 136 pages</div>
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18. <i>All-New X-Men: Inevitable - Volume 2: Apocalypse Wars</i> by Dennis Hopeless (graphic novel) - 120 pages</div>
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19. <i>Black Science - Volume 1: How to Fall Forever</i> by Rick Remender (graphic novel) - 152 pages</div>
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20. <i>Morning Glories - Volume 10</i> by Nick Spencer (graphic novel) - 176 pages</div>
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21. <i>Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman</i> by Lindy West (e-book) - 260 pages</div>
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22. <i>Mirror: The Mountain</i> by Emma Rios (graphic novel) - 184 pages</div>
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23. <i>Mockingbird - Volume 1: I Can Explain</i> by Chelsea Cain (graphic novel) - 136 pages</div>
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24. <i>Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank</i> by Alan C. Martin (graphic novel) - 128 pages</div>
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25. <i>Paper Girls - Volume 2</i> by Brian K. Vaughan (graphic novel) - 128 pages</div>
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26. <i>Marked in Flesh (The Others, Book 4)</i> by Anne Bishop (audio) - 15 hours, 21 minutes</div>
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27. <i>The Princess Diarist </i>by Carrie Fisher - 257 pages</div>
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28. <i>Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi</i> by John Scalzi (e-book) - 142 pages</div>
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29. <i>Passing Strange </i>by Ellen Klages (e-book) - 131 pages</div>
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30. <i>Binti (Binti, Book 1)</i> by Nnedi Okorafor (e-book) - 96 pages</div>
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31. <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> by George Saunders (audio) - 7 hours, 25 minutes</div>
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32. <i>Kindred Spirits</i> by Rainbow Rowell (e-book) - 96 pages</div>
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33. <i>X-Factor - Volume 1: The Longest Night</i> by Peter David (graphic novel) - 144 pages</div>
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34. <i>False Hearts (False Hearts, Book 1) </i>by Laura Lam (audio) - 11 hours, 9 minutes</div>
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35. <i>A Monster Calls</i> by Patrick Ness (audio) - 3 hours, 59 minutes</div>
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36. <i>The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, Book 1) </i>by Genevieve Cogman (audio) - 10 hours, 31 minutes</div>
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<b>Marvel</b> - 3</div>
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<b>Humble Bundle</b> - 3</div>
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<b>Bought</b> - 5</div>
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<b>Audible</b> - 5</div>
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<b>Morning Glories</b> - 10/10 - Caught up!</div>
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<b>Paper Girls</b> - 2/2 - Caught up!</div>
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<b>The Others Series</b> - 4/4 - Caught up!</div>
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<i>Marked in Flesh (The Others, Book 4)</i> by Anne Bishop</div>
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Compared to last year, I didn't really have that many books preordered. But, with this reading slump, any is too many. So, yesterday I cancelled like half of them. Maybe more than half. If I am lucky, some of them will be Kindle or Audio deals in the future. But, there is just no point to buy books if I can't seem to read the ones I own all ready. I know that part of me will regret it as the reviews of said books trickle out, but I have Amazon Prime. I don't even really need to order too far ahead anymore. </div>
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Audiobooks were doing really well in January, but I kind of fizzled on them in February. I seem to be getting back into them again now, so hopefully that continues. And, it is not like I am not reading at all, it is just that I seem to only be reading shorter works. So, while it could be worse, I keep hoping to get back in a groove because I have a lot of longer books that I really want to read and haven't yet. Maybe March will kick start the reading longer works!</div>
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We have had some adventures around here. Chloe has fallen in the toilet several times. Yesterday it happened again and it was not a clean toilet... Then she closed the door to the fireplace on herself. I think she probably could get have got out, but she was confused as to how. I bought a puzzle at Value Village of a cat dangling from curtains. That is how my house seems with this cat. But, Mackie really likes her. When I say it is bedtime, they both follow me upstairs and usually sleep really close to each other. I also doubt she learned any lesson from yesterday's experience and will do it again. </div>
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I say that I am reading this, but I am only like 50 pages in. I am never the best at actually finishing trilogies/series in the first place, but add in some slow reading lately and it could be a while. Hoping to dedicate some time to this book today.</div>
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<i>Kindred Spirits</i> ~ I have read all of Rainbow Rowell's books but <i>Landline</i>, so in an attempt to read the last couple things I had to read by her I picked this book up earlier in the week. I thought it was really great. A nice little story about some <i>Star Wars</i> fans that end up hanging out in the line to see the new <i>Star Wars</i> movie and strike up an unusual friendship. It is a bit different than Rowell's normal writing, but it still manages to insert some of her ideals about people and how they should be treated. It also speaks to the 'nerd' culture. Strongly Recommended!</div>
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<i>X-Factor - Volume 1: The Longest Night</i> ~ I read <i>The All-New X-Factor</i>, but this is the first time I have gone back and read the older stuff. I imagine this will be my project for the next bit. It is about a band of basically misfit Mutants who have a detective agency and are trying to help out other Mutants. I enjoy the cast and the way they play off each other. Recommended!</div>
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<i>False Hearts</i> ~ I thought this was standalone, but turns out it is not! In any case, I had this preordered last year, but cancelled it for whatever reason. After really enjoying the narrator in another audio I read this year, I decided to grab this one on audio. I am very happy that I did. I have enjoyed Laura Lam in the past, but then she sort of got quiet on the writing for a while there. I am happy to see she is publishing again and that she continues to write well. This is the story of conjoined twins that were raised in a cult of sorts, but near death leads them to having to leave so they can survive. Not having experienced world outside, it is a learning experience for them. And, it is a society where conjoined twins would have been corrected at birth. So, they are separated and this is the story of their separate lives after one of the twins gets herself into some trouble. Strongly Recommended!</div>
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<i>A Monster Calls</i> ~ I keep eyeing the movie, but I am not sure if I want to watch it. What I did want to do is finally reread it and it was an Audio Deal a while ago. I am not sure that I would read the book for the first time by audio because the book itself is just amazing, but it was a good reread via audio. I actually dug my copy of the book off my bookshelves and flipped through it while I listened. This book will get you right in the feels. Recommended!</div>
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Week in Review - <a href="http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.ca/2017/02/week-in-review-week-8.html">Week 8</a></div>
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Nothing too exciting happened over the last week, we just got winter happening and lots of snow as a result. There are no storms in the forecast for a while, so this has been a weird winter. Mild with a few cold days, hardly any snow, and then a few storms in a row. Now back to mild with a few cold days. We didn't get as much snow as other parts of the province, but it was enough for me. The dog has fun in it at least.</div>
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My reading mojo is slowly coming back. I started sorting through my e-reader for novellas and that seems to be where my mind is at the moment. I also listened to a wonderful audio that got my audio listening back on track. Hopefully March will be a great reading month after a rocky start to the year. I just want to read all the books that I have got in the last couple months and neglected because I can't seem to settle with them. </div>
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<i>The Princess Diarist</i> ~ I have really enjoyed Carrie Fisher's other two memoirs, so I knew I was going to have to grab a copy of this one. I enjoyed it! It was a lot sadder to read knowing that the author of it was no longer with us, but it was still her fun writing from her previous two memoirs. I may not always agree with how she thinks and chooses to live, but that doesn't mean that I am not always curious about her. And, it was fun to read about <i>Star Wars</i>. I think there were more books in her and I am sad we won't get more. Recommended!</div>
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<i>Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi</i> ~ I love John Scalzi, so when I saw this released last year I knew I was going to have to eventually check it out. I am not a huge short story reader, but when they are done well, I will be in love. And, these were done well. Plus, the whole point is that they are <i>very</i> short stories. They span his career and a few are never before published. It is fun to visit the inside of his mind and the weird ideas he comes up with. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Passing Strange</i> ~ When the lists of upcoming books popped up late last year, this was one that caught my eye. And, it was a novella so it didn't put a pounding on the pocket book to take a chance on it. While it is marketed as fantasy, and definitely is a fantasy novel, the fantasy aspects are quiet and take a back burner to the overall story of the characters. A very character-driven book is really what it is. And, I really liked it. I had never heard of the author before, so I am glad I took a chance on it. Definitely worth checking out! Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Binti</i> ~ I heard a lot of buzz about this last year, so I grabbed a copy. I am glad this novella reading spree brought me to this one because it is definitely really good. A science fiction novel about a young girl from a strange planet who finds herself in the middle of a war. It contains a strong female lead who definitely comes into her own in this short book. I am really looking forward to the fact that there are sequels and we can keep seeing her move forward. Strongly recommended!</div>
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<i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> (audio) ~ I happened to see this one pop up on Audible and state that it had 166 narrators. I was intrigued. I have started to see the buzz about it, but I guess I missed it originally. So, I grabbed a copy and what a different type of experience this book is! It is narrated by some very famous people and all the different voices bring the story to life. Centred around Abraham Lincoln and his son, Willie, and mostly taking place in a graveyard. It sounds weird, but it works. I strongly recommend it and this will likely be on my best of 2017 list!</div>
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Week in Review - <a href="http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.ca/2017/02/week-in-review-week-7.html">Week 7</a></div>
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<a href="http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.ca/2017/02/books-life-everything-else-5.html">Books, Life, & Everything Else (5)</a></div>
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1. | Mount Mackie is back again this year. The picture above is from last year, but we have got a lot of snow over the last couple weeks to make a new one for this year. I was trying to find how tall it was in 2015 because the dog could reach the garage roof, but my 2015 pictures are apparently not organised. Something I really should do one of these days...<br />
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2. | After January was so good with audio books, I sort of fizzled on them this month. I think it is partly because I read 4 books in one series. While I enjoyed the series, that is really not the norm for me at all. I am just meant to only read standalone books. I am currently listening to <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> and it is going really well. There are 166 narrators. It is quite the experience!<br />
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3. | My reading in general started off better at the beginning of the month and then also fizzled. I am not sure what is wrong that is preventing me from reading. I am too distracted, I guess. I started flipping through my e-reader and reading shorter works this week and I think that is going better. I guess I am just not in the mood for something that I have to work at.<br />
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4. | One of the charming animals got sick on our bed on Wednesday at some point. It blended in, so it was likely there for a while before it was noticed. So, it unfortunately soaked through a few layers. That meant that on the negative side, I had to do a lot of laundry yesterday. On the positive side, everything was nice and clean when we went to bed last night. I even washed our duvet. It is 6 years old and I was like if it ruins, it has had a good run.<br />
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5. | I am tired of politics. There is always some new drama from the US. Our prime minister is doing pretty good, but people always find something to criticise him for. And, then closer to home the teachers have been on some weird strike situation all year. It is coming to a dramatic head at the moment. I don't have kids, so I only am sort of paying attention. You cannot avoid it, though.<br />
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6. | What did everyone do for Valentine's Day? We were dealing with the aftermath of a storm, but still went out for supper. Apparently because of the whole aftermath of the storm thing, not many other people decided to go anywhere. So, it was a quiet meal. We had originally planned to go out on the 13th to avoid the crowds, but everything was closed for the snow. It all worked out.<br />
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7. | I continue to make puzzles. There is this site online where people sell stuff second hand. I get like 5 puzzles or something for 10 dollars at the thrift stores. There are people on the site asking for 10 dollars for one puzzle. I just think that is expensive. So, I will stick with the 2 dollar puzzles at the thrift stores. lolKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com10