So… long time no blog, huh? That was a bit unforeseen. At some point, I just kind of got overwhelmed with review writing and blogging. That feeling still hasn’t gone away but I do genuinely love blogging so I thought I would ease my self back into things by doing weekly reading updates. I think that’s something I can handle right now. Now let’s take a peek at my reading so far.
WEEK 1 (Sunday December 30 2018 – Saturday January 5 2019)
Books Read: 4
- The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
An ARC I won through a BookishFirst raffle. [RTC]
- Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Peptalks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda and illustrated by Jonny Sun
Great little book best consumed in small doses. [4*]
- Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics by Alicia Keys
- Little Men (Little Women #2) by Louisa May Alcott
We meet the young boys that Jo and Professor Bhaer welcome into their new school. [3*]
WEEK 2 (Sunday January 6 – Saturday January 12)
Books Read: 1
- Jo’s Boys (Little Women #3) by Louisa May Alcott
The conclusion to the March family history. This particular book focuses more on the grown up lives of the little boys we meet in Little Men. [3*]
WEEK 3 (Sunday January 13 – Saturday January 19)
Books Read: 1
- Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel adapted by Hope Larson
Doesn’t quite capture the magic of the original. [2.5*]
WEEK 4 (Sunday January 20 – Saturday January 26)
Books Read: 3
- The Pact by Jodi Picoult
While it does justice to the heavy topics it covers (mental illness, suicide, teen pregnancy, etc.) I was annoyed half the time I was reading. [2*]
- El Principito/The Little Prince (bilingüe) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
First time reading it in spanish. Just as magical and lovely. [5*]
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
An incredible read about women/WOC breaking barriers while working for NACA/NASA. [5*]
TOTAL BOOKS READ THUS FAR: 9
CURRENTLY READING: 3
- American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
[My current audiobook. Started listening to it January 22nd, and am about 70% through it.]
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
[Started reading this January 2nd. As of writing this post, I am about 62% done!]
- The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America’s 100 Best-Loved Novels by Jessica Allen
[Started going through this book December 29, 2018. Had to set it aside for a while because the terrible editing job put me off. Eventually picked it up once again. As of writing this post, I have read up to book #70.]
UPCOMING READ: 1
- Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen
[I won an ARC of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway!]
Well, that’s it. That about covers all the reading I’ve been doing. For now, the plan is to do one of these posts every Sunday. I’m a little more active on Goodreads lately so you can add me there! 🙂
HAPPY BLOGGING EVERYONE! 😀