What Are You Reading? ~ Feb. 19, 2020

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What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next! 

Happy Wednesday, friends! I hope you've had a great week! 

Current Read

I'm currently re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* by J.K. Rowling. I'm about halfway through and loving it again! :)

I also read through chapter 10 in The Jane Austen Project* by Kathleen A. Flynn for my JASNA reading group that met last Saturday. I think I'm enjoying it more on this second read! And all the ladies and gentleman in the group are loving it too! 





Recently Finished

I recently finished Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix* by J.K. Rowlings. Again, I love this series!







What's next? 

I think I'm going to read Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It looks so good to me! I've been looking forward to reading it. 






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How about you? What have you been reading? Let me know in the comments! Thanks!

What Are You Reading? ~ Sep. 25th, 2019

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Happy Wednesday! It's late in the day, but it's still Wednesday! 

What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next!  

Currently Reading:

I've just started reading The Bride of Northanger by Diana Birchall. I'm looking forward to digging into this sequel to Austen's Northanger Abbey! 







Recently Finished:

I recently finished re-reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Again, I really enjoyed it! ~ 5 stars

I also read Wool by Hugh Howey! This was a great story! So very interesting! These people are living in this huge underground silo because the earth above is very toxic. Law and order have to be strictly regulated. If something should go wrong, it could mean the end of their society. When people break the law, they are sent out to clean the cameras outside - their link to the world above ground. The cleaners never survive long. But there's trouble brewing for the people in the silo! ~ 5 stars




What's next? 

I may re-read the next in The Hunger Games series, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. It's been 5 years since I've read this series.








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Have a great week, friends! Be sure to share what you've been reading! 

What Are You Reading? ~ May 29, 2019

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Happy Wednesday, my friends! I took last Wednesday off, so below is what I've been reading the previous two weeks. 

What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next! 

Here's my list: 

Current Read:

I started reading A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin. Now that the HBO show is over, I thought I'd pick up where I left off in the book series. As with the first three books, I will probably go slow through this one, and read other books at the same time. 






Finished Reading: 

I recently finished reading Turbulent: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Bk 1) by T L Payne. I really enjoyed this one and can't wait for the next in the series that's due out in June! 

I also finished reading The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs. This was a great middle school book. I really enjoyed it, and I think it will appeal to both boys and girls. 4 stars

The week before I finished reading Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne. I loved this story! I'm hoping to write a review for it very soon. 5 stars!








What's next?

I'm not sure what to read next. I've picked up a couple of books, but haven't decided on one. I think I'm trying to make myself read something for a reading challenge that I'm not quite in the mood for right now - just to check that off on a list. That's probably not a good idea. Have you ever done that? Did it turn out well, or did you wish you had waited?

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Have a great week, friends! Be sure to share what you've been reading! 

What Are You Reading? ~ May 15, 2019

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Hey there, friends! Happy Wednesday! I hope you've had a great week! Mine hasn't been bad. :)

What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next! 


Here's my list: 

Currently Reading:

I just started reading Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne. I'm literally only a few pages in, so nothing to report yet except that I'm excited to read this! And that it's a Jane Eyre retelling set in space!

I'm almost finished with the first half of Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. We are discussing the first half at Saturday's book club. Looking forward to it!








Recently Finished:

I finished reading Tell Me Everything by Sarah Enni. Sometimes I want to read a book without reading the book blurb. Of course, I know the genre and a few things about it, but I like to go in somewhat blind. That's what I did with this book. 

The first half was a little slow, and I wasn't quite sure where it was going. It did pick up, and I liked that Ivy wanted to encourage her fellow artists, but I cringed at some of Ivy's big plans. She had a lot to learn. I did like the overall thought about not being afraid to be yourself. 3.5 stars. 

Side note: Sarah Enni has a fantastic podcast called First Draft. You should check it out! 

I finished reading The Girl I Used To Be by April Henry. I really enjoyed it! It's a quick YA murder mystery thriller. 4 stars.








What's next?

I have my eye on The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs. It looks like it might be a middle school story. I've heard it has a Stranger Things/Goonies vibe, and I loved both of those!







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Have a great week, friends! And, tell me, what are you reading?  

What Are You Reading? ~ May 8, 2019

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What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next! 

Happy Wednesday! I had a pretty good reading week! My new pair of glasses seem to be doing a great job! I haven't had a headache all week! Yes! 

Here's my list: 

I'm currently reading The Girl I Used To Be by April Henry. Right off the bat, I'm into this one! I really love April Henry's YA thrillers! 

I'm also re-reading Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin. Another book to read for my JASNA reading group! We are discussing the first half of the book in the next meeting. 

I recently finished reading Last Chance by Gregg Hurwitz. This was the second book in the Rains series. Another good YA apocalyptic/zombie/sci-fi story! Spores or parasites turned adults into zombie-like creatures who were preparing the earth for Aliens to inhabit. It's up to Chance and Patrick Rain to save humanity! 4.5 stars.

Before that, I finished The Rains by Gregg Hurwitz. I like this first book enough to get started in the second right away! 4 stars.








What's next?  I'm not sure. I'll let you know next week! :)

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What Are You Reading? ~ May 1, 2019

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What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next! 

Happy Wednesday, friends! I didn't have any changes last week, so I didn't post. :/

Here's my list: 

I'm currently reading The Rain by Gregg Hurwitz. It's okay, but I'm not very far into it at this point. I hope it picks up though. 

I recently finished reading The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and David M. Shapard. Hurray! It was excellent, and I enjoyed getting a closer look at Pride and Prejudice. It definitely added to my understanding of, for instance, how an entail works. 5 stars!

What's next? I'm not sure, but I am looking forward to reading Tell Me Everything by Sarah Enni. I picked up this book last week while I was volunteering at the Scholastic Warehouse. I also met the author at the LA Festival of Books! I wish I had her book then so she could have signed it! 





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What Are You Reading? ~ April 17, 2019

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What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next! 

Happy Wednesday, friends! 

Here's my list: 

Currently Reading:

I'm slowly reading The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and David M. Shapard. So much good stuff in here! 







Recently Finished:

I finished reading Alive (Sundown Series Book 3) by Courtney Konstantin. I loved it! This third book explains how the virus that turns people into zombies started. I certainly hope there will be a fourth book. I would like to know more about what happens to the Duncans and if a cure is discovered!





What's next? 

I'm not sure, but I picked up a new book at the LA Times Festival of Books that I'm excited to read called Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne. It's a Jane Eyre retelling set in space! 






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What Are You Reading? ~ April 3, 2019

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What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finished reading, and what you plan on reading next!

Happy Wednesday, my friends! How has your week been treating you? My week's flown by, as usual!  

Here's my list: 

Currently Reading:

I'm reading Prepared (Sundown Series #1) by Courtney Konstantin. It's exciting! But I guess I didn't read the book blurb very carefully (I must have read only the first sentence! Lol) because I didn't realize this was a zombie/apocalypse story! I love apocalyptic stories, but I could do without the zombies! It's still really good! :) This is Courtney Konstantin's debut novel.

I've also read some more in The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and David M. Shapard. I'm trying to read a couple chapters a day. Some of Shapard's remarks are so interesting. 







Recently Finished: 

I finished Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp. This was a strange, sad, and mystical (or maybe magical, or a little of both??) story. It dealt with bipolar disorder, suicide, grief, and a strange town. 3 stars. 







What's next? 

I think I'm going to read The Final Six by Alexandra Monir, or I might read the second in the Sundown series. I'll let you know next week! 








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What Are You Reading? ~ July 4th, 2018

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What are you Reading?  Let me know what your current read is, what you recently finish reading, and what you plan on reading next! 

Happy 4th, my friends!
 
Here's my list:

I'm currently reading Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M Cox. I'm loving this 1959 coming-of-age story set in a little southern town. I'm not very far into it, but it's already caught my attention! 

I didn't finish anything this week. I'm still working on The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I'm having a hard time getting into it, but I'm not giving up yet! :) 

What's next? I'm thinking about reading The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn.  It looks interesting!  







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I'm linking up with This Week In Books hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found.

And with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. 

So, tell me, what are you reading? 

My Six Year Blogiversary! ~ #Giveaway!

Hello, friends! It's my Blogiversary! Woohoo! {{throws confetti}}

Six years ago today I started this blog. I had no idea what I was doing. I was just playing around on Blogger to see what it was all about, and to see if I could make a blog page that looked like some of my favorite bloggers. I gave no thought to my blog name. I remember laughing at myself as I was setting it up, thinking I have no time for this, so I wrote "So little time..." for the title. And here I am six years later still plugging away! 

I found a direction and started posting reviews quite regularly. Sadly, that has fallen by the wayside. Posting one review a week burned me out. Plus, life, in general, got busier. I still have hopes of starting that up again. This should be my last year homeschooling, and, fingers crossed, I will have more time next year! 

This is the first year I have celebrated my blogiversary! Usually, I'm too busy with the start of school to even think about it! Lol! This year I have some books I need to give away and thought, this would be a good time to celebrate! 

So, let's get the party started! My shelves are overflowing with books, and I sadly need to thin them out. There are few I had doubles of! Plus, a dear friend gave me the set of Pamela Aidan books that she wanted to find a good home for. Lucky you!!

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I have 6 books and 1 set of books (counted as one book) - totaling 7 gently used books to give away. 

The set: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman (Bk. 1, Bk. 2, & Bk 3) by Pamela Aidan. 

Haunting Mr. Darcy by KaraLynne Mackrory ~ My Review

Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell

Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg

Jane Austen in Scarsdale by Paula Marantz Cohen

A couple of non-Austen: 

Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg ~ My Review

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

To enter, leave a comment letting me know which book(s) you are interested in having in your library. I will be choosing 7 different winners - one book per winner.

• 7 different winners will be chosen. 
• One book per winner.
• Please include your e-mail or twitter name. If you leave your e-mail, please put parentheses around (at) and (dot).
• Winners will be picked randomly.
• This giveaway is open to continental US residents only.
• Last day to enter is Sept. 5th, 2017, 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Good luck! 

Thank you for all your support throughout the years! You're the best!