Currently Reading #21 [13 - 19 October 2024]

Currently Reading

- Fall, or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson [31%]

- Hellenistic Astrology by Chris Brennan [02%]

- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah [64%]

- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston [18%]

- Phantasma by Kaylie Smith [54%]

- Small Favors by Erin A. Craig [33%]

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Yearly Goal

68/72

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I finished one book on Sunday, and felt awkward adding it to last week's post, so I've just tagged it to this one instead. Not like it was going to be all that different either way.

I realized I have to prioritize three books over the others: The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde (library book due back 21 October), Sons of Darkness by Gourav Mohanty (library book due back 28 October), and Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews (eARC due 29 October). These are the top books I absolutely need to get through this week.

There is another book that is in my BookFunnel, but we have not gotten the email about it that I think we were supposed to to talk about when it is due back. So, that will remain in reading limbo. 

Do not get upset with me! I completely forgot to upload the blog post last week and now I'm working on a double. I told you that I was terrible at remembering. Even with reminders on my phone and in my planner. I just get wrapped up in reading and forget about it completely! I'm sorry!

In slightly different news: I've finished both of those library books that I have borrowed previously and Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews (my preorder comes this upcoming week, on Tuesday, I do believe). I've now borrowed three new books. Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown (finished), One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (currently reading), and The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owens (to read next). They all looked really good and I cannot wait to get through them. I am very much looking forward. 

I have discovered that when they give me a task at work where I will be at it for a few unbroken hours, barring of course lunch and break times, I can make it through quite a bit of any book on 2-2.25x speed. I listened through two books this week. One of them was something like 12-14 hours? I don't exactly remember what the full thing was and I've already returned the book to the library. 

I love my literary friends, really, but this one is just denser than a box of rocks. I told her about a post I'd seen where the person was talking about reading their entire physical TBR. A grand feat, I assure you. I told my friend that if I were to do such a thing it would take me years to get through mine. Plural. She replies "Wow, a whole year!" and I'm like "Um, no. At my current reading speed, considering the size of some of the books I own, and the subject matter....we're looking at closer to sixty or seventy years before I get through everything. And that's only if I don't buy anything new or borrow anything from the library/Kindle Unlimited. I'd have a lot of reading to do.