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Mid-month Reading Wrap Up, feat. new favorites and TBR progress | Jan. 2019

On January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 By Kristan @ Lit ListeningIn Wrap UpsLeave a comment

Happy Monday, fellow bookworms. It’s time for my first wrap up of the year!

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👩🏻‍🚀Currently reading🚀 . Do you ever put off reading a book for the longest time because you don’t want to run out of things to read from a favorite author? That’s what I went through with Packing For Mars. I’ve owned two different copies of this book, and even started reading it once back in 2016 (swipe to see my animal companion for a trip to Mars). I’ve stalked Mary Roach’s Twitter and Goodreads to try to decide what she’s working on next, but I’m finally diving in to the final book I have left on her bibliography. . It just so happens to fit at least three different prompts for the #newtsreadathon2019, so it’ll fit perfectly into my month’s reading plans. Currently using it to fulfill the “black under the dust jacket” prompt.

🤫Let the NEWTs commence! 🔮✨ 🦅 I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump recently, but there’s nothing better than a readathon and challenges to kick me into gear. Enter @book_roast’s #newtsreadathon2019. . So, my soft goal is to go for Hogwarts Professor, which will mean reading 7 books. That’s super manageable if I’m in a normal mood, but on par for my reading recently. But if I get my ~groove~ back soon, I’ll shoot for the stars 🌌 and attempt earning enough NEWTs to be an Alchemist (aka reading 19 books). 📜 So, let the reading begin! Are you participating in the NEWTs readathon? What career are you working toward?

New bright apartment, new bright book display 🌈 . . Hey folks! 👋🏻 I took a bit of a Bookstagram break to deal with finding and moving into a new apartment. Throwing in a new intense project at work and a lingering summer illness, and the break was desperately needed! But I’m back! . . I haven’t been reading a ton and most of it had been disappointing reads. But my two favorite books I read was the Theodora Goss Athena Club books and the My Favorite Murder memoir 📚 . . So — what have I missed?! Read any new favorite books? Let me know! I’ll be catching up with everyone’s feeds for a while.

📚Hello 9-1-1? I’m surrounded by unread books and I don’t know what to do 📚 . Happy Friday, book friends! So I’m moving apartments in a couple months, so every time I walk by my shelves recently I get a flash of what it will be like packing up all of these unread books 😱 There is quite a lot of them. SO. My focus for the foreseeable future is getting through only books on my shelves and not just whatever I see available on Libby 🤷🏻‍♀️ . I’m hoping to at least get through enough books to get rid of the double stacking that’s happening right now, whether that’s through reading them or unhauling ones I only picked up on a whim. Wish me luck! 🍀 . Do you have any springtime reading goals?

Happy Independent Bookstore Day, everybody! I made it out to two of my local indies today and made it out with a couple goodies, one for myself (from @solidstatedc) and one for a Mother’s Day gift (from @politicsprose at Union Market) 🎁 . . In other bookish news: I was a bit MIA this week because of brain fogginess/busy at work, but that didn’t stop me from reading! One of the highlights of my week was My Lovely Wife, which is a twisty domestic thriller that absolutely sated my craving for serial killer content. I tread carefully in this genre because I find most of the stories too predictable, but this one managed to keep me hooked, keep me speculating. I did guess the twists but they were done with enough finesse that it wasn’t disappointing. I do wish it circumvented the “wife of..” “daughter of blank” trope a bit more than it did (maybe by hearing from the wife’s perspective for a chapter or two instead of just the husband’s) but I’m all for the gender parity in villainy. . Did you make it out to any local bookstores today?

So, Bookstagram: I think I’ve discovered a jinx. 🔮 Bare with me: I’m a cynic who doesn’t really believe in things like that, so it’s more of a self-defeating prophecy. But here’s my theory: It seems like as soon as I stage a photo of a book I haven’t started reading yet, I’m doomed to not crack it open. Case in point: The Casual Vacancy. . I took this photo on Friday, intending to post on Friday, to talk about using it for the Tome Topple readathon challenge of “tome that’s been on my TBR the longest.” Folks, it’s Monday. Not only did I not post this when I intended, but I have yet to start reading it either. For no real reason — just jinxed. . Anyone else notice a pattern in their reading? Like as soon as you plan your month’s TBR you are no longer interested in those books? Let’s dissect the causes 🔬

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