Finished This Week (reviews linked) - Books 11 and 12 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Covey - This makes my second nonfiction book of the year. :thumbup1: I will definitely be passing this one to my teens to read. Samantha Watkins: Chronicles of an Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Venem - I enjoyed myself until the abrupt ending. If only I had taken French not Spanish I could finish the series. Still it counts as my translated square for bingo. Long term reads: ESV Bible - almost done with Leviticus History of the Ancient World - finished chapters 11 and 12 this week Current reads (always subject to change on a whim) - I've been feeling a bit overloaded with all of the ideas from all of the new books I've been reading, so I decided to add in a couple of rereads this week. Audiobook: The Graveyard Book by Gaiman - I picked this one from Robin's to the moon challenge list. I'm only a couple of chapters into this one, but am looking forward to having an audiobook again this week. Fiction books: Slathbog's Gold by Forman - More than halfway finished with this one. Definitely want to finish this week. Murder of Crows by Bishop - I have a few weeks until the newest book is out, so I'm hoping to reread a book a week in anticipation. :toetap05: Nonfiction book: Getting Things Done by Allen - This will be a reread for me. When I use his techniques, my life works much more smoothly. :001_rolleyes: Finished for the year 12. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Covey 11. Samantha Watkins: Chronicles of an Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Venem 10. The Happiness Project by Rubin 9. Adventures of a Vegan Vamp by Lawely 8. The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher (Bingo: prime number) 7. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Bradley (Garnet book and bingo: mystery) 6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams (Bingo: outer space) 5. Stormbreaker by Horowitz (Bingo: one word title) 4. Moon Dance by Rain (Bingo: flufferton) 3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle (Bingo: collection of short stories) 2. The Strange Library by Murakami 1. Written in Red by Bishop

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm always looking for ideas for my picky 12yo ds. My library doesn't have them, but the first three in the series are free on Amazon as a kindle box set!! 🙌

It is free on Amazon if you have either Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited. I borrowed it from the Prime library. HTH

This looks interesting. Luckily I'll have to wait a few weeks to get it on hold so it won't immediately add to my oversized tbr stack. Definitely not a typical western. Thanks for posting all these free kindle deals. I've downloaded this and a few others over the last few weeks. I finished Samantha Watkins: Chronicles of an Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Venem last night and reviewed it. The cliffhanger at the end was extremely frustrating since the remainder of the series is only available in French. Still I can at least mark off my translated bingo square.

Yeah! Perfect timing! I was just thinking I would reread the second Others book this week! I second this! So sorry that happened. Even getting the flu shot doesn't guarantee you won't get the flu. Enjoy some well deserved book therapy, and I hope everyone is well soon.

I think it was the audio format that I disliked. I'll try them as ebooks in a few months when my stack of books to read goes down. Thanks for the idea. I' m going to read it this week for dds. Robin - My first choice would have been book 2, but I also thought the first cover looked interesting.

I actually finished four books this week :driving: and dropped my first book of the year. I made it through three chapters of Crocodile on a Sandbank by Peters on audiobook. I found the combination of the narrator's voice and the first person style of the book annoying. It made the main character annoying, and I decided that I would stop before I totally disliked her. This way I can try again at a future point in print. Finished This Week (reviews linked) The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin- This is my first nonfiction book of the year. I found it well-written and very practical. 5 stars Adventures of a Vegan Vamp by Cate Lawley - I downloaded this cozy mystery from the Prime library simply because the title caught my attention. It gets 4 stars for making me laugh. The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher - Another book from the Prime library. This fairytale fills my prime number bingo slot and was an entertaining way to while away a couple of hours. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley - I read the first three books of the Flavia de Luce series a couple of years back. I picked it to complete the gemstone challenge for January and am using it for my bingo mystery slot as well. Long term reads: ESV Bible - almost done with Leviticus History of the Ancient World - finished chapters 9 and 10 this week Current reads (always subject to change on a whim) Audiobook: I have a couple on Overdrive hold that I'm waiting on. I'm leaning towards listening to Casino Royale by Fleming which I can get free on Audible as a backup plan. Fiction books: Slathbog's Gold by Forman - Have to either finish or set aside this week as it is due at the library on Tuesday. I also have quite a large library stack waiting on me. Samantha Watkins: Chronicles of an Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Venem - another Prime book I started on my kindle while waiting on the kids the other day. Nonfiction book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Covey - I picked this up to preview for dds after seeing it on a previous thread Finished for the year 10. The Happiness Project by Rubin 9. Adventures of a Vegan Vamp by Lawely 8. The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher (Bingo: prime number) 7. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Bradley (Garnet book and bingo: mystery) 6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams (Bingo: outer space) 5. Stormbreaker by Horowitz (Bingo: one word title) 4. Moon Dance by Rain (Bingo: flufferton) 3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle (Bingo: collection of short stories) 2. The Strange Library by Murakami 1. Written in Red by Bishop

I finished reading book 8, The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher yesterday. I downloaded it from the Amazon Prime library to use for my bingo prime number square. The plot reads somewhat like a fairy tale and quite enjoyed it. Here the link to my review. Now after finishing three fiction books, I need to make some progress on my current nonfiction book.

I finished my 7th book yesterday and finally got a review written this evening for A Red Herring Without Mustard by Bradley. I'm counting it for my January birthstone book as well as the Bingo mystery square. Currently 63% of the way through The Seventh Bride and enjoying it quite a bit.

I managed to finish up two books this week bringing my total to six so far this year and also made progress on others. :thumbup1: Finished This Week The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - This is my second audiobook of the year and had me laughing out loud repeatedly (review here). I'm counting it for my outer space bingo square. Stormbreaker by Horowitz - I picked this one up intending to preread a few chapters for ds and instead read the whole book (review here). This meets my one word title bingo square between my total to four completed squares. :hurray: Long term reads: ESV Bible - finished Exodus today History of the Ancient World - finished chapters 7 and 8 this week Current reads (always subject to change on a whim) Audiobook: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Peters - This one is still on hold at Overdrive, but I'm next in line and it's been 14 days since I put it on hold so hopefully I'll get it today or tomorrow Fiction books: Slathbog's Gold by Forman - Still only three chapters in, will pick up again this week The Seventh Bride by Kingfisher - Checked this out with my prime account to fill the prime number bingo square and started on my kindle while waiting for the kids, only a few chapters in but it seems promising so far. Nonfiction book: The Happiness Project by Rubin - I made it through the July chapter this week and will try to keep reading a chapter a day Finished for the year 6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams (Bingo: outer space) 5. Stormbreaker by Horowitz (Bingo: one word title) 4. Moon Dance by Rain (Bingo: flufferton) 3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle (Bingo: collection of short stories) 2. The Strange Library by Murakami 1. Written in Red by Bishop

I just finished my fifth book of the year Stormbreaker by Horowitz. I was prereading for ds12 and only intended to read 2-3 chapters, but the next thing I know I had reached the end of the book. I enjoyed enough that I will likely continue reading the next book in the series when I get a chance. It's long enough that I can count it for my one word title entry for bingo. Here's a link to my review.

After taking a few days break from reading, I have several books going at once. Long term reads: ESV Bible - currently midway through Exodus History of the Ancient World - finished chapters 5 and 6 this week Current reads Audiobook: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Adams - I'm currently four chapters in and waiting for the story to pick up Fiction book: Slathbog's Gold by Forman - Reading to see if my 12yo ds might enjoy the series, about 3 chapters in Nonfiction book: The Happiness Project by Rubin - I decided last week that I wanted to increase the number of nonfiction books I read and picked this one to start. At a chapter a day, I should finish sometime next week. Spanish book: Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal by Rowling - I've decided to brush up on my Spanish before ds gets to high school because I don't expect him to want to continue with Latin. Hopefully I remember enough to follow the story. Finished for the year 4. Moon Dance by Rain (Bingo: flufferton) 3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle (Bingo: collection of short stories) 2. The Strange Library by Murakami 1. Written in Red by Bishop

I finished my 4th book today Moon Dance by J. R. Rain, which is the first book in his Vampire for Hire series. I downloaded it for free through my Amazon prime account and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Here's a link to my review. Not sure what I'll pick up next, but it definitely needs to come from my stack of library books instead of my kindle (unless of course one of my audiobooks from Overdrive becomes available).

Finished this week: Book 3: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle - This was my first try at an audiobook, and I enjoyed the audio format more than I expected. The stories of course were intriguing, and I wrote a brief review. Progress this week: ESV Bible - nearly finished with Genesis The History of the Ancient World by Bauer - finished chapters 3 and 4 I have an abundance of library books that are clamoring for my attention, but I'm not sure which I'll read next. I've also downloaded a few books from Amazon Prime that I could try. Thanks Kareni for the link to the Eramus book. I downloaded it this evening.

I did miss the guideline discussions. Thanks for the explanation. Love the links. Thanks.🙌

I finished my second book of the year Murakami's "The Strange Library". It was odd but entertaining and fits in the translated bingo square. :thumbup1: On the audiobook front, I'm halfway through The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Tomorrow I'm going to have start tackling the pile of actual books from the library.

The book for teens looks interesting. I put it on hold for dd. I haven't tried Murakami yet because of the length of his books. I' m hoping I'll enjoy The Strange Library this year. If I don't get into it maybe I'll try the running book instead.

I found this week that I had too much going on and really wasn't up to focusing on a new book, so I decided to find a reread instead. I finished the first book in Anne Bishop's Others series, Written in Red, for the third time and will most likely read through books two through four between now and March 7th when the 5th book, Etched in Bone is scheduled for release. Here is a link to my review from last year. As a bonus it fills in the Science Fiction square for Bingo and meets the Birthstone bookology challenge with the color in the title. :hurray: For my year long read I finished two chapters of Bauer's The History of the Ancient World. I hope to continue reading a minimum of 2 chapters a week. I also gave audiobooks a try with my new Kindle fire and have listened to the first three short stories of Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Hopefully I'll be able to renew it on Overdrive because I don't think I'll make it through all the stories this week. On deck for this week, I have several library books to choose from, but will most likely read Assassin's Apprentice by Hobb. I also downloaded Murakami's The Strange Library which I will definitely be able to finish.

I didn't realize Murakami had written a short book, so I downloaded it from Overdrive to try. Thanks! Same here. No finished books, very limited plans. I like leaving myself time for random rabbit trails.

Happy New Year! One of my goals for this year is to do a better job at tracking my books and checking in here regularly. I got myself a Kindle Fire for Christmas, and we should be getting wifi this week so hopefully that will help. I've decided to start this year with Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb since it sat on my want to read list all last year. For challenges I'm going to make my way through Bauer's History of the Ancient World over the year,and read through the basic Star Wars books covering the events in the movies (hopefully this will help playing Star Wars trivia with my 14yo from being a massacre. If I make progress on the bingo challenge I may add that in a month or so. I'm also going to give audiobooks a try on my Kindle Fire and downloaded The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from Overdrive for the beginning of January. My plan is to listen while folding laundry and working in the kitchen, so I'm not sure how long it will take me to get through a book.

I finished two books this past week mainly as an excuse to procrastinate from projects I didn't want to do around the house Book 11 - Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - I thoroughly enjoyed rereading this book and am planning to finished the third book in the series this week before the fourth becomes available at the library Book 12 - City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte - It definitely improved as the book went along, and I enjoyed it enough to add the sequel to my to be read list. Currently Reading ESV Bible - 23 chapters into Deuteronomy The Horse and His Boy - my youngest and I will pick up with this tomorrow, DH has been off with a hurt back so the boys didn't do school this past week The Screwtape Letters by Lewis - didn't read consistently last week, but will pick up with one or two letters a day this week I should be able to pick up the 3rd book in the Anne Bishop's Others series, Vision in Silver, as well as the new Mercy Thompson book by Patricia Briggs, Fire Touched, at the library tomorrow, so I imagine that they will get the bulk of my reading time this week.

This week I finished book 10, the updated version of Getting Things Done by Allen, and reviewed it. Currently Reading ESV Bible - finished Numbers and am 4 chapters into Deuteronomy Murder of Crows by Bishop - 12 chapters into my reread ahead of the March release of book 4 in the series City of Dark Magic by Flyte - only 5 chapters in and hasn't captured my attention yet, but not quite ready to give up The Screwtape Letters by Lewis - planning to read 1 to 2 letters per day The Horse and His Boy by Lewis - read aloud with youngest, hoping to finish this week

I've been busy cleaning before my mom came to visit, so I missed checking in last week. Finished Book 9 - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - meh... I read it to see if one of the girls might find it interesting, but I was disappointed. Potentially good idea, mediocre development. Here's my review. Currently Reading ESV Bible - almost finished Numbers Getting Things Done by Allen - first two sections finished City of Dark Magic by Flyte - having trouble getting into the story after 10 chapters, but not quite ready to abandon I decided to drop Passage to India to have time for other projects (upcoming consignment sale, some furniture rearranging, and taxes). I also dropped Jesus Calling. I liked the concept, but it was getting repetitive. The first person was annoying me, and I was just zipping through it to call it done. I'll also be adding Murder of Crows at some point this week, so I'll have time to finish the third book before the new one comes out next month.

Finished Last Week: 8. The Misanthrope by Moliere - Frankly I was a little disappointed after reading and enjoying Tartuffe. I found it thought-provoking but not entertaining, with writing that was witty but not really humorous (to me at least). Here's my review. 7. Written in Red by Bishop and 6. Tartuffe by Moliere which I reviewed and posted about midweek. In Progress: ESV Bible - Halfway through Levitcus and ready to be finished with it Jesus Calling by Young - I'm still current in this devotional, but I'm finding the content rather repetitive and am considering setting it aside. Getting Things Done by Allen - This is the first time I've read his newest edition, but I have previously read his first edition of the book. His methods definitely work. I just need to work on my own implementation; hence, reading again. The Horse and His Boy by Lewis - reading with youngest, Shasta and the horses are now safely through Tashbaan Passage Through India by Forrester - only a couple of chapters in, hoping to at least finish the first part this week At some point this week, I'll probably want a break and add in something lighter. The hard part will be choosing among too many good options. :toetap05: Finished so far this year: 5.Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Sloan 4. My Viking Vampire by Shannan 3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Lewis 2. Soulless by Carriger 1. Sink Reflections by Cilley Goodreads

I've finished two books so far this week: 6. Tartuffe by Moliere - I actually finished this up Sunday night but didn't get a chance to review it until today. Although I read this to discuss with DD16, I enjoyed it enough that I will read "The Misanthrope" soon and possible some others in the future. Does anyone know of a good stage version that we could watch on tv. I think I would enjoy it even more as a live production. Favorite humorous quote: Dorinne to Tartuffe "It's strange that you're so easily excited; My own desires are not so soon ignited, And if I saw you naked as a beast, Not all your hide would tempt me in the least." Favorite thoughtful quote: Cleante to Orgon "Learn to distinguish virtue from pretense, Be cautious in bestowing admiration, And cultivate a sober moderation. Don't humor fraud, but also don't asperse True piety; the latter fault is worse, And it is best to err, if err one must, As you have done, upon the side of trust" 7. Written in Red by Bishop - I actually finished this one yesterday because I stayed up until midnight reading it on Monday night. You know it's a keeper if you stay up to the wee hours reading and it's a reread. My review is here . 5 stars excellent read even if fantasy is not your usual preference. The characters are extremely well-written. Favorite humorous quote: "'Sam gave him an incredulous look. ' If I don't wear the harness, how am I supposed to pull Meg out of a snowbank when she falls in?' Simon kept his eyes on the road. The boy had said when, not if. Just how often did Meg fall into a snowbank? Was she clumsy, or was it play? Or did she end up in the snow after getting tripped up by a puppy?" I started the updated version of Getting Things Done by Adler released last year. The content seems basically the same as the first version with some editing changes so far, although the tone seems a little more approachable and understanding than the previous edition. I also have Passage to India loaded on my Kindle to start reading tomorrow.