It’s Monday! What are you reading? January 13, 2013
This is a weekly meme run by Book Journey!
Post the books completed last week, the books you are currently reading, and the books you hope to finish this week.
Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that was created by Marcia at The Printed Page, who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before turning it into a touring meme (details here). It is hosted at Lori’s Reading Corner for the month of January.
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I had a slower reading week than the last couple, but I think it’s because I’m reading so many at once right now. I’m sure I’ll finish at least one of them this week.
I was also having some major browser problems and finally got them resolved this week, and I’m very happy about that. It was a significant issue for pretty much everything I do online, one of those experiences that makes you realize how much we use computers these days.
Books completed last week:
Frozen Heat – Richard Castle: I didn’t think this was quite as good as the previous Nikki Heat novel, but I did enjoy it. This series always entertains me!
Books I’m reading this week:
Blindspot – Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore ~ Page 130: I’m going through a stack of old ARCs that I never got around to reading and picked this one from the choices.
The Panem Companion – V. Arrow ~ Page 27: I received this one through NetGalley a bit ago and started it late last week. It’s an analysis of the world Suzanne Collins created in The Hunger Games trilogy.
Books ongoing:
Emma – Jane Austen ~ 24%: A bit of Emma progress this week.
The Hunter/Farmer Diet Solution – Dr. Mark Laponis ~ 80%: I didn’t read any of this one this week either.
Books I acquired this week:
Shiver – Maggie Stiefvater: I found this one on sale in the Kindle store. I’ve been wanting to read it for awhile so I grabbed it.
Highland Surrender – Tracy Brogan: Another Kindle book, this one is for a review and tour coming up in February.
Suddenly a Spy – Heather Huffman: I’m participating in a blog tour for this later this month, so I received the Kindle edition this week.
Seeds of Discovery – Breeana Puttroff: Another blog tour book via the Kindle.
What I watched this week:
- Fashion Police, The Soup, Chelsea Lately, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, 1 girl 5 gays, The Graham Norton Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- How I Met Your Mother
- Justified
- The Big Bang Theory
- The Golden Globes – I love award season!
My Top 5 Artists This Week:
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- The Verve
- Aimee Mann
- The Killers
- R.E.M.
Sunday, January 13th 2013 at 8:57 pm |
I really loved Shiver but the second and third books were disappointing
Have a great reading week!
Shelleyrae@Book’d Out
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Monday, January 14th 2013 at 9:37 am |
That’s too bad, I hate when a series starts off well and lets you down in subsequent books. I’m glad to hear this one is good at the very least!
Monday, January 14th 2013 at 2:31 am |
Nice mix of titles. I loved Shiver and Linger but was disappointed with Forever. Glad you got your browser issues sorted, that’s always frustrating. Have a great week and happy reading
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Monday, January 14th 2013 at 9:43 am |
It sounds like people aren’t fully on board with the rest of the Shiver series, but I’m glad to hear the first one is good.
The browser issues were definitely a pain, I’m very glad I’ve got them resolved.
Monday, January 14th 2013 at 5:07 am |
I only read the first Nikki Heat book. It was good and I plan to get back to the series. Have a great week!
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Monday, January 14th 2013 at 11:33 am |
I think the Nikki Heat books have only gotten better since the first one, so I think you’ll enjoy them. I love that they’re just fun mysteries that tie into Castle!
Monday, January 14th 2013 at 8:08 am |
I’m curious about Blindspot. Hope you enjoy it and all your reads….here’s MY MONDAY MEMES POST
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Monday, January 14th 2013 at 11:35 am |
It’s good so far, an interesting book and not at all what I expected, which is fun
Monday, January 14th 2013 at 12:54 pm |
It is frustrating how much we rely on our computers! You will enjoy Shiver. Have a great week.
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Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 1:04 pm |
It’s very frustrating, and I hate realizing it because something goes wrong. At least it was somewhat easy to figure out.
I’m looking forward to Shiver, I hope to get to it in the next few weeks.
Monday, January 14th 2013 at 1:56 pm |
I’ve got a few books going at once too. It allows for a lot of variety in my reading but if one of them is a page-turner, then the others just have to wait. Enjoy your reading week, and thanks for visiting my blog!
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Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 1:07 pm |
I usually try to just have a couple, one on the Kindle for the gym and then another in hard copy, but I’m finding I can only handle so much of Emma at once (my Kindle book) so I switch from that to something else half way through. Or, as you said, if something is really gripping, that’s all I’ll focus on until it’s finished.
Saturday, January 19th 2013 at 3:27 pm |
I love Emma! During a fun class in college we had to read it, then watch the Gwyneth Paltrow film and Clueless. Such a timeless story.
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