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Reading Goals
Hoping to finish at least five books.
August 21, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 0
Books read:
- 40 pages of Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (Re-read)
- 30% of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Children's Classic)
- 70 pages of Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
Daily Challenge: Introduce yourself #insixwords
Happy, obsessive, blessed reader for life.
August 22, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 1
Books read:
- 100 pages of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Finished)
- 60 pages of Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (re-reading)
- 35 pages of Laura by Vera Caspary
- 30 pages of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution and other stories
Synopsis rewrite
Hm, hard one and not something I excel at. Picked the first book in the MacKayla Lane Fever series, told from Barron's perspective instead.
When she walked into his bookstore, it was as if a pink bomb came in to shake up his life. He first discouraged her to leave, but when she stayed and he found out how valuable she was, finally his hope of locating the ancient book may come true after all. It will take a lot of training and even more patience (plus ignoring all that pink), but he has never been closer to his goal than before. He just has to make sure to keep all his secrets covered in the meantime…
Hm, hard one and not something I excel at. Picked the first book in the MacKayla Lane Fever series, told from Barron's perspective instead.
When she walked into his bookstore, it was as if a pink bomb came in to shake up his life. He first discouraged her to leave, but when she stayed and he found out how valuable she was, finally his hope of locating the ancient book may come true after all. It will take a lot of training and even more patience (plus ignoring all that pink), but he has never been closer to his goal than before. He just has to make sure to keep all his secrets covered in the meantime…
August 23, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 1
Books read:
- 50 pages of Laura by Vera Caspary
- 310 pages of Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (Re-read), finished
Book spine rainbow
August 24, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 1
Books read:
- 130 pages of Laura by Vera Caspary (Finished)
If you like this, try that . . .
Circle of Friends, Try The Mothers
The Neighbors are watching, Try House of Sand and Fog
Those who Save Us, Try The Witchfinder's Sister
Peter Pan, Try The Child Thief
Circle of Friends, Try The Mothers
The Neighbors are watching, Try House of Sand and Fog
Those who Save Us, Try The Witchfinder's Sister
Peter Pan, Try The Child Thief
August 25, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 0
Books read:
- 10 pages of Shane by Jack Schaefer
- 54 pages of Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon
- 60 pages of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
- 65 Pages of Batman Begins by Craig Shaw Gardner
Short half-review of Laura by Vera Caspary
Unique and free flowing writing style. There was such a small suspect pool that it wasn't hard to guess the culprit during the last phase of the book. Told through the points of view of three people, which was also interesting. A recommended read. The mystery angle isn't particularly high, but there is a big surprise in the middle of it (around 30%) that speeds up the intrigue of the story. Full review to come.
August 26, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 2
Books read:
- 126 pages of Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon (Finished)
- 10 pages of Shane by Jack Schaefer
- 50 pages of Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
- 90 pages of War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (Finished)
Love to hate
Love Triangles. They're annoying, divisive, and distracting...but some are actually soap operas I have trouble turning away from. Go figure.
Love Triangles. They're annoying, divisive, and distracting...but some are actually soap operas I have trouble turning away from. Go figure.
August 27, 2017
Total number of books I’ve finished today: 1
Books read:
- 380 pages of Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry (Finished)
- 45 pages of Shane by Jack Schaefer
FREE DAY!
Total Books Finished: 6
