Monday, May 6, 2013

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (May 6th)

It's Monday! is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey and states:

"Welcome to It’s Monday! What Are You Reading! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!"

I had an amazing week of reading last week as I managed to finish up three books!  Maybe it was all of the rain or I don't know what but I hardly ever read that many books in a week.  It really helped out with my Goodreads' challenge because I had fallen behind.  I'm still behind by one book but I'm not too worried about it.  It's just fun to see where I am at in terms of reading goals and numbers.  This week promises to be as busy as ever with work, baseball (practices/games), and everything else that goes along with life.  We are currently remodeling the boys' room which is almost finished but still requires a lot of work.  Hopefully the bed will come in by next week and we can finish up!  In the midst of all this I definitely will be reading so let's catch up with what I plan on reading this week.  Last week I finished the following books:




The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson was for a TLC book tour.  I liked but definitely didn't love this one as there were both good and not so good parts to it.  It was interesting though and the reviews I have been reading for it have definitely been mixed.

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl was a whopper of a book that it felt like it took forever for me to read.  In all actuality, it only took a bit longer because I read it mainly at work on my breaks.  Until the end when I had to bring it home with me to see how it would all play out.  I liked this book but definitely wasn't wow-ed by it.  I'm looking forward to seeing the movie to see how it compares.  More on my thoughts hopefully soon (if I ever catch up on review writing that is)! 

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie was the clear winner of the week as best read.  I'm a HUGE fan of this author and the second Miss Marple book was much better in my opinion than the first.  I didn't figure the whodunnit out until the very end and was pleasantly surprised at how much more I enjoyed this book in comparison to the first.  I will definitely be sharing my thoughts on this one soon!

This week finds me with big plans for my reading as I seem to be reading ALL of the books at once.  I'm not even sure how I have so many books on the go other than I've gone back to a few books that I set aside previously.  I'm currently reading the following books:




See what I mean???  It is almost a bit ridiculous to find myself in the midst of all of these books but here I am.  Wicked As She Wants was just sent to me by the publisher and I couldn't resist starting it right away.  The other three are all books that I'm reading on my reader but I've been kind of varying which one I choose to read.  I am a moody reader so I guess whatever fits!

The weather is gorgeous outside so I'm off to get my day started.  I hope everyone has a good book (or four) that they are reading....Happy Monday!

6 comments:

  1. Sam, it's great that you've been reading so much. Sometimes it works to read many books "at once", while other times it's better to read one at a time. I hope this week is as good as last week, reading wise and otherwise!

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  2. The India Fan looks great! I hope you have another fantastic week of reading. :)

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  3. I'm an absolute moody reader right now!!! We're in the process of redoing a few rooms too and it can be nerve-racking..IMHO!!! We've been having wonderful weather so instead of computer time I've been outside mowing, raking, walking, and playing tennis with the hubby!! I'm feeling blah about blogging right now too...

    Have a great week!!!

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  4. Sometimes the weather sucks but then you realise yaaay for the reading. I want to try more by Agatha C. I decided Beautiful Creatures was not for me and took it off the wishlist.

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  5. Wow, three books in a week is great. There Was an old Woman Looks really good.

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  6. Suko- It worked to my advantage this week that I was reading so many but it definitely doesn't always happen this way :) Sometimes it makes me feel like I've been reading a certain book for entirely too long. LOL!

    Lindsey- The India Fan is getting better. It had a slow start for me but I'm liking it a lot more now :)

    Staci- I'm always a moody reader! LOL! I have a tendency to go through phases with blogging. I just haven't had a lot of free time to get around and comment like I want to. I'm loving being outside though :) Enjoy your nice weather as well!

    Marce- You should definitely read more by Christie. I'm a HUGE fan of her books and haven't read a bad one yet. And Then There Were None is my favorite by far though if you haven't read that one :)

    Naida- I haven't gotten very far into There Was an Old Woman but I'm really looking forward to reading it. I'll let you know what I think when I finish it!

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