Reading this past week has been difficult. It isn't that I have not had the time to read. I have. But watching the kitten is so much more entertaining right now; and, therefore, other activities, including reading, have been sacrificed this week as a result. We are getting acquainted with each other, learning each other's habits, likes and dislikes. My friends and family are surely already tired of my constant animal chatter--how this one is getting along with the other and what cute kittenish thing Anya is doing now (even though every kitten in history has done it repeatedly). As I am sure those of you with animals know, it is always cuter and more special when your own kitten is involved.
My friend Christine informed me early last week that the first weekend in August is Panic Weekend. Schools are starting up again and everyone is making a mad dash to fit in the last of the summer projects and activities that they can before life goes back to a more familiar routine. Even though summer can stretch as long as I like since my life does not evolve around the school calendar, there is a sense of something coming to an end as September approaches.
I have big reading plans this month even though I know it's mostly wishful thinking. Still, it is better to have too much than too little when it comes to books on the immediate TBR shelf.
Just a few of the books I would like to get to this month that I am eagerly anticipating:
Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason
The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason
Goodbye and Amen by Beth Gutcheon
Janeology by Karen Harrington
Matrimony by Joshua Henkin
Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
Do you find yourself caught in the August rush, scurrying to catch up and finish off projects and activities before the end of the summer season? Are there any books you hope to read this month?
Sundays have reverted back to being the day I start new books as opposed to finishing them up. This morning I began reading J. Scott Savage's Far World: Water Keep, the first in his 5 part YA fantasy series. Having recently finished Penelope Przekop's Aberrations, a little time in a fantasy world sounds quite tantalizing.
My friend Christine informed me early last week that the first weekend in August is Panic Weekend. Schools are starting up again and everyone is making a mad dash to fit in the last of the summer projects and activities that they can before life goes back to a more familiar routine. Even though summer can stretch as long as I like since my life does not evolve around the school calendar, there is a sense of something coming to an end as September approaches.
I have big reading plans this month even though I know it's mostly wishful thinking. Still, it is better to have too much than too little when it comes to books on the immediate TBR shelf.
Just a few of the books I would like to get to this month that I am eagerly anticipating:
Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason
The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason
Goodbye and Amen by Beth Gutcheon
Janeology by Karen Harrington
Matrimony by Joshua Henkin
Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
Do you find yourself caught in the August rush, scurrying to catch up and finish off projects and activities before the end of the summer season? Are there any books you hope to read this month?
Sundays have reverted back to being the day I start new books as opposed to finishing them up. This morning I began reading J. Scott Savage's Far World: Water Keep, the first in his 5 part YA fantasy series. Having recently finished Penelope Przekop's Aberrations, a little time in a fantasy world sounds quite tantalizing.
Week in Review:
Review of Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson
Cataloging and Where Reading Has Taken Me: Tuesday Wanderings & Tuesday Thingers .
Review of Tragedy in South Lebanon: The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006 by Cathy Sultan
Review of Watches of the Night by Sally Wright
Off Topic Chatter: Is It Friday Yet?
Off TopicPhotos: My Furry Threesome
Book Recommendations
New Additions to the TBR Collection:
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
It looks like the fur kids have settled down for a late morning nap. I wouldn't mind joining them, but I have other things that need to be taken care of first. Have a great week and happy reading!
