A quick check-in for this Reading Challenge hosted by Emma of Words and Peace and Annabel from AnnaBookBel (you can read more about it here). I don’t typically like to do this kind of thing until the first of the next month, but since I doubt that I’ll read 500 pages today, I figured I might as well get this up since I won’t be able to finish the post I initially planned for today. So, I’ve read 1 1/6 books for this challenge (hopefully 1 1/2 by the end of the day). It’s not the most auspicious start, but I’ll take it (and I’ve had worse starts).
So here’s the list:
(subject to change, as is allowed, but I’m going to resist the impulse to tweak as much as I can).
On the other hand, I’m doing pretty well with my Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List (That Aren’t on My 20 Books Challenge)
| 1. Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch 2. Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic 3. Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki ✔ 4. The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos 5. Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland |
6. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone ✔ 7. The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart ✔ 8. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 9. Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn 10. Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt |
Okay, if you think it as a percentage, I’ve read 14% of the books I called my shot on for the summer. Again, inauspicious. July promises to be a good one for reading—I hope/expect that I’ll be looking better in 31 days.
(and no, I don’t see a conflict between this and the Orangutan Librarian’s recent post about competitive reading. This is me comparing myself with my goals, or my past self, or—worst of all—my expectations.
Read Irresponsibly, but please Comment Responsibly