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July 2019 Report

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On August 1, 2019

In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

July in a nutshell: 24 books, 6757 pages (roughly 1400 more than June). There were a couple of stinkers here, but mostly really good books, 3.6 average — 3 of them were 5-star!

I’m a bit frustrated with how behind I’m getting, 3-4 book posts a week just isn’t enough. I may have to grab a couple of 800 page books to slow down the pace so I can catch up 🙂

Still, all things considered, it was a good month around here between reading some great stuff, having a lot of fun with #IndieCrimeCrawl, and some great interaction with readers both here and elsewhere on teh IntraWebz.

Anway, here’s what happened here in July.

Finest Sh*t! The Bookish Life of Nina Hill Bark of Night
3.5 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars
The Butcher Ink to Ashes The Frame-Up (Audiobook)
3.5 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
Heart of Barkness Gravity The Queen Con
4 Stars Still Deciding 3.5 Stars
In the Eye Worst Case Scenario The Blue Zones Solution (Audiobook)
3 Stars 4 Stars 2 Stars
Riding the Elephant The Rosie Result Base Cowboys
3 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
Time Travel + Brain Stealing = Murderous Appliances and Good Times The Depth of Winter (Audiobook) The Shameless
Still Deciding 3 Stars 5 Stars
Nightfall The Whole Armor of God Thirteen
4 1/2 Stars 3.5 Stars 5 Stars
Laser House on the Prairie Screamcatcher Ashes of Honor (Audiobook)
3.5 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars

Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 4: Soteriology Heaven on Earth The Bitterest Pill

5 Stars 3 2 1/2 Stars 0
4 1/2 Stars 2 2 Stars 2
4 Stars 6 1 1/2 Stars 0
3.5 Stars 7 1 Star 0
3 Stars 4
Average = 3.6


Physical Books: 1 Added, 2 Read, 24 Remaining
E-Books: 2 Added, 5 Read, 20 Remaining
Audiobooks: 3 Added, 2 Read, 6 Remaining

2019 Library Love Challenge

2019 Library Love Challenge

  1. The Blue Zones Solution(Audiobook) by Dan Buettner, Joe Barrett
  2. Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
  3. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion (link forthcoming)
  4. The Depth of Winter (Audiobook) by Craig Johnson, George Guidall
  5. The Shameless by Ace Atkins (link forthcoming)

While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

✔ A memoir or biography of a favorite celebrity: Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
✔ A book written by a comedian: Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
✔ A book with your favorite animal on the cover or in the title: Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn

LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

  1. Finest Sh*t!: Deviant Stories by Nick Kolakowski
  2. The Butcher by Nathan Burrows
  3. Ink to Ashes by Russell Day
  4. Gravity by Maggie Lynch (link forthcoming)
  5. In the Eye by Robert Germaux
  6. Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
  7. Base Cowboys by Mark Farrer
  8. Laser House on the Prairie by David W. Barbee (link forthcoming)
  9. Time Travel + Brain Stealing = Murderous Appliances and Good Times by Richard Steele (link forthcoming)
  10. Nightfall by Matt Cowper (link forthcoming)
  11. Screamcatcher by Christy J. Breedlove (link forthcoming)
2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

  1. Finest Sh*t!: Deviant Stories by Nick Kolakowski

    2. Worst Case Scenario

  2. The Butcher by Nathan Burrows
  3. Ink to Ashes by Russell Day
  4. In the Eye by Robert Germaux
  5. Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
  6. Base Cowboys by Mark Farrer
  7. The Depth of Winter (Audiobook) by Craig Johnson, George Guidall
  8. The Shameless by Ace Atkins (link forthcoming)
  9. Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt
  10. The Frame-Up (Audiobook) by Meghan Scott Molin, Andrea Emmes
  11. Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn
  12. The Queen Con by Meghan Scott Molin (link forthcoming)
  13. Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
Humor Reading Challenge 2019

Humor Reading Challenge 2019

  1. Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
  2. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion (link forthcoming)
2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    Nothing this month.

How was your month?

June 2019 Report

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On July 1, 2019

In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

Wow, I knew I was distracted this month — but only 18 books? And one was a picture book! Still, 5345 pages finished is nothing to sneeze at. And a 3.8 average is great. So I’m not complaining at all — just noticing. Pretty good month in the end.

So, here’s what happened here in June.

Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

Dead Inside The World's Greatest Mousetrap State of the Union
5 Stars 3 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
The Big Kahuna Deception Cove Even Dogs in the Wild
1 Star 4 Stars 4 Stars
How Not to Die Rediscovering the Holy Spirit Paper Son
4 1/2 Stars 3 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
Null Set One Salt Sea (Audiobook) The October Man
3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 3 Stars
The October Man Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 3: Christology Magic for Liars
4 Stars 4 Stars 3.5 Stars
Fletch Won (Audiobook) Flynn (Audiobook) Marah Chase and the Conqueror's Tomb
4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars

Still Reading:

Finest Sh*t! Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 4: Soteriology      

Ratings

5 Stars 2 2 1/2 Stars —
4 1/2 Stars 4 2 Stars —
4 Stars 6 1 1/2 Stars —
3.5 Stars 2 1 Star 1
3 Stars 3
                                   Average = 3.8

Reviews Posted:

TBR Pile/Mound/Heap:

Physical Books: 3 Added, 2 Read, 25 Remaining
E-Books: 4 Added, 1 Read, 23 Remaining
Audiobooks: 4 Added, 3 Read, 5 Remaining

Book Challenge Progress:

2019 Library Love Challenge

2019 Library Love Challenge

  1. State of the Union by Nick Hornby
  2. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
  3. Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen
  4. How Not to Die by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM, Gene Stone
  5. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (link forthcoming)
  6. Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin (link forthcoming)

While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

Nothing this month
LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

  1. Dead Inside by Noelle Holten
  2. The World’s Greatest Mousetrap by B.C.R. Fegan, Fanny Liem (link forthcoming)
  3. Kill for Me by Rebecca Bradley
2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

  1. Dead Inside by Noelle Holten
  2. Kill for Me by Rebecca Bradley
  3. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
  4. Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen
  5. Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin (link forthcoming)
  6. Paper Son by S.J. Rozan: Lydia and Bill in their most foreign setting yet — Mississippi
  7. Null Set by SL Huang: Cas Russell — the world’s most violent mathematician — gets proactive fighting crime.
  8. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (link forthcoming)
  9. Fletch Won by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
  10. Flynn by Gregory McDonald, Donald Corren (link forthcoming)
  11. Marah Chase and the Conqueror’s Tomb by Jay Stringer (link forthcoming)
Humor Reading Challenge 2019

Humor Reading Challenge 2019

  1. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

  1. Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 3: Christology by Geerhardus Vos (link forthcoming)

How was your month?

May 2019 Report

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On June 1, 2019

In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

…also known as that day my wife gets to see what I’ve been up to lately.

21 books for 6094 pages. Not my best, but not a bad month. Especially given the full amount of things going on in Real Life™. But man, I had a lot of fun — and cleared off a good amount of items from TBR (very happy about that). Read some really good stuff this month and it looks like June will be pretty good, too. Hope the same can be said for you.

So, here’s what happened here in May.

Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

Death at the Dakota Deadly Secrets Grace Defined and Defended
3 Stars 3.5 Stars 3 Stars
Venators: Promises Forged The Liar Late Eclipses (Audiobook)
4 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 4 Stars
Storm Cursed Firefly: Big Damn Hero The Killing Joke
4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
Going Dark Fletch and the Man Who The Controller
4 Stars 5 Stars 3.5 Stars
Killer Thriller Don't Panic Instant Karma
4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars
Carioca Fletch Josiah's Reformation The Flintstones, Vol. 1
2 1/2 Stars 3.5 Stars 3 Stars
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind Stumptown, vol 1 How To Kill Friends And Implicate People
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars

Still Reading:

Rediscovering the Holy Spirit Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 3: Christology      

Ratings

5 Stars 2 2 1/2 Stars 2
4 1/2 Stars 2 2 Stars —
4 Stars 8 1 1/2 Stars —
3.5 Stars 4 1 Star —
3 Stars 4
                                   Average = 3.79

Reviews Posted:

  • Fletch’s Fortune (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: Possibly the Most Entertaining Entry in this Great Series
  • Death at the Dakota by M.K. Graff: A pleasant little near-cozy mystery/romance that’s sure to earn some fans
  • Deadly Secrets by OMJ Ryan: A fast, taut thriller that’s sure to please.
  • That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire: Annie at the Crossroads (literally, mystically, metaphorically, and probably a couple of other adverbs, too)
  • The Liar by Steve Cavanagh: Another Fantastic Ride with the Wiliest Lawyer in Print!
  • Fletch and the Widow Bradley (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: An oddly contemporary-feeling Fletch novel that’s good but not really good.
  • Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs: Goblin Royalty, Coyote, the Strangest Zombies you’ve Run Across Combine and an excess of “Next”s
  • The Killing Joke by Christa Faust, Gary Phillips: The Legendary Graphic Novel Gets the Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Treatment
  • Going Dark by Neil Lancaster: An Action-Packed Thrill Ride, an Interesting Spin on the Hero, and a Dynamite Plot
  • Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg: The Best-Selling Author/Hapless Hero Ian Ludlow Returns to Save the Day Again
  • The Controller by Matt Brolly: The Good, The Bad and The Iffy
  • Instant Karma by Todd Morr: Nasty, brutish, and short (I mean that as a compliment)
  • The Flintstones, Vol. 1. by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh: A Yabba-Dabba-Doo time awaits the reader.
  • Don’t Panic by Neil Gaiman, David K. Dickson and MJ Simpson: An Indispensable Guide to Douglas Adams and his Work

TBR Pile/Mound/Heap:

Physical Books: 2 Added (ONLY 2?!?), 7 Read, 25 Remaining
E-Books: 4 Added, 5 Read, 21 Remaining
Audiobooks: 3 Added, 3 Read, 4 Remaining

Book Challenge Progress:

2019 Library Love Challenge

2019 Library Love Challenge

  1. The Flintstones, Vol. 1. by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh
  2. Stumptown, vol 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took her Shampoo (But Left her Mini) by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth (link forthcoming)

While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

✔ A book with a curse word in the title: The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford (link forthcoming)

✔ Read a book with “how to” in the title: How To Kill Friends And Implicate People by Jay Stringer (link forthcoming)
LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

  1. Death at the Dakota by M.K. Graff
  2. Deadly Secrets by OMJ Ryan
  3. Venators: Promises Forged by Devri Walls (link forthcoming)
  4. Going Dark by Neil Lancaster
  5. The Controller by Matt Brolly
  6. Instant Karma by Todd Morr
  7. Stumptown, vol 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took her Shampoo (But Left her Mini) by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth (link forthcoming)
2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

  1. Death at the Dakota by M.K. Graff
  2. Deadly Secrets by OMJ Ryan
  3. The Liar by Steve Cavanagh
  4. The Killing Joke by Christa Faust, Gary Phillips
  5. Going Dark by Neil Lancaster
  6. Fletch and the Man Who by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller(link forthcoming)
  7. The Controller by Matt Brolly
  8. Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg
  9. Instant Karma by Todd Morr
  10. Carioca Fletch by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller(link forthcoming)
  11. Stumptown, vol 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took her Shampoo (But Left her Mini) by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth (link forthcoming)
Humor Reading Challenge 2019

Humor Reading Challenge 2019

  1. Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg
  2. Don’t Panic by Neil Gaiman, David K. Dickson and MJ Simpson
2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

  1. Josiah’s Reformation by Richard Sibbes link forthcoming

How was your month?

April 2019 Report

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On May 1, 2019

In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

Only 18 books, 5515 pages, this month. Oh, well, on the whole I enjoyed it — and had some health things come up and distract me (and set me back on reading). It’s not my best month, but it’s nothing to sneeze at, I know. It just seems small when I see it on my screen.

Then once I make peace with that, I see the number of book posts I did. I really can’t believe I wrote so few of them. I know I’m behind, but that’s gotta be one of my lowest months (I’m not going to spend the time verifying that). I’m stunned and a little embarrassed (yeah, yeah, I’m the only one who cares, but I really do)

Anyway, a couple of great books, some good ones and one not. Here’s what happened here in April 2019.

Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

Dispatches from a Tourist Trap A Man Called Ove Fletch and the Widow Bradley (Audiobook)
3.5 Stars 5 Stars 3 Stars
Breaking the Lore The Future of Everything KA-E-RO-U Time to Go Home
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 3 Stars
Death Before Coffee I Want You Gone Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss
3 Stars 3.5 Stars 3 Stars
An Artificial Night Saints of the Shadow Bible Venators: Magic Unleashed
3 Stars 4 Stars 3.5 Stars
You Die Next Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Audiobook) Always Grey in Winter
4 1/2 Stars 4 Stars 1 Star
Work: Its Purpose, Dignity, and Transformation Fletch’s Moxie (Audiobook) That Ain't Witchcraft
2 1/2 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars

Still Reading:

Rediscovering the Holy Spirit Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 3: Christology Death at the Dakota

Ratings

5 Stars 2 2 1/2 Stars 1
4 1/2 Stars 1 2 Stars 0
4 Stars 4 1 1/2 Stars 0
3.5 Stars 4 1 Star 1
3 Stars 5
                                   Average = 3.5

Reviews Posted:

TBR Pile/Mound/Heap:

Physical Books: 3 Added, 3 Read, 29 Remaining
E-Books: 3 Added, 1 Read, 22 Remaining
Audiobooks: 2 Added, 2 Read, 4 Remaining

Book Challenge Progress:

2019 Library Love Challenge

2019 Library Love Challenge

  1. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, Henning Koch (Translator)
  2. Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam
  3. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale

While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

  • Didn’t have time to do anything here. (again . . . but things are planned)
    		•
    LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    #LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    1. Dispatches from a Tourist Trap by James Bailey
    2. Breaking the Lore by Andy Redsmith
    3. KA-E-RO-U Time to Go Home by B. Jeanne Shibahara
    4. Death Before Coffee by Desmond P. Ryan
    5. I Want You Gone by Miranda Rijks
    6. Venators: Magic Unleashed by Devri Walls
    7. You Die Next by Stephanie Marland
    8. Always Grey in Winter by Mark J. Engels
    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    1. Death Before Coffee by Desmond P. Ryan
    2. I Want You Gone by Miranda Rijks
    3. You Die Next by Stephanie Marland
    4. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
    5. Fletch and the Widow Bradley by Gregory Mcdonald, Dan John Miller — forthcoming
    6. Fletch’s Moxie by Gregory Mcdonald, Dan John Miller — forthcoming
    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

      whoops. Missed this one this month…
    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

      Nothing. Drat.

    How was your month?

    March 2019 Report

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    On April 1, 2019

    In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

    20 Books, 6258 pages (finished — a few were started earlier, and I’ve never done that page count before, and now I feel tired), an average of 3.8ish (my indecision on a couple of titles is stopping me from having a hard number — but I have to write my way to a conclusion on those). Overall, a decent month here. I hit a couple of hot streaks — there’s a few books here that will be in contention when I do the Best of 2019 lists, but man, there’s a couple I wish I hadn’t read. You take the good, you take the bad, and now you have the same song stuck in my head that I do.

    So, here’s what happened here in March.

    Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

    My Lovely Wife Slow Horses And Drink I Did
    3.5 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars
    Killing State Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Audiobook) Rogue Superheroes
    4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars
    Who Killed the Fonz? No Country for Old Gnomes Mama's Gone
    4 1/2 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 2 Stars
    The First World Problems of Jason Van Otterloo Crossline Lingering
    3.5 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
    Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles A Local Habitation Postgraduate
    3.5 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
    or
    5 Stars
    Fletch’s Fortune (Audiobook) The Fourth Courier Water Week
    4 1/2 Stars Still Deciding 3 Stars
    Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 2: Anthropology The Prayers of Jesus: Listening to and Learning from Our Savior      
    5 Stars 4 Stars      

    Still Reading:

    Rediscovering the Holy Spirit            

    Ratings

    I really don’t like being this flaky.

    5 Stars 2-3 2 1/2 Stars 0-1
    4 1/2 Stars 4-5 2 Stars 1
    4 Stars 3 1 1/2 Stars 0
    3.5 Stars 5 1 Star 0
    3 Stars 3-4
                                                 Average = 3.8ish

    Reviews Posted:

    TBR Pile/Mound/Heap:

    Physical Books: 5 Added, 1 Read, 29 Remaining
    E-Books: 1 Added, 0 Read, 20 Remaining
    Audiobooks: 4 Added, 2 Read, 6 Remaining

    Book Challenge Progress:

    2019 Library Love Challenge

    2019 Library Love Challenge

    1. Slow Horses by Mick Herron
    2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale (Narrator)
    3. Who Killed the Fonz? by James Boice
    4. Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon, John Hendrix (Illustrations)

    While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

  • Didn’t have time to do anything here. (again . . . but things are planned)
    		•
    LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    #LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    1. And Drink I Did: One Man’s Story of Growing Through Recovery by Jay Keefe
    2. Killing State by Judith O’Reilly
    3. Rogue Superheroes by Matt Cowper
    4. Mama’s Gone by Leopold Borstinski
    5. The First World Problems of Jason Van Otterloo by James Bailey
    6. Lingering by Melissa Simonson (link forthcoming)
    7. Postgraduate by Ian Shane (link forthcoming)
    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    1. Killing State by Judith O’Reilly
    2. Mama’s Gone by Leopold Borstinski
    3. Slow Horses by Mick Herron
    4. Who Killed the Fonz? by James Boice
    5. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
    6. Fletch’s Fortune by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
    7. The Fourth Courier by Timothy Jay Smith (link forthcoming)
    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    1. No Country for Old Gnomes by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne
    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    1. Reformed Dogmatics: Anthropology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator) (link forthcoming)

    How was your month?

    February 2019 Report

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    On March 1, 2019

    In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

    Been a crazy month around here, thanks to Fahrenbruary. More than twice the views and visitors over last February. Which ain’t half bad. I have some other thoughts about that part of the month that I’ll probably share soon. But even without that, it’s been a decent month. I’d have liked to have read a couple of more books and written a couple of more posts — but I’m not complaining. The quality of what I read was great on the whole, which is the important thing. Still, looking forward to March, I’ve got some great reads coming up.

    Anyway, here’s what happened here in February.

    Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

    Baptism: Answers to Common Questions Standing in Another Man's Grave The Barista’s Guide to Espionage
    4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
    Circle of the Moon Saving the Reformation: The Pastoral Theology of the Canons of Dort Black Moss
    5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars
    Rosemary and Rue (Audiobook) Seraphina's Lament Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1: Theology Proper
    4 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 5 Stars
    Dead is Beautiful The Murder Quadrille August
    4 Stars 3.5 Stars 2 1/2 Stars
    Broken Dreams Back Door to Hell Blameless (Audiobook)
    4 Stars 3 Stars 3.5 Stars
    Back Door to Hell Not Everyone is Special The Great Brain (Audiobook)
    4 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars
    The Last Act            
    4 Stars            

    Still Reading:

    Rediscovering the Holy Spirit Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1: Anthropology Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Audiobook)
    My Lovely Wife            

    Ratings

    5 Stars 4 2 1/2 Stars 1
    4 1/2 Stars 1 2 Stars
    4 Stars 7 1 1/2 Stars
    3.5 Stars 2 1 Star
    3 Stars 4
    Average = 3.9

    Reviews Posted:

    TBR Pile/Mound/Heap:

    Physical Books: 2 Added, 0 Read, 25 Remaining
    E-Books: 3 Added, 8 Read, 19 Remaining
    Audiobooks: 4 Added, 1 Read, 3 Remaining

    Book Challenge Progress:

    2019 Library Love Challenge

    2019 Library Love Challenge

    1. Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin
    2. Blameless by Gail Carriger, Emily Gray
    3. The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald, Ron McLarty

    While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

  • Didn’t have time to do anything here.
    		•
    LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    #LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    1. The Barista’s Guide to Espionage by Dave Sinclair
    2. trong>
    3. Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn
    4. Dead is Beautiful by Jo Perry
    5. The Murder Quadrille by Fidelis Morgan
    6. August by Jim Lusby
    7. Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill
    8. A Burdizzo For A Prince by Mark Rapacz
    9. Not Everyone is Special by Josh Denslow(link forthcoming)
    10. Back Door to Hell by Paul Gadsby
    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    1. The Barista’s Guide to Espionage by Dave Sinclair
    2. Black Moss by David Nolan
    3. Dead is Beautiful by Jo Perry
    4. The Murder Quadrille by Fidelis Morgan
    5. August by Jim Lusby
    6. Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill
    7. A Burdizzo For A Prince by Mark Rapacz
    8. Back Door to Hell by Paul Gadsby
    9. Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin
    10. The Last Act by Brad Parks (link forthcoming)
    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    1. Didn’t get anything this month.
    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    1. Reformed Dogmatics: Theology Proper by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator) (link forthcoming)

    How was your month?

    January 2019 Report

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    On February 2, 2019

    In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

    A few things you need to know before I start this: 1. Within the last two weeks, my laptop has stopped giving me warnings when my battery goes below 10%; 2 I am an idiot.

    I started this early, I’ve never done that before. In fact, I had this about 40% done Wednesday night when my laptop battery died. Now, for various and sundry reasons, I use Notepad while I’m building these posts, and I had three different Notepad windows open, and was in a good groove working on this. Now, I hadn’t done a good job using the “Save Draft” button in WordPress and had not saved any of the Notepad windows (see #2 above). So when the battery just died on me, I know I yelled. I didn’t cuss/swear/curse/whatever you want to call it out loud, my kids were around and I try to be a good example. But I assure you, I thought a long blue streak. Between the discouragement from that, and my inability to arrange my thoughts about a novel afterwards, I ended up not posting anything Thursday. January in general has seen more days without a post than I like — this week was pretty typical.

    But February will be busier — guaranteed. Fahrenbruary will be good for that, if nothing else.

    Anyway, here’s what happened here in January. Good books, some decent posts (if I do say so myself). 2019 is off to a good start.

    Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

    Nature’s Case for God: A Brief Biblical Argument Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition The Power of the Dog
    3 Stars 3.5 Stars 5 Stars
    In an Absent Dream Flame in the Dark (Audiobook) Flight of the Fox
    5 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars
    Awakenings Death Valley Superstars Here and Now and Then
    3.5 Stars 3 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
    A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps Slaughterhouse Blues The Reach of Shadows
    3.5 Stars 3 Stars 3.5 Stars
    Immoral Code The Lion's Tail Skin Game (Audiobook)
    4 Stars 3.5 Stars 5 Stars
    The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge Spare Room In Their Own Words
    3 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
    Unstoppable Arsenal Main Bad Guy Confess Fletch
    3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 5 Stars
    The Whistle Blower The Disasters Shattered Illusions
    3 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars

    Still Reading:

    Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1: Theology Proper            

    Ratings

    5 Stars 5 2 1/2 Stars 0
    4 1/2 Stars 2 2 Stars 0
    4 Stars 3 1 1/2 Stars 0
    3.5 Stars 3 1 Star 0
    3 Stars 8
    Average = 3.79

    Reviews Posted:

    TBR Heap:

    Physical Books: 4 Added/5 Read
    E-Books: 2 Added/0 Read
    Audiobooks: 3 Added/3 Read
    …only 1 net addition. Not bad.

    Book Challenge Progress:

    2019 Library Love Challenge

    2019 Library Love Challenge

    1. Awakenings by Edward Lazellari
    2. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson, Eugene Yelchin(link forthcoming)
    3. The Disasters by M. K. England(link forthcoming)

    While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

    ✔ An essay collection: Death Valley Superstars by Duke Haney
    ✔ A book by an author you’ve never read before: Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight

    LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    #LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

    1. Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight
    2. A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps by Nick Kolakowski
    3. The Reach of Shadows by Tony J. Forder
    4. Slaughterhouse Blues by Nick Kolakowski (link forthcoming)
    5. Lions Tail by Luna Miller (link forthcoming)
    6. Main Bad Guy by Nick Kolakowski (link forthcoming)
    7. Death Valley Superstars by Duke Haney
    8. Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition by Russ Colchamiro
    9. Unstoppable Arsenal by Jeffery H. Haskell (link forthcoming)
    10. Shattered Illusions by J.C. Jackson (link forthcoming)
    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

    1. Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight
    2. A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps by Nick Kolakowski
    3. The Reach of Shadows by Tony J. Forder
    4. Slaughterhouse Blues by Nick Kolakowski (link forthcoming)
    5. Lions Tail by Luna Miller (link forthcoming)
    6. Main Bad Guy by Nick Kolakowski (link forthcoming)
    7. Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
    8. Spare Room by Dreda Say Mitchell
    9. Confess Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald, Dan Jon Miller (link forthcoming)
    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    Humor Reading Challenge 2019

    1. Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition by Russ Colchamiro
    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

    1. In Their Own Words by David Calhoun (link forthcoming)

    How was your month?

    December 2018 Report

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    On January 1, 2019

    In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

    So, this is the end of December. The end of 2018. As I said earlier, I started a new job, so my numbers are a little lower — I think this is likely the new normal (at least for a while). Twenty-two books is nothing to sneeze at, really. I think I know I say this too frequently for anyone to take me seriously (including myself), but I really didn’t write as much as I wanted to this month. But I rested a lot. I did like a good amount of what I actually wrote, so there’s that. Anyhow, some of the highs from this year — and a couple of lows, in other words — December was pretty representative.

    So, here’s what happened here in December.

    Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

    Not Famous Mr. Pizza Deep Dirty Truth
    4 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 Stars
    Past Tense Grounded in Heaven Murder in the Dark
    3.5 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars
    Dog Songs The World Savers The United Smiths of America
    3 Stars 3.5 Stars 1 Star
    Blackwater The Everlasting Story of Nory P Is for Pterodactyl
    4 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 Stars
    Godlefe’s Cuckoo Cold Days (Audiobook) The Crescent and the Cross
    3 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
    Hardcore Twenty-Four The Impossible Dead Ross Poldark
    2 1/2 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Audiobook) Geerhardus Vos: Reformed Biblical Theologian, Confessional Presbyterian John Owen vol 4
    5 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars
    Doctor Who: Rose            
    3.5 Stars            

    Still Reading:

    The Power of the Dog            

    Reviews Posted:

    Book Challenge Progress:

    Angel's Guilty Pleasures Past Tense by Lee Child
    The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin
    Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale
    Mr. Pizza by J. F. Pandolfi
    Murder in the Dark by Betsy Reavley
    The United Smiths of America by Jon Voss
    P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia
    The Crescent and the Cross by Kurt Scheffler
    Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
    Dog Songs by Mary Oliver, John Burgoyne
    Geerhardus Vos: Reformed Biblical Theologian, Confessional Presbyterian by Danny E. Olinger
    Doctor Who: Rose by Russell T. Davies
    Mr. Pizza by J. F. Pandolfi
    Murder in the Dark by Betsy Reavley
    The World Savers by Matt Cowper
    The United Smiths of America by Jon Voss
    P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, Maria Beddia
    The Crescent and the Cross by Kurt Scheffler
    ✔ Read a book that takes place in one day: The United Smiths of America by Jon Voss
    ✔ Read a collection of poetry: Dog Songs by Mary Oliver, John Burgoyne
    ✔ Read a book you received as a gift: The Crescent and the Cross by Kurt Scheffler
    ✔ Read a book recommended by one of your parents (in-laws count): Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
    ✔ Read a book with your favorite food in the title.: Mr. Pizza by J. F. Pandolfi

    How was your month?

    November 2018 Report

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    On December 1, 2018

    In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

    Well, November happened. Lot’s of pretty cool stuff in my non-blog life, and things related to the blog. Pretty good reading month — almost good writing month. Some less-than-good reads, plenty of great reads. Nothing to complain about, that’s for sure.

    So anyway, here’s what happened here in November.

    Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

    Dark Sacred Night The Green Viper You Had Me at Woof
    4 1/2 Stars 3 Stars 2 1/2 Stars
    The Place You're Supposed to Laugh Be Brave, Little Puffy The Twisted Web
    4 1/2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars
    By Faith, Not By Sight: Paul and the Order of Salvation Her Last Move Degrading Orbits
    5 Stars 5 Stars 3 Stars
    Ghost Story The Summer Holidays Survival Guide Know Me from Smoke
    4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars
    Ways to Die in Glasgow Kitties Are Not Good To Eat Rediscovering Humility
    3.5 Stars 3 Stars 3.5 Stars
    The Lord's Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant Dry Hard The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
    4 Stars 3.5 Stars 2 1/2 Stars
    Small Town Nightmare The Complaints My Sister, the Serial Killer</a
    3 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
    Curse on the Land They Promised Me the Gun Wasn't Loaded Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
    4 1/2 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
    Fletch (Audiobook) The Frame-Up Play Dead
    5 Stars Still Deciding 4 Stars
    Them            
    5 Stars            

    Still Reading:

    John Owen vol 4 Grounded in Heaven      

    Reviews Posted:

    Book Challenge Progress:

    Angel's Guilty Pleasures You Had Me at Woof (Audiobook) by Julie Klam, Karen White
    The Complaints by Ian Rankin
    My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
    They Promised Me the Gun Wasn’t Loaded by James Alan Gardner
    Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg, Laura Hicks
    Play Dead by David Rosenfelt, Grover Gardner
    The Green Viper by Rob Sinclair
    The Place You’re Supposed to Laugh by Jenn Stroud Rossmann
    Be Brave, Little Puffy by Arline Cooper
    The Summer Holidays Survival Guide by Jon Rance
    Know Me from Smoke by Matt Phillips
    Kitties Are Not Good To Eat by Cassandra Gelvin
    Dry Hard by Nick Spalding
    Small Town Nightmare by Anna Willett
    You Had Me at Woof (Audiobook) by Julie Klam, Karen White
    My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
    Her Last Move by John Marrs
    Rediscovering Humility: Why the Way Up is Downby Christopher Hutchinson
    The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin

    The Green Viper by Rob Sinclair
    The Place You’re Supposed to Laugh by Jenn Stroud Rossmann
    Be Brave, Little Puffy by Arline Cooper
    The Twisted Web by Rebecca Bradley
    Degrading Orbits by Bradley Horner
    The Summer Holidays Survival Guide by Jon Rance
    Know Me from Smoke by Matt Phillips
    Kitties Are Not Good To Eat by Cassandra Gelvin
    Dry Hard by Nick Spalding
    Small Town Nightmare by Anna Willett
    ✔ Read an audio book with multiple narrators: Ways to die in Glasgow by Heather Wilds, Napoleon Ryan
    ✔ Read a book you chose based on the cover: Know Me from Smoke by Matt Phillips: A heart-wrenching noir love story.

    How was your month?

    October 2018 Report

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    On November 1, 2018

    In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

    A lot of highs, a couple of lows — and a decent amount of stuff in between. I’d hoped to get more written — but, I’m not beating myself up over it (or so I keep telling myself). I made some decent progress on the reading challenges I’m tackling. All in all, a pretty good month, I think.

    Here’s what happened here in October.

    Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to:

    Voyage of the Dogs The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audiobook) Sourdough (Audiobook)
    3.5 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
    Burning Secrets Lies Sleeping Blood Fued
    4 Stars 5 Stars 3.5 Stars
    Changes (Audiobook) Without Rules Two Kinds of Truth
    5 Stars
    5 Stars    		 1 Star 3.5 Stars
    Still Protesting Video Killed the Radio Star The Defense (Audiobook)
    3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 3.5 Stars
    Exit Music Woof (Audiobook) Praying the Bible
    5 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars
    Wrecked Changeless (Audiobook) Zero Sum Game
    5 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars
    Black Widow: Forever Red The Golden Orphans Time's Up, Afton
    3 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 Stars
    So Let It Be Written Dog On It (Audiobook)      
    2 Stars 4 Stars      

    Still Reading:

    John Owen vol 4 By Faith, Not By Sight: Paul and the Order of Salvation Dark Sacred Night

    Reviews Posted:

    Book Challenge Progress:

    Angel's Guilty Pleasures Voyage of the Dogs by Greg van Eekhout
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audiobook) by Mark Manson, Roger Wayne
    Sourdough (Audiobook) by Robin Sloan, Therese Plummer
    The Defense by Steve Cavanagh, Adam Sims
    Exit Music by Ian Rankin
    Woof by Spencer Quinn, James Frangione
    Wrecked by Joe Ide
    Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang
    Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl, Julia Whelan
    So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton
    Burning Secrets by Ruth Sutton
    The Golden Orphans by Gary Raymond
    Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang
    Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl, Julia Whelan
    So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton
    Blood Feud by Mike Lupica
    Without Rules by Andrew Field
    Voyage of the Dogs by Greg van Eekhout
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audiobook) by Mark Manson, Roger Wayne
    Burning Secrets by Ruth Sutton
    The Golden Orphans by Gary Raymond
    Time’s Up, Afton by Brent Jones
    Without Rules by Andrew Field
    Video Killed the Radio Star by Duncan MacMaster
    ✔ Read a memoir or biography of a musician you like: So Let It Be Written by Mark Eglinton
    ✔ Read a book with your favorite food in the title.: Sourdough (Audiobook) by Robin Sloan, Therese Plummer

    How was your month?

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