Something new challenge check-in

[fred_mouse]

I was going to do this weekly, but I have no idea what happened to last weekend, so I'm now aiming to do a check at roughly 10 day intervals.

With that, what new reading have you done? Progress? Planning to read? Sitting down and reading with barely a break until you are done?

I have at least looked at my pile. I rediscovered that I had bought a set of 12 novellas, and I'm halfway through the first one.

Comments

[rmc28]

I have been reading the first Witcher novel, a chapter at a time.

[peaceful_sands]

Hope you're enjoying it.

[suchasnack]

I... Haven't been doing much at all. Thanks for the reminded, I definitely need to get off my butt and start reading!

[peaceful_sands]

You'll get there.

[suchasnack]

Thank you, I did it! :D I finished the book CCC: Now I have to pick another one ;)

[fred_mouse]

Congrats! I hear you on having to pick another one -- I got new books yesterday, and the one I picked to be 'this week's' reading is already finished :)

[suchasnack]

More books are always good ;)

[fred_mouse]

Shiny, and tempting, and oh, so good for appreciating :)

[krait]

Another for the "oops, guess I should take a look at the pile" list here! Oops.

I did finish one of my new SF purchases, though! (Queen's Gambit by Dave Schroeder) I have the next one, too, so once my rereading break (Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon) is over, I'll get back on the New Stuff agenda with that one. :D

[peaceful_sands]

Most important is enjoying what you are reading.

[peaceful_sands]

Finished: Murder at Magnolia Inn, Double Cross and The Alchemist of Fire and Fortune. Also finished the two library loans and am now on a third loan which came in earlier than expected.

I have started The Raven King (Paperbook) and Athena's Child (ebook) as well as the new library loan, The Killings at Badger's Drift (audiobook).

[fred_mouse]

Oh, wow, that is a lot. In this group project, you are the one carrying the team! :)

[illariy]

I have finished one book, a sort of memoir of a German comedian, "Ich bin dann mal weg" (title of English version: "I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago"). It was a surprisingly interesting read.

However, I "accidentally" bought a total of 8 new books. So my TBR pile is still two actual piles sitting next to my bed, one of them as high as the bed itself. Ooops. I have managed to establish a habit of reading on my train commute but I also need to a) establish of habit of reading at home more rather than spending 90% of my leisure time watching Youtube and b) stop buying so many new books while waiting for my train at the train station. Hehe.

I also need to list previously read books which I don't plan to re-read for sale online. So I can have fewer boxes of books sitting around near my couch and have more money to buy new books. >.>

P.S.: I really enjoyed this check-in. Reminds to me check and read DW and comment on here more often.

[fred_mouse]

Good going on finishing the book!

And I hear you on 'accidental' book acquisition. I had to go online to buy one book (book 2 of the series I bought one of the Offspring for a birthday, where only books 1 and 3 were in stock anywhere), and then several things on my wishlist were either in stock or on special, and now I have several more books to read!

As for TBR piles, I, ah, don't care to guess how many books are on one of those.

[cactus_rs]

I just finished the highest priority new book I wanted to read for this challenge (it was like the Birdemic of sci fi novels) so now time to just plunge through the ebook titles while I'm on vacation! This will be the first time I go on vacation without ANY physical books 😱 (but I will probably buy some when I get there hahaha)

[fred_mouse]

Congrats on finishing your highest priority book, and staying focused on that goal! Hope you have a lovely vacation, and get plenty of relaxing and/or reading time.