December TBR (Re-read month)

Hello everyone,

For the month of December I decided to try and do a lot of re-reading that I have been wanting to read all year long, but haven't gotten to do to trying to make my 30 book challenge.  Here is what I plan to accomplish.

Start and finish:

1. The Hunger Games

2. The Chronicles of Narnia

Finish:
1. Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

2. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo


Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Tomes Topple Read-A-Thon Progress Week One

Hello Everyone,

I posted HERE that I would be doing the Tomes Topple Read-A-Thon.  Here is the first week of my experience with it this year.

Dates: November 18th - December 1st 2016
Theme: books over 500 pages
Books: Empire of Storm by Sarah J Maas and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Leading up to the Read-A-Thon I finished three shorter books I have been wanting to read for a while to get the joy of finishing a book out of my system.  That meant on November 18th I was all ready for a long and steady wins the race style of reading.

November 18th- I mangaed to only read about 30 pages of Crooked Kingdom, although I couldn't wait on this book so I was already about 200 pages in.

November 19th- I started Empire of Storm and got 4% done (1 hour).  I then got to read 5 pages of Crooked Kingdom.

November 20th- I listened  to another hour of Empire of Storm putting me at 8% done.  I also read 30 pages of Crooked Kingdom.

November 21st- Two and a half hours listened to in Empire of Storm putting me at 18% done.  I also managed to read 40 pages in Crooked Kingdom.

November 22nd- Got to listen to one and a hald hours of Empire of Storm putting me at 23%.

November 23rd- No reading done today, I instead spent some time with family before Thanksgiving.

November 24th- Due to today being Thanksgiving, I got no reading done.  I did not get as much done this week as I hoped, but I am travelling tomorrow so I know I will get some of my audiobook finished.

Pages read: 105
Listned: 6 hours

Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Read 5 Buy 1 #6 Completed

Hello everyone,

One more Read 5 Buy 1 completed.  I plan on continuing this challenge for the rest of this year, and then I am going to re-evaluate it to see how I can make it better.  The entire point of this challenge was to read more of the books that I own and to stop buying so many books.  While the amount of books I am buying has decreased, I have been reading a lot more borrowed books sense starting this challenge.  I want to change the rules so that I will get more of the books I own finished in 2017.

Read:
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
3. The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore
4. Demian by Hermann Hesse
5. United as One by Pittacus Lore

Bought:
1. The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings

Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Reading Habits Tag

Hello Everyone,

I am trying out another tag today. Let's get started.


1. Do you have a certain place at home for reading?
Mostly at my desk, but I also read in a comfy chair I have and in bed.

2. Bookmark or random piece of paper?
Random piece of paper. For some reason I'm not a fan of bookmarks.

3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/ a certain amount of pages?
I have to stop at the end of a chapter or if there are breaks in chapters that works too.

4. Do you eat or drink while reading?
Drinking water, but that's it.

5. Multitasking: Music or TV while reading?
No TV. I prefer to have music playing while reading, it keeps me from getting distracted by random noises.

6. One book at a time or several at once?
SEVERAL.

7. Reading at home or everywhere?
I prefer to read at home. I always find if I read out and about people try to talk to me and I really dislike the distraction.

8. Reading out lout or silently in your head?
Silently. Is reading outloud something people do?

9. Do you read ahead or even skip pages?
Never. I have to read ever word in order.

10. Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?
I actually have no preference.  I like the look of new, perfect books, but I also get super happy when I see well loved books.  I do both with mine.

11. Do you write in your books?
I do, but only to underine quotes I find amazing.  And by that I mean AMAZING.


I hope you enjoyed this.

Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Tomes Topple Read-A-Thon

Hello Everyone,


I have decided to take part in the Tomes Topple Read-A-Thon.  If you don't know what that is, here is the video that I watched about it.

Dates: November 18th - December 1st 2016

Theme: books over 500 pages

Books: Empire of Storm by Sarah J Maas and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Get ready to here my update in December.

Happy Reading

-Amanda Lyn

October Wrap Up

Hello everyone,

I am very happy with how this month went.  Not only did I read 6 books, but I knocked off 5 from my TBR for this month.  This leaves me with only two from this month not touched, and I am pretty proud of that. On that note, here are all of the books I read in October:

Read:
1. Queen of Shadow by Sarah J Maas
2. Paper Towns by John Green
3. The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
4. The Revenge of Seven by Pittacus Lore
5. The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson
6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Started:

Continued:
1. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Quit:
1. And I Darken by Kiersten White (maybe)

Bought:
1.

Happy Reading

-Amanda Lyn