I just spent some time organizing all of the posts I want to get up for August! I want to schedule about a month's worth of posts for when school starts again, but I find that is the easiest way to survive the first month of a new semester. That means I need to get writing posts like crazy!
What I Read:
I finished The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson this week. I thought this was the conclusion to the trilogy, and I was excited to finish this series. I had been waiting forever for this book since the release was pushed back a couple of times, but alas! It's not even the conclusion! I'm a little annoyed about this but hopefully I will get a conclusion to this series sometime soon! I also started reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein from my August Goals list (linked below) and it is proving to be an emotional read from page one.
What I Bought:
Both of these came from the little used section at my local library. I have two of these Jane Austen Mystery books now and they look so cute- I hope to read them during my next semester as they will be light reading, and it won't matter if I have to put them down a million times before I finish them. I love the idea of Jane Austen as a sleuth.
I love poetry and Neruda is a well known poet that I have yet to read much from so I was excited to find a large collection of his works for only fifty cents. I'm hoping to do a Poetry Spotlight on love poems soon, so keep an eye out for that!
What I Posted:
Monday- I reviewed Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Tuesday- I made a list of the Top Ten Fairy Tale Inspired Books I Want to Read
Wednesday- I made some August Goals which included what I want to read, watch, and post
Thursday- I updated you (and myself) on the Progress I have made on my goals this year
Last Week's Wrap-Up
What's Next:
I actually know what's coming next! (gasp!) Here's a look at next week.
Monday- Review for Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tuesday- Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I have read the most books from
Wednesday- Poetry Spotlight: Emily Dickinson
Thursday- Book recommendations for boys
Stacking the Shelves Hosted by: Tyngas Reviews
The Sunday Post Hosted by: Caffeinated Book Reviewer
You got some great books this week. I hope that you love all of your new books this week.
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DeleteGreat haul this week. I hope you enjoy your books.
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DeleteI think the Jane Austen msyteries look interesting too- I didn't realize there were that many. Hope they're good! And good luck getting ahead- I've been prescheduling more lately and it is nice, I used to just wing it day by day and wouldn't want to go back ot that. :)
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I haven't seen them around in the bookstores, I have only come across used copies so I don't know much about the series either! I love prescheduling too, especially during school.
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Well done on getting so organised. It's something I aim to do but never seem to succeed in.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great idea though as less stressful in times of busyness!
Thanks! Hopefully I can keep this system up and running,
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I think I read the first Jane Austen mystery years ago, I should catch up. Pablo Neruda was a wonderful poet, that book is a very nice catch ! I must add I absolutely love that leafy background picture on your blog :) Have a great week !
ReplyDeleteOh, I haven't heard much about the series, did you enjoy it? I'm really excited to read more Neruda! The background was part of my little update I made to the blog not that long ago; I'm glad you like it!
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You sound super organised, I try and fail miserably!!
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Heather | Random Redheaded Ramblings
I've got the planning part down, not I just need to do the actual writing of the posts, so don't get too excited about my organization yet!
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When I see CODE NAME VERITY all I can think now is "Poldark?"
ReplyDeleteHa! I'm hoping that makes sense to me once I finish the book!
DeleteThanks for stopping by Steph!
Good luck getting all your posts done! That definitely seems like the best way to do things. I haven't read any of the Jane Austen mysteries but I've been wanting too. They sound fun. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the luck, I'm going to need it!
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I know what you mean, I like to post ahead of time myself just in case something happens and I can't make it that day. I am only a week ahead right now which is bothering me. I need to do better than that. Have a great week!
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It takes a lot of pressure off to have posts ready to go! Good luck getting your posts up!
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I have honestly never been a huge fan of poems, both reading or writing them. Not sure why.. I hope you enjoy the books you got, and good luck with the posts! :)
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Justin @ Justin's Book Blog
I never had an appreciation for poetry until I took an intro to poetry class my sophomore year of college. Now I love it!
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Wow! Great Haul. Hope you enjoy them.
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