July 2015 Wrap Up

Shelly's Wrap Up:

To say that I had a better reading month in July than June would be a massive understatement.  Last month I only managed to get through 4 books, but this month I tackled a whopping 17.  Here is a quick look at what I read this month, in reading order.

 

Not a bad month at all...especially since it's probably the last month I will be able to read like this in a quite awhile since I start back to school in a few weeks.

Victoria's Wrap Up:

Since I don't have anything but time on my hands during the summer, I tend to read a bit more ;) Here are my 25 wrap-up books for July in order!

 

I know that this month was steller, but as Shelly said, I highly doubt August will be as productive. I sure can wish though ;)

How was your month of reading?

Have a great one!

XOXO, Shelly & Victoria ♥

June Wrap-Up

I know it's been awhile since I have done one of these posts, but since it just happens to be July 1st I thought I would.  It will also help to give you an idea how little I have been reading lately.  I started a new job on June 1st and when I am home I just don't have the time I used to back in the day!  I need to make time since I have really bought a lot of books lately.  I am working on a HUGE book haul post that will hopefully go up soon so be on the lookout for that.

So...here is what I did manage to get finished in June.

Yes, that's right people...a whopping 4 books!!  In my defense, I am nearly done with one now and I did read about 180 pages of another book that I put down to get some review books read.  I am hoping that July will be a better reading month for me.  I am going to be posting reviews for Easy Love and Grey very soon.

Have a great day!

XOXO, 

Shelly

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October Wrap-Up / November TBR AND a Book Haul Video

I have shot a couple new videos so I thought I would throw them up here for you to take a gander at. This first one is my monthly wrap up with an added bonus, a look at what books I am going to be reading in November!

Then I have an October book Haul Video for you...

I am also going to be starting NaNoWriMo today and my goal is to make a little video each day for that so if you want to check those out be sure to check out my YouTube Channel.  If you subscribe you will be sure to not miss any of the fun!

September Reading Wrap Up

This was another short month for me, but I feel like I read a lot!  I think that it looks short because a couple of the books I read were SUPER long.  Monsters took me over a week to read since it was almost 850 pages.  I am not doing too bad though, I just went over the 102 mark for 2013 on my Goodreads challenge.  I have 125 books on there so I am well on my way to hitting my target.  I have also now read 3 of the 25 books on my Challenge Bookshelf.  You can see those books here.

So here is a look at the books I managed to add to my "Read" shelf in September. 

There you have it!  I have a couple of video reviews coming up, but I am waiting on my new HD webcam to get here before I record them.  Also, I have been sick for the past week so my voice has been pretty scary and the coughing kinda ruins the videos!  I am going to be working on promoting my YouTube Channel so hopefully I can start to build my following over there.  I may also be posting videos over there on the days that I don't post here so if you don't want to miss those be sure to follow me over on YouTube.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!

August Reading Wrap Up and A Reading Challenge

This was kind of a short month in the reading department and part of that is due to the fact that I am back working.  Another reason is that I have been sewing again and that takes time away from my reading, but I love it so much so it's a good trade off.  Now, I would be set if I were like Heather and I could listen to books on my MP3 while I sew, but I have a weird thing about listening to books and it just doesn't work for me.  I am one of those who, while reading, is totally in the zone to the point that I don't remember whole conversations with my husband and kids!  When I listen to books I have to concentrate too much on listening...sounds weird, but my mind wanders while I am sewing and I miss parts of the book.  I can listen to books that I have already read but I miss out on too much good stuff when it's something new.  It sucks for me because doing 2 of the things I love so much at once would be pretty dang awesome!

So...here is a quick look at what I did manage to add to my "read" shelf in August.

I still have to review most of these!  Actually I know that I will review For Nick, The Gargoyle and probably Ashes, but I don't know that I will review the others.  It will just depend on how my time goes.  I tend not to review every book I read anyway because I only have 3 posts a week and some weeks I do read more than that!  If there is one here that you would like me to review feel free to shoot me a comment and I will write something up.

I have decided to take part in a Reading Challenge that Nette's Bookshelf Reviews has issued.  This couldn't come at a better time too, because I have a TON of books that I have been adding to my shelves that I haven't read.  I tend to buy books nearly every time I go to town.  I get them at The Dollar Tree for $1, I get them at a local used bookstore 3/$1, I do a lot of buy 2 used books get one free, etc....  So here is a shot am my TO BE READ shelves and just a quick warning....it's a HOT mess right now.  

As you can see they are just crammed in there!  They are stacked in front of full shelves so there are a ton there and I think I have probably 10 more books on the top shelf stacked in front of others that I have read!  I have a real problem here!  I actually have an empty bookshelf that I need to fill so all my read books are going to be moved there and this whole shelf will be just for books that still need to be read. I have another shelf that is full of review books that I haven't read for some reason or another, but those are ones that were cold sends, etc... and chances are I won't ever read them.  I may need to do a giveaway so I can pass them on to someone who will enjoy them.

SO...my goal is to read at least 25 of these books (NOT new ones that I add) by the end of this year.  I am realistic enough to know that I am going to get new books and I am going to read those too, but this is in addition to the ones that I have for tours, etc...  I may actually go so far as to pick 25 books out and stick to reading just those from my unread shelf.  When I do I will make sure and post an update with the titles and all that fun stuff.  Oh and once I clean up this mess and get my shelves back in order I will post a picture for you as well.

Happy Reading!