January 2018 Wrap-up
January's TBR Pile (18/20):
- MVPA Book Club Selection: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman ✓
- TBR Pile: Nefertiti by Michelle Moran ✓
- Reading Assignment: Arabian Nights ✓
- Book of the Month Club (December shipped late): The English Wife by Lauren Willig
- Book of the Month Club (January): As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
- Series Pick: Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell ✓
- Series Pick: No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor ✓
- Nonfiction Pick: The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels ✓
- Classics Pick: The Bostonians by Henry James ✓
- Comics: The Walking Dead Vol. 27 ✓
- Comics: Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 1 ✓
- Comics: Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 2 ✓
- Comics: Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 3 ✓
- Comics: Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 4 ✓
- Comics: Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 1 ✓
- Comics: Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 2 ✓
- Romance Pick: The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky ✓
- Romance Pick: The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky ✓
- Romance Pick: A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky ✓
- Added: A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 5561 pages
Pages Remaining: 693,748 pages
Current Read - The English Wife by Lauren Willig
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books bought/received (0)
February's TBR Pile:
- MVPA Book Club Selection: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (iPad)
- TBR Pile: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawksins
- Reading Assignment: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (iPad)
- Book of the Month Club (December): The English Wife by Lauren Willig
- Book of the Month Club (January): As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
- Book of the Month Club (February): TBD
- Series Pick: The Stone Angel by Juliet Dark
- Series Pick: A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell
- Series Pick: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
- Comics Pick: Saga Vol. 8
- Comics Pick: Moonshine Vol. 1
- Comics Pick: Forbidden brides of the faceless slaves in the secret house of the night of dread desire by Neil Gaiman
- Comics Pick: Low Vol. 1
- Comics Pick: The Last Temptation
- Comics Pick: Kingsman: The Secret Service
- Comics Pick: Monsters Vol. 2
- Comics Pick: Revival Vol. 7
- Comics Pick: House of Mystery: Room and Boredom
- Comics Pick: Jane by Brosh McKenna
- Comics Pick: ApocalyptiGirl
- Romance Pick: A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
- Nonfiction Pick: Literary Wonderlands by Laura Miller
- Nonfiction Owned Pick: The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall
- Random Pick: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
Movies watched
- Geostorm -- J downloaded this just for me and my love of disaster movies. Way too much talk and not enough crazy action sequences.
- Colossal -- This movie did not go where I thought it was going to... Interesting, just unexpected.
- The Big Sick -- Mom and I watched this before I left Indiana. So so good.
- Blade Runner 2049 -- I really enjoyed this one. There were a few issues, but overall I think it was a very solid movie.
- Kong: Skull Island -- Haha! This was my silly pick. Love some giant animals and destruction.
- The Light Between Oceans -- I wanted to watch the movie ahead of last Sunday's book club discussion of the novel. Fairly accurate translation of the book to screen.
- Thor: Ragnarok -- Oh so good! I laughed at loud at some many parts (the snake story!) but it was also a great examination of the characters.
TV Shows watched
- The Bachelor -- Was excited to be at my mom's house when the season started. We love/hate The Bachelor!
- People of Earth S2 -- Such a weird and twisted show. We love it!
- The Good Place S2 -- Oh my, this show just keeps surprising me.
- Happy S1 -- J's new pick. Very dark and twisted, but with some great scenes.
- The Librarians S4 -- This season is a bit more sentimental than I would like, but it's our light-hearted show.
Comments - Wow! Check out those reading totals! I had no idea I would get so much reading done in January. A lot of the pages were read while still in Indiana before traveling back home. I know my reading pace will not continue, but it was nice to start the year off right. Looking forward to what February brings!
Next up on the TBR pile: