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March 2018 Wrap-up

March's TBR Pile (15/16):

  1. MVPA Book Club Selection: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (not pictured) ✓
  2. TBR Pile: The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
  3. Reading Assignment: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
  4. Book of the Month Club (February): The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller
  5. Book of the Month Club (March): Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser
  6. Series Pick: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
  7. Series Pick: Spirit Bound by Rachel Hawkins
  8. Series Pick: Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra by Anne Rice
  9. Comics Pick: The Wicked + the Divine Vol. 6
  10. Comics Pick: One Week in the Library by W. Prince, John Amor, and Frazer Irving
  11. Romance Pick: A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
  12. Classics Pick: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
  13. Nonfiction Pick: The Words We Live By by Linda Monk
  14. Carryover Pick: As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
  15. Added: Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal
  16. Added: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 4582 pages
Pages Remaining: 684,549 pages

Current Read - If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books bought/received (1) -- I picked up Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides based on the recommendation from a bookseller at my local independent bookstore.

April's TBR Pile:

  1. MVPA Book Club Selection: The Radium Girls by Denise Kiernan (not pictured)
  2. TBR Pile: Parasite by Mira Grant
  3. TBR Pile: The Dress Lodger by Sherri Holman
  4. Reading Assignment: The Words We Live By by Linda Monk (not pictured)
  5. Book of the Month Club (April): TBD (not pictured)
  6. Series Pick: If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell
  7. Comics Pick: Revival Volume 8
  8. Short Stories: The Emerald City by Jane Yolen
  9. Romance Pick: Slightly Married by Mary Balogh
  10. Romance Pick: Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh
  11. Romance Pick: Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh
  12. Classics Pick: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
  13. Nonfiction Pick: It’s All Relative by A.J. Jacobs
  14. Nonfiction Pick: Lost San Francisco
  15. Nonfiction Pick: Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Nonfiction Pick: Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman (not pictured)
  17. Spring Into Horror Pick: Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice (not pictured)
  18. SIH Pick: The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon
  19. SIH Pick: Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter (not pictured)
  20. SIH Pick: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
  21. SIH Pick: Jennifer Government by Max Barry
  22. SIH Pick: Dead Bold by Juliet Blackwell
  23. SIH Pick: Penny Dreadful Volume 1
  24. SIH Pick: The Worlds of Lore Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (not pictured)

Movies watched

  • Justice League -- Wow that was boring... 
  • The Foreigner -- James Bond as a villain was the perfect choice. And Jackie Chan is amazing in this low-key roll. Really enjoyed this one!
  • War Dogs -- Mediocre in my opinion. I realize that it's based off of a true story, but I just didn't find it super fascinating.
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi -- Oh so good! Star Wars isn't my number one fandom, but I do enjoy the movies. This one was just great.
  • The Mummy -- We were bored. So much exposition.
  • The Imitation Game -- We finally watched this one. So so good!
  • Rubber -- That was one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen.
  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle -- Arthur and I watched this one. Pretty entertaining.
  • Neighbors 2 -- Mediocre comedy. There were a few scenes but that's it.

TV Shows watched

  • The Magicians S3 -- Love love loving this season! The departures from the books really do make sense and I love all the character growth.
  • Another Period -- So dumb, but I love it!
  • Happy S1 -- Such a strange show.
  • Supernatural S3 -- Still working through this series a few episodes at a time.

Comments - Another awesome reading month! So excited that my momentum has continued through the early spring. On to April!

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