Anne’s Comments (group member since Dec 08, 2021)

Anne’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Carolien wrote: "Sounds like a lovely trip, Anne!"

It was!

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JUNE 2022
Start Date: 06/01/2022
End Date: 06/30/2022

Total Pages Read: 2,659
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
1. The Priory of the Orange Tree 6/7, last 344, +25 (sea)
2. Joe Ledger: Special Ops 6/6, last 104, +35 (genres, dog)
3. City of the Dead 6/13, 319
4. The Crossing Places 6/15, 304
5. Dog on It 6/21, 305, +75 (dog, outdoors)
6. Desolation Canyon 6/28, 311
7. The Iron King DNF, 28
8. Engineering reading - 482
9. A Study in Scarlet Women 117
10. City of Stairs 40
11. Project Hail Mary 305

Linette wrote: "Yay, glad you got to do some travelling! Where did you go this time?
I am booked to finally go to Croatia in September after postponing for years, and have another trip in planning stages for next ..."

I went to France, Italy, Greece, and Croatia. This trip was delayed by 1 year, but it was worth the wait. It was absolutely wonderful. I saw the Colosseum, Herculaneum, the Parthenon, and a lot of other cool ruins/old buildings. I also went to several Greek Islands, and I even climbed up a volcano and visited some caves.

My next major trip probably won't be for another 2 or 3 years because it gets expensive. I do love to travel, though.

I didn't get much read in May, but it was for a good reason: I went to Europe for 2 weeks. I had a great time. I still have plenty of time to get caught up with my reading goals.

End of May summary:
1. 38/100 books
2. 13/40 series books, 3 in progress
3. 2/10 nonfiction
4. 3/10 classic novels or plays
5. 4/12 Reading group challenge, 1 in progress
6. 0/10 past reading group books
7. 1/10 new countries and 1/10 new states
8. 19/25 Motley challenge
9. 12/30, 5/5 Pop Sugar challenge
10. 11/19 SFFBC TBR Cleanup Challenge
11. 3/15 books owned as of December 31, 2021
12. 0/8 BOTM or buddy reads

I finished another book: Ink & Sigil. It was good, but not great. I enjoyed the Iron Druid series so much that it probably could never live up to my expectations. I did like the main character, and I will continue with the series.

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Enjoy your trip"

Thanks. I will :)

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MAY 2022
Start Date: 05/01/2022
End Date: 05/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 1,593
Bonus Points: 195

Books Read:
1. Ink & Sigil 5/3, 46
2. Here Come the Bridesmaids! 5/6, 231, +25 (200)
3. The Complete Maus 5/23, 296, +110 (3, animal, 200, lost)
4. Heroic Hearts 5/27, 354, +60 (5, animal, 200)
5. Joe Ledger: Special Ops 180
6. The Priory of the Orange Tree 486

Statistics

Gender:
male - 17
female - 18

Genre:
science fiction - 5
fantasy - 10
mystery/thriller - 8
classic - 2
misc. - 5
non-fiction - 1
horror - 6
humor - 5

Length:
401-600 - 8
601-800 -
801-1000 -
1000+ -

Pages:
January - 2,460 (79.4/day)
February - 1,546 (55.2/day)
March - 2,881 (92.9/day)
April - 3,154 (105.1/day)

I read a lot of short books in April, which made my total books healthier, but I didn't necessarily make a ton of progress on my goals. Oh, well. I don't expect much for May either since I will be spending half the month travelling around Europe and the remainder scrambling to catch up with work. The vacation is worth the headaches at work, though. I haven't taken a real vacation in 3 years.

End of April summary:
1. 34/100 books
2. 12/40 series books, 3 in progress
3. 1/10 nonfiction
4. 2/10 classic novels or plays
5. 4/12 Reading group challenge, 1 in progress
6. 0/10 past reading group books
7. 0/10 new countries and 1/10 new states
8. 18/25 Motley challenge
9. 11/30 , 3/5 Pop Sugar challenge
10. 10/19 SFFBC TBR Cleanup Challenge
11. 2/15 books owned as of December 31, 2021
12. 0/8 BOTM or buddy reads

Start Date: 04/01/2022
End Date: 04/30/2022

Total Pages Read: 3,154
Bonus Points: 905

Books Read:
1. The Burning 4/2, last 170, +35 (library book, author)
2. Shadow and Bone 4/3, last 204, +45 (library book, fantasy, S)
3. Puzzled Indemnity 4/10, 262, +60 (library book, LOL)
4. Stacey's Book 4/13, 165, +85 (library book, S, yellow, kid's)
5. Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph 4/19, 153, +35 (library book, kid's)
6. On the Come Up 4/20, 464, +20 (library book, 4)
7. Nighty-Nightmare 4/21, 122, +85 (library book, kid's, LOL)
8. Return to Howliday Inn 4/21, 116, +85 (library book, kid's, LOL)
9. 25 Years of Pickles 4/21, 156. +75 (enjoy, LOL)
10. Shannon's Story 4/22, 152, +60 (library book, S, kid's)
11. Extinction Machine 4/24, last 245, +45 (library book, 4, enjoy)
12. The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories 4/25, 256, +10 (library book)
13. Bunnicula Strikes Again! 4/26, 116, +85 (library book, kid's, LOL)
14. Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow 4/27, 160, +85 (library book, kid's, LOL)
15. Peter Pan 4/30, last 147, +95 (library book, fantasy, kid's, trickster)
16. Ink & Sigil 266

Alondra wrote: "t was a little better, as far as a book holding my attention. One thing I have always done since I joined GR, was read graphic novels, comics or cozy mysteries. I haven't done that as much, so I think I feel either overwhelmed or bogged down with reading. I think I just need a break from the huge tomes sometimes. I think I need to get back to that."

I try to mix up my selections a bit for the same reason. I love the huge tomes, but I try to avoid reading more than one at a time or consecutively. A graphic novel or a cozy is a good palate cleanser before picking up another heavy book.

Bill wrote: "
It's a short month. Imagine what you would have done with those two or three extra days. :0)."

True. I certainly took advantage of the few extra days in March.

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Seems a few of us have had rubbish reading months in Feb"

Maybe it's just a winter slump. It's pretty miserable where I live, and it is also a busy time of year for me at work.

Alondra wrote: "Well, you definitely read more than I did. I did read big books, but I just didn't make the time for extra reading.

Kudos on your progress. :)"

I hope your March was better like mine was.

Statistics

Gender:
male - 7
female - 13

Genre:
science fiction - 4
fantasy - 8
mystery/thriller - 4
classic - 1
misc. - 2
non-fiction - 1

Length:
401-600 - 6
601-800 -
801-1000 -
1000+ -

Pages:
January - 2,460 (79.4/day)
February - 1,546 (55.2/day)
March - 2,881 (92.9/day)

My March was an okay, but not great, month of reading. I made some progress on a few challenges, but I'm a bit behind schedule. Luckily, I have a lot of time to catch up.

End of March summary:
1. 19/100 books
2. 9/40 series books, 3 in progress
3. 1/10 nonfiction
4. 1/10 classic novels or plays, 1 in progress
5. 4/12 Reading group challenge
6. 0/10 past reading group books
7. 0/10 new countries and 0/10 new states
8. 11/25 Motley challenge
9. 9/30 , 3/5 Pop Sugar challenge
10. 7/19 SFFBC TBR Cleanup Challenge
11. 1/15 books owned as of December 31, 2021
12. 0/8 BOTM or buddy reads

Statistics

Gender:
male - 3
female - 8

Genre:
science fiction - 4
fantasy - 4
mystery - 2
classic - 1
misc. - 1

Length:
401-600 - 3
601-800 -
801-1000 -
1000+ -

Pages:
January - 2,460 (79.4/day)
February - 1,546 (55.2/day)

February always seems to be lousy month of reading for me. Besides the month being shorter than the rest, it's a time of year when I am particularly swamped at work, which leads to my being too tired to read as much as I would like. Also, the weather is so terrible here that I don't spend as much time driving or out walking my dogs, which are the times when I often listen to an audiobook. My reading should start picking up again in March or April.

End of February summary:
1. 11/100 books
2. 6/40 series books, 3 in progress
3. 0/10 nonfiction
4. 1/10 classic novels or plays
5. 2/12 Reading group challenge, 1 in progress
6. 0/10 past reading group books
7. 0/10 new countries and 0/10 new states
8. 10/25 Motley challenge
9. 6/30 , 2/5 Pop Sugar challenge
10. 4/19 SFFBC TBR Cleanup Challenge
11. 1/15 books owned as of December 31, 2021
12. 0/8 BOTM or buddy reads

Carolien wrote: "Impressive start to the year, Anne!"

Bill wrote: "It's a very good start to your year, Anne. Good luck with your Feb reading."

Thanks!

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MARCH 2022

Start Date: 03/01/2022
End Date: 03/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 2881
Bonus Points: 510

Books Read:
1. Just Another Judgement Day 3/8, last 193, +35 (3, courage)
2. Kristy and the Vampires 3/14, 145, +70 (children's, e-book, female, kid)
3. Shadowhouse Fall 3/16, last 218, +80 (blue, 3, YA, female, courage)
4. The Babysitters Remember 3/21, 242, +70 (children's, e-book, female, kid)
5. Inkheart 3/25, 276, +95 (3, children's, female, kid, courage)
6. Capture the Crown 3/25, 435, +70 (blue, 3, female, courage)
7. Peril 3/26, 442, +35 (blue, journalist)
8. The Accomplice 3/27, 352, +55 (blue, 3, thriller, female)
9. Jade War 87
10. Extinction Machine 188
11. Shadow and Bone 155
12. Peter Pan 30
13. The Burning 118

That was a fun book.

I finished another book on my list: Crush the King. I didn't like it quite as much as the previous 2 books in the series, but it was still a fun read.

I have not yet decided which book I will read next. I either own or have checked out all but one of the books, so my options are wide open right now.