Finally, summer seems to be winding down.
August goal:
I have books 2 and 3 in a YA series on my Kindle, which should be quick reads. I also have an audiobook to start, so I’ll commit to 4 books for August.
What I read:
- In the Study With the Wrench—Diana Peterfreund
- Kindle / 335p
- Jul 31 – Aug 5
- 4⭐
- Review
- In the Ballroom With the Candlestick—Diana Peterfreund
- Kindle / 336p
- Aug 5 – 7
- 3⭐
- Review
- What You Are Looking for Is in the Library—Michiko Aoyama
- Kindle / 223p
- Aug 8 – 22
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- The Truths We Hold—Kamala Harris
- Audiobook 🎧 / 5h 30m
- Aug 20 – 27
- 4⭐
- Review
In-progress:
- Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life—Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Audiobook 🎧
- 22% complete
- Evil Was a Child Once—Wendra Colleen
- Kindle
- 22% complete
- Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen—Donald Miller
- Work nerdiness
- 75% done
- Still not done with it (but so close)
Abandoned:
- none
Note: I quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and his space wars with other rich dudes. I’ve linked to Goodreads, but if you’re looking to support independent bookstores, my favorite local shop is Old Town Books (they ship!), and you can support my favorite podcast and a local shop of your choosing through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org. And you can never go wrong with your local library!
2024 Progress*
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 10 books
- 3 stars:11 books
- 2 stars: 4 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 4 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened: (does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 803p, 9h 31m
- February – 593p, 14h 41m
- March – 1034p, 0h (I listened to some but didn’t finish)
- April – 1770p, 0h (no audiobooks)
- May – 1004p, 0h (I listened but didn’t finish)
- June – 850p, 15h 2m (over multiple months/borrows)
- July – 1711p, 0h
- August – 1230p, 5h 30m
Reading Goals:
1. Read 36 books – I finished 4 books toward my Goodreads Challenge and I’m 3 ahead of schedule.
- Audiobooks: 5
- Kindle: 21
- Physical books: 0
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1: 64 physical / 20 digital
- Feb 4: TBD**/20
- Mar 2: TBD**/20
- Apr 3: TBD**/20
- May 2: TBD**/19
- June 3: TBD**/20
- July 4: TBD†/20
- Aug 4: TBD†/20
- Sept 6: TBD†/20
* In August, I did a mid-year correction/update on a bunch of stats that were incorrect.
** I purged a LOT of books when we moved, and I’ll be reunited with my books soon!
† My books are unpacked. I’ll do an inventory soon.
3. Read 24 minutes per day – August 31 was Day 1081 of my reading streak.
August wasn’t my best reading month, but it was OK. I had 2 quick YA books and an audiobook that was good for multitasking, but the other book dragged.
I’ll commit to 4 books for September since I already have 2 underway (and 1 will be really quick).
