Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Places I Like To Buy Books
This week's topic was Top Ten Bookstores/Libraries I've Always Wanted to Visit. I have changed it up a bit to include places I like to buy books from as well as a few at the end that I would like to visit someday in the future.
1. Goodwill - This is the closest thing I have locally to a used bookstore. I go to Goodwill quite frequently to buy my books and you can't beat their prices.
2. Barnes and Noble - Enough Said.
3. Amazon - Need I say more?
4. Boulder Bookstore, Boulder Colorado: My boyfriend and I recently took a trip to Colorado and we went shopping in downtown Boulder. We stumbled across this bookstore and I had to go inside. I highly recommend this bookstore if you are in the area. There are also a lot of other shops and restaurants to visit close by.
5. Books Revisited. This bookstore is located roughly 1 hour's drive away from me. My sister also lives in the same city, so I do pop in here from time to time.
6. Garage Sales - I have bought quite a few books over the years at garage sales and yard sales.
7. Books and coffee cups. I have not gotten a chance to visit this one, but I plan to soon.
8. Once Read Book Store - This is also a store that I have yet to visit. I was actually unaware of it until I did a google search for this post.
9. Half Price Books - Would you believe I have actually never stepped foot in a Half Price Books? I really need to change that soon.
10. The Strand - If I ever make it to New York, I would make it a point to stop here.
Friday, October 12, 2018
Audiobook Review: Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
Narrators: Kirby Heyborne
Kate Rudd
⭐⭐⭐
I have some mixed feelings about this book. There were a lot of things that did not seem like realistic reactions and behaviors of characters in this book.
Spoilers ahead:
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: The Longest Books I've Ever Read
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
1,463 pages
I listened to this book on audiobook in 2017. 26 hours: That is how long it takes to listen to this book on audiobook.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire #3) by George R R Martin
1,177 pages
I read this book back in 2014.
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5) by George R R Martin
1,125 pages
Read in 2014
The Walking Dead, Compendium #3
by by
1,088 pages
Maybe comics don't count, but with over 1,000 glossy pages, these books are HEAVY. Read in 2016
The Walking Dead, Compendium #1
by by
Maybe comics don't count, but with over 1,000 glossy pages, these books are HEAVY. Read in 2016
The Walking Dead, Compendium #1
by by
I feel I should apologize at this point for the redundancy of this list. Read in 2015
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4) by George R R Martin
1,061 pages
Read in 2014
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
964 pages
Read in 2017
925 pages
Read in 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
September Wrap-Up
Books read in September: 11
5 star reads: 1
4 star reads: 5
3 star reads: 5
2 star reads: 0
1 star reads: 0
This is Me by Chrissy Metz
3 Stars
With You Always - Rena Olsen
3 stars
Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger
4 stars
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
3 stars
Fragile by Lisa Unger
4 stars
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Erik Backman
4 stars
Bear Town by Erik Backman
5 stars
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
3 stars
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
4 stars
A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
3 stars
The Compound by S. A. Bodeen
4 stars
Monday, October 1, 2018
October TBR *UPDATE*
Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018 books to read for October:
Prompt 11.A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
- Lethal White - Robert Galbraith
Prompt 21. A book with your favorite color in the title
- The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
Prompt 26. A book with an animal in the title
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
Prompt 29. A book about or set on Halloween
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Monthly book club book:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Review: A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor by Darcey BellMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
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This book may have been 2.5 stars for me. It started out well, but it could have been done much better.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Owntober TBR List
I have decided to join a readathon for the month of October. I picked OWNtober which is a readathon designed to tackle reading books that you already own.
OWNtober is hosted by Books and Munchies, Check out their post for OWNtober here.
Here is a link to the list of all the books I own, both physical and ebook, that I have yet to read on Goodreads: Panda's TBR
Here are the books I am picking for OWNtober:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
I am keeping the TBR conservative since I am also planning on reading 3 books for the Popsugar reading challenge in October as well as the book pick for my local book club, none of which I actually own.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018
2018 Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge
2018 Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge
X - Denotes books read for the challenge.
X 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
13 Hours in Benghazi
X 2. True Crime
Lost Girls by
X3. The next book in a series you started
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
X 4. A book involving a heist
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
X 5. Nordic noir
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
X6. A novel based on a real person
Grand Canyon Women - Betty Leavengood
X 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
The Dinner by Herman Koch
X 8. A book with a time of day in the title
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
X 9. A book about a villain or antihero
Heartless - Marissa Meyer
X 10. A book about death or grief
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
X 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
Fried Green Tomatoes
X 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
X 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han
X 15. A book about feminism
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
X 16. A book about mental health
Room by Emma Donogue
X 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
X 18. A book by two authors
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
X 19. A book about or involving a sport
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
X 20. A book by a local author
The Apothecary's Daughter - Julie Klassen
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
The Blue Bistro Elin Hildebrand
X 22. A book with alliteration in the title
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
X 23. A book about time travel
Murder In Time by Julie McElwain
X 24. A book with a weather element in the title
Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch
X 25. A book set at sea
The Vacationers - Emma Straub
26. A book with an animal in the title
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
X 27. A book set on a different planet
Red Rising by Pierce Btown
X 28. A book with song lyrics in the title
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
X 29. A book about or set on Halloween
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
X 30. A book with characters who are twins
Big Littles Lies by Lianne Moriarty
X 31. A book mentioned in another book
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
32. A book from a celebrity book club
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
X 33. A childhood classic you've never read
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
X 34. A book that's published in 2018
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
X 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
I am Malala
36. A book set in the decade you were born
X 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
X 38. A book with an ugly cover
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
X 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
X 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
A Book that Was turned into a movie (2015)
A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
Advanced Reading Prompts:
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
Salt to the Sea by
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Thursday, September 20, 2018
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