November Wrap Up (4 of 4)

CMash November 30, 2010 4 Comments

I wish I did better and made more progress with my reading this month, but real life takes a front seat. I am determined to do better in 2011 !!!!! Books that I did finish and write reviews for were:

11/01 Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner (Rating 4)

11/02 Hollywood Savage by Kristin McCloy (Rating 1 DNF)

11/08 Blindman’s Bluff by Faye Kellerman (Rating 3)

11/13 And One Last Thing by Molly Harper (Rating 4)

11/22 Rules of Betrayal by Christopher Reich (Rating 3)

11/28 Private by James Patterson (Rating 5)

Will do a 2010 Challenge Wrap Up next month.

Monthly Wrap-up

October Wrap Up (2 of 2)

CMash October 31, 2010 5 Comments

Another month has past, where has the time gone? October was a month that didn’t turn out like I wished, but real life throws a wrench into your plans and hobbies have to take a back seat. It has also been approximately 10 months that my blog has been public. I have learned so much but realize I need to learn more. I can see where I made mistakes and those will change for 2011, just getting prepared because it is right around the corner (see today’s Slapdash Discussion above). Here is what little I read for the month: 🙁

The Chill of Night by James Hayman 3/5

Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons 3/5

Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman 3/5

Love Always, Hobby and Jessie by Sara Robinson 4/5

i know i am, but what are you? by Samantha Bee 4/5

Monthly Wrap-up

October Wrap Up (2 of 2)

CMash October 31, 2010 5 Comments

Another month has past, where has the time gone? October was a month that didn’t turn out like I wished, but real life throws a wrench into your plans and hobbies have to take a back seat. It has also been approximately 10 months that my blog has been public. I have learned so much but realize I need to learn more. I can see where I made mistakes and those will change for 2011, just getting prepared because it is right around the corner (see today’s Slapdash Discussion above). Here is what little I read for the month: 🙁

The Chill of Night by James Hayman 3/5

Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons 3/5

Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman 3/5

Love Always, Hobby and Jessie by Sara Robinson 4/5

i know i am, but what are you? by Samantha Bee 4/5

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September Wrap Up (3 of 3)

CMash September 30, 2010 6 Comments

September is coming to a close and it hasn’t been kind, both in reading and personal. But like real life, one has to take the good and the bad, learn from both and move on. I debated even if I would do a monthly wrap up since I only read 1 book and couldn’t finish 2. As I sit here reflecting, I realized how much we had to personally deal with and why I had so much difficulty and could not focus on reading. All I can hope is that October is more productive, it couldn’t get much worse.

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September Wrap Up (3 of 3)

CMash September 30, 2010 6 Comments

September is coming to a close and it hasn’t been kind, both in reading and personal. But like real life, one has to take the good and the bad, learn from both and move on. I debated even if I would do a monthly wrap up since I only read 1 book and couldn’t finish 2. As I sit here reflecting, I realized how much we had to personally deal with and why I had so much difficulty and could not focus on reading. All I can hope is that October is more productive, it couldn’t get much worse.

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Monthly Wrap Up (2 of 2)

CMash September 1, 2010 3 Comments

Another month has passed and summer will soon be coming to an end. I do enjoy Autumn but not looking forward to when we change the clocks and the days are shorter. And then knowing that the cold weather will soon be approaching.

As far as reading, I had a decent month, could have been better, but I am making progress in my Requested Review TBR Pile. However, not happy with my Challenges Progress. I signed up for so many, being my first time participating and thinking that requested reviews would be far and few between. I was wrong but have learned a lot from the past 8 months of blogging/reviewing.

And now my August Wrap Up Progress:

Books Read and Ratings:

1. Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas 4/5

2. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain 5/5

3. The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst 3/5

4. Buying Time by Pamela Samuels Young 5/5

5. Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook 4/5

6. Titanic 2012 Manuscript by Bill Walker 5/5

7. The Price of Revenge by Dennis Vaughn 1/5

8. Live To Tell by Lisa Gardner 4/5

9. With Friends Like These by Sally Koslow 4/5

Challenges:

Lisa Jackson 5/5 Completed

Awesome Author 0/3

RYOB 1/10

Romance 3/3 Completed

EBook 2/6

Reading from my Shelves 20/20 Completed in May

Thriller & Suspense 12/12 Completed in April

Books Won 1/6

100+ 47/100

FOMA 12×12 45/?

Buck A Book 47/100

Reagan Arthur 2/ongoing

50+ 35/50

Summer Reading 12/12 Completed in August

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Monthly Wrap Up (2 of 2)

CMash September 1, 2010 3 Comments

Another month has passed and summer will soon be coming to an end. I do enjoy Autumn but not looking forward to when we change the clocks and the days are shorter. And then knowing that the cold weather will soon be approaching.

As far as reading, I had a decent month, could have been better, but I am making progress in my Requested Review TBR Pile. However, not happy with my Challenges Progress. I signed up for so many, being my first time participating and thinking that requested reviews would be far and few between. I was wrong but have learned a lot from the past 8 months of blogging/reviewing.

And now my August Wrap Up Progress:

Books Read and Ratings:

1. Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas 4/5

2. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain 5/5

3. The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst 3/5

4. Buying Time by Pamela Samuels Young 5/5

5. Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook 4/5

6. Titanic 2012 Manuscript by Bill Walker 5/5

7. The Price of Revenge by Dennis Vaughn 1/5

8. Live To Tell by Lisa Gardner 4/5

9. With Friends Like These by Sally Koslow 4/5

Challenges:

Lisa Jackson 5/5 Completed

Awesome Author 0/3

RYOB 1/10

Romance 3/3 Completed

EBook 2/6

Reading from my Shelves 20/20 Completed in May

Thriller & Suspense 12/12 Completed in April

Books Won 1/6

100+ 47/100

FOMA 12×12 45/?

Buck A Book 47/100

Reagan Arthur 2/ongoing

50+ 35/50

Summer Reading 12/12 Completed in August

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July Monthly Wrap-Up (3 of 3)

CMash July 31, 2010 4 Comments

Another month has flown by. Can’t believe we are heading into August. Won’t be long now for the retail stores will be decorating for Christmas (it seems to me that it gets done earlier each year). I am pleased with my progress this month and my goal for August is to do the same or better. As for challenges, not so good. Back in Nov/Dec 2009, I signed up for many challenges being that this would be my first year participating. I really thought I could get the majority completed, thinking that review requests would be far and few between. I was mistaken but in a good way. I have quite a few books in my “TBR Review Schedule” as you can see on my right sidebar and plan on cutting back a bit for the rest of the year until I get caught up. I am amazed and never thought my blog would reach the level it has in 8 months, but enjoying every minute of it. So on to the numbers:
READ:
Returning Injury by Becky Due (Rating: 2)
Through Hazel Eyes by Heather Hummel (Rating: 3)
Muffins & Mayhem by Suzanne Beecher (Rating: 5)
Living In The Hope Of My Imagination by William D. Simpson (Rating: 2)
Finding Marco by Kenneth C. Cancellara (Rating: 1)
Damaged by Pamela Callow (Rating: 4)
Sidney Sheldon’s Mistress Of The Game by Tilly Bagshawe (Rating: 4)
Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy (Rating: 4)
Revenge Served Cold by Jackie Fullerton (Rating: 2)
Sweet Dreams, Miss England by Iris Blobel (Rating: 4)
CHALLENGES:
Lisa Jackson 5/5
Awesome Author 0/3
RYOB 1/10
Romance 3/3
EBook 1/6
Reading from my Shelves 20/20
Thrillers/Suspense 12/12
Books Won 1/6
100+ 39/100
FOMA 37/?
Buck A Book 39/100
Reagan Arthur 2/ongoing
50+ 27/50
Summer Reading 11/12

Thoughts/Question for 2011:
The 50+ Challenge was created by Reading By Sea blog. However, last month she announced that she was leaving the book blogging community. I was excited when I originally saw this challenge because even though I signed up for the 100+ Challenge, I knew that it would be out of my range. So I am wondering if I should offer it for 2011 but not sure how to go about it…setting up a challenge, place for postings, place for reviews, challenge button, etc etc.

What do you think? Would you be interested? Anyone want to assist me to become a host and get me started? Or have you heard that another blog will be hosting? I will be discussing this again for Slapdash Sunday but thought I would throw it out there today.