Summer Reading: Everyone's a Winner — But How Did You Do?
How was your summer? Did you get a lot of reading done?
I did. Kind of. I didn't quite reach my goal of 20 books, nor did I read some of the books I had intended, but I came close.
Two other readers played along from home: Karen and Stacy. Both had impressive lists, and both completed a tremendous number of excellent books.
Here were the rules, such as they were, for the Adult Summer Reading Club: read as many books as humanly possible between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. Keep count (and, preferably, a list of titles). At the end of the summer, whip out your list, brag boisterously — and be in the running to receive a free book.
Karen read the following books:
Stacy read the following books:
Both readers will receive a book they select for themselves (because, obviously, they didn't get enough...)
Here's my own "consumed" list from the summer (with my book reviews marked with an asterisk):
Both Main Street Child Development Center (MSCDC) and The Fairfax County Public Library will benefit from my reading. MSCDC receives $5 per book consumed for a whopping total of $85. The FCPL Foundation Bookdrive will receive three books from its Amazon wish list:
Thanks to all who played along this summer, and I look forward to next summer.
So, what did you read this summer?
I did. Kind of. I didn't quite reach my goal of 20 books, nor did I read some of the books I had intended, but I came close.
Two other readers played along from home: Karen and Stacy. Both had impressive lists, and both completed a tremendous number of excellent books.
Here were the rules, such as they were, for the Adult Summer Reading Club: read as many books as humanly possible between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. Keep count (and, preferably, a list of titles). At the end of the summer, whip out your list, brag boisterously — and be in the running to receive a free book.
Karen read the following books:
- The Nature of Monsters
- The Shell Game
- Water for Elephants
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Hobbit
- Royal Pains
- A Rogue's Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds
- The Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance
- Mother Earth, Father Sky
- The Great Stink
- Meg: Primal Waters
- Myths and Mysteries of New Mexico
- Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier
- The 100 Best Poems of All Time
- The Treasure
- The Woman in Black
- The Plantation Mistress
Stacy read the following books:
- A Discovery of Witches
- The Iron Duke
- Heart of Steel
- Into the Dreaming
- Lover Reborn
- The Elenium: The Diamond Throne
- The Elenium: The Ruby Knight
- The Elenium: The Sapphire Rose
- The Tamuli: Domes of Fire
- The Tamuli: The Shining Ones
- The Tamuli: Hidden City
- The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy
- The Belgariad: Queen of Sorcery
- The Belgariad: Castle of Wizardry
- The Belgariad: Magician Gambit
- The Belgariad: Enchanter’s Endgame
- The Mallorean: Gaurdians of the West
- The Mallorean: King of the Murgos
- The Mallorean: Demon Lord of Karanda
- The Mallorean: Sorceress of Darshiva
- The Mallorean: The Seeress of Kell
- Blood Lite III: Aftertaste
- Angel's Blood
- Angel's Kiss
- Angel's Consort
- Archangel's Blade
- Archangel’s Storm
- Paul Cezanne
- Night Games
- Dark Fire
- Furies of Calderon
- For the Love of Physics
- Sargent Abroad Figures and Landscapes
- Treachery in Death
- New York to Dallas
- Hidden World of the Aztec
- War Cry
- Born in Silence
- Time Untime
- Beast Master
- Lord of Thunder
- Witch World
- Magic Bites
- Magic Strikes
- Magic Burns
- Magic Bleeds
- Magic Slays
- Gunmetal Magic
- Under a Vampire Moon
- The Mammoth book of Vampire Romance
- A Thousand Years of Stained Glass
Both readers will receive a book they select for themselves (because, obviously, they didn't get enough...)
Here's my own "consumed" list from the summer (with my book reviews marked with an asterisk):
- The Submission
- The Age of Miracles
- Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute
- The Great Stink
- How To Be a Woman*
- Mockingjay*
- Catching Fire*
- Beyond Hades: The Promethius Wars
- The Night Circus*
- Fifty Shades Freed *
- Fifty Shades Darker*
- A Princess of Mars
- Fifty Shades of Grey*
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- Explosive Eighteen
- The Hunger Games*
- Faefever
Both Main Street Child Development Center (MSCDC) and The Fairfax County Public Library will benefit from my reading. MSCDC receives $5 per book consumed for a whopping total of $85. The FCPL Foundation Bookdrive will receive three books from its Amazon wish list:
Thanks to all who played along this summer, and I look forward to next summer.
So, what did you read this summer?
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