June Reading Plan

Welcome to June!  Let's set a high goal for the month and do our damnedest to meet that goal!!!

Remaining on list:
Cast in Balefire by S.M. Reine
Cast in Godfire by S.M. Reine
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Sticks & Stones by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer
A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave (ARC)
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
And the Rest is History by Jodi Taylor
The Long and the Short of It by Jodi Taylor
Indexing: Reflections by Seanan McGuire
Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet
Thick & Thin by Charlie Cochet
Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
Red Dirt Heart #2 by N. R. Walker


Started/In Progress:
Cast in Faefire by S.M. Reine (started in May)
Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor


Finished so far:


Didn't read/DNFed: 

May Check-in, Day 31

EDIT: I lied... I finished another one before the day ended, so my final totals were 20 books, ~7,800 pages!!!

So it's the final day of May, and here's my final update.  It was a crazy month!  I finished 19 books, a personal record!!! The month isn't over until the end of the day, but as of this moment, I've read over 7,500 pages!  Also a personal record!

All in all, a very productive and enjoyable month of reading.  Now, onto June and making more headway into this giant pile of unread books just waiting for me to read them!

Remaining on list:

Started/In Progress:
Cast in Faefire by S.M. Reine

Finished so far:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Cold Reign by Faith Hunter
Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child (ARC)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Catch a Tiger by the Tail by Charlie Cochet
Broken by Kelley Armstrong
No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor
Bitter Thirst by S.M. Reine
Cast in Angelfire by S.M. Reine
Indexing by Seanan McGuire
Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Cast in Hellfire by S.M. Reine
The Encore Effect by Mark Sanborn
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 

Didn't read/DNFed: 
MOVING TO JUNE:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Sticks & Stones by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer
Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor
A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave (ARC)

Review: The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do

The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do by Mark Sanborn
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Anecdotes, platitudes, and inspirational quotes are nice and all, but this was far too long for what it provides. Mostly common sense. Meh.

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Review: Cast in Hellfire

Cast in Hellfire by S.M. Reine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Decent story. Marion is still hard to put up with, though I don't entirely hate her... I do want to smack her a few times and see if that helps. Konig on the other hand... #skeeze. Entertaining enough that I'll continue... 3.5 stars

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Review: The Hero of Ages

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm at a loss for words. Even knowing some of the details in advance thanks to some spoilery people, I thought I was prepared. I wasn't. I sobbed like a baby for half an hour at least. Now I have a headache and am struggling at work... I shouldn't have finished this in the morning before heading into the office.

Thank you Sanderson, for yet again toying with my emotions.

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May Check-in, Day 22

I've moved a few things around and bumped some to June... some of which I might actually get to this month, but we will have to see. :)  My plan isn't set in stone... but I am doing REALLY awesome thing month!  13 books finished already!!!

Remaining on list:
Cast in Hellfire by S.M. Reine
Cast in Faefire by S.M. Reine
A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave (ARC)
something in physical form at the beach at the end of the month

Started/In Progress:
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
The Encore Effect by Mark Sanborn

Finished so far:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Cold Reign by Faith Hunter
Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child (ARC)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Catch a Tiger by the Tail by Charlie Cochet
Broken by Kelley Armstrong
No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor
Bitter Thirst by S.M. Reine
Cast in Angelfire by S.M. Reine
Indexing by Seanan McGuire 

Didn't read/DNFed: 
MOVING TO JUNE:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Sticks & Stones by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer
Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor

Review: Cast in Angelfire

Cast in Angelfire by S.M. Reine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

While that twist was pretty damned obvious the whole time, I like the story that Reine is setting up with so many players from her larger world making appearances.

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