Books are my comfort food, so it should come to no surprise that I read as much as possible during July. Primarily the month found me finishing the Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross and I also read Empire Games. This series expertly blends fantasy with techno-thriller and tosses in some parallel-universe alternative history for extra fun. A few other books also found their way under my nose and in front of … [Read more...]

With travel and deadlines throughout June I didn't read a significant amount, however thirteen finished books are still progress. That means that so far this year I've completed about 130 titles! This image shows the titles I completed, if you want to see a list of all the books I've read this year, I think goodreads is the best place to find it. rereads I am happy to report that I finally finished rereading the … [Read more...]

A cool, damp Spring has helped propel me far beyond completing 100 books so far this year. May's reading was varied as I tried to catch up on ARCs. Now I need to complete the harder-for-me part, write up short reviews to tempt others to give these titles a try. In response to politics I've been reading fantasy and science fiction. This meant more Mercedes Lackey (Elite and Beauty and the Werewolf) and Kim Stanley … [Read more...]

I'm very close to reading 100 books so far this year, I completed 95 books through the end of April. As of today I've read (or reread) 99 books! Has anything interesting appeared over all those pages? Yes. I love to reread. I don't see why that's considered odd, it's common to watch reruns of TV sitcoms or even favourite movies (especially today). April Reading My reading was mostly rereading last month, I tried … [Read more...]

I had my nose in a book throughout last month, it paid off! I read (or reread) 27 more books. What is interesting is I'm fast approaching the total number of pages that I read in the entirety of last year! I wonder if I'll break my 2012 record? Rereading I'm deep into my semi-annual Valdemar reread. I like to read in the following order. I begin with the first published series and go chronologically forward … [Read more...]