Monday, August 18, 2014

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journeys. Jen Vincent over at Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee Moye from Unleashing Readers decided to put a children's and YA spin on it and they invite anyone with an interest to join in. You can participate by creating your post then visit one of their sites to add your site. Finally, visit at least three participant blogs and comment to spread the love.



If you want to know more about what I am reading, visit me at my Goodreads shelfImages via Goodreads unless otherwise noted. 

The Past Week: I only finished one book this week and that was an audio book I have been listening to for several weeks called China Dolls by Lisa See. My teen daughter informed me that some of it was sappy. That would be the romance part and I have to agree a bit. The conversations were sometimes a little over the top. It was entertaining though and the plot went ways I didn't always expect. 

Other than that, I didn't really read anything except I started (25 pages only) reading The Boys of Blur. I am loving it and will likely rip through it now that I am back home from the craziness of RAGNAR. That was a 36 hour relay running race that I just did this past weekend. It mostly sucked up my whole week as I prepared for it and participated. It was also pretty awesome.



This Week: I will be finishing The Boys of Blur for sure, but then I have a whole box of middle grade books to choose from that I brought home for school so I'm not sure what will come next. I will be sure to read though as summer is winding down and work starts up again for real next week. Happy reading!!

12 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your relay race. I enjoy seeing the picture. I've enjoyed some of Lisa See's books, but haven't read any recent ones. I liked The Boys of Blur a lot. Margaret Simon (Reflections On The Teche) lives in such a setting & says that they still race the fires in the sugar cane! Amazing! Have a good week, Crystal!

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    1. Interesting that they still run with the fires. Ack!

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  2. Looks like a very good reason to have reading time be put on hold! Enjoy the reading you do in the coming week :-)

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    1. I already finished Boys of Blur and am eyeing my pile. :)

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  3. Love all of those fun medals in that picture!!
    I hope you like Boys of Blur. There were some slower parts, but most of it was non-stop! It's a quick read, a good one to start your week!

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    1. Yes, I finished it quickly. Very fast paced.

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  4. What a cool race!! Congratulations!!!!!

    Enjoy Boys of Blur--I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

    Happy reading this week! :)

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    1. Thanks! The race had ups and downs - actually lots of ups. Serious hills. It was fun though.

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  5. I loved Boys of Blur. I thought it was very literary, and I loved the potentialities that exist with Beowulf pairings. I hope you love it too!

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    1. I did! Finished it this morning and loved it.

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  6. The Relay Running Race sounds awesome. I've been reading so many great reviews about Boys of Blur! Looking forward to reading it too. :)

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    1. Boys of Blur was like a race too. It zipped along. It was great for a lazy summer morning read.

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