My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for September: Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson and Mrs. March by Virginia Feito. I'm especially looking forward to Mrs. March since I'm really behind on the Fantastic Strangelings Book Club books. Mrs. March was the pick for August 2022! #RIPXIX #SomethingWickedFall

This weekend is the start of my major reading season, and my and the boyfriend's anniversary (11 years and we haven't killed each other...yet)! #SciFiSummer is going strong until the Autumnal Equinox, but #RIP starts on the 1st, which is also #BackToHogwarts day. I also signed up for the #WhatTheDickens #BuddyRead of David Copperfield. My goal is simple: read when I can and as much as I can #ForTheLoveofBooks #readathon hosted by @TheSpineView

September for me means a combination of #SummerSciFi and #RIP, so I tried to reflect that in my #BookSpin list for the month.

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I finally finished my #BookSpin for this month. It wasn't bad, but it was gross much of the time and kind of ruined the glamour of being an astronaut. This book is not for the squeamish or those who would rather remain oblivious to the often disgusting logistics of putting humans into space.

This was my #DoubleSpin for this month. While it was good, it's probably my least favorite of the Discworld series so far. I loved all of the others, but this one not so much. It's still a Pick, though.

My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for August both look great. I'm especially looking forward to reading Pyramids!

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐I don't know why I waited so long to read this #NetGalley ARC. Maybe I feared it wouldn't be as good as Weir's other novels. While this isn't quite as awesome as The Martian, it's a close second, and will probably be my favorite book this year. I'm hoping Weir comes out with a new novel soon because he has reached auto-buy status. This was my 6th book for #SciFiSummer

Here is my #BookSpin list for August. Since I'm already nearing the Time Lord level of my #SciFiSummer reading challenge, this list is a mix of SciFi, music, and other books I've been wanting to read before #RIP begins in September.

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This was my #BookSpin for this month, and I finished it with mere days to spare. With over 600 pages, I'm a little surprised at how quickly I flew through this book, but then again, it was awesome and didn't feel like 600+ pages. I need to get the final book, Obsidio NOW #SciFiSummer

I decided to go to the SciFi panel at the Columbus Book Festival today since it's #SciFiSummer. I didn't even look at who would be on the panel, so when John Scalzi walked in I couldn't believe it!

All 3 authors on the panel were wonderful and I wrote a bit about them and my time at the festival on my blog: https://fortifiedbybooks.com/columbus-book-festival-2024/

Another book finished for #SciFiSummer. This was a great first book in the Firefly series and I'm looking forward to reading the others.

I read the ARC I received from #NetGalley far too long ago to just now be reading it, but at least I finally got to it. I was skeptical that I would enjoy it, but I finished the book within a few days. Even though I saw the plot twist toward the end coming from a mile away, it wasn't a bad read overall. #SciFiSummer

Another great Doctor Who short story narrated by David Tennant. This was my #DoubleSpin and my 2nd finished book for #SciFiSummer

I'm excited about this month's #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin! The tagged book will take me longer to get through, but The Day of the Troll is a fairly short audiobook that I'll probably finish within a week. I'll be reading both as part of #SciFiSummer.

Here is my #BookSpin list for July. I'm focusing on Science Fiction for #SciFiSummer

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This is my favorite #BookSpin yet. I'm so glad I finally read it. I'm interested in reading more stories set in post-Civil War Texas. Now I wonder what book beat this one for the National Book Award!

This year's #SciFiSummer snuck up on me!

Between June 20th & September 21st (the day before the Autumnal Equinox), I will be reading all things Science Fiction.

Here are the challenge levels:

Red Shirt – 1 to 3 books
Viper Pilot – 4 to 6 books
Browncoat – 7 to 9 books
Time Lord – 10 or more books

If you'd like to join, leave a comment, & use #SciFiSummer in your related posts!

https://fortifiedbybooks.com/scifisummer-reading-challenge-2024/

My #DoubleSpin. I found out why it's been unread on my shelf for roughly 20 years. It's a volume of zine issues full of poetry, and I've never been much of a fan of poetry. #HailTheBail

I'm now inspired to go through my shelves and look for books I've had for 10+ years and try to read them. I bet I'll clear a large chunk of my TBR that way 😂

My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin books for June are the tagged book and Ralph Coffee Jazz Poetry, which has been on my bookshelf for roughly 20 years!

My #BookSpin list for June

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I didn't think I would enjoy my #BookSpin for this month, but I was wonderfully surprised. I wouldn't go out of my way to read more of Wharton's work, but if someone handed me another book of hers, I wouldn't turn it down.

This was my #DoubleSpin for May. Nothing profound or thought-provoking. It felt like it was just the author's rambling thoughts put on paper and then organized into a book.

My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for May.

Here's my #BookSpin list for May. I'm switching to books from my physical TBR thanks to the possibility of moving back to Texas sometime next year. I won't know until sometime in June this year, but I need to reduce the number of physical books I own regardless. @TheAromaOfBooks

I'm pretty sure this #DoubleSpin has been the best #BookSpin book I've read so far. It started a little rough, and I wasn't sure where the story was going, but after a couple of chapters, it started making sense. I've enjoyed everything I've read by McLean, so I'm not all that surprised.

I visited a small independent bookstore, found the tagged book, a new tea called “Wuthering Heights“, and a new bookmark. Then I stopped at the cafe next door and got a lavender latte and an oatmeal creme pie (which I ate before taking the photo). #Readathon

Since most of the books I read during the April 24-Hour #Readathon are children's books, I felt like my “Reading Rainbow“ shirt would be perfect today. No, the tagged book is not a children's book, but I'm listening to the audiobook while I get ready to go to the library.

I'm kicking off the #readathon with an audiobook I want to finish this weekend. My first caffeine of the day is Reading Nook tea from Plum Deluxe.

My pre-#Readathon bingo with 5 full rows. I knew completing the board wouldn't be possible, but I still did better than expected.

These are just a few of the books from my #TBR I've chosen for tomorrow's #Readathon

Another #HailTheBail #BookSpin. I tried to get into it, and at first, I thought it was great, but then there was just too much pseudo-Wiccan nonsense for me to suspend my disbelief. I probably would have been very into it in high school.

My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for April! I've enjoyed other books by both authors, so I don't think either will be DNFs. #COYER

Here's my #BookSpin list for April

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My March #Bookspin wasn't spectacular. It didn't have much new information, but I'm happy that it wasn't a DNF, and it did remind me of why I continue to declutter and simplify my home and life. #COYER

#HailTheBail I'm starting to think that all the free ebooks I've collected over the years and finally getting around to reading are duds. This was my #DoubleSpin for March and with it goes the 2nd and 3rd books of the Everville series that were also on my TBR.

Numbers 2 and 17 on my #Bookspin list for March - Simple Matters by Erin Boyle and The First Pillar by Roy Huff. Both qualify for #COYER

Here is my #Bookspin list for March, all meeting the rules for #COYER. *Fingers crossed* No Whammies!

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I tried to get into my #DoubleSpin for this month but couldn't. I love Middle-Grade Fantasy, but this stretched my suspension of disbelief until it snapped. It reads more like the very tall tale of a kid trying to impress his friends.

My February #Bookspin was a dud, unfortunately. I had looked forward to reading it since I had enjoyed the 1st book in the Buan series, but I just couldn't keep reading. I think my tastes in Fantasy have changed.

For this month's #BookSpin, I'll be reading Company of Heroes by Reece Bridger and The Viking's Apprentice by Kevin McLeod

Here is my #BookSpin list for February. As with January's list, all of the books I've listed qualify for #COYER.

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I finished my #BookSpin and my first book for #COYER. This was wonderful and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series, The Art of Purring.

I thought I had posted this, but I guess Litsy ate it. On top of that, I went through my Kindle twice, my computer, and my Content on Amazon looking for my #DoubleSpin book and somehow I don't have it?! *sigh* today has been an interesting day, technology-wise. I'll either pick another book from my #BookSpin list or only read the tagged book; regardless, I'll be adding at least one new book for #COYER to my list for February.

#WinterGames Photo Challenge Day 31 - Celebrate. This a book
containing 2 short stories, the first of which takes place on New Year's Eve over several years. I'm going to read it tonight as part of #20in4 #CandyCaneCrushers

I'm going to try out the #BookSpin reading challenge. All of the books I've listed qualify for #COYER, another reading challenge I've joined for 2024 so I figured I would use the notebook function in my new Kindle Scribe.

@TheAromaofBooks please add me! 😁

#WinterGames #CandyCaneCrushers This is my first finished book and racked up 5 hours and 39 minutes for #20in4. I have the ebook, but I listened to the audiobook instead because I love Gaiman's narration, My favorite story was the Mead of Poets.

I'll be participating in the #20in4 readathon that starts tomorrow. My goal is to read for 20 hours. @Andrew65 #WinterGames #CandyCaneCrushers

Even though I didn't finish it until the day after Christmas, this was the perfect, cute little Christmas story! I'll be reading the sequel for sure #WinterGames #CandyCaneCrushers

I'm back from my trip to visit family for Christmas. Happy Boxing Day! #HolidayLaughs #WinterGames #CandyCaneCrushers

I'll be focused on spending time with family and won't be back online until after Christmas so here's one final #HolidayLaughs from me for the #WinterGames #CandyCaneCrushers. One of my favorite comic strips.