How many of you stay up late like me? Do you wake up early to get more reading in or enjoy sleeping? I always thought readers and writers alike were inherently nocturnal but I knew that couldn‘t be true. I have to admit even in the last days of winter, I relish the Colorado sky. Have a good night!

Started on this beautiful thing! Spent two hours on this dude and the time flew. Great start and left off at page 74.

Finished my first book of my spring semester! I never knew before Monday that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a book and I didn‘t know half of Dahl‘s books were written by him. What a phenomenal read. I loved it. Absolutely amazing. Felt innocence bleed through the pages. And it wasn‘t so creepy like the movie...

Before I get to the guts of what I will talk about, this book was amazing. Incredible at playing with my emotions and inspiring change, awareness, and insight. And I loved the characters! Fantastically fleshed out and complex in how they interact with what think vs what they actually do. But Americanah showed me how different men lives are from women and then when race is involved, there‘s an intersectionality. So much insight in this one book!

Done with my first semester and well on my way to becoming a high school English teacher. I haven‘t read much besides academic books or novels assigned from my professors, including the one in this post that I never got to finish. I‘m enjoying my winter break outside in the climate changed weather in Colorado reading. Happy holidays everyone!

Having an empty stack of paper makes me eager to write. It‘s makes me hopeful knowing, one day, all of this paper will have a story written on it.

Let‘s go!! I got my tote and my Book of the Month (Mexican Gothic) but still got awhile out on my ASOIAF book

You already know I keep that thing on me while I donate my plasma!

Had a nice evening reading outside. All these people in surrounding areas are lighting off fireworks like bottle rockets or shimmers. Happy July 1st! PG 142

Loooove me some Tyrion! I don‘t know if he‘s my favorite character yet, because they‘re so many great ones... Anyways, this chapter was intense! It ended with Tywin saying to Tyrion, on page 53, that, “You are done with whores. The next one I find in your bed, I‘ll hang.”

Hey y‘all! I‘m back! Took some time to be reflect and value what really matters. Got my life back on track. Even felt good enough to take a selfie, which took me many many many attempts. Anyways, my lovely girlfriend got me closer to finish the ASOIAF series by getting me this book. It feels good to feel good again.

Alright, girls and boys, this is gonna be it. One of the best worlds ever built in a video game and I can read all about it now. Very excitement

I have felt pretty meh lately. No ambition. Just doing a whole lot of nothing. And it took me about two weeks to finish 183 paged book. As much as I love this book for its drug themes and culture, I wasn‘t into it. I think it was me, not the book, as strange as that sounds.

Took a good break so I can reset my brain, and this book brings my total count for 2019 at thirty books!! Most I‘ve ever read... An incredible feeling. It‘s very small and cute, so I took a side-by-side as my hand for reference

It‘s done and I‘m feeling enthusiastically empty... What a brilliant world Mr. Rothfuss has constructed. It‘s made to be reread and reread again. Everything I‘ve said previously for the Name of the Wind can be said for its successor. As much as I want the third book in the series released...I am more than willing to wait because you can only read a book for the first time once.

Guys, I had a two hour break at work because it was slow, and I brought my book along, so I am sooooo so sooo close to being done!! Page 928 out of 999! It‘s the best bitter sweet!

Yooooo! My boy Kvothe is a real player! I really did not expect this sudden turn ! Page 676 out of 999

Second book is as good as the first! I‘m thoroughly impressed. I squeeze and bite at my hands during my readings. I gasp and happily cry out for these characters. I LOVE this series!! On page 263 out of 999.

What can say other than I am in love? Sucks to say I won‘t be able to start reading until tonight after work.

HOLY HOLY. I‘ve never read a book so fast. 11 days with 661 pages. That‘s incredible for me!! I don‘t even know where to begin. Everything was phenomenal and there is everything for everyone. The whole magic system is so unique and easy to understand. There are real consequences where I begged Kvothe not to do/go something/somewhere. Drew me in. This is a book that should be read by everyone. I LOVE IT. Top contender of my favorite read this year!

I pray for the day I can write as beautifully as Patrick Rothfuss.... On page 322 out of 631.

Page 222 out of 661. I find myself sharing all of Kvothe‘s emotions... Sorrow, happiness, love, ambition, and anger. I find myself stopping at a part where he is happy so I can enjoy the rest of my day!

GUYS IM IN LOVE. All I think about and want is to sit down and read this book! It seriously might be the best piece I‘ve read all year. 111 pages out of 661.

Took a week off to reset my mind (what I tell myself so I can watch tv and play games), but girl, it feels good to read again!! I don‘t have much fantasy on my timeline, but this book is a gift from my old co-worker. I‘m only 34 pages in and I‘m already hooked! 630 more pages to go!

Well... you could say I‘m disappointed. Zoophytes, cetacea, sturgeons, oxyrhynchi-blah blah blah! The story was told from the perspective of a scientist, but man, he droned on and on and on about fauna for ongoing paragraphs, which lead to pages. It felt more like homework than an engaging novel. Did I still like premise? Yes. Were the characters interesting and unique? Yes. Was the book super boring and wouldn‘t end? ABSOLUTELY.

“We now come to the second part of the journey under the sea.” Adventure books are some of the most intriguing reads! I especially love ones that talk to you, almost as if they are self-aware they wrote a book about said adventures. It makes it feel so lively and real.

I forgot to post about the new book I‘m reading! Jules Verne is someone so close to my heart and simultaneously, someone I‘ve never knew. (I watched Around the World in 80 Days + Journey to the Center of the Earth without knowing it was a book by this man).

Okay, so I‘ve finished the book and I‘ve come to the conclusion that Gentry > Everybody. He really was a delight to read about and such a beautifully written character, I couldn‘t help but love him. The plot was decent, even though it made me shrug my shoulders in frustration. I do and don‘t like flawed characters, but more importantly, I hate it when it hits so close to home. I guess that‘s a mark of good writing!

I believe I finally hit the climax of the story and man, I‘m really in between with whether or not I liked it... Page 334 out of 448.

Ever since I read The Haunted Bookshop, I needed to re-up on my local second-hand store! And here is my beautiful haul! Couldn‘t be happier and so excited to read all of these lovely books

Feeling better and reading again! I love the constant shifts in characters perspectives !

Was really excited to start this new book but I‘m sick as a dog and can‘t muster the will to do anything but sleep eat and shower/bath.

I bought this book from Goodwill, and I thought it was a filler book to the literary canon, so I put it on the back-burner but boy, am I happy I finally decided to read it! It‘s about discovery, family, understanding the little scurries inside life during the hustle-bustle. During this year, I haven‘t thought about more about a book than this. Amazing.

Next book, bois! It follows the diary of a Chinese boy, diagnosed with tuberculosis, as he is cast away from his family and friends. I‘m really excited to be sad from a book again! #sadboihours

What a beauty of a book! Romance, action, a mystery, a beloved dog, and references upon references of books one should read. The major theme of the novel is discovery and what may curiously sit on a shelf in a bookstore, where unknown words can come alive, described greatly in the above picture. Highly recommend.

Man, I neeeeed to go to a bookshop now. I‘m jonesing!!

I moved from Iowa City to Colorado and the last book I bought from my favorite bookstore was the owners favorite! I don‘t think I‘ll ever go again so the text is already quite nostalgic for me... and if you made it this far in my block of a post, here‘s a wonderful quote from the novel: “The world has been printing books for 450 years and yet gunpowder still has a wider circulation. Never mind! Printers ink is the great explosive: it will win.”

I‘ve read numerous King novels, and with such immense popularity, as soon as he finishes a piece, it‘s put out on the market. I say this because of the innumerable typos in the book. I mean, one of the characters “dies” in two different ways. But besides my pickiness, THIS STORY WAS INCREDIBLE. I‘m awestruck. Every single character had just depth, personality, and a relatability where you can see the people so clearly. STRONGLY RECOMMEND.

“There are pieces of them still in there... I hear them screaming.” Page 425 out of 538

John Coffey - “I helped it. Didn‘t I help it?” Currently at 236 out of 536

I‘m going to ask my boss tomorrow if I can read during our in between times because... ya know...

I love recommendations from my friends and I finally got to The Green Mile by Stephen King! I haven‘t seen much of him on my timeline but it‘s a good book so far

Okay. So I‘ve bought this Hemingway bundle from Barnes and Noble about four years ago and I‘ve read everything in it, except The Old Man and the Sea. I just finished it. This was the abridged version and my god. I just wanted it to end. How this won a Nobel, I have no idea. #stilllovehemingway

In a mystery novel, you need a gripping hand to carry you through until the end. M.T. Edvardsson is a brilliant guide. The narrative is broken up between the perspective of a mother, a father, and the suspect at large, the daughter. The novel offers an intriguing take on the justice system and what YOU would do if you had to defend your family.

My girlfriend bought this lovely tray for our coffee table (I have no style... she dresses me too haha) and it‘s perfect for my sketchbook, current book I‘m reading, and other strange everyday stuff I may use! #Aesthetics

Haven‘t been able to read much because I‘ve been working doubles after doubles after doubles... #servinglife and I work another tomorrow...

When one book is done... I‘m only 40 pages in and I just can‘t stop!! And it‘s such a compelling thriller already. Sadly, books costs money and I prefer reading inside, so I must go to work... And it‘s my Book of the Month choice! Do you any one of you have a subscription like me? #bot #bookofthemonth

I feel like the love I have for Twilight and the rest of the series is merely nostalgia rubbing itself on the pages when I read them. The plot‘s there, some of the characters are there, but the writing feels like a Charlotte Brontë fanfiction and a good portion of side characters fall flat. And I guess that works for some! But do I still love Twilight? Yes. Will I read the rest of the books? Yes. #stillavampirenerd

I really wish the Twilight saga movies weren‘t so Bella/Edward focused because there is sooo much dialogue between the other members of the Cullen family which makes for some lovely conservations. I, personally, love Emmett. He‘s my dude. #teamtwilight #vampiresareunderrated

Finally got ahold of my girlfriends hard copy so no more ebooks for me! #bigbooksyall