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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

12/18/2017

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
I'm getting this post up a little late, but at least it's still Monday! I spent yesterday's naptime (when I usually work on this post) wrapping presents instead, so I had to wait until naptime today to get it up. My little guy is doing a great job of leaving our Christmas tree alone, but we didn't think we should tempt him by putting presents under it. So even though everything is wrapped, they're still stashed away upstairs until it's time to open them on Christmas! Only one week to go!

What I Read Last Week

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The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde (This was the only Jasper Fforde book I had never read, and I spent a year rereading his books to work my way up to it. It was a lot of fun, but ended with a cliffhanger I wasn't expecting, since I thought this was the third book in a trilogy. Guess not! More Fforde fun to look forward to.)
​The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers (This was a satisfying conclusion to this trilogy.)

What I'm Reading Now

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Artemis by Andy Weir (My husband read this book in three days, which I think is a record for him. On second thought, he may have read The Martian ever faster. Either way, I enjoyed The Martian, so I thought I would give Weir's next book a try.)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney (I haven't read this one since middle school. It's delightful!)
​Erewhon by Samuel Butler (43% complete!)

What's Coming Up Next

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Work Song by Ivan Doig (This will be the last book I need to complete all of my 2017 reading challenges! Yay!!)
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Amy Marie link
12/20/2017 10:46:34 am

I just finished The Midnight Folk by John Masefield and really enjoyed it. I hope to read the second The Box of Delights soon. It was written in 1929? I believe, British children's fantasy stories. I've got HUGE stacks sitting around, many books that I need to finish, but the holidays have me kind of uninspired in my reading, not sure why. I need to sort through and finish some of them.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
12/23/2017 03:25:44 pm

I hope you get a chance to read some good books over the holidays!

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Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
12/21/2017 09:29:12 pm

Omg naptime. Or the time I get all the things done - it's when I try to post on my blogs too. Lol. Sometimes though, I just read. :) We didn't put gifts under the tree either - they would have been unwrapped moments later. Lol.

Have a great Christmas!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
12/23/2017 03:27:14 pm

Exactly - I would never get anything done without naptime! We finally put our gifts out today, the day we plan to open them. We let him open one after breakfast and two after lunch. Now just to make it to after supper, when he can open the rest!

Merry Christmas!

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