It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

6/13/2016

This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.

There was lots of craziness going on this past week, which is why I didn't get a second post up for the week. If I had had time for that, it would have been a celebration of my third blogoversary. That's right - Smiling Shelves has been my little corner of the Internet for three years now. And I still love it!

The other major thing that happened this week is that the school year ended. Not as big a deal as it normally would be, because I haven't taught since my little boy was born. But I still showed up on the last day of school to say good-bye to my students. And I got to celebrate at Applebee's with the staff. And now I have to tackle the monumental task of emptying my classroom to make way for the next teacher. Yikes.

What I Read Last Week

The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter (I loved this book so much!! It has everything I love about an alternatively magical England. Must get my hands on the sequel!)
Messenger by Lois Lowry (This was a very quick audiobook - less than 4 hours. But I enjoyed seeing the first two books in the series start to overlap.)
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (It took me a month to finish this book on my phone. Apparently I don't use my phone to read very often.)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Telling this story as a graphic novel made it incredibly powerful.)

What I'm Reading Now

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine (I've wanted to read this one since it came out last summer. Hooray for libraries!)

What's Coming Up Next

The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero by Robert M. Kaplan (Because I'm a nerd, and I like books like this.)

16 Comments

Kailana link

6/13/2016 07:55:31 am

The Midnight Queen sounds really good!

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

6/16/2016 07:21:49 pm

It was!!

Kym link

6/13/2016 08:44:20 am

I don't think I'd be able to read on my phone at all! LOL Some good books on your shelves this week. I don't know if I'm a nerd or not, but I think I'd read about the history of zero. :-)

Here's what's on my shelves this week: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/what-im-reading-june-13-2016.html

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

6/16/2016 07:22:18 pm

Glad I'm not the only interested in random things like the history of zero! :)

Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link

6/13/2016 09:13:45 am

The Midnight Queen and Ink and Bone both sound really good! I will have to check them out. :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

6/16/2016 07:22:46 pm

They both are really good! I hope you enjoy them if you read them! :)

Heather Fineisen link

6/13/2016 11:25:09 am

Ink and Bone is making the rounds. I live the library theme. Enjoy!

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

6/16/2016 07:23:33 pm

Books about books are some of the best, right? :)

Lois link

6/13/2016 01:59:16 pm

I loved seeing the story began in The Giver woven through the rest of the series. You really see it come together in the next book... Son.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

6/16/2016 07:24:27 pm

I'm glad they all end up weaving together. I was a little put off by Gathering Blue have absolutely nothing to do with The Giver. But now I'm really looking forward to finishing the series!

Stacey link

6/13/2016 02:52:20 pm

Hope you enjoy your books. Have a wonderful week.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

6/16/2016 07:24:52 pm

Thanks, Stacey! Hope you have a great week as well!

Kathryn Trask link

6/13/2016 06:11:32 pm

Oh congrats on three years blogging - I am just a little ahead of you and not by much. Hate the thought of cleaning out the classroom for a new teacher - always a big job.