Monday, August 29, 2011

It's SOOOO Monday

Well, I kind of had a good weekend...I also had a minor fender bender - didn't actually bend any fenders, thank goodness. But then Saturday I ended up with pain in my left side, and then Sunday I couldn't bear any weight on my right side. Thankfully, by the time the evening rolled around I was able to walk around, just feeling pretty tender. Now here is another Monday, and I've never been a fan of Mondays - except for this meme, It's Monday, What are You Reading


Hosted by Sheila, of Book Journey - this is where we share what we've been reading and what we plan to read.




Continuing my SciFi space opera obsession, I finished reading the fourth novel in Vatta's War series, Command Decision. Pretty good read, liked it almost as much as the third book, which was pretty amazing.




Of course, I jumped right into the fifth and final novel of the series, Victory Conditions. Pretty satisfying ending to a series. The bad guy is vanquished, yet there's the possibility of other fighters... so you know the story isn't quite finished.



I had recently bought the second and third novels from a trilogy by Elizabeth Bear, but then I realized that it's been so long since I read the first book, that I should probably re-read it. So I found my old copy of Hammered. Good thing, because even though I had retained the main gist of the book, it was almost like reading it the first time. Damn good book finished it from Saturday to Sunday - even with the grandchildren around. (sigh - they're getting to be the age where they no longer require constant attention, they play with each other now - bittersweet)

Now, I've just started reading Scardown, the second of the trilogy by Elizabeth Bear and I'm looking forward to it. I know it's going to be good.
After that I'm thinking of jumping right into the last...except that I do know that Ann Aguirre's next Sirantha Jax book is coming out Tuesday and No Matter WHAT - I'm slipping to the bookstore to buy it if I have to scrounge for change!
I'm officially giving up on book reading challenges for 2011. I just can't keep on top of it. either due to extreme laziness, or no will, or mental exhaustion...I don't know which to blame, but I just can't get it together enough to keep track of which challenges I'm participating in, and then posting them everytime I finish a book. for right now, doing two to three book memes is enough. Besides, I've been writing way less reviews than I thought I was going to write. I get weird about it and sometimes start second guessing myself - who cares about my opinion, what do I have to say about a book that's any different than what others are saying etc. I know it's silly, but that's how my brain works. I'm still going to try to post reviews, lol - when I'm feeling self confident enough. LOL In fact, I did start on reviews for each of the Vatta's War novel that I've read.
Happy reading everyone

6 comments:

  1. First, write the reviews for yourself. Think of it as your book journal. It doesn't matter what other people think about your journal. 2nd, I totally get your book challenge dilemma. I'm pretty much going to fall flat on my face with the ones that I joined!

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  2. Let's hope you are feeling better soon.

    Here's my post for this week: It's Monday! What Are You Reading?! And only two days are left to sign up for the Readerbuzz August Giveaway!

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  3. Happy Reading to you too! Sometimes you just have to make a decision that other things are more important and that okay.

    Here is my week in review.

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  4. Oh I'm loving these! I was just clearing out some of my old books and a series I fell in love with I'm totally re-reading. The Lost Regiment is an awesome space series that I have to fight with my DH over who get's to read it over again first.

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  5. LM Preston - who wrote the Lost Regiment series? is there a kickass female character in there? I'm a sucka for these. :)

    Book Belle - when I first started blogging, I figured that no one would be reading, so I was totally writing for myself...then slowly people started following me and I started panicking. HaHa -silly, I know it. :)

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  6. Hopping through, have a wonderful week :D

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