It’s been forever since I last did a reading wrap-up. The reason is the fact that I hardly did any reading over the summer. Over the past week or two though, I picked up some books again. Let me share what I’ve been reading. As usual, I’m joining It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? or #IMWAYR for short.
What I’m Currently Reading
First up is Thrive, the third book in the Overthrow trilogy by Kenneth Oppel. It already came out in May, but because its prequel, Hatch, had such a disappointing ending, I was reluctant to start reading this one. I’m still only 6% in.
Secondly, I may have mentioned starting A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel a few months back at the recommendation of another blogger. I am reading it at a slow pace, but I think I will finish it eventually. For those not aware, this is a young adult novel about a girl locked up in a mental hospital.
Lastly, the book that really got me back into the reading groove, is an abuse survivor memoir called The Bad Room by Jade Kelly. I started reading this on Thursday and am already at 28%. This seems like a fascinating read!
What I Recently Finished Reading
Uhm, nothing. Like I said, I hardly read anything at all over the summer. I still have six books on my currently-reading shelf on Goodreads and that doesn’t include Thrive as of yet. I’m a true multi-book girl or so it seems.
What I Think I’ll Read Next
Uhm, one of those books on my currently-reading shelf I didn’t read this past week, I guess. The good part about my not having read much at all over the summer, is the fact that I hardly read book blogs or Goodreads discussions either, so I didn’t add a ton of books to my TBR pile. In fact, I’ve also for the most part stopped checking out the daily BookBub E-mail with book bargains. Over the past month, I’ve added just one free book recommended by them to my Apple Books. I did download a few books off Bookshare, but most of them are self-help books.
I did download the app Bookly, in which you can track your reading time and progress. However, I’m as of yet unwilling to pay for the subscription plan and the free plan offers hardly anything, so I deleted the app again. Instead, I’m tracking what I’m reading in my private diary.
What have you been reading lately?
A Multitude of Musings 
Glad you found a book to get you out of your reading slump. I track my books on Goodreads and enjoy it, although I don’t track my time reading.
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Thank you. Yes, I track my books on Goodreads too. The thing that appealed to me about Bookly was that it allowed me to set a timer and thereby track my average reading speed, but I’m not sure that works on the free plan.
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I can see how that would be helpful, especially since I seem to overextend my time for reading, LOL!
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Oh, that’s interesting. I was curious about my reading speed really, but no more than just curious.
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You have some good ones. I haven’t read any books all Summer.
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That’s totally okay. You’ll find the time to read eventually and summer is great for other activities too.
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your reading some interesting books, I did not read as much as I wanted to either over the summer!
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Oh, glad I’m not alone in this respect. Hope you’ll do some more reading this season.
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I am glad you are finding your reading groove again. My reading has slowed way. I think it’s because I have too much else going on among other things. I haven’t tried Bookly and am not really familiar with it. I use a spreadsheet I threw together and Goodreads to track my reading. It may seem redundant, but the information they provide is different enough to meet my needs. I hope you are enjoying your week and have a great weekend!
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Thank you for commenting. I understand reading has gone on the back burner because of the other things you’ve had going on. Same for me. Hope you have a great week too.
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Oh, Kenneth Oppel is always good for some intriguing books! Hope you enjoy book 3.
I’m late with visits this week, but I hope you enjoyed reading and found some time for it!
Sue
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Thank you for stopping by. I’ve only read book 1 and 2 in this trilogy so far, no other books by Kenneth Oppel. Glad you like his writing.
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