My Reading Progress
Lately I have been feeling slightly slumpish when it comes to reading. In the past couple of weeks I have started and abandoned the following two books..
- A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1) by Charles Finch
- Forgetting Tabitha by Julie Dewey
Normally I am very reluctant to DNF a book, as I feel that if I invested the time into reading a significant chunk of it, I might as well finish. So it was strange for me to give up on two books in such a short time. My reasoning for each DNF’ing these books are explained in the links I provided. I just felt like my time was better spent moving on to something more enjoyable. Thankfully the next two books I chose were more to my liking.
I completed my re-read of The Luxe by Anna Godbersen. I decided to pick this one up to refresh myself before continuing on to the sequel Rumors (Luxe, #2). After reading this for a second time, my thoughts and rating are still the same. While this novel kept my attention, it definitely didn’t wow me. I hope that I will enjoy book two more.
Rating: 3/5
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Currently Reading
The Measure of Katie Calloway (Michigan Northwoods, #1) by Serena B. Miller
With another busy week ahead of me, I hope that I can at least make a small dent in this book, but only time will tell.
I’d love to know what you are all reading this week. Leave me a message in the comments below.
ML's Red House Reviews 
I’ve abandoned a bunch of books this summer. Oh well.Here’s hoping that this week brings better books. Come see what I’m reading.
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Yes, onto better books. Thanks for stopping by my new blog.
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Luxe certainly has a lovely cover!! I’ve had the Katie Calloway book on my Kindle for such a long time, and haven’t started yet. Perhaps this is my prompt to bump it up on the TBR. 😉 Here’s what I am reading this week: http://bit.ly/2vxazl9
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I agree Kim. Isn’t that dress beautiful? Its been on my Kindle for PC for a long time now too. I’m glad to be finally reading it. Hope you enjoy it, when you do read it.
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I’ve been wanting to read the Luxe series for a while but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I hope you enjoy them!
My It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? post.
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Thank you! Hope you enjoy them as well.
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I am getting more and more comfortable DNFing a book. It still bothers me some when it is a review book that I accepted. But I want to enjoy reading. This is my hobby, not my job. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thats always hard, when its a book you’ve been sent for review. I feel so bad, but I still think it is important to stay honest. And I absolutely agree, this is a hobby we should enjoy.
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Hope you find extra reading time this week.
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Thank you Nise’.
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I hate to DNF but sometimes I just have to. If a book isn’t working I won’t pick it up and then everything grinds to a halt. 🙂
The Measure of Katie Calloway caught my eye due to the Michigan Northwoods tag. As a Michigan reader I always like to see books set here. Have a great week!
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I’m the same. It just zaps my motivation to read.
I’m enjoying The Measure of Katie Calloway so far. The setting is different from any other I’ve read being in a lumber camp. Thanks for stopping by Greg.
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I read “Forgetting Tabitha” a few years ago and, while I finished it, I wish I had DNF’d it,,,for the same reasons you did!
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Ah thats too bad you didn’t enjoy it either. I guess I wasn’t missing anything giving it up.
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