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Thursday, March 1, 2018

March Challenge Reading Plan

2018 Books I Already Own Challenge
It's the first day of March and here in CT it feels like Spring! I'm trying not to embrace it too wholeheartedly, as tomorrow it may very well snow... ah, New England.  BUT... Spring is actually on its way and that makes me a very happy girl. 

I can't believe that we've gotten through two months of the 2018 Books I Already Own Challenge already! Some days it's a breeze, and others it's a struggle, but I'm still feeling ambitious and so here is my March challenge reading plan.

 What I plan to read in March:
(Audio book)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

(Print books)
Prudence by Gail Carriger
Imprudence by Gail Carriger
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Endlessly by Kiersten White

The audio book is one that I own through Audible, but have not listened to yet, and the print books are all ones that I own physical copies of in my home library but have not read. My goal this month is to try to finish up some series that I have at home, and have read all but the final book... All links above go to descriptions on Goodreads.

My planned "cheat book" for March is The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. Again, I just could NOT resist buying this title. It's got a GORGEOUS cover and a very intriguing premise. I'm really looking forward to reading this one!

I also already know that I'll be reading a copy of Whispers Beyond the Veil by Jessica Estevao for the cozy mystery book club that I lead at my Library. I also have two audio book titles, Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst and Cadaver & Queen by Alisa Kwitney that I will be reviewing for Audiofile Magazine. Books that I read specifically for work, or ones I am assigned to review for Audiofile Magazine will not be counting towards (or against) my challenge.

I learned in February that while I'm doing pretty well on this challenge - and stacking my intended reads right next to my bed so I'm not tempted to pick anything else up has really helped - I still struggle with complete commitment.  There are so many great new books coming out at any given time! It's hard to turn them down.  So, I had built in my one official cheat book for each month, but I'm also not going to punish myself too harshly if I slip up again, as long as I come back to the challenge.  Hopefully this way I'll get further into the year before I abandon it completely!! LOL. 

As always, if you'd like in on the challenge, just let me know! We have a private group on both Facebook and Goodreads to give us a place to share, motivate each other, and bemoan having to pass up the shiny new books of 2018... at least for as long as each of us last!!

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Science Fiction Book Meme... FUN!


I found this meme on the SF Signal blog...just a fun little questionnaire.
I love to read SciFi, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm going to try to pick as many different titles as I can...we'll see how this goes, LOL.

Answer as many of the following as you can

My favorite alien invasion book or series is…Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. 

My favorite alternate history book or series is…Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld or God Save the Queen by Kate Locke.  

My favorite cyberpunk book or series is…(and I *think* this would qualify...) Epic by Conor Kostick. 

My favorite Dystopian book or series is…The Dust Lands Trilogy by Moira Young.  

My favorite Golden-Age sf book or series is…Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.

My favorite hard sf book or series is… (*this is actually a sub-genre of science fiction that I don't prefer, so this was tough, but... the closest I can come up with is...) The Jenna Fox Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson.  

My favorite military sf book or series is…[I saw the movie Starship Troopers, does that count?]

My favorite near-future book or series is…The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. 

My favorite post-apocalyptic book or series is…The Last Survivors series by Susan Beth Pfeffer. 

My favorite robot/android book or series is…(this is as close as I could get...) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. MARVIN is pretty much my favorite robot ever... 

My favorite space opera book or series is…(*I* think this book qualifies as a juvie version...) Circus Galacticus by Deva Fagan. 

My favorite steampunk book or series is…The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger. 

My favorite superhero book or series is…The Jack Blank Adventures by Matt Myklusch. 

My favorite time travel book or series is…The Hourglass Trilogy by Myra McEntire. 

My favorite young adult sf book or series is... The Killer Unicorns series by Diana Peterfreund. 

My favorite zombie book or series is…The Benny Imura series by Jonathan Maberry or The Forest of Hands and Teeth Trilogy by Carrie Ryan.

The 3 books at the top of my sf/f/h to-be-read pile are
Curtsies and Conspiracies by Gail Carriger (The Finishing School, book two) 
Infinityglass by Myra McEntire (Hourglass, book three) 
Rebel Heart by Moira Young (Dust Lands, book two) 

So, what are YOUR favorite SciFi novels??