Colleen
Wait, how is it the
weekends again already? I must have lost a few days somewhere. Ah well. With
the approach of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) I am starting to slow
my roll with reading so I have some time to brainstorm ideas for November. Not
too much though, because I still need to finish off Read Harder 2016. Okay
Colleen, get on with it. This weekend I will be starting Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) by
Octavia E. Butler, which will cover the challenge for “first book in a series
by an author of color”. This science fiction/post-apocalyptic story takes place
100 years after Earth has been consumed by fire as the result of the final war
on the planet. There is way more to it than that but I do not want to give away
too much. I am incredibly excited to read it though. This weekend I also plan on finishing up P.S. I Like You by Kasie West. This YA
book is incredibly adorable (ah yes, my crush on YA lit) and the main character
is someone my high school self can relate to so much. This story is about a
girl who writes lyrics on her chemistry desk and the next day finds that
someone has continued them; she then starts exchanging notes with this
anonymous pen-pal. It is a quick read and not complicated but it is highly
enjoyable. I also want to start on a few books about writing over the next few
weeks, sort of a motivation for November. So this weekend I will probably start
on No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel
in 30 Days by Chris Baty. This book is basically a pep talk on writing a
book in a month and includes little techniques and ideas to help with the
writing process. Sorry, that last one was more nerdy than exciting but I am
kind of nerdy so there you go. ;-)
Tiina
My plans for the
weekend? Threefold. One audiobook that’ll count for my food memoir prompt for
the Read Harder challenge. Burnt Toast
Makes You Sing Good is a slow-moving, yet fun!, memoir about a Midwestern
family and their adventures in food. The author of the book is recounting her
own and her parents’ memories of growing up on a farm. I listen to it in the
kitchen while cooking, and It’s great. Bonus? If I get hungry, I can eat right
away. The second book I will be reading, and hoooooopefully finishing, is The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh.
Yes, I know, it was in my FR last week. In fact, it’s been on my currently
reading list for 3 weeks now. I’m finally going to make myself get out of this
silly slump and read it. I really am enjoying it when I do pick it up, but lately I just don’t
reach for any of my books. And then, to make things interesting, I’m also
planning on starting a review book that’s about an unnamed midwife in a dystopian
society. The title is The Book of the
Unnamed Midwife. I wasn’t even trying to be funny there. Anywhoodle,
dystopians are not necessary my jam, but I love medical stuff so hopefully I’ll
enjoy this particular novel. That’s it. Three’s enough, considering I’ll have
out of town guests the whole weekend. Wish me luck!
