So...anyone else still struggling to find a new normal? I think what is most frustrating is the not knowing how long this is going to last. I normally work from home, so that wasn't an adjustment, but what is an adjustment is being able to head out when I want to - head to a bookstore to just wander aimlessly or head out to Starbucks just to grab a drink and sit there and enjoy my drink while I read. Or most importantly, go visit my nieces and nephews! I know things will get better and I am trying to keep a positive outlook, but some days it is hard.
Thank goodness for books, right? While I did read my usual amount, I thought I might have read more, but I was a little distracted with the news. I'm hoping April is a little better - I really am trying to stay off social media a little more just to keep my sanity...and hopefully the weather will get warmer soon so I can read outside more!
- Read this month: 22
- Year to date: 68
Books Read:
- Hide Away -- Jason Pinter (audio book)
- Girl Can't Help It -- Max Allan Collins (audio book)
- The Sea of Lost Girls -- Carol Goodman
- The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant -- Kayte Nunn
- What It Seems -- Emily Bleeker
- Little Lovely Things -- Maureen Joyce Connelly (audio book)
- Lying in Wait -- Liz Nugent
- The Operator -- Gretchen Berg
- No Bad Deed -- Heather Chavez
- In Five Years -- Rebecca Serle (audio book)
- A Good Neighborhood -- Therese Anne Fowler
- Eight Perfect Murders -- Peter Swanson
- Problem Child --Victoria Helen Stone
- Darling Rose Gold -- Stephanie Wrobel
- The Familiar Dark -- Amy Engel
- Please See Us -- Caitlin Mullen (e-book)
- Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story -- Elin Hilderbrand (e-book)
- Target Alex Cross -- James Patterson
- Miss Austen -- Gill Hornby (e-book)
- Watching From the Dark -- Gytha Lodge
- The Eighth Girl -- Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
- The Missing Sister -- Elle Marr (audio book)
Favorite Books of March:
- A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
- The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel
- The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
Challenges:
Once again I am participating in #TheUnreadShelfProject2020, hosted by @theunreadshelf. I will be posting monthly updates both here and over on Instagram.
#TheUnReadShelfProject2020:
*These numbers only refer to books that have been sitting on my shelf for a while or that I have recently purchased. It does not include any review books.
- Total # unread books on shelf at beginning of March: 164
- Books read this month (that count): 2
- Books bought/received as gift this month: 8
- Books cleaned off shelf/donated: 0
- Total unread books on shelf at end of March: 170
YTD Stats:
- Total # unread books on shelf at beginning of January: 158
- Total Books read from shelves (that count): 7
- Total Books bought/received as gift: 19
- Total Books cleaned off shelf/donated: 0
- Total unread books on shelf at end of March: 170