Thankfully Reading 2024
It’s time for one of my favorite reading events of the year: Thankfully Reading hosted by Jenn’s Bookshelves. It is a relaxing readathon to do during Thanksgiving week. I am off Tuesday-Sunday so that is when I will be doing my reading.
Kick off
These are the books I am currently reading. I know I read too many books at one time. I am enjoying all of these but especially Water Moon!
I also have a hopeful stack of physical books to read in case a different mood strikes (Yes, Age of Vice was also here last year).
I also have some new ARC’s (Advanced Reader Copies) to read so I am going to see if I can get to some of them as well.
I am listening to the audiobook of The Rewind and I don’t have another audiobook on deck so I think I will be listening to podcasts this week. Here are a few I want to catch up on or listen to.
Anyway I am going to get to reading! I will be happy to finish three books because I do have to cook and do other things.
Tuesday
I definitely didn’t read as much as I expected to today. I was really distracted and ended ip having to do a lot of other things. But I did get good pockets of reading time in. Fri-Sun will probably be better for relaxing and reading.
I finished Left of Forever by Terah DeWitt. Her books are usually five stars for me but this one fell a little short for me. By the end I was a little ready for it to be over. And I usually love second chance romances.
I also listened to half of the 1912 The Forsyth County Expulsion and Its Aftermath podcast from WABE. So there is this story I always heard growing up that there was city under the local lake and that it was an all Black town. This podcast explores this legend by telling the real story. It is enraging to read about this area of Georgia that became all white because they trumped up charges and used that to expel ALL Black people. I haven’t gotten to the part about why the town is under Lake Lanier though.
I also watched a little bit of Outlander because a new season has begun but I am doing a rewatch because it’s been so long and I missed the last season. But I forgot how…objectionable it can be.
Pages Read: 190
Audiobook Time: 1 hour 22 minutes
Books Finished: 1
Wednesday
So today I was able to read a little more in between doing stuff around the house and cooking.
I finished The Rewind which I listened to as an audiobook and also read as an ebook. I think I preferred the audiobook. This was also a second chance romance. But I was kind of hoping that couple would not end up together in the end.
I also finished Hello, Cruel Heart. I really enjoyed the 60s setting. And it made me sad to think about what Estella would become.
I also have been on hold for the Remarkably Bright Creatures ebook for months and that just popped up on Libby so I started that as well. I am really enjoying it so I went ahead and got the audiobook so I can read and listen.
I made cornbread and mac & cheese for tomorrow. I can’t wait to eat some delicious food!
Pages Read: 432
Audiobook Time: 3 hours 54 minutes
Books Finished: 2
Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving! I spent the day with at my Grandmother’s and we have the best cooks in the family. I got a little bit of time to read.
Pages Read: 161
Audiobook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Books Finished: 0
Friday
Finally a day just to relax! I did spend some time watching Outlander and I finished up the 1912 podcast. I also put up the Christmas tree! I did get some good reading in.
I finished Remarkably Bright Creatures. What a fantastic book! It lived up the hype. Definitely a five star read for me.
I started The Last Session the upcoming Julia Bartz book this evening info and it’s so good but I had to put it aside for the night because it was scaring me 😂
I also started The Wake Up Call which wasn’t on my list but I wanted to read it.
Pages Read: 276
Audiobook Time: 30 minutes
Books Finished: 1
Saturday
This was another relaxing day. I was so happy to just curl up under my heated blanket and read.
The Water Moon was so good! It was a beautifully written book. The world is so charming and the descriptions in this book so evocative.
Pages Read: 383
Audiobook Time: 1 hour 57 minutes
Books Finished: 1
Sunday
Today is the last day of the readathon. The time off has been really nice but back to reality tomorrow.
I finished This Will Be Fun. This WAS a fun and witty book. I liked how they took modern elements and twisted them to fit the medival theme. That’s exactly my style. I do think it was a little too long and I was not rushing to pick it back up. This cover is amazing!!
I also started two books today: A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young and Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone. Both of these books are highly anticipated reads and I am loving them so far.
Pages Read: 337
Audiobook Time: 2 hours 8 minutes
Books Finished: 2
Total Pages Read: 1,779
Total Audiobook Time: 11 hours 10 minutes
Total Books Finished: 7