My stretch reading goal for 2026 is currently 100 books. At 89 completed at the end of July, I will likely need to set a new stretch goal. I’ll decide on that number in the next month or two. August will be busy with some […]
July was a better reading month. I tapered off in May and I slumped in June due to my father’s passing. But in July I caught my second wind. My total number of books read so far this year is 89. This sounds like a […]
My new stretch reading goal for 2026 is 100 books. At over 70 read so far, I am doing well, even though June was a major reading slump month. I am hoping to regain some momentum in July, but there are a number of pre-publication […]
I had fifteen books planned for June. I only finished five of them (although I did read parts of some other books) and my tier prioritization went sideways. I think that counts as a legitimate reading slump. My Dad passed away in May, and I […]
My new stretch reading goal for 2026 is 100 books. I think I will make it, because by the end of May, I will have completed 72 books. I had fourteen books planned for May, but I only read twelve, since I had such a […]
May was a tough month. It was, personally, one of the worst months of my life. And it was a rugged reading month over all. I struggled in a number of ways. A week in, the reading plan changed drastically. And I still had problems […]
It’s been quite a while since I have dipped my toes into the pool of hard(ish) science fiction, and I’ve never written a review of a novel like that. This was a fascinating novel to tackle. The cover drew me in immediately. It is stunning, […]