Edward finishes Book 13 of 2015 – brings home 3 new Reading Challenges Books -Oh My!
A quick Reading Challenges Update! This afternoon I finished book number 13 for 2015.When Gods Die -a Sebastian St.Cyr mystery from C.S.Harris. This is the first book that I have read in this series and it will not be my last!! It is actually Book #2 of what is now a 10 book series. The book’s setting is London in June of 1811, where Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin is investigating the murder of a beautiful young wife of an aging marquis. The young woman was found dead in the arms of the Prince Regent with a jeweled dagger that once belonged to Bonnie Prince Charlie in her back. And a necklace that belonged to Sebastian’s dead mother around her neck! I will write my complete review tomorrow but for now I’ll just say I really, really liked the book!!
As far as the books I am currently reading and my proposed April reads, let’s recap. I’m am still reading The President’s War, On Writing from Stephen King and Sarah J Maas’s Crown of Midnight.
Now I should be satisfied to just keep reading those three books, but Noooo! I had to go to Barnes & Noble the other night and while there I saw that The Chessmen the third book in Peter May’s terrific Lewis trilogy has been released along with Dreamless, the next installment of the Odd Singsaker series from Norwegian author Jorgen Brekke. I have read the first two books in May’s series The Black House and The Lewis Man and loved them both. I also read Brekke’s first Where Monsters Dwell. and loved it as well! So, after I came home I went to my library’s website and saw that they had both books so I requested them. I also had previously requested the first Jack MacTaggart book Hush Money. I did not think that all THREE of the books were available or that they would come so quickly, but I picked up all three at the library today!! Now of those three books, I have to read, The Chessmen, that series is just too good. So I will set aside the other two books and concentrate on the three books have been reading and The Chessmen starting either of the other two upon completion of my next book! .
Anyway here is the current status of my reading challenges and the books I am currently reading!! I do believe working on these reading challenges and keeping these charts have helped me focus on my reading, In 2014, I didn’t finish the 13th book until August!! In 2013 I finished book 13 a little earlier in the year, but it was still on May 24th!! So now i just have to keep going!! So excuse me while I go read!!
| Reading Challenges | From TBR Pile | Buy/Library | Total | Goal | %complete |
| 2015 Nonfiction Reading Challenge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9% |
| 2015 Cloak & Dagger Reading Challenge | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 35% |
| 2015 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40% |
| 2015 Science Fiction/Fantasy Challenge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17% |
| Totals | 6 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 25% |
| Currently Reading | Challenge | From | Page | Total | %complete |
| The President’s War | Nonfiction | Library | 142 | 316 | 45% |
| On Writing | Nonfiction | TBR Pile | 176 | 284 | 62% |
| Crown of Midnight | Fantasy | Library | 90 | 418 | 22% |