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Day # 2
Currently reading:
- Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
- Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Books completed:
- Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Pages read since last update: 360
Total pages read: 821
Thoughts/Notes: Aside from the fact that I needed to do some reading for my university tutorial tomorrow (Macbeth, I struggle understanding Shakespeare), today was pretty awesome!
I went into the city and met up with Dylan from dylanbooks (YouTube) and we went book shopping - yay! Yes, I am on a ban, however I'm okay with making exceptions on special occasions such as this. It was awesome to meet an online friend in the flesh, and it was even better that we spent a few hours browsing the bookstore. There will of course be a book haul this month... I wasn't planning on having one, but oh well!
Moving on to my progress. I read the play Macbeth during my bus trips to and from the city, and I also finished Unite Me. It was a nice, short book - plus, I had previously read one of the included short stories, so I only had 90 pages of it left to read. I got through about half of Ignite Me before the end of the day, so all in all, it was pretty successful :)
One of today's challenges is to compile a list of books I am really looking forward to reading. I've put together a list of 10 books on my TBR pile that I want to get to ASAP!
1. Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
2. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
3. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
4. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
5. Legend by Marie Lu
6. Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
7. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
8. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
9. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
10. The Diviners by Libba Bray!
Are there any on this list I should read first?