Eleanor Reads! August Edition

 

Each month Eleanor and I share the chapter books we've read in that period. We've been reading chapter books since before Kindergarten and her attention span as a four year old was definitely something to brag about. Eleanor was born a reader and that makes my heart so, so happy.

Even when my reading time had to take a backseat because August was so crazy, the time Eleanor and I spend reading together never will. There's nothing better than snuggling up with my baby girl and reading a good book at the end of a long day.

Do the kiddos in your life have an interest in any of these?

Happy Reading,
Eleanor and Sarah

Tackling the TBR Week 30, 31, AND 32, OH MY!: Aug 8 - Aug 31, 2021

 

I am now entering year three of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting by TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, my TBR was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!

I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!

Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,853

Currently Reading

Books Added to TBR:

Books Removed from TBR: 0

Books Read

Books DNF-ed: 0

Duplicates Removed: 0

New TBR Total: 2,854

I think I should get a medal solely based on the fact that I have not done one of these in three weeks due to the chaos that is August, and yet I only added ONE new book to my TBR. It's a fucking miracle.

Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!

Happy Reading!
Sarah

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

State of the ARC #38

 

State of the ARC is a monthly feature hosted by Evelina at Avalinah's Books - and now me, too! I took over temporary hosting duties back in early 2020. A couple months ago Evelina asked if I would like to co-host and of course I said yes! If you are new to the meme, you can check out the guidelines HERE.

Links go to my review. The majority of the ARCs I receive are through NetGalley. Some have come from publicists, or were offered to me from a publisher who specifically approved me for it on NetGalley; I will always note in the review how I acquired the ARC.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Currently Reading

Defenders of the Norman Crown - May, 2021

The Coffin Ship - June, 2021

The Deep Places - Oct 2021 (Publisher Gift via NetGalley)

The Transformation of American Sex Education - Jan, 2022

Finished, Review to Come

Sweating in the Land of Smiles - July 2021 (Author Gift)

Castles - Aug, 2021

Usurpers - Sept, 2021

How to Walk with Steve - September, 2021 (Publicist Gift)

Where the Light Fell - October, 2021 (Publicist Gift via NetGalley)

Blackbeard - Oct, 2021

Review or Feedback Sent

None because August has been INSANE. Between school starting, the dance season starting for Eleanor, her broken finger, my random kidney stone, and me starting deliveries for Shipt to pay for dance now that baby girl got a solo, I have done almost nothing in August blog-related except queued-up posts. Hoping that will change in September! ...but no guarantees!

When I first started blogging my monthly State of the ARC I felt like I was drowning in ARCs. My main goal was to get my NetGalley feedback ratio above 80% and thanks to this meme, I slowly but surely clawed my way up. At my highest I was at 97%. I am currently at 95%.

How are you doing with your ARC goals? Let's talk ARCs!

Happy Reading

Sarah

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Stacking the Shelves #160

 

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah

We Are Alive...Barely

 Okay, so things are not quite THAT dramatic, but we have had an INSANE week.

Sunday night Eleanor broke her finger so we were in the ER for over four hours. She has a splint for the next 4-6 weeks and can't fully rehearse if it involves holds or pushing up from the floor, etc. So that's fun.

Then for extra funsies, my kidney randomly decided to make a massive kidney stone so I was in the ER Monday night into Tuesday morning. I was admitted to the hospital early Tuesday, was out of surgery by 4:40ish PM, and home by around 8.

OH! And of course, it all happened during the first week of school.

On top of that even, an individual at my school has already tested positive for COVID. Please pray that the individual recovers and is restored to health once again.

Hope your week went better than ours!

Happy Reading,
Sarah and Eleanor

Stacking the Shelves #159

  

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

NetGalley ARCs

Publisher Gift via NetGalley

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah