I haven't been up to much lately, so I used a photo from my July adventures for this month in review picture. Since I haven't been able to walk much, I took to reading this month and finished a lot more books than I expected to, though I did run dry on my review stockpile (I was in an odd, review-writing frenzy- if only it would return). I'm getting closer to finding the reason for my odd walking- initially, my doctor thought I had leg weakness, but when she watched me walk again, she saw how I had little/no control over my joints. I'm being tested for all sorts of contaminants to make sure I haven't inadvertently poisoned myself, and I'll be having more MRIs done of my spine since I had a visible issue with it when I was 16. We still have no clue what is causing this or the diagnosis, but I'm currently in line for three different neurology specialists. Hopefully whatever issues I have will be resolved soon.
Statistics:
Total Posts: 11
Total Critiques: 5
Genres:
Sci-fi: 4
Fantasy: 1
Part of a Series: 2
Most Popular Posts of August:
"Mind of My Mind (Patternmaster #2)" by Octavia E. Butler
Tsuki Appreciation Day
"Tuf Voyaging" by George R.R. Martin
SFF: The 5 Literary Characters Who Should Run For President
"A Fall of Moondust" by Arthur C. Clarke
Month in Review for July 2016: August, Be Nice!
Flashback Post (From August of a Previous Year):
"Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1)" by Ilona Andrews (Because I reread it this month)
Pageviews for the Month: 1292
Comments: 22!
Reading Challenges Updates:
Applicable Books:
The End of the World Running Club* by Adrian J. Walker (set in post apocalyptic Scotland)
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (set in Geneva, Switzerland, among other places)
Total for 2016 So Far: 12 of 15 Books, 8 of 5 Countries
Sci-Fi Summer Reading Challenge
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam #1) by Margaret Atwood
Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) by Gail Carriger
Tuf Voyaging* by George R.R. Martin
A Fall of Moondust* by Arthur C. Clarke
The End of the World Running Club* by Adrian J. Walker
Clay's Ark (Patternmaster #3) by Octavia E. Butler
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
Goal: 6+ science fiction books
Total Read So Far: 11 books
Reading Stats:
Books read this Month: 11
Rereads: 1 (Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews)
Book Stats:
Has a Diverse Main Character: 2
Doesn't Have a Diverse MC: 9
Female Main Character: 4
Male Main Character: 4
Pair and/or Group of Female/Male Main Characters: 3
Genre:
Fantasy: 1
Sci-fi: 3
Classic Sci-fi: 3
Steampunk: 1
Historical Romance: 1
Urban Fantasy: 1
Memoir/Autobiography: 1
Published in 2016: 1
Published in 2000-2015: 4
Published in 1990s: 1
Published in 1980s: 2
Published in 1960s: 1
Published in 1800s: 2
Self-Published, Small Press, or Other: 1 (I bought it when it was self-pubbed)
Traditionally Published: 10
Series Books: 6
Standalones: 5
Ebook Version: 10
Paper Version: 1
Favorite of the Month: Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley- I didn't expect it to be anything over a 3 star read, and I ended up rating it 5 Stars. I'm addicted to gothic horror lit.
Least Favorite of the Month: Tremaine's True Love (True Gentlemen #1) by Grace Burrowes- it had unnecessary drama in the last half which made it drag.
Most Interesting of the Month (or Book I Learned the Most From): Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley (an absolutely fascinating look at the Lincoln presidency and the life of a free African American woman- I wish it had focused more on Elizabeth Keckley's life because she was the most interesting person in the book- and it's written by her).
From the-pile: 1
From the-invisible-pile: 5
Recently acquired: 5
Added to the-invisible-pile: 0
Books bought: 2
Pages Read in 2016 Thus Far (according to Goodreads): 22,119 pages
Ratings:
5 Stars: 1
4-4.5 Stars: 5
3-3.5 Stars: 4
2-2.5 Stars: 1
Author Stats (1 = 1 book read by x author):
Male: 3
Female: 7
Male/Female Team: 1
Diverse: 2
Not-so-Diverse: 9
Living: 7
Deceased: 4
Planning to Read in September:
Upcoming Posts:
Happy Reading!
