I have managed this month to cut down the number of blog posts I've published. - only 45 in the 31 days compared with the 70 in the month of September.
I've actually read and reviewed 11 books this month and am well on schedule to finish most of my reading challenges for the year. I've read 107 books for the year, already more than in 2009 when I read 104, and I should make it to 125.
I highly recommend THE NIGHT OF THE MI'RAJ by Zoe Ferraris which I finished reading this week. It's alternative title is FINDING NOUF. I read that as title #17 in the 2010 Global Reading Reading Challenge and I have 4 more to go for that challenge.
After I've done that I have to focus on getting a few more books read for the Canadian Reading Challenge, where I've only read 3 so far, although I actually have until the middle of next year to make it to 13.
Reviews published this week:
- 4.4, DISCOUNT NOIR, edited Patricia Abbott & Steve Weddle (30 October) - kindle
- 4.8, THE NIGHT OF THE MI'RAJ, Zoe Ferraris (28 October)
- 4.3, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST BRITISH CRIME 7, 2010, edit.Maxim Jakubowski (24 October) - kindle
- Weekly Geeks 2010 - 35: The books you waited too long to read
- Forgotten Books: DEATH BEYOND THE NILE, Jessica Mann
- You know you're hooked when...
- Unusual book sculptures
- Bafflement leads to a change of reading plans
- Finalists for Irish Crime Novel Award announced
- 2010 SCIBA Book Award Winner
- What are your top 5 favourite crime novels?
- Short Survey about e-reading
To finish the Global Reading Challenge:
* HAVANA BLACK, Leonardo Padura (Cuba)
* BEAT NOT THE BONES, Charlotte Jay (New Guinea)
* BAIT, Nick Brownlee (Kenya) - Kindle
* ANARCHY AND OLD DOGS, Colin Cotterill (Laos)
3 comments:
I used my first foray into Net Galley to help with the Canadian challenge Kerrie - found 2 books there by Canadian women and thought I'd use the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone so to speak.
I just finished The Blood Detective today - short review is good but for the ending.
Finished "City of Veils," which is a thought-provoking and well-written book, with much to ponder about women's role and struggle for independence, religion, the criminal justice system--and romance in a complicated social situation.
Cannot wait to read your review of it.
Sounds like a good reading month for you and isn't lovely to know that you are on top of the challenge...
Finger cross you getting them wrap up by next month..
E.H>
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