Mt TBR report: July 2014

[calissa]

Mt TBR Status
Mt TBR @ 1 January: 191
Mt TBR @ 30 June: 187
Mt TBR @ 31 July: 196

Yep, totally failing to shrink Mt TBR. I can't say that I really mind all that much. Most of the growth was due to my haul from the local secondhand bookshop that was closing. It was my civic duty to help them out ;)

Books Read
* denotes a reread.
@ denotes electronic copy

July
32. What the Robin Knows by Jon Young
33. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
34. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
35. The Court of Lightning by Amy Rae Durreson @
36. Heat Wave by Richard Castle *

Books Acquired
(3/7) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
(5/7) The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
(5/7) The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee
(5/7) Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
(5/7) Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
(5/7) The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
(5/7) Temeraire by Naomi Novik
(5/7) Tehanu by Ursula Le Guin
(5/7) Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
(8/7) The Passage of Pearl by Lynn O'Connacht @
(19/7) Broken Phoenix by Edmond Manning @
(19/7) The Court of Lightning by Amy Rae Durreson @
(30/7) Unbound and Free by Becca Lusher @

Other Stuff
I decided to follow the example of a friend and start listing the online stuff that I'm reading as well. I think that doing so will help give me a more accurate picture of my reading habits.

Over on LJ, I've been reading saiena's Drabble project. She writes a drabble every day, then posts them in weekly batches: July Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four.

Over on DW, I've been reading ysabetwordsmith's Avenger fan fic. Agent Phil Coulson uses non-sexual age-play to help the Avengers reclaim their childhoods and build better relationships. ysabetwordsmith describes these stories as "...very sweet in tone and make for good comfort reading." I can only agree. At the end of each chapter are non-fiction notes that provide supportive material for dealing with the issues raised. All in all, some fascinating reading. This month I tore through Hairpins, Querencia, Am I Not and Blended.

At the other end of the scale in terms of tone is not_poignant's original fiction over on AO3. I read The Court of Five Thrones, Chapter 3 and Strange Sights Chs 1-11. These are both classified as m/m erotica, are explicit and come with some pretty heavy trigger warnings--particularly the latter. They're both set in the same amazingly vibrant world (though the latter is alternate universe) and feature wonderfully faceted characters.

Comments

[tara]

I like the idea of including online reading. I do SO MUCH of that, even though most of it's completely random articles, so I sometimes wish I could include it in my reading total for the year :D

[calissa]

I think it gives a much more complete picture and you can find some very interesting stuff by perusing other people's lists :D

[winterbird]

*bounces happily* I'm in your reading list! Eeeee. Man if I was a better blogger, I'd consider doing something like this. I read *so much* online fiction / fanfiction it numbers into the hundreds of thousands of words easily.

I really need to get back into paperbacks and published ebooks too though.

[calissa]

You most certainly are! I wasn't sure what the protocol was in relation to linking your accounts, so I didn't use your DW name. I am enjoying your stories immensely and need to work harder to keep up! I'll go back to check out Game Theory once I'm up to date.

Tracking my online reading was following the example of a friend. Only focusing on books leaves out a very important dimension of my reading these days.

I would love to hear about what you're currently reading if you ever feel you'd like to share :)