One month left in the year – am I going to finish my reading challenges? Will I make a dent in my stacks? Well if November is any indication I may be in trouble. Despite having two days off from work this month I didn’t get very far in my reading. I only managed to finish two books.
I read Landline by Rainbow Rowell and Ice Cold by Andrea Maria Schenkel. Landline was a bit of a disappointment but Ice Cold was a wonderful read and best of all it meant that I did read at least one book for German Literature reading month!
Speaking of reading challenges, I may finish my Books in Translation and Poetry reading challenges but the two others will probably be a fail. I’m pretty happy with my participation though and I’ll try to remember to do a recap of all challenges.
Challenges… I wonder what new challenges are popping up for next year. I better not look or I’ll get distracted by those.
Anyway, I have quite a few books in progress and my goal for December is to finish all the books in progress. Ideally I’d like to not add any more books to the ongoing stack, at least not until I finish some of them, but that’s hard to do. I am also starting to think of reading plans for next year. What I’d like to read more of and just things like that. Anyway, how was your reading month and what do you have planned for December?
OMG — the end of the year is so close! I’m keeping Ice Cold in mind, but felt much as you did about Landline. I have no particular plans for December and will just see what is on my list when I head to the library. Thank goodness for NetGalley and Kindle Unlimited–my library trips are well-supplemented. 🙂
December really snuck up on me this year! November was all nonfiction, but this month my only plans are to read Commonwealth by Ann Patchett and an Amy Tan novel for my book club. Hope you are able to finish the books in progress… sorry to hear Landline was a disappointment.
I really should get around to Landline so I can say I have finished all of Rainbow Rowell’s books, but it just didn’t work for me when I started it. One day!
Landline was disappointing for me, too. My granddaughter wants Rowell’s Carry On for Christmas and I’m eager to hear how she likes it.
I only finished two books in November, too. December probably won’t be much better. You would think with these low numbers I’d be able to catch up on my reviews! ðŸ˜
I can’t believe it is December already! Good luck finishing all your in progress books for the month. I always tell myself that is what I will do but it never happens. 🙂
I’m definitely not ready for December. What did the time go?
I think you’re doing well with your reading challenges. I’ve not participated in any of them for two years, I think, and I don’t think I’m able to complete them if I did. Still, it’s all fun.
I’m not in a hurry in reading Landline after reading most of the reviews that said it was only a so-so read. Plus I’ve a few library books I need to get to. 😉