Author: Arwen Elys Dayton

Item: Seeker
Rating: 3
Author: Amanda Marie

2015 in Review (& End of Year and Statistics Surveys)

Posted December 31, 2015 in Life, Reading / 10 Comments

Big Things That Happened in 2015

I mentioned the school talent show in which the teachers sang Yellow Submarine.
I worked at a Catholic summer camp for the summer and had a blast. I wrote about it and shared some pictures.
I survived over a week of blinding smoke due to forest fires. It was insane. I talked about that here.
I had my very first ever Blogversary which was exciting.

Analysis of Books I Read in 2015

This was the very first year that I ever kept track of the books that I read. My stats have amazed me.

I read 141 books.
Almost all of the books I read this year were 4 or 5 stars. I must be pretty good at choosing books I know I’ll enjoy.
Over two-thirds of the books I read this year were from the library or books I own.
Over half of the books I read this year were hard copied (Paperback or Hardcover) while over a quarter were ebooks. Audiobooks made up the rest.
About a quarter of the books I read this year were debuts.

I made some pretty nifty looking pie charts in Excel (you can just pretend they are totally awesome).

Tagged as Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, Birthday Month Reading Challenge, Catholic Book, Color Coded Challenge, Fairytale Retelling Challenge, Finishing the Series Challenge, Mythology Reading Challenge, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Read 2015, Rereading Challenge, What's In a Name Reading Challenge, You Read How Many Books Challenge

February 2015 in Review

Posted February 28, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 2 Comments

It is so hard to believe it is the end of February already. This has been a crazy month.

Things that Happened in February

Lent started with Ash Wednesday the beginning of the month.
I got the nasty cold thing going around the school. I have to remember to thank my students for that one.
We had this really great false spring with temperatures in the 60s (Farenheit) and then we were down to the negatives again.
I left town twice this month! This is pretty big when the closest other places are 2+ hours away and there is a lot of snow on the ground.
I spent a great deal of time with my head in a book and I am perfectly okay with that.

Books I Read in February

The Holy Trinity in the Life of the Church

Tagged as Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, Apostolic Exhortation, Birthday Month Reading Challenge, Catholic, Catholic Book, Color Coded Challenge, Fairy Tales, Fairytale Retelling Challenge, Lent, Monthly Wrap-Up, Pope Francis, Read 2015, Rereading Challenge, School, What's In a Name Reading Challenge, You Read How Many Books Challenge

Review: Seeker

Posted February 4, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton
Series: Seeker #1
Publisher: Random House (2015)
eARC (448 pages)
Via: NetGalley
Rating:
Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup, Read 2015

Synopsis

Quin Kincaid has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a revered ‘Seeker’.
Only when it’s too late does she discover she will be using her new-found knowledge and training to become an assassin. Quin’s new role will take her around the globe, from a remote estate in Scotland to a bustling, futuristic Hong Kong where the past she thought she had escaped will finally catch up with her.

Find the book: Goodreads

Tagged as 3 star, Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, NetGalley, Read 2015, You Read How Many Books Challenge

January 2015 Monthly Wrap-Up

Posted January 31, 2015 in Reading / 2 Comments

The first month of 2015 is completed. That just sounds crazy. I am finally remembering to write 2015, at least most of the time.

Things that Happened in January

My sister was home from college over break.
We took my sister back to college and I was able to visit a WalMart and a bookstore and more than a two lane road!
Montana Winter Fair started Friday and ends Sunday. The best thing about this is the library used book sale. Paperbacks for 25-50¢ and hardcovers for $1. It is amazing… when they have books I want to read rather than just westerns and such.