Social Distancing Readathon

In my links (Places to Find Me) you'll notice one called My Book Pledge.
MyBookPledge.com is a site where you can track your reading - based on the premise that you are pledging to read a certain number of books per year. I always pledge the standard 50, no matter how many books I plan to read on Goodreads because the site used to be called the 50 Book Pledge.

Anyway, TheSavvyReader.com is the site where this Book Pledge originated. I believe it's the Social Media interactive for Harper Collins publishing. Savvy Reader is hosting a week-long Social Distancing Readathon this upcoming week from May 4th to May 10th.

It doesn't require any serious commitment.  Read what you can - because reading is stress relieving, depending of course, on what you're reading.  But you do have to sign up, and there are prizes to be won. And if you're already signed up on mybookpledge.com you get a badge for participating in the readathon. And really, who can't be motivated by an internet badge?

Anyway, visit the Social Distancing Readathon and check out the FAQ and maybe decide to read a little bit next week.

I Read: P.S. I Still Love You

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
(Second in the To All The Boys trilogy)

I read this one in just over 12 hours, with the regular real-life distractions. It was a Sunday, during a pandemic so there weren't a lot of those, but I did take some time to watch television and cook some meals in there. And I think I cleaned a little.

Anyway, this one is super short because there's still Book 3 to read in the series and I want to do that.  I still like the characters, and I still get invested enough to tell them off when I can see what they're doing, but they can't. These are great, fun reads. If you don't mind living in the world of a teenager for a little while. (And considering their teenage lives are much more interesting than mine ever was, I'm okay with it.)

Four stars.  On to finish Book 3.

#28-2020

I Write: Assignment - Childhood Memory

Assignment in Creativity for Writers: Write a 250 word description of your most vivid and earliest memory.

We were getting ready to go somewhere, my dad, my mom, and I. It was late afternoon or early evening and it was summer. My mother was in the shower; the bathroom was around the corner from my bedroom and I could hear the water running. I was in my bedroom, trying to be independent. My dresser was several drawers tall, four or maybe five. For some reason, my socks were kept in the top drawer. The top drawer was above my head, as I was then, and still am, fairly short.

I read: To All The Boys I've Loved Before

To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

(First in the To All the Boys trilogy)

I picked up this series as I started hearing about how much people loved the movie on Netflix. By the time I've started reading them, all three books have been turned into Netflix films with the first two released. 

I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I picked them up. Fluffy from com, I imagine. And from that standpoint, it really delivered. I finished it in under 24 hours, if that gives you any indication of how interested in finishing it I was.

I read: Chosen Ones

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

I'll be totally honest - I pre-ordered this book based solely on the fact that Veronica Roth wrote the Divergent and Carve the Mark series'.  I also fully admit that I was not a fan of her characterization in Divergent. I completely hate the way Tris is written. She's whiny and annoying. But I enjoyed the story, even with holes, and I did get very attached to Four, which from reading about Roth later I realize was actually her issue also.

But I enjoyed Carve the Mark, and I saw a lot of growth in the writing and the story, so I assumed, no matter what I'd get something I liked out of this new novel. I didn't read anything about it beforehand, just based the decision solely on author name and reputation.

I read: ME

ME by Elton John

I was never a really big Elton John fan. I've always known his music, and I knew he was an exceptionally big personality. But the theatrics were never really what I was into.  The music was the thing. I knew he was an exceptional musician, but I kind of felt like the grandioseness of his persona took away from the music.

Before I saw "Rocketman" I didn't know a lot about John's backstory. Little bits and pieces, drugs being the main thing. I think I learned the most about him in connection with Princess Diana. I saw the movie twice. And it led me to pre-order this book.

I read: Amelia Bedelia Boxed set

Amelia Bedelia Boxed Set by Harry Parrish
Contains:
Amelia Bedelia Means Business
Amelia Bedelia Unleashed
Amelia Bedelia Road Trip!
Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild!
Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up
Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up
Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail
Amelia Bedelia Dances Off

I picked up this boxed set because it was inexpensive and I remember reading Amelia Bedelia stories as a kid. I didn't realize at first that this set is written after my childhood by the son of the original author, Peggy Parrish, but the books are still written in the same style.