I’m pretty satisfied with how I did today because I’ve been reading more slowly lately. As some of you know I wasn’t able to do Paper Valentine for this Read-A-Thon because I went and finished the whole thing yesterday by accident… But I managed to read 2 books cover-to-cover and got some pages in on two of the books I’ve been reading for like MONTHS.

Book one was a novella, Orfe by Cynthia Voigt, that I have been meaning to read for years. It’s pretty much the only Voigt novel I hadn’t gotten to yet. It was strange, I could hear Voigt’s voice in there but it was different from all the others in a way I can’t quite put my finger on. I’m glad I read it though.

Book two was The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher. I actually listened to the audiobook that Carrie read herself, while following along occasionally with the print version. I think my new favorite way to enjoy memoirs is when the author reads it to me. I can’t believe I hadn’t tried this before this year.

I didn’t get a lot of pages on the books I’ve been stuck on (Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell & The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen), just 3-5 each, but it’s better than nothing. And I’m hopeful I’ll be able to keep up on The Truth About Forever. As for Wives and Daughters, I think I’m going to have to do that thing where I make myself read a chapter a week. If that doesn’t help I’m going to DNF it, as much as I hate to.

I’m so glad I did this Read-A-Thon, it was a great motivator! Thanks BibliophilicWitch!

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If I get stuck during PV or Orfe, I’ve also got a couple other books I’m currently working on, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell and The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen, which I can read a bit on as a palette cleanser.

Wish me luck!

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