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Well, this week has been both relaxing and busy. I didn't have much of anything going on for the first half of the week and was content to read and catch up on TV watching (though is it just me, or are there almost no good shows on TV anymore?). The second half was a little busier - I ran a lot of errands, and my husband's best friend was in town from Australia. I've also been feeling under the weather for the past few days. My goal is to rest as much as possible before Christmas so I'm better by the holiday!

Speaking of holiday plans, I thought it would be good to discuss my blogging schedule over the next week! Basically, my goal is to continue posting a review a day, except for Christmas day. I'll be at home with my parents in Florida for the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, but it's usually pretty laid back and I should be able to get some reading done. If not, well, I'll still try to post something every day!



This week, I finished the Fall Into Reading 2008 Challenge and wrote a list of the best books primarily aimed at women for author Claire LaZabnik's website. I'm also giving away the book Matrimony [review][entry page] by Joshua Henkin, so if you haven't entered yet, the last day to do so is Monday, Dec. 22.



I'm also still slowly working on Dracula and am really enjoying it. I feel like it's a good book to read in small doses, in between other novels. I'm about 150 pages in.

Now, onto the stats!

Books I've read this week:


The Charlemagne Pursuit - Steve Berry [review to be posted]


Odd Mom Out - Jane Porter [review]


The Madonnas of Leningrad - Debra Dean [review]


Cotillion - Georgette Heyer [review to be posted on Monday]


Creepers - Joanne Dahme [review to be posted on Tuesday]


The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca - Tahir Shah [review to be posted on Saturday]


The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti - Annie Vanderbilt [review to be posted]

Other reviews posted this week:


Matrimony - Joshua Henkin [review]


In the Convent of Little Flowers: Stories - Indu Sundaresan [review]


The Misadventures of Oliver Booth - David Desmond [review]


Light of the Moon - Luanne Rice [review]


Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds - Stephen Kinzer [review]

3 comments:

Wendy said...

I just gave you an award...check it out!

bermudaonion said...

It isn't just you - TV stinks these days. I'm reading The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti right now and I'm enjoying it so far.

Veens said...

wow!

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