Wrap Up of My August Review Copy Clean Up

I had 14 books on my list to read for the review clean up. I completed 7, DNF'ed 1, and am currently reading 2 more. I also read several non-review books during the month. I had hoped to complete at least 3/4 of my list but achieved half of the list. It was definitely worth doing and I'm glad I participated, it helped me make progress.

Review Books to Read

Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood - reviewed
Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway - reviewed
A Sliver of Shadow by Allison Pang - reviewed
Shadow of Deceit by Mal Olson - reviewed
Broken Harbor by Tana French- reviewed
Harmless As Doves by P.L. Gaus- reviewed
When You Wish Upon A Duke by Isabella Bradford- reviewed
Silent Samaritan by James Tucker- reading now
The Kentucky Derby by James C. Nicholson - reading now
The Last Victim by Karen Robards -DNF
The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa- postponed until October
Two Weeks Notice by Rachel Caine- unread (I still need to read the first book)
Blaze of Winter by Elisabeth Barrett - unread
The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy - unread 

So, not great but decent. I feel a bit better about my review pile. How did you make out, are you caught up on your review books? Even if you didn't participate, I'm interested in how you're doing.

August Review Copy Clean Up Challenge

 

I heard about this challenge from Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and thought how perfect it was for me. There's not a minimum requirement and the rules are simple so I'm jumping in. August is going to be a busy month for me in real life, so I'm giving myself two goals; one that I think is doable and one that is more challenging. With luck, I'll end up somewhere in between the two. The books have to be read in August, but the review might not go up in August. If you're interested, there's still time to sign up.

Review Copy Clean Up is hosted by 
Celene @ Nyx Book Reviews and Vicky @Books, Biscuits and Tea

Goal #1: The Easier Goal (I hope)

Yep, it's a small pile, but as I said, I August is going to be a busy month for. Plus, I have a second, more ambitious goal that I'll be striving for.

ETA 8/4: ACK! I just looked at my blog calendar and realized I forgot one. :(

Goal #2: The Ambitious Goal

In addition to the above books, I am also aiming to read the following review books:

 

So there are my goals. I am currently reading "Precinct 13", and enjoying it. I'll update this post each week with my successes and failures, and I'll include a link to it in my Sunday Post and Roundup each week. 

Week 1: As of 6:30 PM Saturday night, I've finished two books, one from the easy pile, "Precinct 13", and one from the ambitious pile, "When You Wish Upon A Duke". I enjoyed both. Next up is "Broken Harbor", a promised review for my other blog.

Week 2: I suck. I finished only one  review book, "Broken Harbor". I'm almost done with "Shadow of Deceit". I did read a couple of non-review library books this week.  

Week 3: Ugh, I really sucked. I read some library books this week so for review books, I finished 1, "Sweet Talk" by Julie Garwood and started "The Last Victim" by Karen Robards.

Week 4: I DNF'ed "The Last Victim" after about 50%, I just couldn't take it any more. I finished "A Sliver of Shadow" by Allison Pang. WOO HOO! Finally, I made progress. I finished all the books in my easy pile and I'm making headway on the challenging pile. I did decide to push reading "The Lost Prince" to September as there are books I need to get to before it. I also added a review book, "The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event" by James C. Nicholson. In all, I did 7 out of 13, a little over 50%. Meh.

Week 5:

I'm still working on the Kentucky Derby book; it's dense, lots of history and politics so I took a break for a few days. This week I was sick (still? again?) and I had a long, stressful week at work. Every night after work, I'd come home, crash on the couch and end up napping for an hour or two. My reading and blogging both suffered as a result.

So, in all I finished 7 out of 14 books, completed my easy pile, and made a start on my ambitious pile. I had hoped to finish at least 3/4 of the list but I did make progress and I'm happy about that.