February List

January was a bit of a slow month for reading but it's been an interesting entry into my new system. I only managed to read 6 books. The new exercise regime and the writing are all pressing on time I used to use for reading. While I anticipated this, I didn't really know how much reading I achieved during those times. Additionally, it turns out that a lot of the books that have been waiting forever for me to get around to. . . are really slow reads. Also, even if I end up discarding a book, it takes a couple days to determine that. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying/looking forward to all half-forgotten titles. So, I moved the TBR into the urgent list and replaced all the read books with random picks for next month. 

Apparently I went through a phase where I was collecting the first couple books in long series. A strangely disproportionate number of my random picks in the last two months are parts of series which caused the list to balloon. Additionally, I ended the month in the middle of five books which I intend to finish. Now that I've consistently been exercising, it's time to work in the writing. It's possible that first thing in the morning simply won't work. I'll try evenings for a while and see how that goes.

Goal for February - write and and blast through the urgent list!

1. Complete Short Stories by Isaac Asimov (class prep)
1. Volume 1
2. Volume 2
2. Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich (RP)
3. Flavia de Luce Series by Alan Bradley
1. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
2. Speaking from Among the Bones
3. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
4. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
5. Thrice the Brindled Cat Hath Mew'd
6. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
7. The Golden Tresses of the Dead
4. How to Bake Pi by Eugenia Cheng (RP)
5. The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova (Christmas Gift)
6. The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey
1. Abaddon's Gate
2. Cibola Burn
3. Nemesis Games
4. Babylon's Ashes
5. Persepolis Rising
6. Tiamat's Wrath
7. Leviathan Falls
7. Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick (RP)
8. Desert Flower by Earis Dirie (RP)
9. Serge Storms Series by Tim Dorsey (RP)
1. Florida Roadkill
2. Hammerhead Ranch Motel
3. Orange Crush
4. Triggerfish Twist
5. The Stingray Shuffle
6. Cadillac Beach
7. Torpedo Juice
8. The Big Bamboo
9. Hurricane Punch
10. Atomic Lobster
11. Nuclear Jellyfish
12. Gator A-Go-Go
13. Electric Barracuda
14. When Elves Attack
15. Pineapple Grenade
16. The Riptide Ultra-Glide
17. Tiger Shrimp Tango
18. Shark Skin Suite
19. Coconut Cowboy
20. Clownfish Blues
21. The Pope of Palm Beach
22. No Sunscreen for the Dead
23. Naked Came the Florida Man
24. Tropic of Stupid
25. Mermaid Confidential
26. The Maltese Iguana
10. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (classic)
11. Count Zero by William Gibson (Dropped - feel a little bad about it actually. I'm good with getting rid of it but Ryan is deciding whether to give it a try)
12. Symphony of Ages Series by Elizabeth Haydon (RP)
1. Rhapsody: Child of Blood
2. Prophecy: Child of Earth
3. Destiny: Child of the Sky
13. Sleeping Beauty: Back to Reality by Jenni James (Dropped - I have issues with the writing style as well as some of the content. I'll be excising this one)
14. The Mindwar Trilogy by Andrew Klavan
1. Mindwar
2. Hostage Run
3. Game Over
15. Trader by Charles de Lint (RP)
16. Jason Bourne Series by Robert Ludlum (RP)
1. The Bourne Identity
2. The Bourne Supremacy
3. The Bourne Ultimatum
17. The Casket of Time by Andri Snaer Magnason (RP)
18. The Color of Water by James McBride (RP)
19. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (Finished 2/28/2023)
20. Emily the Strange Series by Rob Reger (RP)
1. The Lost Days
2. Stranger and Stranger
3. Dark Times
4. Piece of Mind
21. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin (RP)
22. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series by Louise Penny
1. The Cruelest Month
2. A Rule Against Murder
3. The Brutal Telling
4. Bury Your Dead
5. A Trick of the Light
6. The Beautiful Mystery
7. How the Light Gets In
8. The Long Way Home
23. The Bridgerton Prequels by Julia Quinn
1. Because of Miss Bridgerton
2. The Girl With the Make-Believe Husband
3. The Other Miss Bridgerton
4. First Come Scandal
24. Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins (RP)
25. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
26. Cooking Light: Mad Delicious by Keith Schroeder (RP)
27. The Settlement Cook Book (Finished 2/25/2023)
28. White Teeth by Zadie Smith (RP)
29. Battle Royale: The Novel by Koushun Takami Translated by Yuji Oniki
30. A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg (RP)

The Urgent List:

1. The Ghost Bride: A Novel by Yangsze Choo (Finished 2/14/2023)
2. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (borrowed from Dad)
3. Kill All Happies by Rachel Cohn (YA, Library)
4. Circuit of Heaven by Dennis Danvers (Ryan Pick, because he really wants me to read it)
5. The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos & Sam Taylor(TBR)
6. Themis Files Trilogy by Sylvain Neuvel (TBR)
1. Sleeping Giants (Finished 2/15/ 2022)
2. Waking Gods
3. Only Human
7. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Finished 2/2/2023)
8. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (YA, Library)
9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (borrowed from Stephanie)
10. Gleanings by Neil Shusterman (Finished 2/9/2023)
11. War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (finished 2/28/2023)
12. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventure's Guide by Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras (NF, finishing it up)