Argh .... it was a single digit month! 
.... I know I've been busy, but there were times I could have been reading but was just so uninspired ... so it's official .... I'm in a reading slump ... argh
Ebooks are working out okay for me ... I seem to read them quicker .. and they're convenient for reading early in the morning (I'm up at 4 for no good reason except to use the facilities, then can't sleep) .... I just need to get some more Harlequins in ebook, most of my ebooks TBR are erotica
Audios are great for when I'm doing manual type tasks, like gardening or painting ... sadly haven't had time to do those fun things lately (and that work is piling up majorly) ..... listening to me is still a very new thing, so I'm finding it hard to retain what I'm hearing .... I guess this is a brain multi-task that I need to gain experience with so it comes naturally
so .... I need some INSPIRATION to pull me out of my slump ... help!
My Reading Totals for August = 9 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 5 ~ Other Publisher = 4
Mile High by G.A. Hauser ~ Linden Bay Romance ~ 2008 ~ Very Good
Desperately Seeking Annie by Patricia Knoll ~ HR#3422 ~ Aug 1992 ~ Very Good
No Ordinary Man by Suzanne Brockmann ~ HI#365 - Apr 1996 ~ Great!
Shotgun Grooms ~ HH#575 ~ Sep 2001
~~~ Lucas's Convenient Bride by Susan Mallery ~ Great!
~~~ Jackson's Mail-Order Bride by Maureen Child ~ Great!
Nauti Nights by Lora Leigh ~ Berkley Trade ~ 2007 ~ Very Good
Menagerie by Lara Santiago ~ Siren-BookStrand, Inc ~ Aug 2008 ~ Great!
Glory in Death by J. D. Robb ~ Berkley ~ Dec 1995 ~ Very Good
Accompanying Alice by Terese Ramin ~ SSE#656 ~ Mar 1991 ~ Great!
The Wish by Diane Pershing ~ SR#1657 ~ Apr 2003 ~ Good +
The Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Book Challenge
Team Totals for August = 34 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 27 ~ Other Publisher = 7
Kel (scoobie) = 7 ~ Christa = 18 ~ KatherineT = 9
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2008 August Grand Totals = 321 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 257 ~ Other Publisher = 64
Kel (scoobie) = 55 (50+5) ~ Christa = 165 (125+40) ~ KatherineT = 101 (82+19)
~~~ and to compare where we were last year this time ~~~
2007 August Grand Totals = 367 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 359 ~ Other Publisher= 8
Scoobie = 64 (63+1) ~ Christa = 176 (169+7) ~ KatherineT = 127
KatherineT-eHarlequin ~ Book Challenge Host
I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it! ~ Quiet Canadians Blog
Try something new
If you have anything different in your TBR read it. I was in a slump and tried some HMR and have read a few. Now if I could only blog the pile I have waiting to review. I need motivation for that.
When I get a little money I buy books, and then if any is left I buy food and clothes..-- Erasmus
Try something new
Sorry I am on our old computer and somehow I posted twice.
When I get a little money I buy books, and then if any is left I buy food and clothes..-- Erasmus
Thanks Kaelee ....
I think you're right ..... Sadhbh posted about lines we don't normally read a few weeks ago ... I have quite a few books in my TBR that fit that bill and think it's time to pick them up
and part of my problem is finding time re re-organize my TBR .... it needs it badly .... and maybe that's holding me back because there are books that are calling quietly that I'm not quite sure where they are ........ that's what happens when the TBR grows and tons get stacked in boxes
KatherineT-eHarlequin ~ Book Challenge Host
I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it! ~ Quiet Canadians Blog
Katherine - inspire yourself like you managed to inspire me
and you should have no problems
Well because of your Mile High blog I read that and got Rough Canvas earlier than I might otherwise have done
because of Menagerie I got a whole load more by Lara Santiago (and then a few others to fill up the basket
)
and because of the Lora Leigh I remembered that Nauti Dreams had just become available and so I ordered it
and so you can take credit for me reading at least nine or ten books I might not otherwise have read last month
Not to mention a certain package which is due to arrive
Feeling more inspired now?
Hugs
Sadhbh
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No more excuses, just READ!
ROFL Sadhbh ....
Glad I could help inspire you :)
After the few gay romances I've read lately, and then add the erotica, I thought I should probably go make to some more "mainstream" reading .... but that's stumped me .... I've read a gay romance by Chris Owen that was very good and I've discovered there's a sequel ... so before I blog the first, I'll read the second and blog them one right after the other ....
but I do need to attack my TBR and put it into some sort of order .... then when a certain mood strikes I can take advantage by having the book right where it should be
I think that'll be my project tonight, while I listen to the audio I've started LOL
KatherineT-eHarlequin ~ Book Challenge Host
I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it! ~ Quiet Canadians Blog
ROFL Sadhbh ....
Glad I could help inspire you :)
After the few gay romances I've read lately, and then add the erotica, I thought I should probably go make to some more "mainstream" reading .... but that's stumped me .... I've read a gay romance by Chris Owen that was very good and I've discovered there's a sequel ... so before I blog the first, I'll read the second and blog them one right after the other ....
but I do need to attack my TBR and put it into some sort of order .... then when a certain mood strikes I can take advantage by having the book right where it should be
I think that'll be my project tonight, while I listen to the audio I've started LOL
KatherineT-eHarlequin ~ Book Challenge Host
I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it! ~ Quiet Canadians Blog
Can I help?
Ok I'm weird that way but I consider organizing books a wonderful and favourite pastime. I spent 3 days organizing my ebooks after you planted the idea in my head. I think it took three days because I kept getting distracted at author sites or Ellora's Cave or Samhain and I think my wishlist grew by another page at fictionwise.
Christa ~ Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Challenge Blog
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well .... you're welcome to come and organize :)
I was going to do it tonight but that was before I found out that the two hour season openner of Bones was on LOL
will have to check my schedule for tomorrow
KatherineT-eHarlequin ~ Book Challenge Host
I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it! ~ Quiet Canadians Blog
maybe
If I start walking now I might make it there sometime tomorrow
Christa ~ Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Challenge Blog
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slumps
My August totals are way down. Moastly life interrupting. I agree, take something from a line you don't normally read...or go to a bookstore and browse and read a book you pick then. Or an author you adore. Last night I had a ton of great thick books I wanted to read but I read some pages and I just did not feel very enthused by them, so I picked up an HR by a favorite auhor and it just hit the spot. Sometimes if I have been reading long books, a shorter one helps and vice-versa so that if I read too many shorter ones back to back I need a longer one. The main thing for me is something different whether it be a new author, a new line, a different length, a different subgenre or genre, light versus darker book, you name it. Hope you get back on track soon...and hey, good excuse to go book shopping.
Merri
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