Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge 21

Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 Hour Books and Amanda @ On a Book Bender shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors!) during the week, and talk about the books we plan on reading in the coming week. [Description and banner borrowed from On a Book Bender]

The Corner Newsstand
(This week on Creativity’s Corner)

• Monday a week ago I reviewed Wreck-it Ralph.
• This Tuesday I reviewed Dearly, Departed.
• Thursday I reviewed The Marbury Lens.
• Saturday I introduced Kristilyn and my 2013 Reading Challenge.

Behind the Desk
(My life behind the scenes)

Last weekend my grandfather passed away. While we expected it for a while since he was 91 and his health has been failing steadily, it’s always difficult. We were happy to celebrate a life well lived, and to have a majority of the family together to celebrate.

Around the Corner
(Blog posts I found awesome since the last post)

I completely ignored my reader for the past week. I’ll probably go through it this afternoon or Monday so you’ll be inundated with links next week, I promise!

GoodReaders’ Digest
(Books I’ve read in the past week and books I plan to read next. Also includes stats for the Unbreaking the Shelves Challenge)

• Dark Star by Bethany Frenette
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (audiobook)

Unbreaking the Shelves stats:

Get my “Embarrassed I haven’t read yet” shelf under 45.

• Beginning total: 65
• As of 12/8: still 58

Keep my to-read-now list as close to 250 as possible. Expert level: bring it down to 235.

• Beginning total: 253
• As of 12/8: 259

Added:

• NONE! Again! WOOOOO!

Read 15 books off of my Series Completion list

EXPERT LEVEL: Read a total of 57 books from the TBR list (overshooting my original GR year goal by 25)

AS OF 12/8: Original GR goal has been reached.