Beginning of the Week Update!

Hello all! I hope you've had a great weekend! My school has the day off today, so I decided I would work on a couple of posts for you guys!! Here is my Beginning of the week Update!

So, this weekend, I was able to finish Wicked by Gregory Macguire. It was not at all what I expected it to be. I will have a full discussion up on it either later today or tomorrow.

But, that's all I read. I had about 100 pages left. But, I am one step closer to finishing my goal of reading 10 adult books this year! Woo hoo!!!

I'm going to dive into Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton next, because I already started it. It's actually pretty good, but I'm only about 50 pages in. I'll keep you updated!

Type at you later!

Shea

Beginning of the Week Update/March Wrap Up/April TBR

Hello all! This post was meant to go up yesterday, but I had a whole lot of things to do that I couldn't miss and then when the day was over, I had to do homework. And then after that, I just wanted to sleep!

Anyway, here is my Beginning of the week reading update.

So, over the weekend, I didn't actually get much reading done. I've managed to get to about page 175 in Wicked. It's finally picking up speed a little bit. The beginning was so slow, and at this point, I'm not sure if we needed all of that background information. But, I still have a chunk of reading left to go, so we shall see.

Since this post is so short, I also wanted to include my March Wrap-Up. As you know, I read all seven of the Harry Potter books this past month. Let me just say that it was AWESOME! I had forgotten a bunch of the smaller details that they didn't include in the movies. It was great to see Peeves again and more of Dobby and Kreatcher. I really wish they had included Kreatcher in the movies. His character arc is one of the best of minor characters I think there is. He goes from practically hating Harry, Ron, and Hermione to thinking that they are okay people. He even manages to stop calling Hermione a "mudblood".

One of the biggest things I think I'd forgotten was Phineious Nigellous Black (I know that's not spelled correctly, but I'm too lazy to look it up! :P). Even though he was such a minor character, he was rather important in the final book. When Hermione took his portrait down and put it in the beaded bag and then blindfolded him, I realized how important this was to the story.

If you want, I can create a separate post for my feelings on each book.

And as for the end of the month, I started Wicked by Gregory Mcguire. As you can see from above, I've only read about 175 pages so far.

As for a TBR for April, I'm not really sure what I'm going to read. I don't have a "Spring Break" at my High School, but we do get an extended weekend for Easter, so I'm hoping to be able to finish at least Wicked if I haven't before then.

I was able to pick out the books I wanted in my Easter Basket so, I think I will read some of those (I will have a proper haul up when I actually receive the books, because I've forgotten what some of them are!).

One of the books was Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman, I know that for sure. I want to read that before the new season is released on Netflix in June, so that's on my TBR for this month. I'd also like to start the Throne of Glass series as well as finally get to Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick and Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox. And of course finish Wicked. I'll keep you posted through my weekly updates and end of the month wrap up.

I hope you guys are having a great start to your week. It's snowing here again......... So much for Spring.

But anyway,

I'll type at you later!

Shea

End of the Week/Beginning of the Week Update

Hi everybody!

I'm sorry I didn't post an end of the week update this week. I didn't want to post one on Friday because it was a snow day for me and I did a lot of reading. And then it seemed silly to do one yesterday as I would have this one up today.

Anyway, I had a pretty good reading week this week. I was able to finish Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as well as start and finish Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I had some extra time on my hands this week so it was great to be able to get so much reading done.

Now, my plans for this week are to start Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm actually going to do that when I finish and post this post. I'm really looking forward to this one because its the one I've read the least amount of time and I'm pretty sure I'm missing some details. But there are some things that stick out in my memory from the movie that I want to check with the book.

When I finish the series, I want to find a couple of Harry Potter Tags and fill them in for you guys so you get a little bit more in depth to my thoughts of the Harry Potter series.

I think I'm going to have a few days on my hands to read because I've gotten a nasty head cold and need a few days to recoup. I'll keep you updated.

Until then,

Type at you later!

Shea

Beginning of the Week Update!

Hi guys!

I hope you all had a great weekend! I know I did. My aunt adopted a new doggie named Mica and we've spent the weekend bonding with her. She is a German Shepard/Lab mix and is cute as a button! I'll include a picture of her at the end of this post.

So, I actually managed to get a bunch of reading done this weekend. I have gotten up to page 703 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I am planning on finishing the book tonight, but I have a homeschool lesson tonight, so I may not have time. But I will definitely be finishing it over the next couple of days. I plan on starting Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as soon as I am done with this one.

I really am enjoying this story. The only thing I wish was that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were a little more involved with the Order than they are. I agree with Harry when he says that he is the one who saw Voldemort come back and he is the one Voldemort is after. Anyway, its still a very good novel. There is so much foreshadowing that I hadn't picked up on in past reads of this book. And that just makes it even better!

Well, I hope you all have a great week! Let me know in the comments what other posts you would like to see from me. I hope to be getting back into my YouTubeing soon, but it's been kind of hectic as it is my last semester of High School. I've got a lot of college stuff on my plate at the moment. That's why it's easier for me to do a blog right now.

Anyway,

Type at you later,

Shea

Beginning of the Week Update!

Hi all! I'm trying out this new kind of post, so let me know what you think about it. I'm going to post a blog on Mondays and Fridays. A beginning of the week and an end of the week update. This way, I can let you know how I've done over the weekend and during the week. I'll also be posting other posts sporadically, and of course my end of the month wrap-ups. Please let me know if you like these! :)

So, I didn't read much this weekend. I'm still reading the fourth Harry Potter(and the Goblet of Fire). I'm almost done. I'm hoping to finish it tonight or tomorrow, depending on when I fall asleep. I'm planning on starting the fifth this week, nonetheless.

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I'm going to add this part to this blog to update you on the college things that I've done. I met with an admissions councilor at the college I am planning on attending, and I had to take an accuplacer test. I passed the test with flying colors and was accepted to the school!!! I'm so excited!

I'm planning on starting a little bit early. Hopefully for the summer semester. But, I'll keep you updated!

Type at you later!

Shea