Booktastic Nerd

Once again book lovers I am not going to post much today. I am celebrating 13 wonderful years of marriage.  

Can I even attempt to read anything right now? I don't know if I can honestly. With the end of the year coming up. Work picking up quickly. Things are in general getting absolutely crazy. I have to get books and chromebooks back to schools since my children have been virtual the whole year. But I am hoping to pick up just one book. One book in the hopes of getting into a reading groove again. So for this month the book I have picked out should be a really easy read. It's a middle grade read my husband has been telling me to keep reading the series and I have been trying to. I really have been but I get sucked into other books that I want to read more but I'm going to attempt to read: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan Book 4 of 5 Page: 361 Published: March 6, 2008 Synopsis: Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears at his potential new school, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickl...

So this morning I did not post anything but never fear there will be two posts today it's just that this one is happening a little late. I mean there will be times that post could be early or even hours late. I mean I am after all doing things as they come to me. However, last night I decided that I really wanted to get back in the kitchen again. I love being in my kitchen when the mood really hits me. And there are sometimes weeks where I want to be doing other things than being in my kitchen. I mean what mom wants to spend her life in the kitchen all day every day? But I digress for just a second, today is one of those days I want to be in the kitchen. I want to bake something. Cook something. It's just one of those things today. So I decided that if I was going to do that I was going to make a series of post about it. I mean we all find that amazing recipe on Pinterest that we would love to try and last night as I was going through pins I found a ton of things that I w...

So I've been trying to find some fun lunch ideas for my kiddos to try so they are not taking sandwiches to school daily. I found quite a few ideas that my kids will eat up with no questions asked. I mean it was a surprise on the fact that they would eat these things with no questions asked. I mean I was wondering what I would feed my pickiest eater for lunch during the school year. So during the summer last year we started to try out a bunch of new options for lunch. There are many things that they decided they didn't like and then many things that they decided they liked. Now one item that I made during the summer last year my oldest decided he would eat it all day every day. However, I'll talk about that one in a different posting later. This week I want to discuss Pizza Roll-Ups. I was a little hesitant on this one because my littlest one is not a fan of pepperoni. So let me be completely honest, everything that I gave to my children to try I ate before they did. If I ...

  April Update A book you read in school. A book from your childhood. A book published over 100 years ago. A book published in the last year. A non-fiction book. A book written by a male author. A book by a female author. A book by someone who isn't a writer. A book that is or is becoming a film.  A book published in the 20th century. A book set in your hometown/region. A book with a name in the title. A book with a number in the title.  Prisioner B-3087 by Alan Gratz A book based on a true story. A book someone else recommended. A book with over 500 pages. A book you can finish in a day. A previously banned book. A book with a one word title.  Black by T.L. Smith A book translated from another language.  365 Days by Blanka Lipinska A personal growth book. A memoir or journal. A book by someone from another country. A book set somewhere you'll visit this year. An award winning book. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't. A book with a character w...

 I have attempted to start this one. But I have not actually completed a book on this list. January Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (1/5) February Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell (2/2) March  Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (3/15) April  The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead (4/5) Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell (4/5) The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh (4/26) May  Unrivaled by Alyson Noel (5/10) The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye (5/17) The Last Star by Rick Yancey (5/24) June Escape from Asylum by Madeleine Roux (6/14) July I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of July of 2016. August A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (8/30). September Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalo (9/20) October Replica by Lauren Oliver (10/4) Moon Chosen by P.C. Cast (10/18) November  Heartless by Marissa Meyer (11/8) December Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill (12/27)

 There is one book on this list and I have not even gotten to it in the slightest. This list could probably be done without. I won't update this one again until the end of the year. January I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of January of 2018. February I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of February of 2018. March Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi (3/6) April   I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of April of 2018. May   I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of May of 2018. June   I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of June of 2018. July I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of July of 2018. August I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of August of 2018. September I do not currently have an...

 Some of these will be a little give on because of the letter it is.  I will be doing this as a mixture of first and last names because some letters are harder than others. A - Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman B - Black by T. L. Smith C -  Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas D - Demon Prince of Momochi House by Aya Shouoto E -  F -  G -  H -  I -  J -  K - Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits #1 by Waco Ioka L -  M -  N -  O -  P - Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Q - Quintessential Quintuplets #6 by Negi Haruba R -  S -  T -  U -  V -  W -  X -  Y -  Z - 

I will be doing this as a mixture of first and last names because some letters are harder than others. A -  Bracken, Alexandra - The Darkest Minds B - Blanka Lipinska - 365 Days C -  D -  E -  F -  G - Gratz, Alan - Prisoner B-3087 H -  I -  J -  K -  Kaufman, Amie - Aurora Rising L -  M - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses  N - Negi Haruba - Quintessential Quintuplets O -  P -  Q -  R -  S - Shouoto, Aya - Demon Prince of Momochi House T - T. L. Smith - Black U -  V -  W - Waco Ioka - Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits X -  Y -  Z - 

 I also cannot say that I have not been able to put a dent into this one either. January  Frost Blood by Elly Blake (1/10) Roseblood by A.G. Howard (1/10) Caraval by Stephanie Garber (1/31) By Your Side by Kasie West (1/31) February  Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (2/7) Lifeblood by Gena Showalter (2/28) March  Tricked by Jen Calonita (3/7) Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves (3/28) April  Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis (4/11) May  A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (5/2) Always and Forever, Lara Jean (5/2) Dark Breaks the Daw by Sara B. Larson (5/30) House of Furies by Madeleine Roux (5/30) June  Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (6/13) Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson (6/13) July Loved by P.C. Cast and Kirsten Cast (7/11) August I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of August of 2017. September I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of September of 20...

I wish I could say that I have put some form of dent into this challenge but I have not.  January  Ensnared by A.G. Howard (1/6) The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (1/13) February Homecoming by Kass Morgan (2/24) March I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of March of 2015. April  Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong (4/1) May I do not currently have any books started that was published during the month of May of 2015. June The Good Girls by Sara Shepard (6/2) July The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson (7/7) Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty (7/14) August Slasher Girls and Monster Boys Anthology September The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (9/22) October Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (10/6) The Rose Society by Marie Lu (10/13) November  Winter by Marissa Meyer (11/10) Unforgiven by Lauren Kate (11/10) December See How They Run by Ally Carter (12/22)

 New Book Every 2 Weeks A book you read in school A book from your childhood A book published over 100 years ago. A boo published in the last year A non fiction book A book written by a male author Auora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman A book written by a female author A book by someone who isn't an author A book that is or becoming a movie The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken A book published in the 20th century A book se in your hometown/region A book with a name in the title A book with a character with your name A book with a number in the title Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz A book someone else recommended A book with over 500 pages A book you can finish in a day Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits by Waco Ioka A previously banned book A book with a one word title Black by T. L. Smith A book translated from another language 365 Days by Blanka Lipinska A book that will improve your life A memoir or journal A book written by someone from another country Acendance ...

 This month was not a great month for reading. I blame my son's teacher for my sudden reading slump. She had the kids reading a book that even I was not prepared for. Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Synopsis:  Survive. At any cost. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner -- his arm tattooed with the words PRISONER B-3087. He is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him. He encounters evil he could have never imagined, but also sees surprising glimpses of hope amid the horror. He just barely escapes death, only to confront it again seconds later. Can Yanek make it through t...