Reading slump

I haven't been blogging because... I am busy with work and school but all the more because I haven't read anything since I don't know when.

I am certainly in total reading slump. This is the worst ever. Back then, I can't stand not reading even a page a day, but nowadays all I do is stare at my bookcase and wonder why I bought all those books and when will I ever read them? I even can't keep track of all the new books I bought. My phone showed indicative signs as well - it has been suggesting that I delete my Goodreads app since I don't use it at all, I actually did and then I knew... This. Is. BAD.

And so here I am, wishing for my zeal to come back.

I have plans. I've written them all down in my planner. I also asked a friend to read a book with me, Murakami, hitting two birds at one stone, why not? I haven't read my sole Murakami book and my friend haven't tried his hands in buddy reading.

I also looked back on past experiences. I remember that one book that lifted me from the reading slump quicksand was listening to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn so I tried to search the interwebs for something like Gone Girl and The Girl on a Train is one of the top hits. I searched for a copy, but just can't find any and then, I remember my Scribd subscription which made everything so convenient since they are offering the audio book for free - for my subscription, that is.

So far, I am liking it. And as some of you know, I am a perrenial polygamist when it comes to reading. Along with TGoaT, I'm finishing The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil.

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I'd love to hear from you!


What are you reading right now?

What do you do when you are in a reading slump?

What book made you read again?

#FridayReads no. 1

As if you can't see it on my Goodreads widget, I shall post the books I'm currently reading every Friday!

1. From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant by Alex Gilvarry

Reading this with friends and something tells me that I will finish it in one sitting so, I try to stop every chapter. I find it really enjoyable. And it's all about fashion! Fashion! Lauren Weisberger fans will enjoy this.

2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Anyone who says that listening to audiobooks is cheating must be living a lie. Listening to books doesn't deprive you of the reading experience, it does take away the printed word, but in turn, you will experience the story in a whole new fashion. (Yes! Fashion again! Haha. Kidding) Oh now, I invite you to listen to Neil Gaiman telling the story of this boy, and.. oh boy, it'll make your skin crawl.

This is what I probably look like as I listen before sleeping...

Currently Reading: F. Sionil Jose and Reev Robledo

The first month of 2014 is coming to an end and so I must check unto my (ever-changing and negotiable) reading plan, and so far, I think, I've complied. :)

I've read Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino, Maligayang Pagdating Sa Sitio Catacutan: Mga Kuwentong Kasisindakan by Tony Perez and Bared To You by Sylvia Day.

The only books remaining are Gitarista by Reev Robledo and The God Stealer by F. Sionil Jose, books I'm reading with the help of some dear friends.

Reading both books at the same time seemed like a hard task for me, for a reason I don't have a single clue on. Perhaps because Reev is a friend and FSJ is well, you all know that he is the greatest writer in my list. Or maybe, just maybe, too many things are happening, there are too many tasks to be done, I only have less than a week and I still have two books in my hand.

I'm now torn between speed reading or putting one book on hold (which would have to be Gitarista - Sorry, Reev. I have my one FSJ book a month challenge too). But why build a reading plan if you'd just break at the first attempt?

Okay. Okay. I shall finish these books on time.

Currently Reading: Icon of the Indecisive (IGoL #3) by Mina V. Esguerra

Icon of the Indecisive (Interim Goddess of Love #3) by Mina V. Esguerra
Publisher: Bright Girl Books
My Copy: Smashwords Edition



Icon of the Indecisive by Mina V. Esguerra is the third book in the Interim Goddess of Love (IGoL) trilogy.

I will be honest here. I need an IGoL refresher. I can't remember most parts of the first two books in the series. But at least, I still know the plot of the story, Hannah being the Interim Goddess of Love, Quin and Diego being gods as well as the other mean girl who is the goddess of the moon.

I suck at reading series and anthologies. I tend to read really slow when it comes to anthologies, and series give me selective amnesia, I forget them that easy if I don't read the sequel right away.

I actually had this book last September when I bought it at a discounted price from the author herself in the #romanceclass booth in the very first Aklatan but because of too many required readings and events, my TBR books piled up. (I still have three boxes of unread books. *sad*)

I planned to finish this before the year ends and from the looks of it, I only have one day. Why is it the end of the year already? I thought it's only the 28th! What happened?

Okay, off to read!