June was a slow month leading up to our move. I was distracted and busy and finished a grand total of…four books. Reader, that’s better than I did in August, ha! However, they were all really good books!
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On the Bonnie Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
I actually haven’t been to Loch Lomond yet, on this trip, but it’s on the list! Hello, hello! I am SLACKING. I owe y’all June, July, and August book round ups (confession: I don’t think I finished a single one in August actually?!) and at the minimum, an UPDATE on where I am! I also have a nearly finished post on community, friendship, endings, etc. ready to go. I’ve also been toying with the idea of starting a podcast? Is that crazy? Maybe. We’ll see. Anyway, I moved to Scotland – that’s the big news I needed to follow up on. Of course, it’s a temporary move, but we are finally settled now, 8 weeks in, and I can’t imagine leaving in January. I absolutely love it.
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On the heels of my busy and packed April reading habits, May came in a little quieter, but I’m ok with that. I only read three books, but all were fantastic and two were part of getting ready for our Scotland trip. You see, we’ll be living in Edinburgh during the festival season and one of those, is the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I bought tickets to a few Front Line talks (like key note speakers) and wanted to read books by those authors in particular. I also am making an effort to specifically read novels that have won the Booker Prize or the International Booker Prize, just as a personal goal.
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