Spring Reading Thing

Last fall, I participated in the Fall Into Reading Challenge, hosted by Katrina at Callapidder Days. I surprised myself by doing fairly well in the challenge, so I'm looking forward to trying the next challenge, the Spring Reading Thing.

What's going to be interesting about this challenge is my schedule; I'll basically be flying back and forth between the US and my new international location, so I've had to create a reading schedule that fits this. I also have a confession to make: I bought a Kindle. I know, I know -- the value of traditional books, and all that. Start carrying those traditional books on a plane, though, and I promise you'll develop a new paradigm. They get heavy in a hurry. And for lack of any better way of putting it, once the book's been read, it's just taking up space in a carry-on.

So when I'm back in the US, I'll be reading from my Kindle. My traditional books are in my new home, so when I'm here I'll read those. It's going to be a wacky schedule, but I think I can make it work.

Here goes, arranged by the type of book/medium:

(Traditional books)

An Excellent Mystery, by Ellis Peters. I got started on re-reading the Brother Cadfael mysteries a while back, but then we moved. (This was a couple of moves ago.) In the course of the move, I got out of my Cadfael reading groove. I've had this mystery sitting around for a while, though, so I'd like to finish it.

Ballet's Magic Kingdom, by Akim Volynsky. This one is a holdover from the fall. I just haven't gotten around to it, but I'd like to during the spring. 

Original Sin, Death of an Expert Witness, and Children of Men, all by P.D. James. I picked these three up at a discount bookstore a while back, and I'd love to add them to my spring reading.

Death in Disguise, by Caroline Graham. Another discount bookstore find. Maybe on the same trip as mentioned above. I don't recall, but I do recall enjoying the other Inspector Barnaby mysteries (i.e., Midsomer Murders), so I'm excited about this one.

The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth Von Arnim. My mom insisted that I had to read this, so I'll read it at some point during April. I mean, why not?

I, Iago, by Nicole Galland. I'm participating in the TCL Book Tours again, so I'll be reading this in April

(Kindle books)

The Warden, Doctor Thorne, and Framley Parsonage, all by Anthony Trollope. Some time back (and I mean some time back), I read and loved Barchester Towers. Upon reading it, I realized that I was already part of the way into a series and didn't know it, so now I'd like to go back and enjoy the series.

I'm also considering adding a couple of theology books currently on my Kindle -- St Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St Matthew and An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, by St John of Damascus. But if I end of reading them, I don't know if I'll discuss or review them on the blog.

And that's that. It's a bit ambitious, but I think it's doable.

Here's to happy reading ahead!

***Update: I'm removing the Homilies and An Exact Exposition for now, and I've added Miss Pym Disposes instead.***