Already time for the May reading log. The more the months go by the more I don’t see the backlog ever going down, so I’ve somewhat stopped worrying about it. My Anime-Planet did pass 1,…
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Reading Log: May 2022
Another month goes by, my backlog only grows and it feels like little progress is being made. But let’s find out if that’s true or not! Bold =…
Reading Log: May 2019
We’re now five months into the year! Time is going by too fast for my liking and I feel like I’ve read a lot less than usual, but…
Reading Log: May 2021
This month I started project Attack on Backlog, which I’m hoping will see me get through all the light novels I’ve been stockpiling over the last few months.…
Reading Log: May 2020
Time is all mashed together at this point and somehow it’s hard to believe we’re already five months through the year! Here’s what I read in the month…
Reading Log: May 2023
It has been a busy month! Lots of new manga and light novels arriving, and work picking up again. I’m hoping to have read away a little bit…
Reading Log: February 2024
We’re at the end of February, already! A quiet month for me all told, but some exciting stuff coming up in March. With that said let’s jump into…
Reading Log: January 2024
First reading log of the year! Time to see if I’ve gotten 2024 off to a good start or not. I’ve been doing well with my gaming habits…
Reading Log: March 2024
March has been a pretty busy month, between my birthday and a weekend trip away as well as work starting to get busier there hasn’t been as much…
Reading Log: April 2024
April reading log time! As always, doesn’t feel like I’ve read as much as I could or should have done to make any dent in the backlog, but…
Listening/reading log #30 (May 2022)
Aaaagh. That describes the last two months. I’m somehow simultaneously worked to hell and behind on my work. Makes me miss my government job a little bit, when…
Listening/reading log #20 (May 2021)
Damn, 20 of these posts. This feels like a landmark somehow, though that should really be marked at 24 instead, shouldn’t it? I don’t have anything special planned…
WHAT WE’RE READING: May 2024
May has certainly been a packed month for manga collecting! From new volumes of our Weekly Shonen Jump favorites like Undead Unluck and Kagurabachi, as well as those…
Reading Log: March 2019
The third times the charm or something like that! We’re now into April and I’m still sat here writing this log, so things are going well. As always…
Reading Log: November 2020
It’s almost Christmas! This hell of a year is finally winding down, hopefully leading to better things next time around. I don’t think I read quite as much…
Reading Log: April 2020
Another month, another look at what I’ve been reading over the last four weeks. Been a semi-productive one I feel. Manga: Animeta volume 4 How to Kill a…
Reading Log: December 2022
Final reading log of 2022! This time I can add in some fun stats and charts to see how my backlog and reading have been going this year.…
Reading Log: October 2020
Only two months of the year left, boy that flew by. This month I feel like I accomplished a lot by finally getting through the rest of my…
Reading Log: October 2023
Spooky season is here, well, at least at the time of writing. Perhaps not by the time you read this! I spent a lot of time either under…
Reading Log: November 2021
Just one more month of the year left! Time flew by so fast, I have no idea where November went! Hopefully, all my energy went into getting the…
Reading Log: November 2019
November went by in a total blur and I don’t feel like it should be almost Christmas again. I still have books from my birthday to read and…
Reading Log: June 2020
For the month of June I continued to wage war on the backlog of light novels! Let’s find out how I did… Manga Princess Jellyfish omnibus volume 7…
Reading Log: March 2022
We made it through March! I quite like this month because the weather is improving (we’ll ignore the snow yesterday) and it’s my birth month, so I get…
Reading Log: August 2020
August has been a busy month as I finally returned to work properly and therefore had more money to irresponsibly spend on new books… Let’s see what I…
Reading Log: September 2019
September came and went in a flash, I’m not even sure where the time went this month! I feel like I read quite a lot of good stuff…
Reading Log: January 2022
It’s the first reading log of the year and after making some sizeable purchases this month, I’m hoping I’ve managed to read away some of my January sins.…
Reading Log: November 2023
Christmas looms and it has already snowed before we even hit December 1st. The year has rapidly run away, not helped by this month being busy with Scotland…
Reading Log: December 2020
It’s time for the final reading log of the year, where I also work out how much time I’ve wasted away reading books instead of doing anything else!
Reading Log: June 2021
Last month I started project Attack on Backlog, but between spending a weekend reorganising my books and a delivery of new stuff to cover for AUKN, my efforts…
Reading Log: February 2021
Second month of the year! Time is already going by quite fast, but I feel like I spent a bit more time playing games this month than I…
Reading Log: October 2019
The end of the year is approaching surprisingly fast and somehow the pile of shame is still not decreasing but I’m still reading a bunch of stuff… Funny…
Reading Log: October 2022
After a reasonably quiet September, things got a bit nuts in October between work, flu jab, covid jab and then going to SLA. But hopefully, I’ve managed to…
Reading Log: July 2023
Getting into the busy season at work now, which means a lot less reading time but a lot more money to sink into buying books… Let’s see what…
Reading Log: February 2023
Time for the second reading log of 2023. I think the structure I implemented last month worked well, so going to keep that one going forward. Let’s take…
Reading Log: July 2019
Now truly into the depths of Summer I return for my July reading log. Somehow I’ve avoided melting into a puddle. As usual here’s a link to my…
Reading Log: August 2022
This month has continued to be busy at work, but despite that, some silly part of me agreed to a bet with a friend where I need to…
Reading Log: February 2022
The second reading log of the year! Also the shortest month so I feel like this is where I make the least progress with getting through the backlog.…
Reading Log: August 2023
August is that killer time of year where work is insane, it’s too hot to think and nothing gets done. Well, actually this year the weather has been…
Reading Log: April 2019
Another month, another reading log. I’ve managed to keep these going for four months now so I’m feeling pretty proud of myself. As always the rules I set for…
Reading Log: July 2022
Into one of the hottest months of the year and busiest times at work, but hopefully despite all that I’ve made some progress on keeping that backlog down!…
Reading Log: June 2019
Now we’re officially halfway through the year and I can say that my ability to keep up with manga and light novels has been going well this year.…
Reading Log: October 2020
Now we’re headed into October the weather is starting to be colder, which is the perfect time to sit around and binge books! The amount of books in…
Reading Log: September 2023
It’s the first of October which can only mean one thing – It’s reading log time! With the busy season at work extending into a lot of September…
Reading Log: March 2023
Three months into the year, unbelievably. A difficult time for manga fans in the UK as Kodansha revealed US exclusive K Manga. Although I suppose that at least…
Reading Log: October 2021
This month I feel like I unexpectedly made a lot more progress on reading my backlog, so I’m hoping that’s actually reflected in the stats… Bold = completed…
Reading Log: July 2021
July went by in a flash and now I’m writing a reading log yet again. I don’t feel like I got a lot done this month but maybe…
Reading Log: August 2019
August has been a fairly hectic month for me. I started a new part-time job, which has eaten up a lot of my time and energy, but things…
Reading Log: June 2023
Six months through the year, the backlog continues to tower but it was a quieter month for new arrivals so I’ve been playing catchup with my reading while…
Reading Log: September 2020
Now we’re headed into October the weather is starting to be colder, which is the perfect time to sit around and binge books! The amount of books in…
Reading Log: July 2020
July was another continuation of the war of light novels and actually I finally cleared off the backlog of 2019!* Now let’s see what all I read this…
Reading Log: November 2022
Almost Christmas time again aaaa. November has been a quieter month on the whole, so for once I feel like I’ve read more steadily than usual. Let’s get…