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The
Sunday Post is hosted by The Caffeinated Book
Reviewer. It’s a chance to recap the past week,
talk about next week, and share news. It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? is
hosted by Book Date. I get to tell you what I’ve read
recently.
Public Service Announcement
Do you like spooky
stuff? Good news! There’s a read-a-thon for that. From October 11-16, I’m going
to be reading horror, thrillers, and mysteries. You can join me by clicking on these words that you’re reading right now.
On The Blog Last Week
- On Tuesday I showed you some books that I hope are hidden gems.
- On Thursday I explained how I deleted several hundred books from my wish list.
- On Saturday I mini reviewed some young adult books.
On The Blog This Week
- On Tuesday I show you what I’m reading this fall.
- On Thursday I talk about some abandoned places that would make great book settings.
- On Saturday I review two nonfiction books.
In My Reading Life
Last
week, I finished The Snowman by Jo Nesbø. The mystery was compelling enough to
keep me reading for 500+ pages. I didn’t guess the identity of the murderer. I
can’t really say that I enjoyed the book, though. I thought it was poorly
written (or poorly translated?) and far-fetched.
Right
now, I’m reading The Passion of Dolssa
by Julie Berry. So far, so good.
In My Internet Stalking Life
- What makes a good sidekick character? Laura @ Boats Against The Current has thoughts on that subject.
- Sam @ We Live And Breathe Books has cover deja vu. Are some book covers too similar to others?
- Why are book tags and memes so popular? Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books has theories.
In The Rest Of My Life
Five
things that made me happy last week:
- I finally made my blog a Twitter banner. I hate making graphics so much that I procrastinated making a Twitter header for approximately 4 years. It’s done now.
- I got some good news. It’s related to books and this blog, but I don’t think I’m allowed to say what it is yet. So . . . I’m just going to be vague and mysterious.
- I learned that if I went in my basement and dug a hole straight through the Earth, I’d come out in the ocean, somewhat near Australia. I don’t think digging the hole is worth the effort.
- I donated and traded a bunch of books. Now I have credits to get more books. It’s a never-ending cycle.
- This song is kind of fun.
Following me is good for my self-esteem
Take
care of yourselves and be kind to each other! See you around the blogosphere!
Everyone is talking about Fraterfest. This is my first time hearing about it. I'll have to join the read a thon. https://theglobaldig.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI hope you join us! It’ll be fun.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm cleaning out the shelves too, but as I still have more books than fit on the shelves, I'm trying to get myself to a place where all the books I have actually fit on the shelves and then I have to get rid of a book before buying a new one. This is not an easy task for me as I'm a book hoarder.
ReplyDeleteI have the exact same problem. I’m trying to get rid of the majority of the books I buy, but it’s hard! I want them all!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Womp womp to The Snowman. I got excited when you said you never guessed the murderer but poorly written? Pass. Thumbs up to the new Twitter banner. I like the old books on the left. And another thumbs up for vague and mysterious. There's not enough of that. Everyone demands instant gratification. I vote for more mystery. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks! My news is probably exciting for me and “meh” for everybody else. Still, I’m happy.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm doing Fraterfest too...yay! happy reading :) I remember seeing a preview for the film The Snowman and it looked a little silly. I love the twitter banner. Enjoy your week lady!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with Fraterfest!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Hmmmm good news related to books and the blog? That sounds really exciting, I can't wait to hear more about it!! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you so, so much for sharing my post, I'm happy you enjoyed it :D
I hope you'll have a fantastic week <3
Thanks! I always love your posts. :)
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Being vague and mysterious? LOL Fraterfest seems really great but I am already doing Blogoween so .... happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with Blogoween! I thought about joining that, but I’m already doing a bunch of other stuff.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
"Following me is good for my self esteem" <-- love it!
ReplyDeleteYeah! I am glad that so far Dolssa is working for you. Fingers crossed Berry doesn't eff it up for you.
PS Thanks for sharing my post! Oh, and nice job on the banner. I just looked at it. I suck at graphics, and I am having trouble guilting my daughter into making more for me from 700 miles away. I will have to work my mom-magic when we are on vacation next month.
Graphics are so hard! And good graphics can make a big difference in your blog traffic. I wish I had some artistic skills, but I don’t.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I was underwhelmed by a Jo Nesbo crime book a while back and can't even remember now which one it was. I've got his Macbeth from NetGalley though so fingers crossed this second chance will redeem him for me!
ReplyDeleteI hope the book works for you!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
What a tease with the good news! I hope you get to tell us soon!
ReplyDeleteI’m allowed to tell now! I’m judging the middlegrade category of the Cybils Literary Award next year. :)
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Oooh, now I'm all excited to hear your secret good news! Can't wait for the big reveal!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
I’m allowed to tell the big news now! I’m judging the middlegrade category of the Cybils Literary Award next year.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm sorry you didn't enjoy The Snowman. It was interesting though. I never knew who the killer was either.
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday Post @ Jackie's Forget Me Nots.
I’m glad you liked it! Judging by the Goodreads reviews, I’m in the minority for not liking it.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Now you've got me curious about your good news. Whatever it is, I hope it brings you joy!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'll do Fraterfest because I'm not into scary-spooky stuff, and it's a challenge to find books I would consider spooky without being scary. But I may end up doing an All Souls trilogy reread again this fall.
I hope you enjoy your reread!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I can't wait to hear what your good news is! I love good news :) By the way...don't dig that hole!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I won’t dig the hole. I have much better ways to waste my time.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
FraterFest looks awesome. And your post on abandoned places sounds fun.
ReplyDeleteYou know, when I was a kid I used to imagine digging in my sandbox all the way to China. I have no idea if that's where I would have ended up, of course- I rather doubt it- but it is fun to think about. :)
If you live in the US, you’d probably come out in the Indian Ocean. It’s a really big ocean.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I've heard similar thoughts about The Snowman so I won;t be reading it. The movie was pretty good though. Watch out for the hole! LOL And I'm curious about your news.
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday Post
I saw the movie a few days ago! They changed a ton of stuff in the book to make it less silly.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I think I'll be taking part in FraterFest. I do really love all things spooky/Halloween. Yeah...I don't want to come out in the middle of the ocean either, so don't worry about digging that hole.
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
I hope you sign up for Fraterfest. I think it’ll be fun.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Ooooh, a spooky book-a-thon! I'm off to check it out! Hurray for giving your Twitter a makeover! It looks great! I can't wait to hear your mysterious news...
ReplyDeleteI hope you sign up for the readathon!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Fraterfest sounds fun! But I don't read spooky stuff, I'm a scaredy cat lol. Yay for Twitter banner! And whatever your good news is, I'm happy for you and can't wait to hear about it :-)
ReplyDeleteI think paranormal, mystery, and thriller stuff counts, too, if you read that.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm still working on a image creation project ... to make larger featured images for all my reviews. I have about three and a half years of posts to work on. So I hear you with taking four years to make your Twitter header.
ReplyDeleteMy weekly updates
Wow. Good luck with that project! I’m never going to redo graphics for this blog. Nope, nope. I hate making graphics too much for that.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm a big scaredy-cat so I won't participate in anything this fall that causes me to lose sleep. I'm glad it is something that so many others are enjoying, though.
ReplyDeleteI want to redo my blog header a bit. Maybe before Christmas....
Can't wait to hear your good news for your blog...though I might be able to hazard a guess....
Your guess is probably right . . . :)
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Ooo.. Fraterfest sounds like it could be a great readathon. I'll have to look into that. Also, intrigued by this good news of yours, and looking forward to Thursday's post.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and a lovely week to you!
Thanks! I hope you can join the readathon!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I don't read many scary books, so I turn to mysteries in the fall. I wonder where a hole in my basement would lead.
ReplyDeleteIf you live in the US, it would probably lead to the Indian Ocean. If you live somewhere else, I’m not sure.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm going to join Fraterfest too but man, a week just isn't long enough:) That's such a random hole in the basement thought. Wonder where mine would take me? I almost picked up The Snowman once but instead opted for the movie - which I didn't like and which confused me and I could not get into a character named Harry Hole. It was such an odd name. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHarry Hole is a really unfortunate name. I hope it’s less weird in Norway. I saw the movie a few days ago. I didn’t like it very much.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I want to know your secret! And how great to continue the cycle with your books.
ReplyDeleteThat song was a good way to wake up. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
I can tell my news now! I’m going to be a judge for the Cybils Award.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
oooh "vague and mysterious" What could it be?? lol
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
I’m going to be a judge for the Cybils Award next year. I’m allowed to tell now. :)
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
A friend of mine loves Jo Nesbo, but I've not read any of their books yet. Should fix that soon, I guess!
ReplyDeleteMy list!
If you read one, I hope you like it!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I don't do scary books. I'm too suggestible. I agree digging the hole wouldn't be worth it. I haven't tried Jo Nesbo but see her books around a lot. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteLearning where the hole would come out was disappointing. I hoped I’d end up somewhere awesome.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
As much as I like the sound of things like Fraterfest, there are always too many rules that I can't or won't do! I like simple ones where I just do a post at the start and end about my chosen books without having to do a pile of other things as well!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I rarely follow all of the rules. I sign up and then do whatever I can.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Procrastination is also my middle name. I spent around 3 years procrastinating discussion posts for my blog. I also learned that unless I schedule posts weeks in advance they never get written period :)
ReplyDeleteSame. I have to schedule my posts. If I don’t, I get distracted and nothing gets posted.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I am so disappointed that The Snowman by Jo Nesbø was poorly written, that would make a good book for HoHoHORAt. Thanks for the shoutout about Fraterfest! I suck at procrastination. Sometimes I wish I could just chill until it had to be done..but nope.
ReplyDeleteJudging by the Goodreads reviews, I’m in the minority for not liking The Snowman. Maybe you’d like it more than I did.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'd love to do Fraterfest but my October review schedule is too filled. Maybe next year. I love the spooky reads.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I was happy when I found Fraterfest. I can force my love of spooky books on other people.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Your post on abandoned places sounds really interesting!
ReplyDeleteI got to see For King and Country at Elitch Gardens last year. They were really fun to see live (the opening acts, on the other hand, were terrible).
Have a great week!
I’d love to see them in person. They seem like fun people. I just have to survive on YouTube videos, I guess.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
You should watch The Snowman movie. It's pretty terrible.
ReplyDeleteI eagerly await your secret news!
I watched it on Sunday! You’re right. It is pretty terrible.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Ooh, I'm very curious about your vague and mysterious news. It sounds very exciting!
ReplyDeleteIt’s probably more exciting for me than for anybody else. :)
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I LOVE that for King & Country song!!! Here's my It's Monday list.
ReplyDeleteI do, too! It’s my current favorite song.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
A friend of mine has been trying to get me to read The Snowman for years. Your thoughts make me glad I've resisted!
ReplyDeleteI was not a fan, but that seems to be an unpopular opinion. It has high ratings on Goodreads.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Thanks for the links. I like checking out interesting articles by fellow bloggers. Eager to hear your good news. Thanks for sharing the song. Love it.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Thanks for clicking the links!
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Ooo your abandoned places post sounds cool! Also, I love your fact about where you would end up if you dug a hole straight down from your basement. Lol.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your reveal of the mysterious good news!
Have a great week!
I hope the abandoned places post is cool. Those posts are always fun and challenging to research.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Ooh, I might have to look into that readathon. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I will join the read-a-thon too because I am really in the mood for one and I love Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear about the good new and LOL! Ohhhh is there an app that tells you where you'll come out on the other side of the earth if you dig a hole straight down? My littles would love to know that, I'm going to have to google it. :)
ReplyDeleteJen @ Star-Crossed Book Blog