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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.
On The Blog Last Week
- On Tuesday I showed you what I’m (hopefully) reading this winter.
- On Thursday I talked about Christmas traditions.
- On Saturday I reviewed two books about adventures.
On The Blog This Week
- On Tuesday I show you which 2018 releases won’t be under my Christmas tree.
- On Thursday I do the Naughty or Nice Tag.
- On Saturday I review two middlegrade books.
In My Reading Life
I had an awesome reading week:
I finished How It Went Down
by Kekla Magoon. Guys, this novel is superior to The Hate U Give in every way. Why are we sleeping on this book?
Where’s all the hype? And the movie deals? How
It Went Down is about perspective. A shooting is witnessed by a bunch of
people, but no one can agree on what actually happened. The book has too many
characters, but I really liked it.
Then I read Far From The Tree by Robin Benway. I
liked this one, too! It’s about adopted siblings who are searching for their
birth mother. I loved the characters and badly wanted them to be happy. It got
too sappy for me at times. Too much hugging and crying and loving your siblings.
Yuck.
Then I read City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab. This
is a middlegrade novel about a girl who can travel between our world and the
land of the dead. Her best friend is a ghost. The book needs help in the pacing
and character development departments, but the premise is so much fun that I
don’t care. Bring on the sequel.
Right now, I’m
reading Let It Snow by Maureen
Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle. It says “Romance” on the cover, which
is terrifying, but it’s Christmassy, so I’ll survive.
In My Internet Stalking Life
- Sam @ We Live And Breathe Books asks if you ever look ahead in books.
- Suzanne @ The Bookish Libra wants to know about special books you've gotten as gifts.
In The Rest Of My Life
Five things that
made me happy last week:
- Watching Christmas movies (and Harry Potter). Last night, I watched Elf and The Polar Express. I’m watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as I type this.
- Baking Christmas cookies.
- I had an excellent reading week. I rated all of the books I read 4 or 5 stars.
- I’m only 3 books away from hitting my Goodreads goal. I can make it! I think. I hope.
- Nachos!
Spread Some Holiday Cheer
Take care of
yourselves and be kind to each other! See you around the blogosphere!
I love when a week has all great books! Cookies, reading, and movies sounds like a perfect weekend. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYay for having a great reading week! It is always great when it is one great book after another. Nachos and cookies always make me happy :) I hope you have a great week, AJ. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou really have some excellent activities there. I'm on board for the top quality reads, cookies, and I support your choice in movies. Continue with a wonderful holiday week! Anne - Books of My Heart
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had such a great reading week, yay! I'm happy to see you enjoyed Far From The Tree, I really liked this book, too <3 And what a coincidence, I watched the first Harry Potter movie just this afternoon haha. There's something about this season, I guess :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Sunday and a lovely week! <3
Indeed you had a fantastic reading week! I should watch Christmas movies to get in the mood because I so not realize tomorrow is Christmas eve!!! Merry Christmas AJ
ReplyDeleteHaha, I'm watching Sorcerer's Stone as I blog hop right now! It's always been a holiday movie for me too :) Hope you have a merry Christmas AJ!
ReplyDeletemmm, nachos! a cheesy delight, indeed. Happy holidays and reading :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see Naughty or Nice Tag! Glad you had a great reading week and Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou can definitely complete that Goodreads challenge *cheers you on* I have my eye on City of Ghosts. I've never read anything by Victoria Schwab yet (shhhhhhh)
ReplyDeleteRonnie @ Paradise Found
Is How It Went Down a fairly new book? It sounds familiar.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas love!
Best of luck with Let It Snow... Best of luck with the Goodreads challenge and have a lovely Christmas:)
ReplyDeleteYou know I lived for the sappy parts in Far From the Tree. Sap is my thing. Glad you enjoyed it though. I feel like THUG is bigger than How It Went Down, because of timing. I always cry at the end of The Polar Express, because they can't hear the bell. *sob*
ReplyDeleteI'm really curious about Let It Snow, partly because I keep hearing the Maureen Johnson story is really good. I don't know, I kinda like holiday anthologies or short story collections, but don't read very many?
ReplyDeleteYay Christmas movies! And cookies. And I think I might make some nachos- I have a new salsa I want to try so there's my excuse. :)
Merry Christmas!!
City of Ghosts looks so interesting! I'm glad you enjoyed it even if it wasn't perfect. Hurray for baking and Harry Potter! I can't wait to start my HP rewatch!
ReplyDeleteGreat week with your books. I love when that happens too. It sounds like your whole week was good and I bet you reach your Goodreads goal. Have a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday Post
Hahahahahaha "It says “Romance” on the cover, which is terrifying, but it’s Christmassy, so I’ll survive." This is so relatable!
ReplyDeleteAnd 3 books away? You can totally do that!
City of Ghosts is on my wishlist. My weekly update
ReplyDeleteInteresting how some books get all the hype. I grinned when I saw the discussion post from Sam about looking ahead in books! What! Putting my hand up! Happy Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI had some pre Christmas fun by watching The Meg which was really good! Have a good Christmas AJ!
ReplyDeleteI hope that your Christmas would be enjoyable and may the essence of Christmas remain always with you. Merry Christmas and Happy New year!
ReplyDeleteYay, glad you had a great reading week! To answer Sam's question, I NEVER look ahead in books! To answer Suzanne's question, I got The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan as a gift (a nonfiction book about the dust bowl), and it was GREAT, and I don't usually enjoy history. Have a splendid Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHow It Went Down and Far From the Tree sound really good. Thanks for sharing, and happy holidays! Here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
ReplyDeleteoooh so close to your Goodreads goal ... you can do it!
ReplyDeleteHow it went down sounds good. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou did have a good reading week! :)
ReplyDeleteYou can make it!! I will bake Christmas cookies today. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou can make it!! I will bake Christmas cookies today. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI'm late, so Merry Christmas. How It Went Down sounds really good. And I still need to read The Hate U Give, but I'm sure there are other books that do the topic better...or just as well...and they need attention too!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
I've never even heard of How It Went Down. Now I'll have to go check that one out. And I'm excited for City of Ghosts, though it's good to know it's not perfect (lowering my expectations can sometimes be a good thing).
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Xmas movies are a lot of fun. And cookies are delicious. So are nachos. I hope you're reaching your goal!
ReplyDeleteI hope you reach your goal! And there are not enough nachos in my life.
ReplyDeleteYay for all of the great reads last week. I really liked Far From the Tree when I read it and am looking forward to reading City of Ghosts. I'm obsessed with the cover for that one. Hope you have a good Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI liked City of Ghosts but you are right the pacing was really slow and dragged on in spots but I did like it and I hope there are sequels because her parents are doing the paranormal show that can take them there. Which is super cool!
ReplyDeleteMary
Merry Christmas, so very very late. 🎄✨
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