The Sunday Post #187

I have a niece!
(Also, this is what would happen if a burrito wished to be a real girl.)

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 Saturday I reviewed two Cybils Award finalists.

On The Blog This Week

• On Saturday there’s a giveaway. Come back to win a brand new book of your choice.

In My Reading Life

Last week, I finished The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes. I have mixed feelings. I loved every second of reading it because the mystery is compelling and the characters are funny. When I got to the end, I realized that the mystery is kind of pointless. The adults could have just behaved like adults and talked to the kids. There was no reason for two teenagers (and a pug) to go gallivanting off to Germany on a potentially illegal quest.

Then I read and listened to Dear Martin by Nic Stone. This book is too short! I love Justyce and how he’s caught between cultures. I love that he’s trying to make himself a better person. I didn’t love the audiobook narrator. He puts. Weird pauses between. Words for. Absolutely. No. Reason. Everything sounds. Choppy and I. Got. Pissed off quickly. That’s why I switched back and forth between reading and listening.

Right now, I’m reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I have a feeling I’m going to run out of patience with this one and DNF it. It’s quite preachy. I’m listening to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. I like the stories, but I’m once again struggling with the audiobook narrator’s voice.

In My Internet Stalking Life

• Dena @ Batch of Books shares funny Tweets from authors.
• Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction shares some weird spam comments.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. I’m on an accidental blogging hiatus right now. I’m finishing up two giant work projects, and there’s a new baby in the house. Those are good things, but they’ve made blogging a bit impossible. I’m hoping that everything will be back to normal on the blog on March 1.
2. Harry Potter movie marathon.
3. I baked cookies. They looked awful, but they tasted good.
4. I’m trying really hard to organize my Pinterest stuff. Right now, I’m working on a board for books that I think are worth reading.
5. Brooklyn, my sister's baby. She was born on February 16. Her hobbies include screaming all night and throwing up on everyone:

Of course there was a snowstorm and 1000 traffic accidents while we were driving to the hospital.

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Take care of yourselves and be kind to each other! See you around the blogosphere!