The Sunday Post #215

The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news. I’m linking up with The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date. 

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The Sunday Post #215

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On The Blog Last Week

• On Tuesday I wrapped up February.
• On Wednesday I talked about upcoming March book releases.

On The Blog This Week

• On Tuesday I talk about the books I want to read . . . but don’t really want to read.
• On Saturday there’s a book haul.

In My Reading Life

Last week’s novels were a bit disappointing. I finished Son by Lois Lowry. It’s a dystopia about a teenage mother who runs away from her community after her baby is kidnapped. It’s actually the final book in a quartet, and it’s my least favorite in the series. The beginning and the end of Son are fast-paced, but the middle drags. I got bored. I’m glad I read it, though. Overall, I enjoyed the series.

Right now, I’m reading If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. So far, it’s not living up to the hype because the characters are all flat, but I have hope! I’m very interested to see where it will go.

In Baby Brooklyn's Reading Life

Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman. It’s about colorful anthropomorphic dogs who “go.” Bright illustrations and simple words. I loved this book as a kid, and Brooklyn seems to like it too. It's a classic for a reason!

Pout-Pout Fish: Easter Surprise by Deborah Diesen. It’s about a fish who helps his friends find Easter eggs. It’s too early for Easter, but Brooklyn put this book in my hand, so we read it. Or, we tried to read it. There are a lot of words on each page. Brooklyn was squirming long before we reached the end. Some of the vocabulary might be too advanced for young readers. I like that it teaches kids to help others without being preachy about it.

Potty by Leslie Patricelli is about a baby who really needs to take a piss. It’s cute, funny, and teaches kids about using the toilet. It has silly illustrations and very few words. I have an immature sense of humor, so I enjoyed this one. Brooklyn did too.

My First I See You: A Mirror Book by Eric Carle. Brooklyn liked this one more than I did. She’s a little narcissist who loves looking at herself in mirrors. She appreciated the mirrors on every page. The illustrations are beautiful, but the words are mostly meaningless. I barely remember this book.

Our biggest reading success was Never Touch A Monster by Rosie Greening. It has silly monsters covered with different rubbery textures. Each monster has a clever rhyme about why you shouldn’t touch it. I like the rhymes. Brooklyn paid no attention to the rhymes and kept turning the pages so she could pet the next monster.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. It was actually warm when I walked the dog yesterday! I enjoyed not freezing.
2. I started another 30-day yoga challenge. I’m determined to become not-terrible at yoga.
3. Bath bomb! (Because I’m sore from being terrible at yoga.)
4. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to write a horror novella. I actually worked on it last week instead of just thinking about working on it.
5. I’m still tracking my calories with the Lose It! app. It’s free and super easy to use, so if you’re interesting in tracking your food and exercise, I recommend it.

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