The Sunday Post #247

 

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

 

 

 

 

The Sunday Post #247

 

 

 

 

On The Blog This Week

 

• On Tuesday I recommend some books for Halloween.
• On Saturday there’s a book haul.

 

 

 

 

In My Reading Life

 

Last week, I finished Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young. Now I’m obsessed with Viking books and want to read all of them. This novel is about a badass teen who thinks her brother was killed in battle. Years later, she’s taken prisoner by a rival community and discovers that her brother is alive and living happily with the enemies of her village. It’s a dramatic premise that kept me turning pages. This is an action-packed adventure novel. I guess I’d call it a historical thriller? It reminds me of Game Of Thrones, but tamed down for a teenage audience. Since there’s so much focus on battles, there isn’t much room for character development. I wanted more. I don’t feel like I ever really got to know any of the characters. Also, the main character is a prisoner who gets into a romantic relationship with the teenage boy who buys her from her captor. He treats her nicely, but I’m creeped out by anything that has vibes of a master/slave romance. Technically, she’s his property. I still really like the book, though. The action kept me on the edge of my metaphorical seat.

I decided to give up on The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman after reading the majority of it. I know this is a popular book, but it wasn’t holding my attention. There’s too much talking. I feel like the first half of the book is mostly just characters explaining things to each other. By the time they finally started to do stuff, I was no longer invested in the outcome of the stuff. I gave up.

Right now, I’m reading The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins. This is a Hunger Games prequel. I like it so far. It’s interesting to see how the Games got started. I’m also reading The Residence: Inside The Private World Of The White House by Kate Andersen Brower, which is about the behind-the-scenes staff who keep the White House running. I’ve come to the conclusion that working in the White House would be simultaneously fascinating and extremely stressful. There’s a lot happening in that place.

 

In The Rest Of My Life

 

Five things that made me happy last week:

 

1. Pizza and s’mores.
2. Readathons. I participated in Fraterfest and Dewey’s 24-hour readathon. I didn’t do great with either of them, but I loved the challenges.
3. It’s time for bookish secret Santa sign ups! If you’re on the fence about participating, I encourage you to do it. It’s open internationally. There are different tiers, so you don’t have to spend a ton of money if you don’t want to. I loved secret Santa last year and am overly enthusiastic about participating again.
4. I posted on Instagram a bunch last week. I’m trying to have fun with my photos and not worry about making them beautiful.
5. Hanging out at the park with baby Brooklyn. That child likes to run, and run, and run, and run.

 

 

 

 

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