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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 #280

On The Blog Last Week

• We organized our reading lives (and panicked) with The End Of The Year Book Tag.

On The Blog This Week

• I recommend some books about monsters.

In My Reading Life

My reading plans got derailed last week because I started watching YOU on Netflix. I can't resist a show about serial killers. I spent most of my free time watching YOU and eating M&Ms rather than reading. Oops.

I did finish book #5 in The Incorrigible Children Of Ashton Place series. How am I supposed to review book 5 in a series? Everything is a spoiler! If you haven't heard me raving about The Incorrigible Children yet, it's a historical fantasy series about a 15-year-old governess and her cursed employer. It's sweet and hilarious. The 5th book is the only one I haven't rated 5 stars. Some of the adult characters in the series are rather . . . stupid. I know that stupid adults are a popular trope in children's media, but the stupidity is a bit over-the-top in this book. I still gave it 4 stars, though. It's an entertaining series. I'm sad that I only have one book left to read.

I also finished Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. The Rebecca vibes are strong with this one. It's about a young woman in 1950s Mexico City who receives a distressed letter from her cousin. She heads out to the wilderness and discovers that her cousin is trapped in a haunted house with a creepy family who is using her for nefarious purposes. This book takes "Slow Burn" horror to a new level. Honestly, I had a hard time getting invested in the plot because nothing happens in the first 100 pages. Then, suddenly, everything happens. I read the majority of the novel in one night because I love the creepy imagery and the quick way the family secrets unravel. I have a feeling this book will become a classic that's forced upon college students 50 years from now. It has similarities to Rebecca and Jane Eyre, but with a rural Mexican twist.

(Also, quick tangent: This is the second book I've read this year that reinforced my fear of mushrooms. I swear those things are up to no good. Don't underestimate the mushrooms! They'll take over the world if we let them!)

Right now, I'm reading Followers by Megan Angelo. I actually DNFed it a few months ago, but I wasn't sure if that was my fault or the book's. I was so stressed out from work that I couldn't concentrate on reading. It's a dystopia about famous people and the reporters who get paid to write about them. In this world, the famous people are kept in luxurious zoos and have cameras pointed at them constantly. Their only goal is to get followers so they can become more famous. I guess my issue with the book is that I'm not interested in fame or celebrities. I don't understand why someone would want 10 million social media followers. (Well, aside from the money. Having money would be awesome.) The characters are all awful people, but they're not awful in ways I find interesting. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep reading. If you've read it, tell me if it's worth finishing.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. I actually have blog posts scheduled! It's been months since I had anything scheduled. Usually, I'm frantically trying to get posts done the night before I need to post them.
2. Haircut! Not a professional one because I don't go anywhere. I just got my mom to chop off 6 inches. Now it's more manageable, and I don't look like a swamp witch.
3. Watching YOU. (Haha, that sounds creepy.) It's a perfect Halloween show. There are serial killers, but there's also humor and depth. Have you read the books? How do they compare to the show? I don't usually read thrillers, but I like the show enough that I might try the books.
4. Dewey's Readathon! Did you participate? How did you do? (I'm writing this post before the readathon starts, so I'm not sure how I did. I have a feeling I read for an hour and then fell asleep because YOU has been keeping me up all night.)
5. Exploring with Baby Brooklyn. That's her at the top of your screen. We were on a quest to find a playground, but Brooklyn discovered a "Billy Goat Bridge" and promptly got distracted by the possibility of trolls.

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