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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 #323

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In My Reading Life

I finished the Simon Snow series. Nooo! What will I do with my life now? I've been spending all my free time reading these books.

Does the series really have to be over? There are a bunch of dangling plot threads because the characters decided to let somebody else save the world. They could change their minds and keep things going . . . .

Anyway, this series is about a group of 20-somethings who have finished wizard school and are now in college or starting careers. The final book is Any Way The Wind Blows. It's slightly less plot-focused than the previous books, which is kind of the point. What's a Chosen One supposed to do when his enemies have been vanquished? How's he supposed to live without the whole world watching? What if fighting monsters is his only job skill, and he doesn't want to do it anymore?

The humor and quirky characters are the best part of this series, but I also love that it's set after a wizard war. The characters have regrets about how they behaved during the battles. They're now trying to correct their mistakes. In the process, they make friends with the classmates who had to get out of their way during all the saving-the-world stuff.

This series is awesome because it takes the villains and background characters from traditional fantasy series and turns them into main characters.

My biggest complaint about the final book is the kissing scenes. Most of them become biting scenes. It makes sense because the characters involved are a vampire and a dragon boy who used to be enemies, but it grossed me out. Kissing is unsanitary enough without breaking the skin! I couldn't stop thinking about infections. I hope they brushed their teeth before literally attacking each other's faces.

I'm scared of germs. If you're normal, maybe the biting is fine. Don't let it stop you from reading the book. I enjoyed this series. I'm sad it's over.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. I'm going to miss the Simon Snow books. I really need to read happier stuff. My books are too depressing. When my book buying ban is over, goal #1 will be "Acquire happy books."
2. Thank you to everyone who leaves nice comments on this blog. One of my Pinterest pins did really well last week, which brought a lot of traffic to the blog. Traffic and new friends are fun, but some of the comments are hilariously mean. I'm sorry I haven't read every book in the world! I'm reading as fast as I can!
3. My newest reality TV obsession is The Traitors. It's on the Peacock app in the US. It's a bit like Survivor, but it's set in a Scottish castle. I may have watched all the episodes in 2 days.
4. The weather was nice enough that I could go for a walk on Friday. I'm pretty sure we set a record for most January snow. Every time I want to go somewhere, it's snowing, and stuff is closed because the plows can't keep up.
5. Listening to Baby Brooklyn plan her birthday party. She'll be 4 in a few weeks. I can't believe she's old enough to make party plans! They're not financially realistic plans, but they're still plans. (Does anyone remember the MTV show My Super Sweet 16? Brooklyn wants a Super Sweet 4.)

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