The Sunday Post #170

Just run slightly faster than your slowest friend. You'll be fine.

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 Tuesday I explained what makes me love a villain.
• On Thursday I did the Halloween Creatures 2.0 Tag.
• On Saturday I reviewed some ghostly nonfiction.

On The Blog This Week

• On Tuesday we talk about how I’d die in a horror story.
• On Thursday I wrap up October.
• On Saturday there’s a book haul.

In My Reading Life

I feel like I read a ton last week, but I’m still somehow 3 books behind on my Goodreads goal. *Sigh.*

I read Vengeful by V.E. Schwab. I loved it, guys! It has all the scheming and brutal murder that I wanted. My only complaint is that I liked some point-of-view characters more than others. That always seems to happen with multiple POV books.

Then I read the Ballot Book for my state so that I could vote early. (Remember to vote, my fellow Americans. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about what kind of dystopia we end up in.) The Ballot Book should totally count toward my Goodreads goal. It was 200 pages, and it was boring. I’d rate it one star.

Then I read The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee. I had low expectations because reviewers have been saying that it’s not as good as Gentleman’s Guide. I agree. It’s not as good. The stakes in Lady’s Guide don’t feel as high, and Felicity is less funny and spontaneous than Monty. Still, I mostly liked Lady’s Guide. It’s escapist, which is what I wanted.

Right now, I’m reading The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. It’s going okay so far.

In My Internet Stalking Life

• Do you have October blog posts that didn't get enough love? Head over to As Told By Tina and link them up.
• Laura @ Boats Against The Current talks about fictional royal families. 
• A shipwreck from 400 B.C. was found at the bottom of the Black Sea.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. Dewey’s Readathon was awesome, as always. I only read half a book, but that’s better than nothing.
2. Aside from the Ballot Book, I really liked the stuff I read last week. I need to find more escapist books. I’ve been reading too much realistic stuff this year.
3. New books! Sadly, they’re nonfiction.
4. I’m looking forward to Halloween. I’m probably just going to eat candy and watch creepy stuff on TV, but that sounds like fun to me.  
5. I voted early. I do not want to stand in long lines on Election Day, so *pats self on back for being responsible.*

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