The Sunday Post #234

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 #234

On The Blog Last Week

• On Saturday there was a book haul.

On The Blog This Week

• On Tuesday I talk about my favorite books of 2020 (so far).
• On Thursday I have a list of crime fiction for young adults.

In My Reading Life

I randomly signed up for The Reading Rush Readathon, so I’ve been trying to focus on reading instead of screwing around on Pinterest. I barely went on Pinterest at all last week. *Pats self on back.*

Okay, last week, I finished The Hunger by Alma Katsu. It’s the story of the Donner Party, but with witches and supernatural zombie-wolf-human creatures. Mostly, I loved it. The beginning is slow because there are a ton of characters that need to be introduced, but I didn’t care. I’m fascinated by the Donner Party and have read a lot of nonfiction about them. (For nonfiction, I recommend The Indifferent Stars Above and Cannibalism.) I think it’s brave for an author to write a supernatural horror story about real people. I’d be too paranoid about offending their descendants. If you like historical horror, I recommend picking this book up. It’s a creepy, witchy, surprising twist on a familiar story.

Then I reread a childhood favorite: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. This is a sequel to The Golden Compass and was my favorite in the series when I was a young teen. The series is about two kids who can open doors to parallel universes. Chaos ensues. I liked The Subtle Knife because it was faster paced than The Golden Compass, and the vampire creatures gave me nightmares. I loved rereading it. Five stars! My only criticism is that some events happen too easily or conveniently. I didn’t notice that stuff as a kid.

Right now, I’m reading Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok. It’s okay. It’s set in 1800s Paris and stars a psychic teenager who is using her powers to track down a serial killer.

(Can you tell I’m really into supernatural books right now?)

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. I went hiking. I didn’t take photos because I went to this place again. Nothing has changed.
2. New pizza restaurant! Of course I had to order some food. I’m a big supporter of pizza.
3. The Reading Rush has been fun. I like chatting with everyone on Twitter.
4. I spent 4 days away from the blog. I commented on other people’s blogs, but I didn’t look at mine. I didn’t work on any posts. I didn’t make Pinterest pins. I usually work on the blog every night, so ignoring it was a weirdly relaxing experience. I’ll probably regret my break when I’m scrambling to finish posts in the next few weeks.
5. I like how much sci-fi/horror I’ve been reading. Even though the books are intense, it’s great to escape from the real world and deal with vampires and zombies instead of . . . the real horrors we’re experiencing.

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