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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 #295

On The Blog Last Week

• On Tuesday, I attempted to talk about books that left me speechless.

On The Blog This Week

• On Tuesday, there's a book haul.

In My Reading Life

My mission to read the giant books on my shelf continues. Last week, I finished Lair Of Dreams by Libba Bray. This is book #2 in the Diviners series. I didn't think I liked paranormal fiction, but maybe I should reconsider because I'm thoroughly enjoying this series. It's set in 1920s New York and stars a group of young people with supernatural powers. In this novel, there's a "sleeping sickness" that causes monsters to attack people in their sleep. The characters have to stop partying long enough to defeat the monsters.

I liked the second book less than the first. Probably because I'm not a huge fan of dream sequences in books. There are a lot of them in the second book. I still had fun reading it. The setting and time period are well-researched. The characters are quirky and loveable. Even though the book is nearly 600 pages, it's very quick to read. I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

I'm still reading As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann. I'm starting my third week of slogging through this unnecessarily fat monster. People in the comments of last week's Sunday Post told me to DNF it, but I can't! I'm so close to the end! I know I can finish it! I just have to stay motivated to read it for more than 10 minutes.

It's not a bad book. The writing is fine. The pacing is just too slow for my tastes. It's about an awful dude in 1600s England who becomes obsessed with a military coworker. The two men start a secret romantic relationship, but it doesn't go well because one of the dudes is awful. There's not much else to the story.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. It was Baby Brooklyn's birthday! She turned 3 and is probably not a baby anymore. I can't believe we've kept her alive for 3 years. I don't know how to parent a child!
2. It was my mom's birthday too. She might murder me for saying how old she turned, so I'm not going to do it.
3. So much chocolate. Since it was Valentine's Day and two birthdays, I ended up eating a lot of chocolate.
4. More new books. I should slow down on the book buying, but I've found so many good deals on used books lately. I can't pass them up. I swear I'll read the books eventually.
5. I got a lot of blogging done. It's always good to have posts scheduled.

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