My Monday tradition, including a look back and a look ahead — what I read last week, what new books came my way, and what books are keeping me busy right now. Plus a smattering of other stuff too.
Life.
I may be a little absent during the coming week due to some family happenings, but hope to be back in the swing of things ASAP. Meanwhile, I have plenty of books and my Kindle to keep me company, even if I’m not posting much.
What did I read during the last week?
Someone Like Me by M. R. Carey: I finished this the previous week, but finally posted a review.
The Wild Dead by Carrie Vaughn: I loved this book, a sequel to last year’s Bannerless. My review is here.
I also read two super cute, super fun young adult books this week. Check out my thoughts, here.
In audiobooks:
Page (Protector of the Small, #2) by Tamora Pierce: I loved this book! The series is terrific so far — continuing onward.
In graphic novels:
I enjoyed The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds, a pretty great graphic retelling of the classic. He has a new version of The Iliad coming out in the spring, and I’m already looking forward to it!
Outlander returns!
I’m writing reaction posts for each episode of season 4:
Episode 401, “America the Beautiful” (aired 11/4/2018) – check out my thoughts here.
Episode 402, “Do No Harm” (aired 11/11/2018) – my reaction from last night, here.
Fresh Catch:
A few new books this week:
What will I be reading during the coming week?
Currently in my hands:
So many books — it’s so hard to choose! I finished a book late Sunday, which means I need to pick something new to read. I’ll probably bounce between these two for the next few days.
Now playing via audiobook:
Squire (Protector of the Small, #3) by Tamora Pierce: Such a fun series!
Ongoing reads:
Book group reads:
- Classic read: My book group’s current classic read is Middlemarch by George Eliot. We’re reading and discussing two chapters per week, aiming to finish in January.
- The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon. An ongoing group read, two chapters per week — we’ll be finished in December. Want to join in? Ask me how!
So many books, so little time…
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Hope your family happenings go well. I am completely lost in the Immortals series by Tamora Pierce, glad to see you are still enjoying her other series.
Happy reading. 🙂
Lost in a good way, or lost as in can’t make sense of it?? I hope it’s in the good way! The Kel books started slow for me, but I loved #2, and #3 is off to a great start.
Lost as in the best possible way – I loved Wild Magic and am enjoying its sequel as well.
Fingers crossed #3 carries on being a great read for you.
Great to hear! I love Daine as a character, and the stories are just so good. 🙂
I keep hearing really good things about The Silence of the Girls. Hope your week is good!
Thanks! I hope you have a great week too!
Wow, that’s a lot of books tbr! Hope your week goes well.
Thanks, you too!
Ooh, you got Elevation. I hope you like it because I need to read it eventually. Have a great week!
Thanks, you too! I’m excited for Elevation… but still need to finish up a stack of library books before I start it.
I love knowing that I have lots of books waiting for me on my Kindle! Have a great week!
I think it would take me a few years to get through everything on my Kindle without ever reading anything else… kind of overwhelming! Have a great week. 🙂