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.
On the road to recovery! I’m adjusting to life in a cast — which is good, since I’ll be wearing it through the end of September. I’ve even bought myself a few cute cast covers, (a) to keep it clean and (b) to make wearing it a bit more fun. Here’s an example:
It feels like it’s been a slower reading week, probably because I went back to work and couldn’t spend quite as much time with my nose in a book!
What did I read during the last week?
The Warehouse by Rob Hart: Fun, not as dark as I’d expected. My review is here.
Word Puppets by Mary Robinette Kowal: A really enjoyable short story collection. My review is here.
I finished my audiobook re-read of Night and Silence, the 12th book in the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire — and adored it just as much the 2nd time around as I did the first time I read it. My original review is here.
Pop Culture
After watching the newest season of Veronica Mars, I wanted more (despite that ending…), so I’ve gone back to the beginning and am slowly working my way through season 1. The actors/characters are all so adorable and baby-faced!
Fresh Catch:
I picked up used copies of two non-fiction books this week:
Scatter, Adapt, and Remember was referenced in Wanderers by Chuck Wendig, and how could I possibly resist? It sounds fascinating! The San Francisco book is written by an author who writes a great weekly column on SF history, and I thought it was about time to give his book a try.
What will I be reading during the coming week?
Currently in my hands:
The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire: It’s the new Toby book!!! I’m so flipping excited to be reading this.
Now playing via audiobook:
Even though I bought a hardcover copy of this book, I decided to listen to it instead, since I’ve loved the other audiobooks in the series. I just started it this weekend, but I’m loving it so far.
Ongoing reads:
Two ongoing book group read right now:
- The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
- Virgins by Diana Gabaldon
So many books, so little time…
Your cast looks very good haha!
Enjoy your reading!
(www.evelynreads.com)
Ha, my silly little attempt at fashion! :0
Aaah, I must grab a copy of Night and Silence for my wife! She’ll be disapppointed in me I forgot until today… (I’m way behind on the series, but she’s not!)
Such a great series! The newest book gets released tomorrow — hope you find time to catch up!
I love your cast cover, I didn’t even know that was a thing! I’ll have to check out Scatter, Adapt and Remember. I do remember that reference from Wanderers, but I didn’t know it was real😋
I only realized it was a real book because I recognized the author name as a real author. It looks so interesting — just need to convince myself to start, because I don’t tend toward non-fiction all that much. I never would have known about cast covers — I stumbled across a bunch while looking for a waterproof sleeve to use while showering. There are actually a bunch of super-cute kid-oriented covers out there, and I saw a bunch of Infinity Gauntlet cast covers too!
Cast covers are a cute idea!
I love Veronica Mars, make sure you watch the movie too 🙂
Have a great reading week
Oh yes, I’ve seen the Veronica Mars movie already! I’m doing a re-watch from the beginning, and loving every moment.
I didn’t even know cast covers are a thing! It looks super cute. ❤ I haven't watched the newest season of VM yet, because I've heard vague horror stories about that ending and I'm a little nervous, but I'll try dipping my toes into it in the next few months. 😀
The new season of VMars really is great, but yeah, even though I’d heard something vague about the ending… well, let’s just say I’m not okay! I’m almost done with my season 1 re-watch. It’s so much fun to be reminded all over again how amazing that show is.