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.
Feeling recharged after a restful and happy long weekend, spent relaxing and enjoying family and friends.
A blogging question:
I wrote a post about this over the weekend — does anyone have any favorite WordPress themes to recommend? I’m looking for something clean and simple. I’m not 100% sure that I want to make a switch, but I’m thinking about options.
What did I read during the last week?
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss: Such fun! My review is here.
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes: Sweet! Finished late Sunday – review to follow.
Pop culture:
My family had a blast seeing this movie on Thanksgiving morning:
And on Saturday, my daughter and I had a wonderful time seeing…
Fresh Catch:
Amazon had a Black Friday buy-two-get-one-free offer on books, so naturally I took advantage! Here’s what I got:
What will I be reading during the coming week?
Currently in my hands:
The Deep by Rivers Solomon: I’m just getting started, but definitely excited that my library hold came in this week.
Now playing via audiobook:
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood: I’ve listened to about 40% — really entertaining so far!
Ongoing reads:
Two ongoing book group reads right now:
- A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows by Diana Gabaldon: The current group read for my book group. Such a great story! A must for Outlander fans.
- Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck: Our new classic read, starting today. We’ll be reading and discussing two chapters per week. I’m really looking forward to it!
So many books, so little time…
seria
Bookshelf Fantasies 
I saw Cirque du Soleil years ago and loved it! I need to go again. And I’ve been hearing lots about Knives Out, looking forward to checking that out soon as well😁
My daughter and I used to try to catch Cirque du Soleil whenever they came to town, but it’s been years since the last time we went. It was a gorgeous production! Knives Out was really fun. 🙂
Enjoy your reading!
(www.evelynreads.com)
Thank you! I hope you have a great week!
I plan to see Knives Out next weekend! I’ve been looking forward to it since seeing the previews. It looks like fun.
Did you like the Deep? I read it last week and although I like certain aspects of it, I didn’t like the overall story much. I thought it was okay.
Knives Out is so much fun! I hope you enjoy it. Yes, I did like The Deep, although it’s certainly an odd/unusual read. Did you review it? (I’ll go look and see…)
I haven’t yet lol. I need to get caught up on my reviews. I just saw yours. Totally agree that there’s a sadness to the story. It’s the second story I read this year where the protagonist wants to be free from familial responsibilities that hinder/hurt them in some way but decide to return/stay/sacrifice in some way to help their family.