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.
Hey, hey, check out my groovy home office! I’m not really as techie as this makes me look — The laptop and one monitor are for work, and the other monitor is connected to my home computer. (Yup, that’s the one with Goodreads up on the screen!)
It’s been an insane week, and an even more insane weekend. I don’t talk about my day job too often here on my blog, but I work in HR, and this week a lot of stuff came to a boiling point. ‘Nuff said.
I’m hoping that by next weekend, I can actually have a weekend!
What did I read during the last week?
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune: 100% loved this book! My review is here.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert: Parts of this audiobook were super cute, and parts were absolutely cringe-worthy. My review is here.
The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren: Light, fluffy fun. My review is here.
Pop culture — Outlander, season 5:
My brain was ready to explode by Sunday night, so I did not even watch the new Outlander episode yet! If that doesn’t tell you what kind of week I had, nothing will.
Other TV watching:
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is just the cutest thing ever! Okay, sure, the plot doesn’t totally make sense (young professional suddenly starts hearing everyone’s innermost thoughts as songs that they sing and dance to her), but it’s really, really fun and upbeat. And the music is amazing!
Also, my son decided that he finally wanted to watch The Witcher, and I was happy to agree to keep him company while he watched. Now I have an excuse to bask in the glory of Geralt and Yennefer again… and to sing “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher” at every waking moment.
Fresh Catch:
No new books this week.
What will I be reading during the coming week?
Currently in my hands:
The Book of Koli by M. R. Carey: Just getting started. I love the strange world-building so far, but I’m afraid that this book might take more concentration than I’m capable of right now. Deep breaths…
Now playing via audiobook:
Beartown by Fredrik Backman: Also just starting — I haven’t had time to listen for the past couple of days, so I may have to start again from the beginning. But I’m excited to finally read/listen to this book!
Ongoing reads:
The Space Between by Diana Gabaldon: The latest in Outlander Book Club’s group read-alongs. Almost done.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes: My book group’s newest classic read is now underway. We’re reading and discussing two chapters per week.
So many books, so little time…
Bookshelf Fantasies 
Love your workspace! How is it working with two monitors? I’d imagine working in HR has you buried during the week these days.
I’ve got the CL book scheduled next and am now 4 episodes behind in Outlander! Something about this season makes me nervous so any help you can give to get me started would be appreciated.
Stay safe, Lisa💜
I can;t live without my two monitors for work! I’m always flipping back and forth between emails and worksheets.
Definitely give season 5 a try — have you read the book? Bad things happen, as always, but the characters are as wonderful as ever.
I read the first three books before the series caught up with me so I opted to continue with it.
I imagine this is not a good time to be working in HR. Your home office does look well organised though!
Wishing you a great reading week and good health
Thank you, same to you!
The house in the cerulean sea sounds so good!
Happy reading!
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It’s really great – I hope you get a chance to read it! Have a good week. 🙂
Oh wow, HR? I can only imagine! I finished The Book of Koli last night and LOVED it. I know some readers are complaining about the voice, that Koli’s speech patterns are too hard to read. But I personally thought it reminded me a little of Mark Twain, a southern cadence that almost becomes poetic as you keep reading.
Yay, I’m so excited to hear that you loved Book of Koli! I’ve only read about 25 pages so far. I really do like the voice and have the impression already that I’m going to really like it — I just need to be able to focus enough to get into it.
I can imagine how busy you are since you work in HR. It’s such a crazy time right now. I usually have 3 screens going too but instead they are monitor, laptop, and Ipad, lol.
How did we ever live back in the dark days of only one screen? 🙂
You are not the first person to mention that the audiobook of Chloe Brown was a mixed bag. I want to watch Zoey, it’s looks adorable. Wishing you a safe April ❤
Thank you, same to you as well!