Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope you’ve all had a lovely week, and that you and your families are all safe and healthy.
[dons a pair of sunglasses] IT’S LEO SEASON…
Aaaaaaanyway, I’d say that it’s been a nice week. I can’t believe July is almost over already…
I’ve been practicing with putting on my new contact lenses with…[ahem] varied results, but hey, I suppose these things take time. Even though my reading week started off disappointing, I got around to reading two good eARCs (I’ll review the other one next week). I’m SO CLOSE to being finished with my Iron Giant puzzle, and I finished my short story for Camp NaNoWriMo! It’s nearly 10,000 words, and I think I made it appropriately depressing. I’m still working my way towards telling people coherent summaries of my various WIPs, but I will say that it’s a bit of a fairytale, and one that involves quite a lot of bad luck and an unexpected, amphibious child.
I also finished the Netflix adaptation of Cursed (expect a review of that soon), and I’m SO excited for season two of The Umbrella Academy!
WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:
The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)–Genevieve Cogman (โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5)
Serpent and Dove–Shelby Mahurin (โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.75, rounded up to โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ)
FORESHADOW: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing YA (Anthology)–Emily X.R. Pan et. al. (eARC) (โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ)
Dustborn–Erin Bowman (eARC) (โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ)
POSTS AND SUCH:
- Goodreads Monday (7/20/20)–Orpheus Girl
- Book Review Tuesday (7/21/20)–The Burning Page
- Emoji Review: Stack of Books
- eARC Review: FORESHADOW: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing YA
- Top 5 Saturday (7/25/20)–#OwnVoices Books
SONGS:
- “Because Dreamings Costs Money, My Dear”–Mitski
- “Where’s Your Head At”–Basement Jaxx
- “Going to the Beach With Haley”–Black Belt Eagle Scout
- “My Heart Dreams”–Black Belt Eagle Scout
CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orรฏsha, #2)–Tomi Adeyemi
Goddess in the Machine–Lora Beth Johnson
Honor Lost (The Honors, #3)–Ann Aguirre and Rachel Caine
Into the Crooked Place–Alexandra Christo
Monday’s Not Coming–Tiffany D. Jackson
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Today’s song:
Okay, I know that I’ve said that The Beatles should rarely be touched when it comes to covers, but THIS GIVES ME ALL THE CHILLS. LISA HANNIGAN AND JEFF RUSSO CAN DO NO WRONG, I SWEAR…
That’s it for this week in blogging! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!
Hi. Great update. I’ve been wearing contact lenses for what over 10 years now. It took me a while to get used to them but I find it really easy now. I’m also excited for second season of Umbrella Academy!
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Thanks! I’ve started to *slowly* get used to them (I got them in a lot quicker today ๐ ). And yes, I’m so glad we’re both excited! Counting down the days until July 31…
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Same! I’m going to rewatch season 1 this week in preparation ๐ it took me a long time to get used to them but now I wear them almost every day.
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Oooh I have a fantastically unpopular opinion about The Beetles so letโs share for the lols and drama…i only like their songs when covered by other musicians ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ I donโt know what it is exactly but I find their recordings feel thin. Thereโs something in the voices that doesnโt appeal to me… I know, Iโm a strange person ๐ ๐ ๐ But I really do appreciate the craft in their songs and thatโs why I do enjoy them when they are covered by others! ๐๐๐โบ๏ธโบ๏ธโบ๏ธ
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I totally respect that, they’re not for everyone ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ There’s definitely no denying their musical prowess, though. Maybe that’s why it’s so hard to get the covers right (for me personally), but this one hit it *just right* ๐
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