Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope this week has treated you all well.
This week’s been fairly quiet – lots of reading indoors and outdoors. I got through all of the books that I bought last week, plus a couple on my Kindle and a bit of my summer reading. Of course, I had another unfortunate DNF, which…why did I escape them in the first half of the year, only to have all of them in July?
Writing-wise, everything’s going fairly smooth! I think I’m…oh, maybe a third of the way through where I want to be with my WIP, and my word count’s steadily been going up!
Other than that, I’ve just been making some fan art, volunteering at the library, watching Loki, hiking, and watching one of my close friends get through Fargo. (She’s coming up on one of my favorite twists in season 3…) I also had my first in-person guitar lesson since the pandemic started, and it’s so good to be back!
WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Spellhacker – M.K. England (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Forest of Souls (Shamanborn, #1) – Lori M. Lee (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Gearbreakers – Zoe Hana Mikuta (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Off Balance (Aunare Chronicles, #2) – Aileen Erin (DNF – ⭐️)
POSTS AND SUCH:
- Goodreads Monday (7/5/21) – Iron Widow
- Book Review Tuesday (7/6/21) – Spellhacker
- In which I paint a 3D-Printed Nightcrawler
SONGS:
- “Only Son” – Shakey Graves
- “Call It Heaven” (feat. Esmé Patterson) – Shakey Graves
- “Palm of Your Hand” – Smoothboi Ezra
CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:
Fable – Adrienne Young
When You Were Everything – Ashley Woodfolk
A Dark and Hollow Star – Ashley Shuttleworth
The Never Tilting World – Rin Chupeco
Sick Kids in Love – Hannah Moskowitz
Today’s song:
That’s it for this week in blogging! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!
The Bookish Mutant 
forest of souls looks so good! i’m glad you enjoyed it.
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It’s a great fantasy, I hope you enjoy it too!
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Hope you enjoy Fable!!
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I bet I will, I’m excited to read it!
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Hey, how did you feel about The Handmaid’s Tale? I really wanted to love it but unfortunately I had to DNF it. I’m thinking of picking it up again after watching the series on amazon Prime.
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Oh I loved it! It’s a super heavy read, so I’d recommend reading it when you’re in a good place mentally. It’s dark and powerful stuff. My only complaint is the writing – it’s good writing, but Margaret Atwood tended to overextend her metaphors, and her writing seemed a little bit too flowery for such dark subject matter, if that makes any sense. It’s absolutely worth a read, though
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Ooo I’m excited to see what you think of your tbr books! I’ve read Fable, A Dark and Hollow Star, and A Never Tilting World!
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I can’t wait! By now I’ve just finished Fable – I read it in almost one sitting, I liked it!!
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The Handmaids Tale is one of my all time favourites! I’m so glad you liked it and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts. The TV series adaptation is brilliant too if you’re in need of something to binge watch 📚❤️ X x x
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Oh it was great!! I don’t know if I’ll do a full review, but I loved it 🙂
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