Weekly Update: October 11-17, 2021

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope this week has treated you well.

Even though I’ve been dwelling on some unpleasant things this week, it’s been a surprisingly good couple of days. A year ago now, I was in a really rough patch in my life, and all I can do now is be grateful that I’m in a happier place and that I’ve grown and healed in the time since then.

Reading was a little slow this week, but I had some good reads, both for fun and for school. (A lot of sequels this week, for no reason in particular…) I also held my meeting for my school’s book club, and it was so much fun to talk about The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea with everyone!

Though it’s been a little on-and-off, I’ve also gotten lots of writing done for my current WIP this week! I’ve discovered that dreamlike sequences are a lot of fun to write; this WIP has a whole lot of them, and adding in all the detail has been one of my favorite parts of writing this story in particular. Also, after I’d written a certain scene, I realized that I unintentionally made an overt Yellow Submarine reference…absolutely embracing that though

Other than that, I’ve been drawing a handful of aliens, enjoying my newly dyed hair, listening to the new Snail Mail and Suki Waterhouse, and losing all self-control around the bowl of candy corns sitting on my dining room table. I love October.

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) – V.E. Schwab (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

A Neon Darkness (The Bright Sessions, #2) – Lauren Shippen (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ )

Brave New World – Aldous Huxley (for school) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Each of Us a Desert – Mark Oshiro (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

POSTS AND SUCH:

• Goodreads Monday (10/11/21) – Kingdom of the Wicked
• Book Review Tuesday (10/12/21) – A Darker Shade of Magic
• Found Family Sci-fi Recommendations

SONGS:

• “L.A.” – Crumb
• “Look Away” – The Apples in Stereo
• “Gone B4 Yr Home” – Le Tigre

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) – V.E. Schwab

The Stars Now Unclaimed (The Universe After, #1) – Drew Williams

Caster – Elsie Chapman

Today’s song:

That’s it for this week in blogging! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!