Weekly Update: January 3-9, 2022

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope this first full week of 2022 has treated you well.

I thought my school was off for winter break for another full week, but as it turns out, school started this Wednesday…oof

We had a 2-hour delay because of the snow though, so at least I got to sleep in on Thursday. And it’s been an easy week—I have a creative writing class now too!

Reading-wise, I’ve just been trawling books from the Kindle library, with varying degrees of success. Two of them I loved, and two of them were books that I had highly anticipated but ended up being disappointed by. (Oh, Persephone Station and Sisters of the Snake…how you’ve let me down…)The latter resulted in, sadly, my first DNF of the year…[heavy sigh]

Slowly, I’ve been getting through the editing stage of draft 2 of my WIP. I got through my favorite scene, though, so that was fun to revisit. I got to write some fun blog posts this week too, so that’s been good.

Other than that, I’ve just been watching The Tragedy of Macbeth (so so SO good) andThe Book of Boba Fett (ehh?? I have mixed feelings but I’ll stick around), waiting for my preorders to arrive in the mail (1 down, 1 to go…even though they came out on the same day?), getting comics, volunteering at the library, and skiing for the first time since…probably 2019?

Oh, and happy (belated) birthday, Bowie. Miss you always. ⚡️

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Only Mostly Devastated – Sophie Gonzales (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Persephone Station – Stina Leicht (⭐️⭐️)

Sisters of the Snake (Ria & Rani, #1) – Sasha Nanua and Sarena Nanua (⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️)

POSTS AND SUCH:

• Goodreads Monday (1/3/22) – Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves
• The Curse of Book 2: Why Does the Second Book in the Trilogy Sometimes Fall Flat?
• Book Review Tuesday (1/4/22) – Rise of the Red Hand

SONGS:

• “Do You Like Games” – Jim Noir
• “Tour Good” – Frankie Cosmos

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

The Kindred – Alechia Dow

The Fallen (The Outside, #2) – Ada Hoffmann

I’m Not Missing – Carrie Fountain

Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, #1) – Rosaria Munda

Lightless – C.A. Higgins

Today’s song:

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