Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope this week has treated you well.
This week has generally been quiet; reading poetry in my English classes, studying for far too many quizzes and tests for my liking, and enjoying four relatively sunny days before we got snowed on again. Just low-key, and I like it that way.
I broke out of my brief reading slump, and I really liked most of what I read! I’ve been continuing to focus on books by Black authors this month for Black history month, and I’ve been finding lots of sequels to books that I’ve been eager to read (Redemptor, Adulthood Rites, etc.). I also got to stop by the comics shop, so I got some single-issues to read as well.
In the writing department, I’ve gotten more serious about the editing process; I’ve gotten into the weeds of re-reading and doing a more comprehensive edit, and I’ve been working on resurrecting a few brief scenes. I’m getting better at snipping out some of these continuity errors, but I got [ahem] sidetracked by deciding my one human character’s birthday, so 🥴
Other than that, I’ve just been studying, listening to Portishead, Mitski, and the new Spoon album, and watching Raised by Wolves. We’re also getting a new puppy soon, and we got to visit the litter yesterday!! THEY WERE SO CUTE 😭 We’ll be taking one home in a few weeks, and I will most definitely post a picture when we get him!
WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:
Noor – Nnedi Okorafor (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Redemptor (Raybearer, #2) – Jordan Ifueko (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves – Meg Long (⭐️⭐️)
White Smoke – Tiffany D. Jackson (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
POSTS AND SUCH:
- YA Reads for Black History Month (2022 Edition)
- Book Review Tuesday (2/8/22) – Noor
- Laurel Hell – Mitski album review
SONGS:
CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK
(fairly sparse this week since I wasn’t able to volunteer at the library, but here’s what’s on the agenda for now)
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) – Octavia E. Butler
The Road – Cormac McCarthy (for school)
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 