August – The Bookish Mutant

Weekly Update: August 30 – September 5, 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

I’d say it’s been a nice week for me. Homework has been light, and the weather’s been cooling down a little where I am. (We did get some hail the other day, though – definitely caused a bit of a racket during Stats class…)

Reading-wise, I went into a slight slump, but by the middle of the week, I’d broken out of it. I got a bunch of promising library books as well, and I’m confident that I’ll continue my good streak! Related, we had my first meeting for my school’s book club on Friday, and I’m so happy about the turnout! We gained lots of new members, and they all seem very passionate about books, so I’m so glad they’re here now.

Writing has been on-and-off in terms of progress, but I finished up the climax and…now I’m onto a particularly sad scene, and it’s not completely done yet, so…[cue my sad playlist]

Other than that, I’ve been petting my cat, listening to loads of music, volunteering at the library, and visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens – yesterday evening was beautiful!

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WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

She Drives Me Crazy – Kelly Quindlen (⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: She Drives Me Crazy: 9781250209153: Quindlen, Kelly: Books

The Unbinding of Mary Reade – Miriam McNamara (⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: The Unbinding of Mary Reade: 9781510727052: McNamara, Miriam: Books

Curses – Lish McBride (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25)

Amazon.com: Curses: 9781984815590: McBride, Lish: Books

Broken Web (Shamanborn, #2) – Lori M. Lee (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Broken Web (Shamanborn, #2) by Lori M. Lee

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts – Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martinez (illustrator) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts: Hall, Rebecca, Martínez, Hugo: 9781982115180: Amazon.com: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

Tell the Machine Goodnight – Katie Williams

Tell the Machine Goodnight: A Novel: Williams, Katie: 9780525533122: Amazon.com: Books

The Taking of Jake Livingston – Ryan Douglass

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass: 9781984812537 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Come On In: 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home – Adi Alsaid et. al.

Amazon.com: Come On In: 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home: 9781335146496: Alsaid, Adi, Bajaj, Varsha, Andreu, Maria E., Morse, Sharon, Sugiura, Misa, Azad, Nafiza, Goo, Maurene, Charaipotra, Sona, Méndez, Yamile Saied,

Kindred – Octavia E. Butler

Amazon.com: Kindred: 0046442083690: Octavia E. Butler: Books

Harley in the Sky – Akemi Dawn Bowman

Amazon.com: Harley in the Sky: 9781534437128: Bowman, Akemi Dawn: Books

Today’s song:

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

Monthly Wrap-Ups

August 2021 Wrap-Up 🍰

Posted on August 31, 2021September 30, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Tuesday, bibliophiles!

And here we are. August, the end of summer and the start of the school year. My birthday month too, so that’s always a lot of fun. Still can’t believe we’re four months away from 2022 though…

[ahem] that aside…

GENERAL THOUGHTS:

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For the most part, August was a pretty nice month. I didn’t plan on getting bitten by mosquitoes in Florida (okay: not that many mosquitoes, getting bug bites in Florida is kind of a given), but I got to read some good books while I was there. Plus, Kaz cane. Other than that, I just enjoyed summer’s last hurrah, reading, watching movies with friends, and soaking up the last of the warm weather. I had my birthday later in the month as well, and I had a lot of fun celebrating with family!

I started school about two weeks ago, and I’m slowly easing back in, and knock on wood, I’ll be able to keep all the A’s I have so far. 🤞I’m still in mostly honors/AP classes, but I’m glad that I have those classes in the subjects I’m good at. After AP Bio, I don’t think I could take another honors/AP science class…

After getting through Camp NaNoWriMo, I’ve had mostly steady progress in my sci-fi WIP for most of the month! I’m close to the end of the draft, and I’ve gotten to write some of my favorite scenes in the whole story this month. My progress petered out a little bit once I had to adjust to my new school schedule, but I’m getting back on track now. As I’m writing this, I’ve just finished up the climax, so I’m getting close!

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Other than that, I’ve just been volunteering at the library, working my way through It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Gravity Falls, and What If?, going to my first live concert since the pandemic started (Wilco!),doodling still more aliens, watching The Suicide Squad, and eating all the cake and candy leftover from my birthday.

READING AND BLOGGING:

I read 20 books this month! I think this month is tied with January and June for the least amount of books read, and I can probably attribute that to a) a few really chunky books and b) getting back into the school routine. Nevertheless, I found some unexpected favorites in the bunch!

2 – 2.75 stars:

Amazon.com: When My Heart Joins the Thousand eBook : Steiger, A. J.: Kindle Store — *When My Heart Joins the Thousand*

She Drives Me Crazy – Kelly Quindlen (⭐️⭐️)
By the Book – Amanda Sellet (⭐️⭐️.5)
When My Heart Joins the Thousand – A.J. Steiger (⭐️⭐️.75)

3 – 3.75 stars:

The Lifeline Signal (Chameleon Moon, #2) by RoAnna Sylver — *The Lifeline Signal*

Filthy Animals – Brandon Taylor (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
The Ever Cruel Kingdom (The Never Tilting World, #2) – Rin Chupeco (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Girls at the Edge of the World – Laura Brooke Robson (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Six Crimson Cranes – Elizabeth Lim (⭐️⭐️⭐️.25)
The Tiger at Midnight – Swati Teerdhala (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
A Quiet Kind of Thunder – Sara Barnard (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Plain Bad Heroines – Emily M. Danforth (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Ahsoka (Star Wars) – E.K. Johnston (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
The Fell of Dark – Caleb Roehrig (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)
Forgotten Star – Colin Weldon (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)
The Lifeline Signal (Chameleon Moon, #2) – RoAnna Sylver (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)

4 – 4.75 stars:

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers — *A Psalm for the Wild-Built*

Queen of Coin and Whispers – Helen Corcoran (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Suns Will Rise (System Divine, #3) – Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
The Good Luck Girls – Charlotte Nicole Davis (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot, #1) – Becky Chambers (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea – Maggie Tokuda-Hall (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

5 stars:

The Darkness Outside Us | eliot-schrefer — *The Darkness Outside Us*

The Darkness Outside Us – Eliot Schrefer (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

FAVORITE BOOK OF THE MONTH (NOT COUNTING RE-READS): The Darkness Outside Us – 5 stars

Amazon.com: The Darkness Outside Us: 9780062888280: Schrefer, Eliot: Books — *The Darkness Outside Us*

SOME POSTS I’M PROUD OF:

I had a lot of fun reviewing The Darkness Outside Us, A Psalm for the Wild-Built, and Ahsoka!
I made a list of undercover LGBTQ+ books for closeted readers!
My mini reviews for everything that I read in Florida were also fun to write!

POSTS I ENJOYED FROM OTHER WONDERFUL PEOPLE:

Amanda’s post about cyberpunk/list of diverse cyberpunk recommendations!
Maddie’s Book Recs based on The Umbrella Academy!
Ahaana celebrated her 1st blogiversary!
Brooke’s stop on the Twin Stars blog tour (which I’m really excited to read now)!
Nashita’s hilarious review of Kingdom of Ash/basically the whole ToG series (I’m gladder than ever that I stopped at book 1 skdjhfskjfh)

SONGS/ALBUMS I’VE ENJOYED:

the joy this song brings me oh my god

there isn’t a bad song on this album. on either of the discs. none.

shhhhh I swear I like this song for more reasons than the fact that St. Vincent produced it

god this song is beautiful…I had a dream about it the other night

never gets old

DID I FOLLOW THROUGH ON MY AUGUST GOALS?

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Read at least 20 books: 20!
Enjoy the last weeks of summer: certainly did!
Start the school year off on a good note: all A’s and I got an A on my first math quiz, I’d call that a good note!
ENJOY MY BIRTHDAY: very much so!

GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER:

Read at least 20 books
Don’t stress too much about college stuff oof
Take care of yourself

Since I already posted once today, check out today’s Book Review Tuesday for today’s song.

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 23-29, 2021

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

This was my first full week of school, and…well, it had its ups and downs. College applications have been a bit stressful, but now that I’ve seen everything a little more simplified, it’s slightly less so. Still stressful, but at least I know how everything works now. But on the other hand, I had some great things happen this week! I aced a math quiz, I have As in all of my classes so far (I don’t care that it’s the second week of school, I’m still proud of myself), and I’m slowly getting more people into book club.

Reading-wise, I’ve just been reading through all of the books I bought/was gifted for my birthday. Most of them have been pretty good, but re-reading The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea was just what I needed to take my mind off of college. I got some cool-looking books at the library, so I’m excited for that! As for writing, I haven’t been doing it as frequently as I’ve been getting used to my school schedule, but I’m slowly but surely working through the climax of my sci-fi WIP.

Other than that, I watched The Suicide Squad (solid 3/5 for me, fantastic cinematography and also the best live action Harley look), had a busy shift at the library, and busily tried to convert people to my school’s book club. But the latter isn’t too out of the ordinary for me, really.

Oh, and in case you’re having a bad day, enjoy this picture of one of my cats (her name is Hobbes) with my library books:

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Ahsoka (Star Wars) – E.K. Johnston (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: Star Wars Ahsoka: 9781484705667: E.K. Johnston, Wojtowicz, Jason P: Books

Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) – Elizabeth Lim (⭐️⭐️⭐️.25)

Amazon.com: Six Crimson Cranes: 9780593300916: Lim, Elizabeth: Books

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea – Maggie Tokuda-Hall (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

My review of THE MERMAID, THE WITCH, AND THE SEA by Maggie Tokuda-Hall | Maria Hossain

The Good Luck Girls – Charlotte Nicole Davis (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

Girls at the Edge of the World – Laura Brooke Robson (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Girls at the Edge of the World: 9780525554035: Robson, Laura Brooke: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

She Drives Me Crazy – Kelly Quindlen

Broken Web (Shamanborn, #2) – Lori M. Lee

Curses – Lish McBride

The Unbinding of Mary Reade – Miriam McNamara

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts – Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martinez

Amazon.com: Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts eBook : Hall, Rebecca, Martínez, Hugo: Kindle Store

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 16 – 22, 2021

Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

Summer ended for me this week, and I started back at school on Wednesday. It’s good to see my friends again, but…yeah. Too many people. At least they’re requiring masks at my school. Thankfully, we didn’t have much homework this week, though.

I’ve had a hit-or-miss reading week – most of them fell in the 3.5 star range, but I found a great book and another one that didn’t do it for me as much. I think I have a good reading week ahead of me, though!

This weekend’s been good though! We celebrated my birthday over the weekend, and we went to a new location of my favorite bookstore and got some great-looking books! We also visited the Wild Animal Sanctuary this morning, and it was great to be there after not going for so long! (Look it up – it’s a great place to go if you’re in the Colorado area!)

Other than that, I’ve just been working my way through the climax of my sci-fi WIP, volunteering at the library, drawing, playing guitar, and slapping nerdy bumper stickers on my car. I also rewatched Guardians of the Galaxy with my friend on the last day of summer. Never gets old.

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

A Quiet Kind of Thunder – Sara Barnard (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: A Quiet Kind of Thunder: 9781534402416: Barnard, Sara: Books

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) – Becky Chambers (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

When My Heart Joins the Thousand – A.J. Steiger (⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: When My Heart Joins the Thousand: 9780062656476: Steiger, A. J.: Books

Plain Bad Heroines – Emily M. Danforth (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: Plain Bad Heroines: A Novel: 9780062942852: Danforth, Emily M., Lautman, Sara: Books

The Ever Cruel Kingdom (The Never Tilting World, #2) – Rin Chupeco (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

The Good Luck Girls – Charlotte Nicole Davis

Ahsoka – E.K. Johnston

Six Crimson Cranes – Elizabeth Lim

Girls at the Edge of the World – Laura Brooke Robson

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 9 – 15, 2021

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

Well…for me, this week was the last full week of summer before school starts back. (And a related heads-up – I’m starting school next week, so for the next few months, I probably won’t be posting as much, depending on my workload.) But it was a good week, I’d say. I’m back from Florida now, and on Tuesday night, I went to my first live concert since before the pandemic! It was Wilco and Sleater-Kinney – we came for Wilco, and they were INCREDIBLE! Gah, hearing them play “Ashes of American Flags” was so beautiful…

Reading-wise, it was a bit of a hit-or-miss week – I had some great read, but some that were just decent or meh. I got to go to the comics shop this week too, and I picked up some good stuff from there too! And what are the chances…I SAW SOMEBODY IN THE PARKING LOT WITH AN AURORA RISING BUMPER STICKER

Also, moment of silence for the fact that the Runaways comic ended…

Other than that, I’ve been slowly working my way through my sci-fi WIP, drawing, and getting everything ready for the start of school. It’ll be so good to actually see everybody in-person again…

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

The Lifeline Signal (Chameleon Moon, #2) – RoAnna Sylver (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Suns Will Rise (System Divine, #3) – Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Suns Will Rise | Book by Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

By the Book – Amanda Sellet (⭐️⭐️.5)

REVIEW: 'By the Book' by Amanda Sellet sells itself short - Bookstacked

Filthy Animals – Brandon Taylor (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

A Quiet Kind of Thunder – Sara Barnard

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) – Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, 1): Chambers, Becky: 9781250236210: Amazon.com: Books

When My Heart Joins the Thousand – A.J. Steiger

The Ever Cruel Kingdom (The Never Tilting World, #2) – Rin Chupeco

Plain Bad Heroines – Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman (illustrations)

Book Review: Plain Bad Heroines - Belmont Public Library

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 2-8, 2021

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

The first part of my week wasn’t terribly eventful, but I’ve been in Florida for some family stuff since Thursday, and my flight leaves tomorrow. It’s been…very hot to say the least, but I’ve had plenty of time to read, write and draw, so it’s okay. Plus, I found that awesome Kaz cane the other day! (See the Grishaverse Book Tag linked below for a picture…) I can’t wait until we can ship it home…

𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖔𝖗 𝖔𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖞𝖊𝖗 "𝘆𝗼𝘂… #fanfiction # Fanfiction # amreading # books # wat… in 2021 | Freddy carter, Six of crows, The grisha trilogy

Reading-wise, I’ve been reading everything on my Kindle this week, both library holds and books I bought for the trip. I got an unexpected 5-star read though, so expect a review next week! I’ve had a lot of writing progress as well, which I can mostly owe to the fact that I got to my favorite favorite scene in my sci-fi WIP and ended up chugging out a longish chapter.

Other than that, I’ve just been drawing, playing a bit of Minecraft, watching a few episodes of Alien Worlds (for a show with a name like that, there’s…less aliens than I expected?), and trying to beat this Florida heat.

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

The Fell of Dark – Caleb Roehrig (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: The Fell of Dark (9781250155849): Roehrig, Caleb: Books

The Tiger at Midnight – Swati Teerdhala (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: The Tiger at Midnight (Tiger at Midnight, 1) (9780062869210): Teerdhala, Swati: Books

The Darkness Outside Us – Eliot Schrefer (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: The Darkness Outside Us eBook: Schrefer, Eliot: Kindle Store

Forgotten Star – Colin Weldon (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Forgotten Star: Weldon, Colin: 9798667032830: Amazon.com: Books

Queen of Coin and Whispers – Helen Corcoran (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Queen of Coin and Whispers: A kingdom of secrets and a game of lies (9781788491181): Corcoran, Helen: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

The Lifeline Signal (Chameleon Moon, #2) – RoAnna Sylver

Suns Will Rise (System Divine, #3) – Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Today’s song:

oops I know you’re all probably sick of my constant Blur posting but this was on my playlist right before I got out of bed and I love it so

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: July 26 – August 1, 2021

Posted on August 1, 2021August 2, 2021 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles, and happy first day of August! I hope this week has treated you all well.

I feel like this week has been nice and productive – I read a lot, I finished up Camp NaNoWriMo and passed my word count goal, and I’m almost done with all my summer homework! As far as the reading itself, it’s all been in the 3-4 star range, which I’m not complaining about.

I had a lot of fun blogging this week too – I loved making my Popular YA Books that I Couldn’t Get on Board With post (linked under “Posts and Such”), and I had a lot of fun reviewing and cataloguing some of my books.

Other than that, I did some hiking on Friday, drew, and watched Yellow Submarine! (OKAY BUT THE “LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS” SEQUENCE AAAAH) I’m also going to go see The Green Knight this evening, which I’m pretty excited about!

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds from Yellow Submarine | Aesthetic animation, Beatles painting, Yellow submarine — I could go on and on about this movie

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

In Deeper Waters – F.T. Lukens (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

In Deeper Waters | Book by F.T. Lukens | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

The Boy Who Steals Houses – C.G. Drews (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

The Boy Who Steals House by C.G. Drews – Great Escape Books

The Magic Fish – Trung Le Nguyen (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen: 9780593125298 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Sorrowland – Rivers Solomon (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

The Iron Woman (The Iron Man, #2) – Ted Hughes (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

What’s Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She – Dennis Baron (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She (9781631496042): Baron, Dennis: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

The Fell of Dark – Caleb Roehrig

Amazon.com: The Fell of Dark eBook: Roehrig, Caleb: Kindle Store

The Tiger at Midnight – Swati Teerdhala

The Lifeline Signal (Chameleon Moon, #2) – RoAnna Sylver

Queen of Coin and Whispers – Helen Corcoran

Buy Queen of Coin and Whispers: A kingdom of secrets and a game of lies Book Online at Low Prices in India | Queen of Coin and Whispers: A kingdom of secrets

Forgotten Star – Colin Weldon

Amazon.com: Forgotten Star eBook: Weldon, Colin: Kindle Store

Today’s song:

man I haven’t listened to this since…6th grade or something

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 31–September 6, 2020

Posted on September 6, 2020September 13, 2020 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles!

With the second week of school now under my belt, I’ve started to get used the schedule. Of course, our school has the option of either hybrid (online and in-person) or 100% online, and everybody’s going to hybrid next week, so the schedule’s changing yet again…whee…

But this week has been alright. I have now inherited the role of the president of my school’s book club (!!!), so I’ve been trying to rope all of my bookish friends into joining now that all of the seniors have graduated. There’s a strange kind of power in moderating a google classroom…

My reading week hasn’t been *as* productive, but I went through my whole birthday book haul (I loved TRUEL1F3, but it just took me a while to read), and I loved them all! Expect lots of reviews soon 🙂 The same has been true of writing–I’ve been struggling with stretching out the plot a bit, but we’re nearly at 300 pages, so I suppose that’s a plus. I also went back to the library in-person for the first time, finished Devs [loud screaming], started Raised by Wolves, and later today, I’m going to the movies for the first time since February! (Safely, of course) I can’t wait to see Tenet!

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

The Burning Kingdoms (The Smoke Thieves, #3)–Sally Green (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

A Song Below Water–Bethany C. Morrow (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: A Song Below Water: A Novel (9781250315328): Morrow, Bethany C.: Books

TRUEL1F3 (Lifelike, #3)–Jay Kristoff (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

TRUEL1F3 (Truelife) by Jay Kristoff: 9781524714000 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

Four Dead Queens–Astrid Scholte

Amazon.com: Four Dead Queens (9780525513926): Scholte, Astrid: Books

The Black Kids–Christina Hammonds Reed

The Black Kids | Book by Christina Hammonds Reed | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

The Good Neighbors, vol. 1: Kin–Holly Black and Ted Naifeh

The Good Neighbors: Black, Holly, Naifeh, Ted: 9780439855655: Amazon.com: Books

Raybearer–Jordan Ifueko

Amazon.com: Raybearer (9781419739828): Ifueko, Jordan: Books

The Spaceship Next Door–Gene Doucette

Amazon.com: The Spaceship Next Door (9781328567468): Doucette, Gene: Books

The Infinite Noise–Lauren Shippen

Amazon.com: The Infinite Noise: A Bright Sessions Novel (The Bright Sessions Book 1) eBook: Shippen, Lauren: Kindle Store

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 24-30, 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles!

All things considered, the first week back to online school wasn’t too bad. Not much homework, but lots of google meets. At least classes end at noon everyday…

I ended up posting a lot more than I anticipated this week, and I’ve had a nice and productive week as far as blogging and reading my eARCs goes. (Expect my reviews of Jelly and Mary next week!) I finished off my library haul, and I loved the last two, and I enjoyed all of my eARCs. And I’m certain that I’ll have another great reading week next week; I got a gift card to my favorite bookstore on my birthday, and I got to spend it on three of my most anticipated releases of the year! (See “Currently Reading/To Read Next Week” below for said reads.)

Other than that, I got some new art supplies, ate lots of good food, watched Prometheus (ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL! Michael Fassbender can do no wrong…), and did a lot of drawing and writing. I’ve fallen a bit behind on the latter, but now, I’m nearing 300 pages, and I have a better sense of where it’s going, so that’s a plus.

Prometheus - David in the Orrery on Make a GIF

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

An Unkindness of Ghosts–Rivers Solomon (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: An Unkindness of Ghosts (9781617755880): Solomon, Rivers: Books

Magnificent Ms. Marvel, vol. 2: Stormranger–Saladin Ahmed and Minkyu Jung (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 2: Stormranger (Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019-)) eBook: Ahmed, Saladin, Vazquez, joey, Petrovich, Eduard, Vazquez, Joey, Jung, Minkyu, Ahmed, Saladin: Kindle Store

Michigan vs. the Boys–Carrie S. Allen (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Fire With Fire–Destiny Soria (eARC) (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Jelly–Clare Rees (eARC) (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter–Brea Grant and Yishan Li (eARC) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great- Great-Granddaughter (9781644420294): Grant, Brea, Li, Yishan: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

The Burning Kingdoms (The Smoke Thieves, #3)–Sally Green

The Burning Kingdoms by Sally Green: 9780425290279 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A Song Below Water–Bethany C. Morrow

TRUEL1F3 (Lifelike, #3)–Jay Kristoff

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: August 17-23, 2020

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope you’ve all had a lovely week.

You ever just get so consumed with the fact that it’s your birthday week that you forget that it’s the last week of summer? Whoops…

At least that last week of summer was lovely for me. I had a wonderful birthday, and I’m starting to get back on my feet as far as writing goes. I’m nearing the climax, and I FINALLY feel as though I have some sense of direction. (Key word here is “some.”) I can owe part of that sense to something new–Amie Kaufman’s new podcast! For all you writers and aspiring writers out there, Amie Kaufman On Writing is a super helpful resource. There’s only two episodes out as of now, but it’s weekly, if I remember correctly.

I’ve had a hit-or-miss sort of reading week–I’ve had a lot of bright spots, but Cinderella is Dead turned out to be a major disappointment, so that was a travesty. At least there were several books that made up for it. I also got some comics and a gift card for my favorite bookstore, so there’s bound to be lots of interesting books next week…

Also, just so everybody knows, since school starts tomorrow for me, I won’t be able to post as frequently. Luckily, I get off school earlier on every day but Friday, so I’ll at least be able to get to my usual Goodreads Monday/Book Review Tuesday/Top 5 Saturday.

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

The War That Saved My Life–Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)