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Weekly Update: May 10 – 16, 2021

Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 by madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

The last week and a half has been [ahem] something…I had three AP exams and a final all this week, so there was quite a lot of studying, sitting for hours on end, and pen stains on the sides of my hands this week. I feel pretty good about two out of the three exams, at least (@ ap bio why must you hurt me in this way), and I got a good score on that final, so I’m just hoping that the others pay off.

Top 30 Exercise Sesame Street GIFs | Find the best GIF on Gfycat — my last brain cell trying to comprehend the ap bio FRQs

I haven’t been able to read as much as I wanted to, but I had loads of fun re-reading the Six of Crows duology! The show made me want to go back and read them, and I love them even more than I did when I first read them.

And somehow I just surpassed 100 books! I’m almost halfway to my goal of 250 by the end of the year…

Other than the endless studying, I haven’t done a whole lot, but I had a bit of time to draw, and I’ve been listening to a whole lot of R.E.M., and as of Friday, the new St. Vincent album. (To both: GAAAAAAAAH AMAZING)

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) – Leigh Bardugo (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Six of crows Book 2: Crooked kingdom – Estoril Books

Hellboy: The Bones of Giants – Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola (illustrations) (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: Hellboy: The Bones of Giants Illustrated Novel eBook: Golden, Christopher, Various: Kindle Store

Let the Great World Spin – Colum McCann (finished reading for school) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Let the Great World Spin: A Novel: McCann, Colum: 9780812973990: Amazon.com: Books

Hellboy: The Lost Army – Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola (illustrations) (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Hellboy: The Lost Army: Golden, Christopher, Mignola, Mike, Mignola, Mike: 9781840235692: Amazon.com: Books

I Love You So Mochi – Sarah Kuhn (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: I Love You So Mochi (9781338302882): Kuhn, Sarah: Books

THE ONE, LONELY POST I MADE THIS WEEK:

YA Books for AAPI Heritage Month

THE ONE, LONELY SONG THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT:

“Down And Out Downtown” – St. Vincent

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

Scavenge the Stars (Scavenge the Stars, #1) – Tara Sim

Amazon.com: Scavenge the Stars (Scavenge the Stars, 1) (9781368051415): Sim, Tara: Books

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know – Samira Ahmed

Amazon.fr - Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know - Ahmed, Samira - Livres

Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1) – Julie C. Dao

Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1) by Julie C. Dao

Velocity Weapon (The Protectorate, #1) – Megan E. O’Keefe

Velocity Weapon (The Protectorate, 1): O'Keefe, Megan E.: 9780316419598: Amazon.com: Books

Summer Bird Blue – Akemi Dawn Bowman

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: April 26 – May 2, 2021

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 by madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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

April’s over now, and I didn’t get to post as much as I wanted to this month, but…I had to study. For several things. And I have several more things to study for, so I’ll probably be back to a more fun schedule by the last week of May. But for now, AP exams loom. Should be okay, though. (I feel okay about World History and English, but Bio should be…interesting…) I had the day off on Friday though, so that was a nice break.

I’ve had a great reading week though! I finished a (mostly) good library haul, and most of them were in the 3-4 star range, save for two. I’ve got a good one waiting as well, plus a great hold on my Kindle that I’m currently getting through.

Other than that, I binged the rest of Shadow and Bone, watched Blade Runner 2049 (better than the original, but the bar is low…), and stuck my head out the window on several occasions just to smell the rain. I missed rain so much.

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Tales From the Hinterland (The Hazel Wood, #2.5) – Melissa Albert (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Tales from the Hinterland (The Hazel Wood) (9781250302724): Albert, Melissa: Books

Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) – Rebecca Roanhorse (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky): Roanhorse, Rebecca: 9781534437678: Amazon.com: Books

A Conspiracy of Tall Men – Noah Hawley (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: A Conspiracy of Tall Men (9780671038243): Hawley, Noah: Books

This Golden Flame – Emily Victoria (⭐️⭐️.5)

Finding Yvonne – Brandy Colbert (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4) – Becky Chambers (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel (Wayfarers Book 4) eBook: Chambers, Becky: Kindle Store

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

Love, Hate & Other Filters – Samira Ahmed

Amazon.com: Love, Hate and Other Filters (9781616958473): Ahmed, Samira: Books

Aug 9-Fog – Kathryn Scanlan

Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1) – J. Elle

Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1) by J. Elle

The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1) – Lynette Noni

The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1) by Lynette Noni

Elysium Girls – Kate Pentecost

Amazon.com: Elysium Girls (9781368041867): Pentecost, Kate: Books

Today’s song:

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: May 25-31, 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020November 26, 2020 by madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday bibliophiles!

The first week of summer has been…interesting. I didn’t have as productive of a reading week (only three books finished), but all of the books I read were great, even if one of them was a re-read. The news has been deeply overwhelming in the last few days, so I’m trying to hit the balance of being informed but not getting myself overtly worked up. And as always, BLACK LIVES MATTER.

On that subject, please consider signing the petition linked below to arrest the three other officers involved in the murder of George Floyd. (One officer has been arrested already).

PETITION/JUSTICE FOR BIG FLOYD

On the upside, though, I watched The Life Aquatic (underrated!), and I signed up for Edelweiss! I requested 8 ARCs, and they’re all still pending, so we’ll see if I can get any of them…

Christmas Eve Waiting GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY — Me waiting to see the status on the ARCs

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Furyborn (Empirium, #1)–Claire Legrand (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy) (0760789267765 ...

A Gentleman in Moscow–Amor Towles (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel: Towles, Amor: 9780670026197 ...

Honor Among Thieves (The Honors, #1)–Ann Aguirre and Rachel Caine (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Honor Among Thieves (Honors) (9780062570994): Caine ...

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

Emma–Jane Austen

The Masked City (The Invisible Library, #2)–Genevieve Cogman

The Masked City (The Invisible Library Novel): Cogman, Genevieve ...

Today’s song:

[cries in the corner]

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

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: May 18-24, 2020

Posted on May 24, 2020 by madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday, everyone!

I’m finally back on my semi-regular schedule after finals week, and now it’s finally summer! REJOICE!

Cheer Applause GIF by Peanuts - Find & Share on GIPHY

Other than that, my week’s been alright. Besides my return to blogging, I’ve been doing a lot of drawing, I got to re-read a good book that I haven’t picked up in a few years, I listened to a lot of good music, and I also watched Pan’s Labyrinth. [gross sobbing] The weather’s been warming up, and even though we’re still inside, it’s shaping up to be a good summer, I think. Plus, not one, but TWO of my library holds came in yesterday, so I think next week should be a productive reading week as well! (And, I got two people to read Aurora Rising, so that’s always a success.)

Top 30 Pan's Labyrinth GIFs | Find the best GIF on Gfycat — Hey so uuuuhhhhh what’s the wifi password

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1)–Zoraida Córdova (⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas) (0760789253713 ...

I Capture the Castle–Dodie Smith (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: I Capture the Castle: Young Adult Edition: Young Adult ...

The Memory Book–Lara Avery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Amazon.com: The Memory Book (9780316283748): Avery, Lara: Books

Born of Illusion (Born of Illusion, #1)–Teri Brown (⭐️⭐️.5)

Amazon.com: Born of Illusion (9780062187550): Teri Brown: Books

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

A Gentleman in Moscow–Amor Towles

Furyborn–Claire Legrand

Amazon.com: Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy) (9781432855789 ...

Today’s song:

Thanks to my dad for sending me this glorious video…

That’s it for this ~~week~~ three days or so of blogging! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!

Weekly Updates

Weekly Update: May 4-10, 2020

Posted on May 10, 2020 by madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

Happy Sunday, and Happy Mother’s Day! I know I don’t know where I would possibly be without my mom, and I am so grateful to have someone as special as her in my life. 💗

All things considered, it’s actually been a pretty great week for me! I had a lovely May 4th/Star Wars day, and I rewatched The Empire Strikes Back that night. I’ve had a relatively easy online school week, the weather’s been warm, I’ve had loads of fun writing (everything’s more fun once you launch everyone into space), watched Fight Club (SO well-written), and rediscovered a song that I hadn’t listened to in ages. I also got Aurora Burning in the mail, and read it twice. I couldn’t have asked for a better sequel. Even though the ending absolutely WRECKED me. I’ll save all that for my review next week, so stay tuned! 😉

And now, I’m at 100 books on my Goodreads challenge!

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Pretty Monsters–Kelly Link (⭐️⭐️)

Show Stopper–Hayley Barker (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

Girls in the Moon–Janet McNally (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

Aurora Burning (Aurora Cycle, #2)–Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) (read twice)

The Bluest Eye–Toni Morrison (for school) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

POSTS AND SUCH:

SONGS:

CURRENTLY READING/TO READ NEXT WEEK:

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness–Sy Montgomery

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: April 27-May 3, 2020

Posted on May 3, 2020 by madeline @ The Bookish Mutant

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Happy Sunday, bibliophiles!

It’s been like this for a while, but the feeling of all of the weeks blurring together has really started to set in. Things that feel miles away only happened a matter of weeks ago, and the few dates I’ve either dreaded or have been really excited for have really started to creep up. It’s a quarantine blessing and a curse, really.

That being said, other than the general monotony of online school, it’s been a good week. I listened to a lot of music (both actually new and new to me), read some good books, and reached–and surpassed–my Camp NaNo WriMo goal of 110,00 words! I also finished Fargo [incomprehensible screeching] and watched Rear Window, and the weather’s been wonderfully spring-y. Can’t complain. And there’s only TWO DAYS until Aurora Burning arrives! I preordered it a few months back, so hopefully I’ll get it in the mail sometime next week…

Soon GIFs | Tenor