The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!
This week I’m also participating in The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz, and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.
The Past Week
In real life: On Sunday, I chatted with a college friend over Zoom for a bit. On Tuesday, I rescheduled one of my medical appointments due to the weather. That specialist is an hour and a half away, an hour of which is on a heavily-travelled interstate highway with a lot of truck traffic… not where I really wanted to be in driving rain, high winds, and possible flooding! Luckily, they were understanding about it, and rescheduled me for next month. I did make it to the eye doctor on Thursday, though. (Minor tweaks to my prescription, nothing more.)
I had fun at my fiber guild meeting on Saturday, and bought more yarn than I should have at the sale afterward. And I finally got everything unpacked from our month-long vacation in December, and put most of it away. I still have to find room for the books and the yarn and fiber, but I want to photograph and catalog them first.
Oh, and I got myself an inexpensive milk frother so I can make decaf London Fogs and decaf Chai Lattes and other tea lattes.
In reading life: I have been having a hard time concentrating on reading lately. I feel guilty taking time to just sit and read, and beyond that, I find it hard to stay focused on anything these days. I have been reading up on adult ADHD (inattentive type), and I pretty clearly fit the profile, going all the way back to childhood. My symptoms got worse with menopause, which is apparently common. I’m not sure I want to pursue a diagnosis, but I’m going to try some ADHD time management techniques and see if they help.
The blog: I published quite a few posts this week (see below.) I wish I could keep up the pace, but I am not a fast writer, and I have other demands on my time, so probably not. I would be happy to publish at least one review per week, though.
Recent Posts
- Sunday Post – 1/07/2024
- The Night Island, by Jayne Ann Krentz – review
- My Most Anticipated New Releases: January–June 2024 – Top Ten Tuesday
- Phasers on Stun! by Ryan Britt – audiobook review
- Always Remember, by Mary Balogh – review
- News & Notes – 1/13/2023
- Sunday Post – 1/14/2024 – this post
Looking Ahead
- Bookish Goals for 2024 – Top Ten Tuesday
- Dragon Appreciation Day – very tentative
- Why Fish Don’t Exist, by Lulu Miller – audiobook review
- The Lily of Ludgate Hill, by Mimi Matthews – review, tentative
- Sunday Post – 1/21/2024
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What I’ve Been Reading/Watching
Reading: I finished rereading The Night Island (Jayne Ann Krents; ARC) to write my review before the book came out. I continued reading A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft and started The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews (both ARCs.)
Listening to: I finished Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Life, Loss, and the Hidden Order of Life, by Lulu Miller. It’s a short but fascinating and well-written book which combines biography, science (particularly taxonomy), memoir, and philosophy. However, it does include discussions of some difficult topics, including suicidal ideation, eugenics, and poisoning—so be forewarned.
Playing: NYT games Wordle, Connections, and the Spelling Bee; also occasionally Pokémon Go.
Watching: We finished Brokenwood Season 2 and started Season 3.
Added to the Hoard
Purchased or Free (Kindle, print, or audio)
Print: The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook.
Kindle: Throne of Jade; The Only Purple House in Town
(Click title for Goodreads page.)
Anne - Books of My Heart
I get easily distracted sometimes by an issue or a concept, which leads me on a trail of tangents. It’s good to have a goal like at least one review a week. My daughter is actually excellent at spreading her schoolwork over a week. I love that you had fiber fun and got some sale yarn.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I go down rabbit holes like that too, and can spend hours researching something that catches my attention. But the bigger problem is that I spend hours trying to get a review “right,” which to me means clearly and professionally written and proofread, as well as fair and balanced. And I don’t want to sound like I’m saying the same things over and over in reviews of books by the same author, or in similar genres, so I try not to over-use the same phrases. I know I’m really overthinking it, and I should relax a bit!
Jenni Elyse
Oh, your fiber guild sounds like so much fun. I’d love to belong to something like that. Right now my BFF and I just get together once a week to crochet or knit while we watch movies. It’s a lot of fun.
I’m glad your doctor was understanding about needing to reschedule. Hopefully, the weather will be more stable by then.
Have a great week!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I really enjoy the fiber guild, even though I don’t manage to get to all the events (because of my erratic work schedule, and because they all take place at least 1/2 hour away.) I wish I had a local fiber-loving friend I could get together with on a more regular basis.
Lark
Krentz’s Night Island and Balogh’s Always Remember are two books I’m looking forward to reading this year. 😀 And I hope you have a great week this week!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I definitely enjoyed them both! Have a wonderful week, Lark.
Rachel @Waves of Fiction
Yeah, I wouldn’t want to drive the hour and a half in the driving rain either! I enjoyed The Night Island. Her books are entertaining and usually fast paced. I am starting Always Remember today on the plane. We’re flying out earlier since our flight got cancelled for tomorrow.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I hope you had a safe flight—and that you are enjoying Always Remember! Have a wonderful trip.
Greg
I’d like to do more reviews too (reviews? What are reviews?)
Phasers on Stun looks fun! So does Fish. Looks like a lot going on in thatbook.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
For a audiobook that clocks in at only around 5 hours, there is a lot going on in Why Fish Don’t Exist. But it’s definitely worth listening to. And you would absolutely enjoy Phasers on Stun; I think it’s right up your alley.
Aj @ Read All The Things!
There’s no way I’m driving an hour and a half in the rain. I hope you’re having a great week!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I wouldn’t have minded regular rain so much, but this was a bit more… emphatic, shall we say? Thank you, and I hope you’re having a good week, too!
Haze @ The Book Haze
Why Fish Don’t Exist sounds really interesting. I’m trying very hard not to add too many new books to my TBR, but it’s hard when there are so many good books throwing themselves at me!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Oh, I know exactly what you mean!
Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
Adult ADHD seems to be something more and more adults are investigating. Good luck!
I like the look of The Only Purple House in Town.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
The Only Purple House in Town looks fun, so I picked it up when it went on sale. I had serious reservations about the first book in the series, but from what I can tell, this one can be read as a standalone.
And yes, a lot of people went undiagnosed as children, especially women, and especially if they had the inattentive type. They weren’t disruptive; they were just daydreamers. And if they managed to get their schoolwork done (even at the last minute), they flew completely under the radar. But as adults, they still deal with the executive function issues and other challenges of ADHD. For a lot of adults, I gather diagnosis comes as a relief, because they finally understand why they have struggled with certain things all their lives.