Sunday Post / Salon #2

 

 The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up.

The Sunday Salon (hosted by ReaderBuzz) is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 

What I Did:
My week was a little slower than last week. Monday, I went to a local support group for asexual and aromantic people which doubled in size since the last time I went - it was both nice to see and also anxiety inducing. I had my regular D&D group again on Tuesday which was nice, we normally aren't able to get together 2 weeks in a row. The rest of the week was quiet and then on Saturday, I drove about 2 hours south of where I live to spend the day with my mom and my younger brother - my mom even took me book shopping and bought me two books. I am now having a quiet Sunday at home and hoping to get lots of reading done.

What I read:
I finished 3 books books this week - Toxic by Nicole Blanchard, The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig, Being Ace: An Anthology by Madeline Dyer. I am working on finishing an arc of Chapel of Ender's Ridge by Breckett Kane and I started & finished Kings of the Mountain by Morgan Brice. I am also slowly rereading Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao with a book club. 

Reading Goals Update:


I am on trend to read over 200 books this year, but I am not going to be bumping up my goal from 175 because I really never planned to read this many books. I might end up bumping my page count up to 50,000 but that goal is never as important to me as the total books read goal is.

I read a book that had a title starting with K so for my Alphabet Challenge - I have 20 out of 26 letters. I still need H, J, Q, X, Y & Z. I have plans for H & Y so I just have J, Q, X & Z as my problem letters. If you know any books off the top of your head that start with those letters, drop them in the comments for me. 

This week on the blog:

Melody Johnson Featured Author Guest Post
Down The TBR Hole #2
Review of The Alpha King by Victoria Sue



Comments

  1. HarveeAugust 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM

    Congrats on finishing three books, three more than I did!

    ReplyDelete
  2. StephAugust 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM

    Sounds like a productive reading week - congrats.

    ReplyDelete
  3. The Book DiscipleAugust 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM

    I love it when someone else buys me books! Hope you have a great week!

    ReplyDelete
  4. NorthwomanAugust 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM

    There's nothing wrong with a slow week. It's nice to have some quieter time to relax, reflect and read.

    Anne - Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post

    ReplyDelete
  5. YvonneAugust 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM

    Slow weeks can be good. You're doing great with your reading challenges. I hope you have a great week!

    ReplyDelete
  6. MargAugust 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM

    You could look for titles starting with Queen for Q. No idea for X! lol

    Have a great week!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BibliophileBreeAugust 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM

      I didn't even think of titles with Queen in them. Thank you!

      Delete
  7. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzAugust 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM

    I can't resist recommending books! From my list of favorites: H: Hobbit; House on Mango Street. J, Q, X: I don't have any of these titles on my list. Y: Year of Wonder: Classical Music for Every Day; Yes, And... & Z: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BibliophileBreeAugust 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM

      You are awesome! Gonna check these all out. Thank you.

      Delete
  8. OliviaAugust 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM

    200 books is A LOT! I’m going to be lucky to finish 48. :D

    ReplyDelete
  9. Literary FelineAugust 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM

    Slower weeks are nice, aren't they? They give you time to breathe! I am glad the support group is growing--that people are reaching out for the connection and support. It feels like it's needed more than ever right now.

    Way to go with your reading goal! That's great. And it sounds like you read some good ones this week. I'm really curious about The Knight and The Moth. I've been wanting to read Iron Widow. I hope your book club enjoyed it.

    I hope this past week was a good one for you and you have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Jen TwimomAugust 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM

    Huh... An X book. Seems like that would be hard to find. I HIGHLY recommend Zomromcom by Olivia Dade for your Z!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. bibliophilebreeAugust 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM

      I just bought a copy of Zomromcom today! Can't wait to read it.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Villains

Image
  Top Ten Tuesday was created by  The Broke and the Bookish  in June of 2010 and was moved to  That Artsy Reader Girl  in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. September 9: Villains (favorite, best, worst, lovable, creepiest, most evil, etc.) Welcome to my 100th Blog Post! I was being super indecisive on which direction to go with for this so I decided to split it in half - 5 of my favorite villains and 5 of my least favorite villains. Favorites: 1. Victor Vale from VE Schwab's Villains series.  2. The Darkling from Leigh Bardugo's Shadow & Bone Series. 3. The Cursed One from Jillian Witt's Jeweler To The Blessed. 4. Zetian from Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow. 5. Cardan from Holly Black's The Folk of The Air series - he isn't really a villain after book 1. Least Favorites aka Villains that legit made me angry: 1. The Lion Of The Night from Hafsah Faizal's Sands of Arawiya duol...
Read more

Sunday Post/Salon #6

Image
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. The Sunday Salon (hosted by  ReaderBuzz ) is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.  What I Did: Had another pretty chill week outside of work. Monday was a holiday so I got to stay home and read. Tuesday, I went to the library and then I had DnD and my character almost died - I got to do death saving rolls for the first time ever - luckily my Druid did not die but the parties Bard did. Wednesday and Thursday, I worked on some future posts and did some reading. Friday, I got my grocery shopping done. Saturday, I stayed home and got some cleaning d...
Read more

Sunday Post/Salon #8

Image
  The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by  Caffeinated Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. The Sunday Salon (hosted by  ReaderBuzz ) is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.  What I Did: Going back to work after a week off is never fun. I did get to work at our 2nd much much much slower location for 2 days so that was a nice change of pace. Tuesday was DnD day, not much happened as our group needed to meet the new character of the guy who's character died during our last session - lots of the characters chatting around a fire which was still fun. Thursday, I only worked a half day due to working on Saturday so I was super produc...
Read more