Sunday Post/Salon #8

 

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 productive, went to a local indie bookstore called Bookmarks, Barnes & Noble, Michaels (journal supplies!) and got my grocery shopping done. Saturday, I worked the first half of the day and then I had dinner with my younger siblings. Sunday, I am gonna let myself rest and read.

What I Read:

I finished Zomromcom by Olivia Dade, The Farm House by Chelsea Conradt and Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao. I worked on reading The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell and an ARC of Bloody Black by Rhiannon Hargadon.

edit: Links are to Amazon.

What I Checked Out From The Library:

Since I went to the library twice last week, I did not find the time to go this week. As I have 10 books checked out currently, it probably didn't hurt to take a week off. 

Books I Bought:

Reading Goals Update:

Things are going well in the goals department. I did finally bump my regular reading goal up to 200 books because I wanted to see how far ahead I was for hitting that number. I have official surpassed the number of books I read last year and I am less than 10 books away from passing my best year ever which was 2 years ago. Crazy to think that I originally said I wanted to read 140 books this year.




I now have H & Z for my alphabet challenge - I have plans for X & Y but I am probably going to save them for November - after I am done with my spooky season reads but before I am ready for my holiday reads. This was my first year ever doing an Alphabet Challenge and I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to doing it again in 2026. 

Last week on the blog:

This week on the blog - subject to change:

Monday Mood Meme: Fantasy
The Knight and The Moth Review
Unhaul: Books I have for Sale on PangoBooks
Down The TBR Hole #8
First Line Friday & Friday56

Comments

  1. B.J. BurgessSeptember 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM

    Happy Sunday!

    Here is my Sunday Post.

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  2. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzSeptember 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM

    You have had a great reading year! Good luck in hitting your new goal.

    I have Zomromcom in my bag of books from the library. I think I need to see how you liked it.

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzSeptember 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM

      Oops. I thought your link would take me to your thoughts about it. I wonder if you enjoyed it.

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  3. Tammy SparksSeptember 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM

    Congrats on your reading goals! And I like your alphabet challenge template more than the one I'm using, I may switch if you offer a blank jpeg. Have a good week!

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  4. Jinjer-The Intrepid AngelenoSeptember 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM

    The reviews for ZomRomCom sound good and they insist I do the audiobook version, so I put it on hold at the library. Looks like a long wait, but that's ok. What did you think about the book?

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  5. Jen TwimomSeptember 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM

    You are doing great on your reading challenges! While I won't be near my top of all times, I should be the most in a few years.

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