Welcome to the Sunday Post, a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer to share weekly news and updates on what we’ve been up to on our blog, with our books, and book-related happenings.
All the Ghouls and Ghosts
The highlight of last week was Halloween!
We don’t really “celebrate” Halloween in Malaysia and we’ve never gone trick-or-treating, but now that we’re in Canada and immersed in the Halloween culture, we loved watching the Halloween decorations pop up throughout October and we wanted to check out all the festivities!
We didn’t think to get costumes this year and we weren’t planning to participate or anything, but people everywhere were so friendly and welcoming (some tried to be frightening, which is fair enough!) we ended up making some friends and getting invitations to come back next year. It was a lot of fun and a wonderful highlight of the week!
Also, I’m aware that I’ve been behind on visiting blogs and replying comments. I’ve been trying to catch up with all the things I fell behind on the last few weeks and I’m making some good progress! I’m anticipating some busy weeks ahead as we’re trying to hit a deadline, but I want to be more present here as well. I might end up cutting down on post frequency and book reviews but I’m really hoping I won’t have to, or if I do, that it will only be temporary.
The Conqueror Challenge
I’m still behind on my progress with The Conqueror Challenge. I only did a little more than 15km out of my 20km/week goal. I do have nine more days to go and about 24km more to go, so hopefully I’ll be able to get that done.
We can set our own goals so I could technically push back the time frame if I need to, but I really want to try to hit it if I can. I had a bad run (pun intended) these last three weeks, but I did account for bad days when I set the goal.
Nine days is only a little more than a week, and I’ve only been doing 15-20km a week. 24km a week would be pushing it, but hey, that’s why it’s a challenge. I’m going to give it a final push this week, because I’m also really excited about completing the goal and getting the medal! And also starting a new challenge immediately after!
All the happy things:
- I had the best time on Halloween night!
- Shared some hot cocoa with my husband late one night and had a wonderful time just talking.
- We had our in-person bookclub meeting this morning! And we had a new person join us today!
- My bookclub friends and I went for lunch after the meeting and continued the chat and fun. Bookish friends are the best!
- I am almost 80% done with my first The Conqueror Challenge!
- We made some great strides in the project that I’m doing! Exciting things are coming soon!
The Books
Books I read last week:
- The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young – I really liked how different it was. It was really fast-paced as well, so I finished it quickly.
- The Girl from the Other Side Vol. 11 by Nagabe – This is the final book in the series and I’m a little disappointed with how it ended, but I enjoyed the experience of reading it.
- Super Powereds: Year 3 by Drew Hayes – More fun with bad writing! This time it was all the blondes that stood out; the author kept referring to some of the characters as “their blonde friend”, “their blonde classmate”, “their blonde opponent”, etc. There were other hair colors too, but it was the blondes who stood out. I am still having so much fun with the series!
Book(s) I’m reading:
- Super Powereds: Year 4 by Drew Hayes – I cannot wait to dive into more of the story!
- Dear Enemy by Jean Webster – This is the sequel to Daddy-Long-Legs and I have read it before but not as many times as Daddy-Long-Legs so I’m refreshing my memory.
Last Week on The Blog
This Week
Super Powereds: Year 4 is a 60-hour audiobook so it’s probably going to take up the chunk of this week, but I might intersperse it with other shorter books in between.
How was your week? I hope you had a great week last week, and I hope you have a great one again this week!
I featured two books on Malaysia in my blog post today. Hope you will visit.
Harvee https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/2024/11/wearing-dog-sunday-salon.html
Yay! I’m always happy for Malaysian representation!
Good luck with catching up! There’s always so much to dooo.
Good to hear that The Unmaking of June Farrow was fun! I have that one out of the library, but haven’t got to it yet. Maybe I should prioritise it if it’s a fast read. 😅
It’s a pretty fast-paced book! I hope you’ll enjoy it!
good for you on your challenge, i tried running/jogging once i felt like my heart was going to explode and i wound up with shin splints… that was enough of that.
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Lol! I get it! It was tough for me starting out too, and I’m nowhere near athletic even now, but it is necessary for my health – says my doctor! 😅
Ok, now I am curious about Super Powereds. Lol.
Halloween is so fun! I am glad that you had such a good time this year.
Thank you! I hope you’ll enjoy Super Powereds if you decide to read it!
60 hours!?! Wow. That’s daunting. I’m glad your in person book club is going well. It looks like you have neighbors/ friends who really decorate for Halloween fun.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
Yeah, 60 hours is daunting, but it really helps that the first one was only 26 hours and it set the tone so I know that the books are really easy to read!
I’ve always admired people who can run and enjoy it. Good luck with the remainder of your challenge!
Thank you!
I like your Halloween pictures! Very festive and a fun time of year. Maybe snow tomorrow! Ha. Enjoy your reads.
You do have time to hit your running goal…read that chunkster while you run, LOL!! A great audiobook will keep me moving. I’m glad you had a good Halloween!