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.
Low Battery
I was not as productive last week as the week before, I must have used up all my superhuman capabilities the week before. I did get in a couple of runs, and one of them was even for 8km! Which is probably what exhausted me for the rest of the week. I also didn’t get very much sleep these last couple of days, so the energy is low.
I continued with decluttering and organizing my workspace but I didn’t get as much done as I wanted and I am now seeing just how much clutter I’ve accumulated. I have a hard time throwing stuff out because I always feel like I might need them someday, but I have to learn to do this if I don’t want to be featured in one of those hoarders documentaries one day. Universe, give me strength!
On my watchlist:
We just finished watching All the Light We Cannot See on Netflix and it’s really good. I haven’t read the book yet, so I don’t know how it compares, but I love the casting with Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo, and the other actors were amazing too! I can see why the book is popular if the movie is already affecting me like this. I do have the physical book on my shelf and it’s been staring accusingly at me for a while now, so maybe I should read it soon!
I also forced my husband to watch K-Pop Demon Hunters with me! I don’t care that it’s girly and cheesy and cute, it’s also really good! The music is so catchy! I’ve been hearing “Golden” all over social media and had no idea that it came from this show, but once I realized, I was like, I must watch the show! And maybe my husband and I are not its target audience, but I loved it! My husband maybe liked it. But I loved it!
The Books
Books I read last week:
- The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin – It’s been on my TBR for a while so I’m glad I finally read it! Unfortunately, I didn’t like it as much as the author’s other books, but it was still really good.
- The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins – Once I started the first book, it was hard to stop, so I just breezed through them all. It still never fails to get me in the feels. There were so many incredible scenes in the books that just hit me and I cry like a baby.
Books I’m reading:
- Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang – From the author of The Sword of Kaigen, which I haven’t read but have heard a lot about! I’ve only just started but I’m sure I’ll want to read The Sword of Kaigen after.
Last Week on The Blog
Trying to stay on top of my reviews!
- Top Ten Tuesday | Books Beginning with D
- Book Review | The Long Walk by Stephen King
- Book Review | Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca
- Book Review | The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
This Week
I’m feeling a little rebellious this week and don’t feel like reading my “assigned” books (that I listed for my August TBR). We’ll see where my mood takes me this week!
How was your week? I hope you had a great week last week, and I hope you have a great one again this week!
Happy mood reading! Sometimes I find that putting a book on my monthly / seasonal TBR makes me not want to read it now anymore. 😉
I’ve been feeling that more and more recently. I love buddy reads but I think I need a break from them so that I can read what I want occasionally as well.
K-Pop Demon Hunters sounds like such a lot of fun, I keep seeing people loving it!
Sometimes when a list isn’t working, the best thing is just to see what you really really want to read. Any other way can lead to such burnout!
So true, I am starting to feel the beginnings of a reading burnout and I need to make some changes before that happens!
I like to re-read The Hunger Games sometimes too. It is hard to get rid of stuff, especially in a work space, when you think you might need it someday. I was the same way until I retired, and it was a lot of work getting rid of everything. Here’s my SP: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2025/08/17/sunday-post-cats-dogs-and-celebrations/
I’m trying my best to be strict with myself but it’s hard!
Mood reading is great! I try to fit in some every month. I think the heat is making me low energy some days, when it is also humid. I was raised by two parents who lived through the depression. I also hang onto things I might need. I have a bigger house than we should need and I’m a superb organizer or it would be horrible. I also try hard not to buy new things, and use things we have.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
Oh, it’s good that you’re a great organizer though! Clutter is compounded when you’re also disorganized!
The Hunger Games were great. I loved them too. I’ve been trying to declutter too.
sherry @ fundinmental
Good luck with decluttering to the both of us!
I’m battling fatigue myself, and I didn’t run 8km or at all, actually. Good for you! I think it’s the end of summer laziness on my part.
Glad to hear you liked the adaptation of All the Light We Cannot See–I adored the book, so much that I read it twice in quick succession and put St Malo on my French vacation back in 2018, which was so cool. I visited the house where Marie-Laure and her father take refuge in in St Malo.
I’ve hesitated to watch the adaptation because I heard there are some changes, which I usually deplore, but if it’s good…maybe?
I haven’t read the book so I don’t know what changes, if any, they made to it. I do hope you’ll end up enjoying the movie either way! I should probably pick up the book soon!
I liked both the book and the movie of All the Light You Cannot See.
It’s so hot here. We all just want to rest.
So glad to hear that about All the Light You Cannot See. I’m ready for the weather to get cooler here too!
Good luck with the decluttering! I’m not the squirrel in our family – that’s my husband:). It’s the loft that needs major surgery. I hope you get a bit more energy soon – but if you aren’t sleeping well, then you need to be kind to yourself:)). I completely understand about The Hunger Games – I read Sunrise on the Reaping earlier this year and found myself upset and weeping over that one! I enjoyed Blood Over Bright Haven – it’s a memorable and outstanding read. But do be warned, the ending isn’t for the faint-hearted. I, too, need to read Sword of Kaigen. Have a great week, Haze.
Ooohh, I’m really anticipating Blood Over Bright Haven now! I’m nervous to find out what you mean!
I also read Sunrise on the Reaping earlier this year and it was interesting to reread THG and see references to things that happened being incorporated into SOTR. The whole series just get me emotional!
I know that mood reading feeling. I’m going through that right now. I hope you have a great week and read some good books.
Thank you! I hope the same for you!
I am the same! I hate throwing things out. And I’ve actually thrown things out in the past (reluctantly) and then regretted it later. I love that you binged The Hunger Games series, how fun.😁 Have a good week!
I definitely feel you on the difficulty of getting rid of things. I’ve gotten a lot better in my old age (LOL), but it’s a struggle! So many times you imagine getting rid of that one thing and then needing again a month later!!
And I totally loved K-Pop Demon Hunters too. My daughter convinced me to watch it, and I was hooked right from the start!