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.
TV Binges and Reading Slumps
I’m still sneezing a little but feeling much better than the week before. The weather has also gotten warmer, which is lovely, and I hope it lasts! I’m itching to go outside and take some long walks without feeling miserable and cold.
One of the best things about cold weather is cozy reading days, but I’ve been in a reading slump so I didn’t get to enjoy that. I did end up watching a lot of TV, however. I’ve been binging on 9-1-1: Lone Star and I’m on the second season now. I didn’t know that it was a spin-off, I’ll probably watch the other one once I’ve finished this.
My husband and I also watched Poor Things last week, and it was so good. They totally deserve every single one of the awards they won! I love that it was able to be both funny and profound. I love that it’s such a different take on the Frankenstein phenomenon, almost complete opposites but still such a commentary on beauty. Would Bella have been as well received if she had been subjectively hideous as Frankenstein’s monster was? I also love the commentary on societal expectations, and how shame is also subject to those expectations. There is so much to be gotten from this movie. It’s just really good!
Books I read last week:
It’s been a slow week for me with reading, I feel like I’m in a bit of a slump. I technically finished two books; A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross, and Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry, but I had finished them both by Monday, and I haven’t really gotten my head into anything else.
I’ve been reading The Count of Monte Cristo, and Fairy Tale by Stephen King for two readalongs, but they are both rereads so I’m not champing at the bit to find out what happens. I joined the readalongs because I was excited about discussions and seeing what other people thought, and I still am excited about that, but I also feel like I need something new to get me going, so I started reading The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. I just started it so I can’t say if it will get me out of my slump, but so far, so good!
Last Week on The Blog
- Top Ten Tuesday | Things I’ve Googled Thanks to a Book
- Book Review | All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- Book Review | A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
- Book Review | Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
This Week
I’m not feeling excited about anything right now, but hopefully that will change really soon.
How was your week? I hope you had a great week last week, and I hope you have a great one again this week!
The weather has been wet here. I like being cosy at home 🤣 I just get very wet on the school run as I walk to school with a pram 😂
I want to read The Bodyguard. It’s been on my radar for ages!
I hope you continue to feel better.
Have a good week ahead!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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Thank you! I finished The Bodyguard and I loved it! I hope you will too. Enjoy your week!
Sorry you are in a bit of a reading slump. When that starts happening to me I switch over to a light/humorous read! I hope you are feeling better soon.
Thank you, Cindy. That’s great advice! I ended up finishing The Bodyguard really quickly and now I feel motivated to read again!
I love that cover of A River Enchanted. I’ve haven’t been in a reading slump, but haven’t had as much reading time lately. Here’s my SP: https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/2024/03/sunday-post-618-spring-forward.html
Yes, that’s a pretty gorgeous cover! I hope you get more time to read, Bonnie!
I think when you feel better everything will look better. I find starting new books, especially by an author I haven’t read before takes a lot of energy. Wishing you a better week!
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
That’s true. It’s much easier to read a story that’s already flowing in your mental space instead of starting something new and having to learn the lay of the land.
Our weather has been a roller coaster warm for a couple of days and then back down to cold, then some rain. I hope you feel better this week. Thanks for the little review of Poor Things, I saw it was available on Hulu, but I didn’t know if it was worth a watch–sounds like it is!
OMG, it really is! I really hope you’ll enjoy watching it as much as we did!
I’m glad you are starting to feel better. I hate reading slumps. I hope it won’t last long. I love both 911 shows. They are so good.
Have a great week!
Thank you, Yvonne. I’m really enjoying the 911 shows too! I just finished S2E13 and it got me ugly crying!
Awesome that you are feeling better now. I alternate to voice or audio books and reading so it keeps me engrossed.
Thank you, Nas! That’s a great strategy. I do that too sometimes, and I’ll try it again!
The Count of Monte Cristo and Fairy Tale are on my TBR list. I’ll get to them someday! They’re both too long for me right now. 🙂
They are both totally worth it! I love them both so much and I hope you enjoy them when you read them!
This last week has been far brighter, but we’re back to the cloudy weather. I just hope we don’t get more rain – I am heartily sick of it! I hope The Bodyguard gets you out of your reading slump:)). Have a great week, Haze.
It did, I finished The Bodyguard yesterday! It was great and I loved it! I hope you have a great week too, Sarah!
The Bodyguard was cute, hope it does the trick. Didn’t love Fairytale.
I haven’t seen any of the 911 shows.. but I do want to watch Poor Things.
What? No! I love Fairy Tale! But yes, The Bodyguard was great! I hope you enjoy Poor Things!
I’m excited about the movie Poor Things since your comments. It sounds very creative and thought-provoking. Wow Emma Stone’s win for Best Actress was quite a surprise! Good for her. We will see it and see what we think.
I’m excited for you! I really hope you enjoy the movie!