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The Sunday Post (17 October 2021)

           

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of 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 our blog for the week ahead.

So I fell off the radar again over the past few weeks... Everything seemed to just happen all at once. Firstly with the water leak (all sorted now), then my parents went on holiday so I was dog sitting. Then that same week it all went wrong... my sister-in-law fell ill (not covid just a sickness bug brought home from my nephew's nursery) so I spent time helping her with my nephew as my brother was working away. Then my granny had a fall and ended up in the hospital and as my parents were away it was down to me to liaise with the hospital. Thankfully she's all fine now with no broken bones, they just kept her in for a week due to a severe UTI. Then my nephew fell ill and ended up at the GP and A&E a few times. 

Thakfully everything seems to have calmed down now (finger crossed) and I actually spent the last week on annual leave from work. I spent a lot of it resting after the hectic few weeks I've had. But I also went to Edinburgh for a day and visited a few bookshops, picking up a few books. I also went to a local nature reserve with my sister-in-law and nephew which was really fun. My nephew loved seeing all the ducks and chickens.

Last Week on the Blog

Nothing

This Week on the Blog

Not sure yet... I'll see what happens and how long it takes me to get back into things

What I Read Over the Last Week


Battle Royale, Koushun Takami / The Wife of Bath, Geoffrey Chaucer / Final Girls, Riley Sager

Currently Reading

The Lying Life of Adults, Elena Ferrante / Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, Jung Chang

What I Plan to Read This Week


Eldest, Christopher Paolini / The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett / The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows, Rudyard Kipling

Book Haul


A Botanists Guide to Poison's and Parties, Kate Khavari / Walking on Sunshine, Giovanna Fletcher / Gilded, Marissa Meyer

Empire of the Vampire, Jay Kristoff / The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris / Billy and Me, Giovanna Fletcher

You're The One That I Want, Giovanna Fletcher / Some Kind of Wonderful Giovanna Fletcher / Dream a Little Dream, Giovanna Fletcher

Always With Love, Giovanna Fletcher / The Once and Future Witches, Alix E Harrow / The Year of the Witching, Alexis Henderson

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller / Circe, Madeline Miller / The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood

Currently Watching

I'm a few weeks behind but I've been enjoying catching up with Bake Off.

Currently Listening

I went to see McFly a few weeks ago and ever since I've been a bit obsessed with Red.

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  1. Tee18 October 2021 at 18:40

    Your book haul is fantastic, so many great books!

    Here is my link:
    https://twogirlsandtheirbookishlife.blogspot.com/2021/10/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_18.html

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    1. Lauren3 November 2021 at 20:47

      I can't wait to get stuck in to them all!

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  2. WendyW 19 October 2021 at 01:28

    Great haul, nice variety of books. Hope your family keeps feeling better. When my kids were in nursery school, they brought home all kinds of crud!

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    1. Lauren3 November 2021 at 20:47

      I can't wait to read them! I'm keeping my fingers crossed, seems there's always someone ill at the moment.

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  3. Aj @ Read All The Things!19 October 2021 at 13:13

    Wow, I hope everybody is feeling better and you get a chance to rest. Enjoy your books!

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    1. Lauren3 November 2021 at 20:48

      I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we all avoid being ill for a while now.

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  4. Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction22 October 2021 at 17:30

    Wow, sorry for all the health-related issues in your family! I'm glad to hear that everyone seems to be feeling better, but I'm sure that was really stressful for all of you!

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    1. Lauren3 November 2021 at 20:48

      It's just been horrendous, but hopefully we're all on the up now.

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