May 7th-May 13th, 2023

 The Sunday Post


The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ 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. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme

#32 Allen Mall Shooting

I honestly don't have words, except it literally happened in my backyard. I didn't go there this week, although more than ten years ago I would go there with love of my life as well as my ex-friend. I have said what I needed to say about my feelings for guns and people who have them. I have said what I needed to say about how often I feel as if we ordinary mortals possess no freedom from fear of guns, and I don't think I will repeat it on here. 

In personal news, I have managed to sign up my son for some summer classes which includes swimming for month of June, and robotics as well as art in the month of July. I also got rid of my Goodreads account because honestly, I don't feel seen or heard as a person on there. One example? Lack of acknowledgement of Jewish American month or anything else for that matter. So yes, why bother? Also, not exactly pleasant memories from Goodreads which includes me not winning First Reads books in what...three years or so? 

Last Week On The Blog

This Week On The Blog

New Arrivals At svetlana's reads and views

  



It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 


(From The Book Date)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.
Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It’s Monday! a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels or anything in those genres – join them.

Paragraph: I feel sad that I have finished Melissa Caruso's latest novel, but am glad that I understand the reason for the crow on the three covers. Yes, one more novel in her original trilogy, Sword and Fires, THE UNBOUND EMPIRE before beginning Rooks and Ruin Trilogy which apparently takes place in the Vaskandar Kingdoms. I am enjoying the two books I am reading now, THE REVENGE LIST by Hannah Mary McKinnon as well as THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU by Mercedes Rosende which seems to be a psychological study than anything else. 

Current Reads:
 
     133/350                                169/268


Plans:
  





Top Ten Tuesday


Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

How it works:

I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.

You’ll find the schedule of upcoming TTT topics below so you can plan ahead. I’ll post a Linky here on the blog each week so you can link up your post (if you want). If you don’t have a blog, post your picks in the comment section below! Have tons of fun talking books and getting to know your fellow bloggers!

NOTE: If a weekly topic is listed as a “freebie”, you are invited to come up with your own topic. Sometimes I will give your topic a theme, such as “love”, a season, or an upcoming holiday. That just means that you can come up with any topic you want that fits under that umbrella.

You’re more than welcome to use the Top Ten Tuesday image I designed above (or any of my older/seasonal ones), or make your own that fits your site’s theme.

May 9: Books I Recommend to Others the Most

Shelf Control


Welcome to Shelf Control — an original feature created and hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies.

Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more info on what Shelf Control is all about, check out my introductory post, here.

Want to join in? Shelf Control posts go up every Wednesday. See the guidelines at the bottom of the post, and jump on board!

Title: 

Author: 

Published: 

Length: 

What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads):

How and when I got it:

Why I want to read it:

What do you think? Would you read this book? And if you’ve read it, do you recommend it?

Please share your thoughts!

Books from Backlog


Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

If you would like to join in, please feel free to enter your link, link back to this post, and then spend some time visiting some of the other posts.

This week’s neglected book 

Book Title:

Series:

Publisher:

Genres:

Pages: 

Format:

Source:

Summary:

Why did I add <Book Title> to my bookshelf?

What are your thoughts? Have you read this book?  Would you recommend it?

Let's Talk Bookish 


May 12: Book Blogger’s Imposter Syndrome (Aria)

Prompts: How long have you been blogging? Do you feel like you’ve ‘figured out’ blogging, or do you ever doubt yourself? Do you feel you ever have book blogger’s imposter syndrome? How do you find confidence with your blogging and writing?

Stacking the Shelves 


Book Titles I got this week: (if available)





Planned Reviews: (If available. Use pictures):







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