Hello, readers! How ya doing? This was a good week and a fantastic weekend. We've been working on organizing the house and getting the nursery ready for our May baby, since May is coming pretty soon! The husband finished painting the nursery on Saturday and it looks wonderful. On Sunday, we celebrated my dad's birthday and it was so nice to have the whole family together. We stopped to see the husband's family on our way home too, so it was a family-filled day.
Reading-wise, I am still working on Catch-22. I'm trying to read 50 pages a day, so I should finish it this week. I started reading Seraphina in the meantime and powered through it in two days. I love that kind of read!
Read This Week:
By Rachel Hartman
Posts from this Past Week:
Reviews of Open City and Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore
Still Reading:
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Also Reading:
From One Child to Two:
What to Expect, How to Cope, and How to Enjoy Your Growing Family
By Judy Dunn
Up Next:
What are you reading this week?
I miss decorating for a baby :) How fun! May will be here before you know it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a fantastic week Lindsey!
The decorating part is great. I'm not looking forward to the waking up at 3 a.m. so much!
DeleteI hope you have a great week too. :)
Reading something fun & quick while in the middle of a chunkster is always a good idea - it definitely helps you feel like you've accomplished something :)
ReplyDeleteIt helps so much, doesn't it? I have to say that Catch 22 is not extremely long, but it's not one of those books that I just can't put down.
DeleteAh, it sounds like you had a lovely weekend :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope we'll get a review on Seraphina.
Good luck with working through your reads this week :-)
I will definitely be reviewing Seraphina. It was a great read and I hear that there is a sequel in the works! :)
DeleteI've read Green by Alice Hoffman - some of her books are wonderful and some are kind of bleh...and then there's the odd one here and there that just bug me. Yet the novels I love from her I REALLY love. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteI've also read Catch 22 a long time ago - when I was about 16, I think. Good book, though it might be difficult content.
Have a great week coming up. Rabid Reader
I've only read Hoffman's The Dovekeepers but it was one of my favorite books from 2011. I wasn't sure which one of hers to pick up next, but the description on the back of The Red Garden sounded great.
DeleteCatch-22 is decidedly interesting. I have about 150 pages left, so we will have to see how I feel about it as a whole.
I totally forgot to congratulate you on your coming baby. Must be fun getting things ready. Do you know if you're having a boy or girl? Are you keeping this a surprise? I'll be keeping my eyes open for baby pics! :)
DeleteThank you so much! The ultrasound tech tells us girl, so we are trusting her expertise on that one! :)
DeleteMay is coming soon - I didn't know you were due that soon. How exciting!
ReplyDeleteIt is soon! It's very exciting and a little intimidating. There is still so much to do!
DeleteI tried to read Catch-22 last year and didn't finish. I look forward to your review. This is the second mention of Hoffman's Red Garden I've seen today, I have to check that out. I love Alice Hoffman. I read Blackbird House last year.
ReplyDeleteI can completely understand that. I was saying to my husband last night that I get what Heller is doing but it's just not very readable!
DeleteHoffman has so many novels. I hadn't even heard of Blackbird House - I will have to look into it. Thanks!
Aw! Are you having a second baby? Is that why that book is there? Congrats if you are! I've noticed that sometimes moms don't pay quite as much attention with the first or they have more of a short temper with the first child. Make sure they know they feel special they are and try to treat them the same! I've just observed moms so I don't know how hard it is to be one. I'm just saying (;
ReplyDeleteAwesome about Seraphina. I've heard so many great things about it. I should get my hands on it sometime.
Have a great week!
Yup, we are expecting a little girl in May! Thanks so much. :)
DeleteSeraphina was a great read. I hope you enjoy it!