This has been a long week. Some parts have been ridiculous and awful, but we did get to go visit my baby sister at college. That was a lot of fun (and made me feel very old).
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| Keep dreaming, kiddo. You have a loonnnggg time before you can go to college! |
We have our final three days before school starts this week, so we will be trying our hardest to fit in as many last-minute summer things as possible. On the other hand, I'm starting to get David on a schedule and back to doing school work so, as with many things, it will be a balance. Do you have any suggestions for getting a bit more summer in before the first day of school?
Read This Week:
Tigerman
By Nick Harkaway
Someone Else's Love Story
By Joshilyn Jackson
Posts from this Past Week:
It's Monday
Reviews of The Magician's Land, The Hundred-Year House, and The Snow Queen
Reading Now:
Outlander
By Diana Gabaldon
Up Next:
The Angel of Losses
By Stephanie Feldman
What are you reading this week?
It's funny reading about summer. I live in Australia and winter has just finished and today's the start of spring!
ReplyDeleteHappy spring! It's so easy (for me, at least) to forget that the weather is completely different on the other side of the world!
Delete"Tigerman" looks like a really interesting novel! Very unique cover! Hope you have a good week of reading! :)
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Tigerman was a great read and Nick Harkaway is one of the few authors I recommend to everyone!
DeleteI start school with students tomorrow too. Last week was just teachers and was quite exhausting. I'm glad we're easing in with a four day week to start. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteIt helps to ease back into the routine, doesn't it?? I hope your first days go well!
DeleteI love Outlander. I've missed the last few that have come out over the years. And I could stand for a reread. But still, in high school, I had such a huge crush on Jamie! I mean, who doesn't?
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time reading it?? Somehow I missed it until my best friend basically pushed her copy into my hands and said I must read it.
DeleteHow far in the series did you read?
I'm curious about your reaction to Outlander. The Angel of Losses looks intriguing and is a new to me title. By the way, I love your sister's style in decorating her dorm, very chic!
ReplyDeleteThe Angel of Losses was compared to Nicole Krauss' novels, which I really enjoyed. I'm hopeful it lives up to the comparison!
DeleteI thought her dorm room looked great too. :)
We're kind of enjoying the last hurrah before school starts as well, but other than a trip to the lakeshore we've mostly been hanging out. It's been a nice long weekend though... hope yours is good as well.
ReplyDeleteNice review of The Magician's Land- I've wondered about that series a few times... sounds like it's worth a try.
Thanks Greg! It wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but it was nice to all be together. :)
DeleteI think The Magicians series would be right up your alley. I hope you give it a try!
The Angel of Losses cover is awesome, makes me want to read it right away!
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful cover! I will have to see if it matches the book. :)
DeleteEnjoy your first time read of Outlander. It is one of my all time favorite books. Enjoy these last few days of summer break.
ReplyDeleteI finished it just now. I get all of the Outlander love now!
DeleteI want to read 'Outlander' too, but I'm a little bit scared by its size. Hope you'll enjoy it : )
ReplyDeleteCheck my post if you want: http://readingadd.blogspot.ro/2014/09/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html
It is certainly an intimidating size, but it's going pretty quickly for me! I think it's one of those books where you try to squeeze in just one more chapter. :)
DeleteI enjoyed Outlander and parts of the second book in the series. But then it started to drag so I haven't read the rest of the books. I'm enjoying the TV series.
ReplyDeleteMy friend mentioned to me that she hadn't picked up the later books either. The are looonnnggg books so I imagine it is hard for Gabaldon to come up with enough material to keep it interesting.
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