The Sunday Post

Happy Sunday! I hope you are all having a great weekend!

The Sunday Post is a weekly news meme hosted by The Caffeinated Reviewer. I'll be posting on the first Sunday of each month and I hope you'll join me.

We had thirteen rainy weekends in a row, but the weather gods must have been looking out for me because it all cleared up in time for my vacation. We had a perfect weekend followed by a heatwave, which was fine with me because we were at a scenic coastal town, enjoying the breeze off the ocean.




(This last photo isn't just a pretty view, it's an accurate depiction of the whale watch I went on.)

I'm not usually much for heatwaves, but I can't say I hated my lazy days at the beach; reading and swimming and reading some more. And even though there were no whales on my whale watch, it was a pretty nice boat ride.

And what was I reading? Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. It will be my first review of July, so be sure to drop by tomorrow if you want to know more about it. I'm also pretty excited to say that Six of Crows  was my 12th book of the year, meaning I hit my GoodReads goal of 12 in half the time I thought I would. And then I flew by that with One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, bringing my total this year up to 13.

My reviews for the month of June:

I'm working on my review for One Dark Window and it is going weirdly. There were things I didn't like right away so I started talking about those even though I largely found the story enjoyable. Now I have to explain why I liked it, too, and I probably should have started there.

My next book to read is Book of Night by Holly Black; my initial impressions of the first 10 pages is it's probably going to be a fun ride.

What are you reading this weekend?

Comments

  1. NickyJuly 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM

    I remember really enjoying Six of Crows; hope you had fun with it! Shame there were no whales to see, but it does sound like a lovely time anyway.

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitJuly 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM

      I did enjoy it Six of Crows, picking up the sequel nxt time at B&N.

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  2. YvonneJuly 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM

    Sounds like a very relaxing vacation. I hope you enjoy your books. Have a great week!

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  3. Al PenwasserJuly 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM

    I'm happy you had a great vacation. I finally finished Stephen King's "A Fairy Tale." King is always verbose (why say in 100 words when 500 will do?), but I always enjoy his writing.

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitJuly 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM

      I don't read much Stephen King but I like the sounds of Fairytale. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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  4. NorthwomanJuly 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM

    I bought Six of Crows and plan to read it. Sometime. I just finished my audio ARC of The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware. It had lots of twists and turns to jerk me around emotionally.

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitJuly 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM

      I love those kind of books, the emotional roller coaster rides. but i don't know if I'm just a tough nut to crack, or if those kinds of authors are just rare.

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  5. JoanneJuly 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM

    Nice pictures.

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  6. SnapdragonJuly 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM

    Bet the beach was nice and breezy. Six of Crows is such a good book.
    Have a great week.

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  7. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzJuly 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM

    It's fantastic that the weather cleared up for your vacation. I always love to be at the beach---it's always cooler there than anywhere else around us.

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitJuly 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM

      Yes it is. I'm a little too pale to spend time there lonng term but a visit now and then is nice.

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  8. The Fantasy PrincessJuly 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM

    Happy to hear that you had a nice vacation. I haven't read any of the books that you mentioned. Hope you enjoy them and have a great weekend!

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