The Sunday Post

Happy Sunday! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend!

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

The weather in September was perfect. Not too much rain, plenty of sunshine. The days were warm enough to be jacket free but not so hot that sweat dripped down the small of your back and into your... Well, it wasn't hot. We even had a few nights warm enough to sleep with a window open.

In September, life went back to normal, and I was finally able to complete The Book of Night by Holly Black. It was a pretty good read, and it's just received a sequel... I probably won't pick up book number two until it's released in paperback (maybe next year?) but I look forward to it. September was a good reading month for me having completed 3 books:

But I have been woefully neglectful of responding to those people generous enough to take their time to comment. I think it's been taking me quite a few weeks to get back to people when it should only take a day. I'm trying to do better, I swear.

While I normally only link in my book review posts, I feel compelled to link in my blog post: Your First Amendment Rights, Get Lost in Literature's first ever politically themed bookish post, detailing your 1st Amendment Rights and one of the reasons why the Trump Administration worries me. You don't have to care about my worries, they could be pure paranoia on my part, but you should care about your basic freedoms. The 2nd Amendment conservatives fought so hard for during the Obama era is important, but it isn't the only one that matters.

This week I'm reading a mystery that I had heard of before, Kiss the Girls by James Patterson, but despite its popularity, I knew nothing about it. Now I know a bit more and I must say I'm not sure I'll reach the finish line never mind review it. I haven't put it down yet but every few chapters I consider it. It's my second novel featuring Alex Cross (read out of serial order) and truth be told I wasn't a fan of that book either. I was hoping this one would be better. This author may not be for me.

Anyways, that's more or less my month in a nutshell, I hope you all had a good one too.

Comments

  1. Live and LearnOctober 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM

    James Patterson is wildly popular, as you know, so I thought I should read at least one of his books. Can't remember which one now, but I found it thin. The writing was okay, but there wasn't much too it. I haven't been interested in reading another.

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitOctober 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM

      I agree there's not too much to it. theres a lot of violence but not a lot of suspense. i want to be kept on the edge of my seat.

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  2. Aj @ Read All The Things!October 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM

    Haha, I love your comment about the weather. I hate being sweaty, so I'm excited about fall.

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitOctober 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM

      The weather in fall is usually lovely, but i hate that it brings us one step closer to long underwear season, lol.

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  3. shelleyrae @ book'd outOctober 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM

    I enjoyed the few of Alex Cross series I read, but that was a long while ago.

    Wishing you a great reading week

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitOctober 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM

      It's wierd because even though I'm not thrilled with it, I'm still compelled to see how it ends.

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  4. bibliophilebreeOctober 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM

    Love the edition of the 1st Amendment post! Hope you have a good week.

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  5. YvonneOctober 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM

    I love James Patterson and, yet, I never read the Alex Cross series. Maybe I should. Have a great week!

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  6. NickyOctober 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM

    I've not tried any of Patterson's work, it seems like probably not my thing... Still, sometimes it can be worth trying, can't it? Hope you either start enjoying it more or manage to put it down guilt-free!

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  7. HazeOctober 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM

    I loved Book of Night and I'm so happy the sequel is coming out soon. I also read Kiss the Girls a long time ago, but I only read it after watching the movie which I loved because I was a huge fan of the actress. I honestly don't remember much about the book at all, but I still love the actress!

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