The Sunday Post

Happy Sunday! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your weekend.

The Sunday Post is a news meme created by Caffeinated Reviewer. I'm also linking up with Sunday Salon at ReaderBuzz. I will be posting on the first Sunday of each month and I hope you'll join me. Today’s post is a recap of 2025 and my upcoming plans for 2026.

January's weather has been positively glacial. We've had snow, we've had sub-zero temperatures, we've had everything but penguins. But according to the weatherman that seems to be going on all across the country right now. If you live in a state where snowy winters are not the norm: drive slowly if you have to go out, take aspirin for your back after shoveling, and curl up under a blanket with a good book and a hot chocolate when your day is over.

I almost didn't post anything today. My blog has been inactive for a month. I normally do something in between reviews, and I've never really gone a whole month without posting a review unless something major happening in life. I really haven't got much bookish news to share, but you deserve an explanation as to my whereabouts.

I've been reading a book called Alchemised by SenLinYu. It's a 1030-page long monster and I'm over 800 pages in. The size of the book isn't really influencing the time I spend reading it; I find it reads like a racecar, full speed ahead. I was doing pretty good until the 800 mark. This is going to be the craziest thing I've said about a book but I'm afraid to know how it ends. It's a brutal and dark fantasy and I want it to have a good ending so badly that I've started struggling to flip pages because there's the chance it might not. Isn't that a little nuts? Being afraid of an ending?

As scary as it is, I will get there, page by page.

Comments

  1. thathappyreaderFebruary 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM

    What a large book! I absolutely know the feeling of being guarded about a potential ending. I hope it turns out well for you.

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  2. bibliophilebreeFebruary 1, 2026 at 10:33 AM

    Hope you have a good week!

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  3. Shelleyrae @ Book’d OutFebruary 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM

    I can’t tell you how many book series I have with just the last book to finish it because I’m afraid of being disappointed at its ending!
    I hope Alchemised turns out well

    Wishing you a warm reading week

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  4. CindyFebruary 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM

    Wow, that is a great book! I totally understand slowing down at the end because you are afraid of how it will end, been there, done that! I hope it has a fantastic ending. Happy reading!

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  5. YvonneFebruary 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM

    That's a big book! I hope you enjoy the ending. Have a great week!

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  6. Ms. YinglingFebruary 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM

    Hello! New to the blog because of the Sunday Salon, but it is a good idea to let your Loyal Readers know what's happened if you haven't posted in a month. A big book is a good excuse, but there have been an amazing number of books that just... stopped one day, and I have often wondered what happened to the authors! Hope you have a satisfying ending to your book and don't have too much of a book hangover!

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  7. Anne@HeadFullofBooksFebruary 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM

    I have such a hard time reading such long books. I always am thinking about how many pages I have left to go.

    Welcome back!

    My post: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/sunday-salon-songs-for-now.html

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  8. NickyFebruary 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM

    I've heard good things about Alchemised, but I don't know if it has a good ending... hope you do enjoy it!

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  9. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM

    Ha! I love it that you are worried about the ending. I've actually stopped reading books I knew would end badly and I wrote my own ending. You can do that if you need to.

    Glad you chose to post today!

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