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Sunday Summary – 8th September 2024

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Happy weekend folks and welcome back to the latest instalment in my regular Sunday Summary update posts.

I briefly returned to my three post schedule this week as I had both my monthly wrap-up for August and my monthly TBR for September to share with you.

As I wanted to get both you in good time, that meant I had to deliver this week. Thankfully, I’m feeling better after my illness last week and I’ve been able to fit both of those in alongside doing some study for work as well.

 

Books Read


Eruption

I had 155 pages of Eruption to finish, and I completed that in fairly good time this week. I wanted to get back to reading Eruption as soon as I was better; I’m sharing this book with Helen ahead of our book club meet later this month. If I’m honest, I had hoped to get it to her sooner, but sometimes that’s the way things go!

Ultimately, I rated this book 3 stars. It was a perfectly acceptable read and I enjoyed a lot of the information about volcanoes that is embedded within the narrative.


Undoctored

It turns out that I didn’t have a lot left of Undoctored left to listen to because I finished this very early on this week. There is a lot of bonus content at the end of the audiobook which admittedly I haven’t listened to. I quite often don’t in these scenarios.

I really enjoyed this book, and if you enjoyed his earlier works then you will definitely enjoy this follow-up too. Where previous books deal with his life as a junior doctor, Undoctored focuses far more on the end of his career as a doctor and moving on to his current career as a writer and comedian.

I rated Undoctored 4* and I’ll certainly be looking out for anything else he publishes in future!


The Lost Apothecary

As of my last Sunday Summary update I had just started The Lost Apothecary by reading the first chapter.

Admittedly, my focus has been on reading Eruption this week. However, I have read a further few chapters so I am now about 25% through this book. As I’ve got exactly a week left on my library loan now, The Lost Apothecary is my current read and will be my priority over the next few days.

What I’ve read already was done in quite a quick timeframe, so there shouldn’t take me too long to read overall!


Defiant

The last book I’ve started this week is Defiant by Brandon Sanderson. As I mentioned in my monthly TBR post yesterday, I’ve picked this up in audio format.

Even though I’ve read the prior books in the series physically, switching to audio has been seamless. I’ve enjoyed getting reacquainted with the world to see where we are going to go next. I’m not entirely sure where or how this narrative will go from here so I’m excited to listen more and watch this final instalment of the series play out.

I’ll be listening to more of this audio over the next week and I’ll be able to give you a better update next week’s Sunday Summary. I’m only an hour in as of this post. 


Books Discovered

Between keeping up with the blog this week, reading and studying for my upcoming exam in November I’ve not really been looking anywhere I would get a book recommendation. So, the reading list has had a week off of new additions!


Coming Up…

This week’s blog post schedule was an exception given the timing of August month-end. Next week I’m going back to one midweek post and another Sunday Summary so I’ve got more time to get back to studying for my exam.

Mid next week, I’m back with a book review for Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. For my thriller fans, this one is a five star recommendation for you. I hope you can check out this post!

Finally, I’ll be back with another Sunday Summary update this time next week. Find out which books I’ve read over the course of the week and any other personal updates.

Until next time, enjoy the rest of your weekend and I’ll see you around!

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Sunday Summary – 1st September 2024

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Happy weekend everyone and welcome to this Sunday Summary update!

I hope you’ve had a great week? Mine could have been better if I’m honest – I’ve been unwell this week with the beloved covid. Whilst I’m feeling a lot better now, midweek I was feeling rough.

As a result, my reading and blogging has suffered a little this week. However, it’s more important to get well and I’m hoping to be back to normal tomorrow. Please! Whilst I’m lucky I can work from home, I hate it…

I had originally planned to share my Goodreads Was Wrong book tag post with you on Thursday. However, that got delayed until Friday whilst I recovered enough to have the inclination to write the post… And worked late Thursday didn’t help matters…


Books Read

All of my reading progress so far this week has been almost exclusively audio format. This is for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the beginning of the week was a bank holiday and I was out doing things versus being in normal routine and therefore more likely to pick up a book. Then I became unwell.

I’ve deliberately not picked up my main physical read carried over from last week, Eruption, because I am sharing this book with somebody. It might sound daft, but I’ve deliberately not picked it up because I don’t want to inadvertently pass covid on. I don’t know how long the virus can stay on surfaces, but I don’t want to find out the hard way…

I did try picking up Wolves of the Calla and the shorter and more gratifying The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, instead, but without success. I’m only just starting to want to read again. I’ve been having a break – switching off playing games and watching TV for the last few days instead.


Undoctored

On the flipside, audiobook progress has moved on a good way this week. As of this Sunday Summary post, I am now just over halfway through Undoctored by Adam Kay.

The humour has been very helpful in the last few days in lightening the mood and keeping me company whilst doing monotonous work and working from home.

Adam Kay is very funny and I can’t recommend his books enough. I love his personal stories and cringey embarrassing moments that happen to us all, are highly amusing, and make me feel a bit more human.

I’m looking forward to continuing with this audio next week!


The Lost Apothecary

Whilst I’m waiting to pick up Eruption again, I’ve ultimately decided on picking up a light to read as my brain currently isn’t in the zone for heavy book. With this in mind, I have just started The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner.

I’ve only read the first chapter as of this post, but it’s been a good start and I think it’s just the right kind of book I need at the moment. I’ll update you more as I continue to read.


Books Discovered


I keep half an eye on Ezeekat’s Fable book club and I like the sound of this month’s book. Unfortunately I won’t be reading it as part of the club, but I am adding it to my TBR to read at a later date.


Coming Up…

We’re already into the month of September so next week I’ll be sharing my usual monthly posts. The first of those is my monthly wrap-up for August. In that post I’ll recap the books I read throughout August.

Next up is my monthly TBR for September. I did provisionally make a note of some books I intended to read in September when I put together my August TBR. Otherwise, I have absolutely no idea what I plan to pick up!

Truthfully, if I picked up my carryovers from August and the books I pencilled in before I would have a solid reading list. However, I feel like a change up – so anything goes. You’ll find out later this week what I decide!

As always, I’ll be back this time next week with another Sunday Summary post to update you on the books I’ve read, those I’ve added to the reading list and lastly, what’s coming up on the blog.

Until then, I hope you have a great week and I will see you around!

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Sunday Summary – 25th August 2024

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Good evening folks – it’s Sunday once again (and it’s been a miserable one at that!) so I’m here with another Sunday Summary catch-up!

This week is the first in which I’ve cut down my blog schedule, so I’ve only shared one post with you so far. That post was my book review of The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. If you like the sound of a Greek mythology with a feminist twist, I strongly suggest you check that out!


Books Read


Wolves of the Calla

As of last week’s Sunday Summary post I had only just started Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King. In reality, I’m not much further in this post. I started the book but ended up putting it on hold when I received a copy of Eruption. I explain why below.

As of this post, I am only 26 pages in, but looking forward to getting stuck in once Eruption is finished with!


Eruption

I’d debated ticking along with Wolves of the Calla by reading this in tandem with other books. However, I have more or less put that on hold in order to read Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson.

The book club at work are picking this one up ahead of our next meeting. The reason I’m reading this one so early this time is because I am sharing the book with Helen. She wasn’t able to get a copy from the library and she’s trying to watch pennies at the moment. I’ve offered to share my copy, so I’m reading it first to give her as much time as possible with it before the meeting.

As of this Sunday Summary post, I am 277 pages into the book. It’s an interesting read, even if I think the premise is a little bit far-fetched. It’s also very readable as the chapters are short and sweet. If anything, perhaps a bit too short for my liking. It’s something I’m able to work with quite well though.

I’ll have this finished in the next few days. I can give you my final thoughts in next week Sunday Summary.

Undoctored

From the half an hour listening time I updated you in last week’s Sunday Summary, I have gone onto listen to another hour or so of Undoctored by Adam Kay this week.

The majority of that audiobook time this week has been when driving to and from work. It’s a good reliable quality time moment for me that I can crack out an audiobook and have a good listen.

Undoctored so far is every bit as funny as I expected it to be. I loved listening to This is Going to Hurt and T’was the Night Shift Before Christmas. I have high expectations of Undoctored based on these experiences, but also confidence that it will meet those lofty standards.


Books Discovered

Between reading for fun and studying for work this week, nothing new has come onto my radar in the last week to update you on!


Coming Up…

I’m writing a fun book tag mid-week as a bit of something different on the blog. I found the post over on Zezee with Books and I thought it would be fun to share.

I’ll be back with my next Sunday Summary instalment at the same time next week. In that post, I’ll update you on my recent reads, anything added to the reading list and summarise what’s coming up on the blog in due course.

I hope you can check out each of those posts and I look forward to seeing you around.

Happy reading!

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Sunday Summary – 18th August 2024

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It’s Sunday night again, so I can only be back with you for another Sunday Summary update! I hope you’ve all had a great week?

I’ve shared my usual two posts so far with you this week. The first of those was my Favourite Books to Recommend discussion post which went live on Thursday. I shared books I love to recommend to others for a variety of reasons. If you want to find out more, or are looking for recommendations yourself… take a look here!

The second post I shared was my First Lines Friday feature. In this week’s post I featured one of the two new additions to my TBR (which I share below). Take a look to find out which one and what it’s all about.


Books Read


The Power of Habit

I’d temporarily put The Power of Habit on hold as I needed to finish The Midnight Library before Tuesday lunchtime. Once that was completed though, I got stuck back in and finished the book within a couple of days!

I enjoyed the different angles and examples of habit-building at individual, corporate and societal level. Some the examples also go to show that you can start to build habits in unanticipated ways – by starting small or looking at a habit that seems unrelated but has a knock on effect.


Breathtaking

My main audiobook listen this week was Breathtaking by Rachel Clarke. If you watched the four part TV series of the same name, it was inspired by this book.

As of last week’s Sunday Summary I was 60% into the book. This week, I made it to the finish! It’s quite a short read or listen, but no less impactful. Whilst it didn’t make me upset, it is a book of emotional ups and downs.

The perspective is told from that of a hospice nurse who volunteers part time to help on Covid wards between January and April 2020. In the grand scheme, it only covers the early pandemic. However, it is a good insight and commentary on the state of the NHS during one of its busiest periods to date.


The Midnight Library

My reading priority at the beginning of this week was to finish The Midnight Library ahead of our book club meeting on Tuesday.

As of last week’s Sunday Summary I was about 50% into the book. It’s quite a short one, and familiar to me so therefore quick to read. I blitzed the last 50% on Sunday night and Monday so I was able to go to our meet fully prepared.

It was our first club meet and you know what? It went really well! We all enjoyed the book and had a great chat about it.


Wolves of the Calla

I’m including Wolves of the Calla in this Sunday Summary so you know what I’m reading in the next week or so. I’ve only just started the prologue so I have nothing significant to report… just that this is my next read!


Undoctored

Another book I feature in this post as I’ve just started it is Undoctored. I’ve only listened to the first half an hour, but it’s been a good listen.

That’s hardly unexpected! Adam Kay is funny and his humour is shining though already. I’m looking forward to listening to more over the next week or so.


Books Discovered



I’ve added two books to my reading list this week after I read about them and they caught my attention.

I was recommended Curious Tides on Threads by a fellow reader after asking for recommendations for books in the dark academia genre. This also blends with fantasy, so it sounds like a perfect type of book for me!

I read about The Memory Police in an article about translated books. The Memory Police was originally published in Japanese. I like the dystopian nature of the synopsis and I’m intrigued if there are any cultural differences to the narrative given the difference in setting etc.

 

Coming Up…

On Wednesday this week I plan to share my review of The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. I read this back in August 2022 and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on this 5* read!

I would usually share three posts a week and have a regular Friday feature. However, as I’m about to start studying for a qualification for work I’m going to cut the blog schedule from three posts a week to two until that’s done.

So, my next and last post of the week will be another Sunday Summary catch up. Will I feature as many books in next week’s post? Not likely – but I’ll update you all the same.

Until then, happy reading and I hope to see you in the next post!

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Sunday Summary – 11th August 2024

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Good evening fellow readers and welcome to my Sunday Summary update for this week. I have a great week of reading progress and content sharing to cover with you. As regular readers will know, I always like to recap those before diving into the reads I picked up this week. Let’s take a look at those now.

My first post of the week was a book review of Golden Son by Pierce Brown. I’d originally held off reviewing the book as I had mixed feelings about it. My review was originally meant to go live on Wednesday but I ended up taking an extra day to edit and perfect it.

My next post went live on Friday and that was a Shelf Control post. In that post, I featured a young adult magical fantasy sequel that I really need to pick up soon. It’s been a while since I started the series, let’s just say that…


Books Read


The Power of Habit

Reading progress on The Power of Habit started strong earlier this week. Over the course of the first half of the week I read another 80 pages, bringing me to around 180 in total.

I ended up temporarily putting this aside for another book as I need to have read that second one by Tuesday next week. As soon as that’s done I’ll be back to reading and finishing The Power of Habit.


The Other People

This week I made the final push on The Other People and finished this audiobook on Monday. In reality I had less to read before the end than I expected as the audiobook had a sample of another book on the end.

I enjoyed this story and how it all unfolded. I understand completely why The Other People is a favourite of mum’s. The storyline is gripping and full of revelations. I had a theory there was one more revelation to come about the Samaritan, and it became apparent who he was at the end!

If you enjoy mysteries or thrillers, I can strongly recommend The Other People.


Breathtaking

After completing The Other People I started listening to Breathtaking by Rachel Clarke.

A non-fiction about the Covid-19 pandemic may not be up everyone’s alley right now. I’m sure it feels far too raw for some, but I was ready to read this hands-on experience.

Rachel is a hospice nurse who ends up volunteering to help in Covid-19 wards at her local hospital. In the 60% of the audio I’ve listened to so far, we see her and other medical professional’s perspective of the pandemic unfolding and how the NHS transforms to meet the crisis head on.

I’m really enjoying this audio so far. The fact I’ve listened to so much in one week testifies that! I hope to finish this over the next week, so stay tuned to see if I do.


The Midnight Library

I’ve temporarily put The Power of Habit on hold so I can re-read The Midnight Library ahead of book club on Tuesday. As of this Sunday Summary I’m 148 pages, or 51% through. 

As I’ve already read the book before it’s been a breeze so far. I had also been told it’s better second time around, and so far I agree!

I have more to read before that chat on Tuesday with my work colleagues, so I’m going to spend less time talking about it here so I can get back to reading it 😊 I’ll give you the details in next week’s Sunday Summary. 


Books Discovered

I’m on a good run here as I haven’t bought any books or added anything to my reading list in about a month now! Given that last haul was about 14 books though, I still have some way to go on the buying ban yet!


Coming Up…

Mid next week I intend to share my first post of the week. In that post, I’ll be collating my favourite books to recommend to readers and why!

On Friday I’ll be back with a First Lines Friday post! I’m not setting myself any particular goal or challenge for this post. I’m keeping it entirely open so I have full freedom of choice on the book I select.

Last, but not least, I’ll be back with another Sunday Summary update this time next week. Find out where I’m up to with my latest reads in that post!

Until then, have a fabulous week however you spend it and I look forward to seeing you in the next one!

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Sunday Summary – 4th August 2024

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Good evening folks and welcome to this Sunday Summary weekly update. I hope you’ve had a good week and weekend? Yesterday was a beautiful day here, but it couldn’t be more opposite today. Ideal for a day of staying in and reading… but alas I’ve been busy!

This week I’ve also been busy catching you up on my reading progress in July, as well as sharing my planned reading list for August. Have you read any of the books on this month’s TBR? Take a look and find out.


Books Read


The Power of Habit

My main read of the week was The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. As of my last Sunday Summary I had only just started the book. I’ve only read 100 pages or so this week, but it’s a good read so far.

I like how this book breaks down habits by individual, corporate and societal level. This week I completed the personal section and I’m a good way into the corporate element of the book.

What I’ve read so far has given me food for thought on how I can make changes where I want to in my life. This book still has plenty to offer and I’ll be reading more of that in the next week.


The Other People

I’ve made a solid 35%-40% progress in listening to The Other People this week.

As of this Sunday Summary I’m now 85% done. With just over an hour and forty minutes of listening time left, I think I’ll finish this book in the next day or so!

So far I’ve loved the storyline and how the different story threads have come together. I feel like there’s still time for a shock revelation or extra connection to be revealed, but we’ll see if that actually happens or not. I have a theory but whether it comes to anything or not is to be revealed…


Books Discovered

The best kind of news is that there is none! I’ve not added anything new to my reading list this week.

I’ve not exactly taken anything off via completions either, but I have made progress closer towards that so we’re moving in the right direction!


Coming Up…

It’s been a while since I shared my thoughts on a book. With this in mind, the first post I intend to share with you next week will be a book review. In next week’s review, I feature Golden Son by Pierce Brown.

Friday’s regular feature is a Shelf Control post. Those of you who are regular readers will know that this series is where I feature upcoming books on my reading list. This week, I’ll feature the sequel to a YA magical fantasy series I started over 6 years ago!

My final post of the week is my usual wrap-up of the week – Sunday Summary.

I hope you can join me for any or all of these posts. Until next time, have a great week!

What are you reading?

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Sunday Summary – 28th July 2024

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In today’s Sunday Summary post I have a few reading updates to share with you, as well as what’s coming up on the blog. So, I hope you’re comfortable with a cuppa. Now, let’s get into it!

The first post I shared this week was a Top Ten Tuesday. In that post, I shared my recommendations on debut books I really enjoyed – so I hope you do too!

Next, I completed my challenge in my First Lines Friday post and featured a non-fiction I’m excited to pick up soon! It’s about one of my favourite topics, and the book is in my Summer TBR too. Win-win!


Books Read


Master of Sorrows

In last week’s Sunday Summary I shared that I was progressing well with Master of Sorrows and that I only had 200 odd pages left. This week I can report full completion and I’m already looking forward to the sequel.

I had no idea where the ending of the book was going to take us. As it stands, I think there is plenty of scope for the story and I still don’t know what will happen next!

Master of Sorrows is the first book I’ve read by this author. I’m hoping he brings out more in future – I’m a big fan of his writing style.


The Other People

In last week’s Sunday Summary I was 25% into The Other People. At that point I already understood why this was a favourite of my mum’s.

As of this week’s post I am now just shy of 50% into the audiobook and it keeps getting better. Now the story is starting to flesh out some detail (albeit leaving plenty as a mystery) and I desperately want to know what’s going on!

I’m listening to this audio at every chance I get, so I’ll be keeping up with this over the next week or so! Stay tuned for further thoughts next week.


The Power of Habit

The final book I started this week is The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. I’ve only just started this today so I can’t say a whole lot about it right now, other than I’m looking forward to getting into it. 


Books Discovered

I have another good week of no news on the acquisition and TBR front. I have plenty enough to get on with…


Coming Up…

We’re rapidly coming up to the end of July and the beginning of August. Firstly, where the heck has that gone?!

With this in mind, my content next week is going to include my monthly wrap-up for July and my August monthly TBR. I was late posting the last one due to holiday so I’ll be prioritising getting this one out to you and giving myself the best chance of getting through my reading list as I can!

Last, but by no means least, I’ll round off the week with another Sunday Summary weekly update. Find out what I’ve been reading, and what else is coming up on the blog in that next post.

Until then, happy reading! Have a great week and I’ll see you in the next one!

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Sunday Summary – 21st July 2024

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Good evening reading friends and welcome back to another weekly Sunday Summary update post from yours truly! It’s been a productive week and I’m really happy with what I’ve read and shared in the last week.

My first blog post of the week was a discussion post asking how many books is too many? After a recent, sizeable book haul in Liverpool it’s a question I’d been asking myself.

Friday’s feature was a Shelf Control post in which I shared a book I would cast aside all my TBR for, if only it was out yet. It’s also from one of my favourite series of all time; can you guess what it is?


Books Read


Obsidio

In last week’s Sunday Summary I shared that I had around 200 pages left of Obsidio to read. I polished those off pretty handily!

Obsidio has been a very easy read and I’ve enjoyed the conclusion of the series. The mixed media format has been fun to read at a time when I’ve been busy and it’s kept it light and interesting. I’ve enjoyed this collaboration between Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman a lot!


Master of Sorrows

After a couple of weeks of shelving this read, I picked it up again after finishing Obsidio. I only had to skip back a couple of pages to the beginning of my chapter to pick this back up, so that was nice and easy.

Over the last few days of this week, I’ve read another 150 pages of the book already. It’s the most I’ve read for a few days and the story is getting really interesting. The combination of current events and the stories about the Gods and their history are a fun combination and appeal to me a lot. I love delving into the history of the fantasy worlds I’m reading about!

I’m hopeful that I’ll be progressing with and wrapping up this book very soon! If the last few days are anything to go by, I expect nothing less!


The Other People

Having finished You Coach You last week, I’ve started a new audiobook this week. For a change, I’ve picked up a fiction read in this format – The Other People.

Already I can see why this is my mum’s favourite C.J. Tudor novel. I’ve listened to 25% of the audio this week alone and I’m hooked to find out what on earth is going on!

Given I’m quite early in the story there are a lot of threads and no indication as to what it what yet. I’m not convinced it’s going to be as simple as you can be drawn in to believe – having read C.J. Tudor before, I highly doubt that’s the case anyway!


Books Discovered

I’m sticking to my ban this week and I haven’t purchased a single book. I’ve also kept my head down and not added anything new to my reading list either 😁


Coming Up…

I’m looking forward to the content I have prepared for next week. For once I’ve decided this ahead of time rather than putting it together as I’m typing this post.

My first post of the week will be a Top Ten Tuesday post and feature debut novels I’ve read and enjoyed! Having read extensively and taken part in blog tours before, I have a great opportunity to share my list with you!

Friday’s post is a First Lines Friday. I’m setting myself a challenge to feature a non-fiction book in that post. It’s been a while since I’ve set criteria for the post; it makes it more fun and challenging to find the right book! I have an ulterior motive doing this – I need to step up my non-fiction reading little to meet my goal before the end of the year. I’m hoping this will inspire me to pick one up very soon!

As always, I’ll be wrapping up the week with another Sunday Summary post to share what I’ve been reading and all my updates with you!

If you’re still here, thanks for reading my Sunday Summary! Until next time, have a great week, and happy reading!

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Sunday Summary – 14th July 2024

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It’s been a couple of weeks since I checked in with you for a Sunday Summary update, as I was on holiday last weekend. I hope you haven’t missed me too much! In reality, I only took a week or so I was break from blogging and I was back to the usual schedule this week. Let’s recap what I’ve shared since my last Sunday Summary update.

Before my holiday last week, I shared my Monthly Wrap-Up post recapping progress made in June. I read more than I thought I did last month, so I’m not disappointed with progress. I hadn’t taken into account progressing with carryovers from May. So in the end, I did reasonably well.

My first post of the week this week was my Mid Year Check In post. In this post, I took a look at the resolutions and reading goals I set myself in January and updated you on my progress. I have some action steps to take to try and meet some of my goals before the end of the year. I don’t expect to complete my Goodreads Challenge this year, but I will try to get as close as I can!

Next, I shared my Monthly TBR for July on Friday. That reading list includes the books I’m carrying over from June, with just a couple of new ones to give myself a chance to catch up. If you’re interested to see what I’m going to be reading in the next few weeks, that is the post to take a look at.

 

Books Read

 

Obsidio

In my Sunday Summary post a fortnight ago, I shared that I had started Obsidio and that I was only around 50 pages in. I took this book with me when we went to Liverpool mainly so I had something to read on the boat. I didn’t expect to read too much whilst I was away so there was no pressure from my side to do so.

I’ve continued with this book this week as it’s a nice and easy one to pick up. At work, quarter end is quite a big deal and it’s one of my busiest periods. Being able to pick up an easy read with multiple media formats has kept my brain interested. It’s also a lot more approachable to pick up and read in short bursts, as that’s the time I’ve had available.

As of this post, I have read a further 350 pages since my last update. I’m now down to just 200 until the books conclusion. I’ll be pushing on with this in the next couple of days and I’m looking forward to the end of the series (mostly!). I will be sad when it’s done though!

 

You Coach You

In this Sunday Summary update I get to share completion of my audiobook listen of You Coach You by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis.

I really enjoyed this audiobook, so much so that I followed through with my promise to get a physical copy. It’s definitely a resource I’m going to go back to again and again, and I might even keep it at work handy.

If you’re interested in self development and career progression, I cannot recommend this book enough! Not only that, but Helen and Sarah also publish lots of free material via their podcast and worksheets. There’s no financial commitment to benefit from their insight! If you want to try them material before investing in a book like this, I would definitely point you to their podcast, The Squiggly Career.

 

Books Discovered

I am here to confess my sins, and this section could potentially be quite a long one. When shopping in Liverpool last week I had the pleasure of a Waterstones store 3X bigger than at home, and only a stones throw away from our hotel room. You can guess what’s coming right? A book haul!

I bought no less than 11 books in that store alone, as well as one in The Works, and one in Tesco for my mum. Then, I grabbed myself a couple off Amazon and finally I picked up one in Tesco for me when I was back home!

I’m not going to beat myself up too much because I saved for that shopping trip and I might as well buy something I love! I may have to lay off buying books for a while a year though…

I picked up anything and everything… from Fantasy to non-fiction, with a good deal of historical (fiction and not) thrown in. It’s fair to say I picked up a variety.

 

Coming Up…

With being back home and the majority of my work commitments now covered, I will be back to my usual level of commitment when it comes to both blogging and reading next week.

My first post of the week will be a discussion post. With the subject of how many books I’ve acquired recently on my mind, I ask the question, how many is too many?

On Friday, I’ll be back with a regular Friday feature. This week, that’s a Shelf Control post. In that post, I’ll feature an upcoming read on my TBR, why I added it to my list and why I’m looking forward to reading it.

Last, but certainly not least, I’ll be back with another Sunday Summary update at the end of the week. Fingers crossed, I’ll have fewer no new books added to the list… 

Have you bought any new books recently?

 

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Sunday Summary – 30th June 2024

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Good evening friends and welcome to this Sunday Summary catch up! It’s the end of another week and honestly, they are absolutely flying by. We’re at the end of June already! Next week is going to be hectic with work as it’s quarter end, but I do have a little holiday to look forward to.

With that said, check out the coming up section in today’s Sunday Summary below as I’ll let you know about changes to my blogging schedule there. For now though, let’s get into what I shared this week:-

My first post of the week was a book review for Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez. I really enjoyed this non-fiction book (with an obvious feminism slant) and it was a real eye-opener in terms of the variety of ways in which women are disadvantaged in today’s society. If you’re interested in this kind of book, above is a link to my review so you can take a look for yourself.

On Friday I shared the next instalment in my First Lines Friday series with the opening lines to the last instalment of a young adult sci-fi series I am currently reading. The author is also one of my favourites of all time. If you’re a regular reader, you may be able to guess who this is. If not, go check out that post here!

 

Books Read


Master of Sorrows

I confess that I haven’t read much this week. Reading has been pretty much limited to my lunch hours, and even then I ran errands on a couple of those days.

Progress in Master of Sorrows this week amounts to only 70 odd pages. However, in the 70 pages also I have read I feel like the story has progressed quite a bit and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in Annev’s final test.

I would have read more of this book this week, but for the fact that I accidentally left it at work twice. I couldn’t pick it up in the evening like I intended twice! Instead, I ended up picking up a second book to read at home…


Obsidio

Obsidio was on my June TBR anyway, so I picked this up on both occasions when I left Master of Sorrows at work.

As such, I’ve read just shy of the first 50 pages of this last instalment in The Illuminae files series. I’m also enjoying this one already. We have some new faces to the story and I hope all the characters we’ve met to date come together for an epic conclusion.

I have the advantage of Obsidio and Master of Sorrows being very different from each other. Where Master of Sorrows is a traditionally written adult fantasy novel, Obsidio is a young adult science-fiction written in mixed media format. Both have been very easy to keep track of in tandem. My intention is to prioritise Master of Sorrows as that was always my original read. However, if I do fancy a change there will be no problem whatsoever in picking up Obsidio in between.


You Coach You

Progress in You Coach You amounts to another hour’s listening time this week.

It’s not a lot of progress, but at least I did pick it up a bit. In some senses, I feel like this book isn’t the type you want to rush through anyway. If you really want to make the most of the content, you have to take the time to go through it and reflect on each chapter rather than just jumping into the next one.

Once I’ve listened to this book, I plan to download the extra content that comes with it and have a go at the exercises in areas I think I would benefit from. I may even end up purchasing myself a copy of this book so I can refer back to it again. It’s that kind of resource book you want to keep hold of!


Books Discovered

I was little naughty and bought myself one book this week, which isn’t too bad. However, I was also gifted three in a series. At the same time, this was already on my reading list so it saves me purchasing a copy later. I’ll justify it anyhow 😁

The book I bought was The Tw*t Files by Dawn French. I bought it on a whim on the basis that it sounded hilarious, but it will also be a good read in terms of building self-confidence. It seems we all muck up from time to time. If someone famous can do it, then so can I!

The series I was gifted is Thomas Harris‘s Hannibal Lector trilogy. I already had Red Dragon on my reading list to pick up at some point in the future. Naturally, enjoying this book would go onto purchasing the rest of the series. My work friend Brita previously owned these books. Rather than taking them to a charity shop, she offered them to me first in case I was interested.. .and I was!


Coming Up…

Next week, due to work commitments and then a long weekend away, I only plan to share one post with you. As it’s the beginning of July, I will conclude June by sharing my monthly wrap-up post. After that, it feels like a good place to stop and enjoy my short break. I honestly don’t know how well I would be able to juggle blogging on the holiday in any case.

Instead, I will be back with you a week later with my monthly TBR for July, a half yearly review of progress in 2024 so far, and finally a Sunday Summary. That will all be in the week commencing the 8th of July. After that, we should be back to usual scheduling!


That’s all from me though in this Sunday Summary post. Thanks for reading! 

What books are you reading/listening to?

 

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