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On My Wishlist {31} - These are the books that have recently caught my eye.
Finished Reading
I finally finished reading The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I think I made that one last as long as I could! AAH, that series is so good! I'm not sure I've reviewed any of them so I may have to do a series review for the first Mistborn trilogy.
Is anyone interested in full reviews of writing books?
I picked up 5000 Words Per Hour after attending the Flights of Foundry conference. It's a short book without a lot of substance, but it had some great information on writing sprints that has been helpful ⭐⭐⭐⭐★.
I decided to continue on with the next book in the series Lifelong Writing Habit. There were a few more tips to keep the habit going that I found useful ⭐⭐⭐★★.
Despite knowing better just from seeing the title Write to Market, I decided I'd read book three. Yikes ⭐⭐★★★.
Currently Reading
This week I started reading Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper and Category Five by Ann Dávila Cardinal.
Recent Acquisitions
I keep forgetting to share books I've grabbed from NetGalley! Here are the latest:
More Better Deals by Joe R. Lansdale - Thank you Mulholland Books!
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - Thank you Dutton Books! You will see this one again when my Book of the Month comes in.
Seven Devils (Seven Devils #1) by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May - Thank you DAW!
I ordered the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. I'm contemplating reading them over the summer before book 4 is released.
Current Distractions
These are the new movies we watched this week. The stand out was The Lovebirds. I highly recommend it!
So what about you? Let me know what you're reading this week or leave me some links!
This post is being shared as part of Book Date's It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Caffeinated Book Reviewer's The Sunday Post.
That online conference sounds really interesting. I took three languages in high school, and continued studying two of them in college. Love learning languages!
ReplyDeleteLanguage Learning fascinates me. The conference was really great. I think they are going to add an online conference every year now. I hope they do!
DeleteMy daughter would love some language learning. Robin is our expert on Sanderson. I've bought several of his books but haven't gotten to them yet. We all can only do what we can right now.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading! Stay safe and well!
Anne - Books of My Heart Here is my Sunday Post
Thanks, Anne. I have quite a few unread Sandersons.
DeleteBenny Rose The Cannibal King has a good cover. I like it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun read, too.
DeleteI've been meaning to read Sanderson for years but can't seem to make the time for those giant books anymore! :(
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new reads!!
This Sanderson took me forever! It does make it hard to pick them up. They are so good, though!
DeleteI have never read Sanderson! I should do that over the summer- I love reading big doorstopper fantasy this time of year. Hmm not a bad idea... :)
ReplyDeleteThe writing books look interesting too. I'd definitely be interested in reviews of those. It's nice to know if something is a great resource or not.
I need to try Riley Sager one of these days too.
I'm always in the mood for a big fantasy in the summer, and then it's so hard to commit because... summer. LOL
DeleteBenny Rose looks great and I really want to read Seven Devils. Lots of good books and man, I struggled to do a wrap up last week too. Must have been in the air. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading Seven Devils.
DeleteI am eyeing Home Before Dark. Enjoy your books and your week, and here are my WEEKLY UPDATES
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm excited to read Home Before Dark. I usually like his books.
DeleteI watched Jumanji: The Next Level over the weekend. Totally made ma laugh. :D And your two current reads look deliciously creepy. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteI really like the new Jumanji movies!
DeleteIt’s been a lot of years since I read a writing book, so I’d be interested in hearing which ones are worthwhile. I hope you have a good week!
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I've always enjoyed reading writing books. I don't write as much as I'd like to, but I really enjoy learning about it. :)
DeleteLooks like you have some good current distraction reading. Wow all those books on writing!
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, they were short writing books, but I was on a kick. :)
DeleteGood luck with catching up on things & happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It really hasn't been happening the last couple of weeks, but the world is on fire.
DeleteMy whole family enjoyed Jumanji - The Next Level :) I'll have to check out Lovebirds and see if it might be something we'd like. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWe did, too! I hope you wind up loving Lovebirds. :)
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