If you were around last weekend, you saw that my husband and I watched some rock climbing documentaries. A lot can happen in a week! Yesterday, my son and I made a trip out to a climbing gym to climb! It was so much fun. I'm not as sore from the actually climbing as I am from keeping the tension in my son's (16yo) rope and bringing him back down. By the end he was just letting go of the wall and letting me lower him. 😆 I wish we could do it more often but the gym is a couple of hours away. I think we are going to drive out to a different gym next time.
This past week was the All-Star break for baseball which means I had time to read! That was so great. I'm reading some great things, too.
Posted Last Week
Review | Beach Read by Emily Henry ⭐⭐⭐⭐★
Finished Reading
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold ⭐⭐★★★ - I read this for this month's book club. There was SO MUCH information. My fellow book clubbers seemed to love that fact - so that's excellent. I found this book to be so depressing.
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield ⭐⭐⭐★★ - This was another depressing read. I'll have a review out soon.
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Kate Alice Marshall is an absolute shapeshifter. Review for this soon, too!
Currently Reading
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward - I. Am. Obsessed. This is so good.
Added to the TBR
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson - My copy of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter arrived. It's gorgeous.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - Target had a sale on paperbacks, and I managed to score People We Meet on Vacation for $4.98! Woohoo!
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - My book club is reading The Midnight Library next month, and I'm super excited about it.
This post is being shared as part of The Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz, Book Date’s It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Caffeinated Book Reviewer's The Sunday Post.
I've seen those rock climbing walls at gyms, they look fun but not something that I would ever do. Heights and me or not a friend, glad you had a good time though.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that two of your reads last week were so depressing. I'm not really interested in reading any more bleak reads this summer---I've already read several.
ReplyDeleteThe rock climbing sounds like a lot of fun!
I think Beach Read is my favorite Henry book. I just recently read Happy Place. The rock climbing sounds like so much fun. Glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI could never rock climb. I have no upper body strength. Its sad, really!
ReplyDeleteI did wall climbing with my Girl Scouts back in the day. It was a lot harder than I thought it was be once the nice man wasn't helping as much with the rope. LOL! How fun though that you went and did it. Good on you! Can't wait to hear what you think of the Henry and Haig books (I loved them both)
ReplyDeleteWhat Lies sounds SO good. I may have to give that one a try.
ReplyDeleteClimbing sounds great, something I've always wanted to have a go at. The Midnight Library I've just been lent by a friend to read. Hoping to get it read this month. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the Emily Henry books. I read The Midnight Library but can't remember it right now. Hmmm ok the first 15% seemed depressing but after that I really enjoyed the analysis about life. I have the Kate Alice Marshall book on reserve at the library.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
All these are really good books for to read this summer on holidays.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of The Midnight Library is a HARD READ, it's sad. But keep going, it's a very lovely book! Glad you had a fun time climbing! What an adventure!
ReplyDeleteI am also taking a break from depressing reads. They were weighing me down! I tried to read The Five but it was ..a lot. I am glad that you enjoyed climbing!! That sounds so fun!
ReplyDeleteI loved What Lies in the Woods! And im hoping to start Looking Glasss Sound very soon 😁
ReplyDeleteI keep seeing such raves for The Midnight Library. I hope it's a hit for you (and your book club).
ReplyDeleteRock climbing is so much fun! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you're having a great week.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I can see how The Five could be depressing. It's great that What Lies in the Woods was a winner, though! I'm glad that the climbing with your son was fun!
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