Like every week, today I’m linking up with the Sunday meme at Kimba’s book blog for a short update.
~ Reading this week ~
So I’m still reading The Fifth Season and 4 3 2 1, but I’ve also started Shift, which is the sequel of Wool. I posted my review of Wool this week, and the book was just so amazing! Check it out if you haven’t read the book yet. It’s one of the “must recommend” ones for me.
I’ve also picked up Baking Powder Wars. After reading The Radium Girls, I’ve figured non-fiction can be pretty cool, so I’ve decided to read more. Baking Powder Wars is about the crazy marketing wars in the beginnings of capitalism, but so far (I’m 11% in) it’s more about how bread was baked at home and not at home, how they made yeast and what they used for leavening, as well as flour types. Can’t say it’s boring, can’t say it’s too interesting either.
Oh, and check out the cover for Shift in my language. I think it’s pretty cool! It’s from the library. Rarely do I pick up actual paper books these days!
~ Finished this week ~
I’ve finished The Radium Girls, and I must say – not without tears! I will be posting a review soon, but since it’s such an emotional story, I must do it justice. I’ve also finished Children of the Different, and it should be getting a review next week.
~ On the blog ~
I’ve only posted the review of Wool this week, as I’ve been so busy (as always…)
~ Life Stuff ~
I wish you all a very Happy Easter! Regardless of how you celebrate it (or don’t) where you live, have some pics of my home-and-hand-decorated Easter eggs!
~ Planning to start next week ~
This is still on the “planned” list, as it seems I can’t stick to a reading plan no matter what, haha!
How has your week been and what are you planning on reading next?
I’m Evelina and I blog about books that made an impression on me. I love middle grade, women’s, scifi and some literary too.
Wow, those are fabulous eggs! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy the day.
I love the look of your blog. Thanks for visiting mine.
Thank you 🙂
Happy Easter! Those are beautiful eggs!
We’re going to have plenty of leftover eggs LOL.
Hope you have a great week! 🙂 ~Aleen
Thank you! Yeah, yay for Easter leftovers 🙂
Interesting books on your list. Those eggs are beautiful! Happy Easter!
Thank you 🙂
Oh wow, now I’m super curious about Radium Girl. Your eggs are so cute! Happy Easter!
Thank you 🙂
Happy Easter, Evelina! Your Eastereggs are really well done!
I’ve been kind of away from the blogging lately, too. I just feel like there is so much going on offline right now 🙂
Have a wonderful week ahead and happy reading.
Thanks 🙂 yes, I’ve been su busy too. I know what you mean!
Oh, WOW! Those eggs are awesome! *two thumbs up*
Thank you!
Your eggs are beautiful! My sister does psanky, too, using blown eggs so they keep. I have a few, and treasure them.
Enjoy your new books, and have a lovely week!
Wow, I’ve never heard of doing them that way 🙂 and thank you!
Love that cover of Shift (both versions actually)- and thanks for the Goodreads rec of Wool! I do need to try those, they look quite good!
The eggs look great! Happy Easter!!!
Thanks Greg, and I hope you enjoy Wool 🙂
Glad you loved Radium Girls! Isn’t is weird how just one good book can suddenly open up our interest to a new genre? (Like how you’re trying other nonfiction now.)
Your eggs are so pretty! I never made eggs like that. I just dipped them in different colors and made colored stripes with the dye lol. Happy Easter!
We have traditions when it comes to egg painting 🙂 thank you!
Those eggs are amazing!!! I sucked at egg decorating! Even just trying to dye them never worked out for me! 0 artistic ability here!
Haha, my BF also had trouble with that 😀 thanks 🙂
Happy Easter! Your eggs are so cute. Ohh you make me curious about Wool. I’ll check out your review. I’m a sucker for a great book. Haha..
Have a great week, Evelina. Happy reading!
Thank you!
Your eggs are gorgeous! The Baking Powder Wars sounds…interesting. I need to get back to non-fiction. I burned myself out years ago on it but probably time to wade back in 🙂
Thanks Anna 🙂
Those eggs are gorgeous!! Hope you had a lovely Easter. Happy reading and have a great week!
Thank you 🙂
Baking Powder Wars does have some info dumps at times and includes recipes regularly to show just how much the styles have changed. But ya, that opening is nothing but history of U.S. bread making.
Yeah, it’s certainly not the best kind of non-fiction, I’ve read better – but interesting nonetheless!
Beautiful eggs!! Hope you had a lovely Easter!
Happy reading for the week ahead 🙂
Thank you 🙂
It sounds like you are reading, and have just finished some great books.
I am looking forward to reading your thoughts on Radium Girls.
Shift also sounds very good. As I have mentioned I want to read this series.
Those eggs are incredible! They look as if you put a lot of work into them.
Happy belated Easter!
Thank you, Brian, you too!
Oh boy. So many great books. My book budget is hiding from me now. LOL LOved your review of Wool!
And those eggs are so pretty. I remember how fun it used to be. NO little one to do it for anymore. He’s all grown up.
Aw, thank you! In my country you do it even when you have no little ones 🙂 no children in my family, but we all still dye and decorate eggs 🙂
Hi, Evelina! I hope you are enjoying Fifth Season. I’m looking forward to that one. Radium Girls is on my list to read too–so glad you liked it. Nonfiction isn’t my go to reading choice, but when I do read it, I am always reminded how much I enjoy it.
Your hand-painted eggs are beautiful, Evelina! We dyed eggs on Easter, but they were done with more of a basic-drop-in-the-dye -and-wait method. Haha. My daughter did add some glitter to a few of them.
I hope you are enjoying your week!
Thank you, Wendy 🙂 yeah, I feel that way about non-fiction too. I’m glad Radium Girls is on your list!
Your eggs are gorgeous!! Honestly, I haven’t heard of any of the books you’re talking about, but I love their covers and I hope you enjoy them.
Thanks for sharing what you’re reading!
Hey Stacee, thanks for visiting 🙂 and thanks for the compliments 🙂
oh someone like me! you read many books at the same time! 🙂 I always feel so weird for doing that 🙂 The Fifth Season is on my list. I hope you are enjoying it. Now off to read your review of Wool. It was a DNF for me and I’m very curious now 🙂 Happy reading
Yeah. Not a lot of people do that 😀 but it’s the best way! Like changing the channel on the TV 🙂
Don’t mind me – I’m catching up so I’m about a week behind at the moment! Sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to you after you visited my blog last week!
Your eggs are beautiful!
Haha, that’s absolutely fine! Thank you for dropping by 🙂
Your eggs are so beautiful! I love them. Well done! I enjoy non-fiction, but only if I really adore the topic or writing style. It can be hard for me to get into them. However, I discovered that the best way for me to enjoy non-fiction is through audiobooks. Not the text-to-voice stuff, but with quality narrators. I think it’s because it requires less mental effort to listen to the words so I have more space to process what I’m hearing. I hope that The Baking Powder Wars turns around for you. That said, it seems like Radium Girls will… Read more »
Yeah, while cooking or showering or walking 🙂 I’ve also noticed that non-fiction is good when I’m super tired, but still want to read something, but can’t quite invest myself into a story. So that’s a nice find 🙂
I’ve finished Baking Powder Wars and it wasn’t too good. Not even posting a blog post, only a GR review 😀 but it was still interesting, the facts themselves, I mean. Just not written very approachably. But yes, you are totally right. The Radium Girls sets a high bar!
I think it’s really interesting that you want to read non-fiction when you’re tired. I often find reading non-fiction requires *more* mental effort from me than fiction. But, I guess that depends on what it is? I reach for YA when I’m tired. 🙂
Huh! Interesting 🙂 I’m an engineer though, back in high school I used to read books about electricity for recreation 😀 maybe that’s when I trained myself? And maybe the day tires me out emotionally more than mentally? Because I just.. don’t have any more “fucks” to invest in the story? xD pardon the language 😀 BTW. I finished Fifth Season. TOTALLY AWESOME. Have no clue how I’ll review that. Man, that good book review dilemma. I rarely reach for YA at all 😀 too many dangers of eye-rolling. Although I’d love to find a book like “Things I Should… Read more »