The Weekly Progress is a type of wrap up post that happens every Sunday on The Sirenic Codex looking on the week that was.
Bear with me here, it's Saturday night and lately I have a hard time staying up past 8:30, so this post may be even more rambly than usual.
Let's get to the books.
Books Read
I did a reread of Code Name Verity for the Elizabeth Wein event in Ottawa (there's a recap). It was a while since I read it and so the ending blindsided me all over again. The Pledge was less interesting although I still adore the cover. I wrote a review for that too.
Currently Reading
Yeah, I know I said I don't like zombies, and honestly I try my best not to look at the cover for this book because it's gruesome, but I decided to give the story a shot and so far it's not bad. I like the writing style and some of the characters, although the main character is incredibly immature. I'm curious to see what happens next.
The Week That Was
I volunteered at the Elizabeth Wein event and I got Code Name Verity signed. I also won a signed copy of Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo so that was fun! And I managed to get my hands on The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas so I'm definitely looking forward to reading that book too. So it was a pretty great book week.
Last week, I wasn't the most upbeat, but this week was pretty great. I joined some clubs at school and have gotten into some sort of rhythm. I'm exhausted though. It seems like I accumulate hours of sleep missed until the weekend where I make up for it. I'm the type that needs a lot of sleep yet refuses to take naps. I'll probably go to sleep after writing this post.
Blog Recap
It started off with my review of Masque of the Red Death which didn't impress me.
Mari featured Crash Into You as her WoW pick, which just reminds me that I haven't read Dare You To yet.
Then, I posted about ways to make a good reading experience even better by adding things like chocolate and music.
Mari reviewed Crown of Midnight too, which I may end up reading.
Overall, I think it was a good content week .
Goodreads vs. BookLikes
I'm extremely annoyed that I had to delete my really long post about how awesome Goodreads is, but at this point I'm not moving, policies be damned. Goodreads made a stupid decision because now I don't really trust them anymore, but their catalogue is still the best so I'll use it until BookLikes or some other website catches up. Also, and this may seem incredibly lame to some people, but I'm not joining BookLikes until they get an app. I mostly use Goodreads through my phone anyway, and features like barcode scanning are not just for fun: they are musts. Until BookLikes has a comparable app and catalogue, I'm not interested.
I am curious though for those that have made the switch: thoughts?
Song of the Week
This song has this awesome melodic part, and this awesome drop. It's catchy in a lot of ways. I dare you not to groove to the beat. Epic by Sandro Silva & Quintino
Have a great week guys!
I would have done the same with Rot & Ruin, I'm not big on zombies either but everyone does seem to have read that book. I'm glad that you like it so far, although the MC being kind of annoying seems bothersome.
ReplyDeleteI made the switch but I'm currently still using Goodreads. I don't trust them, but like you said-as of right now, they are the best. Booklikes is pretty cool, although it lacks in some areas for sure.
I hope it's one of those stories where the MC experiences significant character growth.
Delete& I think Goodreads ruined their brand a lot. I don't know how they will get back that goodwill they lost.
-P.E.
I still need to read Code Name Verity... I've heard so many good things about it, but also that it's heartbreaking, so I'm now wanting to read it but fearing it!
ReplyDeleteI'm not moving from Goodreads either, I disagree with the change of policies and even more with how it was implemented, but I don't really want to start from scratch or move to another site, at least not till I heard they're really good alternatives.
You should definitely fear it. It's also an amazing book so it deserves reading anyway. And I definitely know what you mean about the whole Goodreads thing. Starting from scratch after 2-3 years... no thank you.
Delete-P.E.
Booklikes is really frustrating to use. It's not fun at all. The Pledge does have a pretty cover, but the inside isn't as comparable, is it?
ReplyDeleteOh that sucks. Maybe one day it will grow into a true competitor.
DeleteYeah, the inside of The Pledge isn't much like the outside, which was a little disappointing because I did enjoy The Body Finder.
-P.E.
I love Code Name Verity so much! I do really wanna reread but I wanna read Rose Under Fire first
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I'm definitely looking forward to reading Rose Under Fire. I'm a little scared to read it too, but Elizabeth Wein seems like a cool person so I have high hopes for her book.
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