My Monday Musings...

I’m doing better, mentally, this week than last. It’s been raining, which you would think would be depressing, but it kicked the season into fall so I don’t feel like I’m caught in some weird seasonal limbo anymore.

I have an appointment with my new primary care Dr this week. I dropped off  the form to have my FL records transferred but they seem to have lost it so that bodes well. lol

We’re in the last few weeks of the farmers market and that’s the one thing I’m really going to miss over the winter. They have the most amazing fresh fruit and veggies out here. We had a pretty good market in FL but this market blows it away.

Look at these adorable mini kiwis they had this week! You eat them whole – no fuzzy skin to peel first.

Fonzi had his 2 week re-check for his dental extractions and his mouth looks great. He’s back to normal food and treats. We still have to deal with his wonky bloodwork/urinalysis though. We’re retesting everything in 2 weeks to see if maybe his periodontal disease caused it. If not then we’re off to a specialist and ultrasounds. 😟

READ:

I’m still not in a reading mood lately but I finished the Penryn & the End of Days trilogy (Goodreads). SO trippy and weird!

Book #1, Angelfall, was good. It’s the apocalypse and angels are hunting humans. Very cool world – kind of different take on angels, Penryn and Raffe (a fallen angel who has his wings brutally stripped from him) have a cool chemistry. It’s not your typical swoony YA deal – more of a grudging respect over time and I was digging it. It’s an ultra violent world though with experimentation on humans (including children) and it’s not for the squeamish reader.

Book #2, World After, is not as great as Angelfall but still pretty good, especially if you are into non stop action and gore. This is surprisingly graphic and dark for YA. But this is also where some of Ee’s complex story arc’s (the angels history & relationships/dynamics – Penryrn’s mentally ill mother) kind of get pushed back in favor of yet another fight. The Penryn and Raffe relationship is also sidelined a bit since he isn't in this one as much but I like how this focuses more on Penryn’s relationship with her sister (who has survived a gruesome experiment) and other survivors.

Book #3, End of Days was disappointing. A fairly complex world and slow building romance developed over the last 2 books turns into – waaa – why doesn’t Raffe want me and all the angel conflict is resolved through hasty flashbacks and and Raffe dropping some knowledge – that if he just said it in book #1 would have fixed all of this.

I was told this was supposed to have been a 5 book series. In some ways, that could have fleshed out the angel characters better because that ended poorly. And maybe there was more to Penryrn’s mom’s behavior? But we’ll never know. On the other hand – so much of this could have been cut and better told in a duology. It felt like Ee wanted to include any cool thing she came up with and it was A LOT.
 
So….glad I read it. It was a wacky ride that I mostly enjoyed but wish it had a stronger ending.
The entire series is available on KU if you have it and want to give it a try at no (additional) cost to you.

READING:

I didn’t get to anything else that was on my planned TBR list from last week but I did pick up Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev (Goodreads) and I’m really enjoying it! The couple is at the *I hate you* stage right now but the sparks are starting to fly.
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READING CHALLENGE:

2019 Reading Challenge

Karen has read 68 books toward her goal of 80 books.

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68 of 80 (85%)

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I’m doing ok but my reading is slowing down again. I’m feeling good about raising my goal to 80 instead of 100 lol

TBR pile # update – do you remember the picture of my cart filed with what remains of my books to read? It was at 50 and is now down to …..drumroll please… 37!!

WATCHED:

Tall Girl on Netflix (skip it), Ferdinand (the newer Disney movie) – I thought this was really sad most of the time but I guess kind of cute in the end, Mortal Engines – cool concept – an only ok movie. I’m planning on trying HBO’s Succession this week.

So what should I be reading or watching this week??