Life lately
I can't believe summer is more than halfway done! And what a different summer it's been compared to last year. I've been seeing friends more, getting together with the whole Jersey family indoors (and out), and working at the office a couple days per week. It's been so nice! Although, I don't know how I used to do the five-day commute because I find it so exhausting now. But it's a welcome change from my living room and I get to wear dresses more (it's the little things!).
But right now, I'm trying to find ways to relax and de-stress as much as possible. But I don't know how successful I've been. I really do think "post-pandemic exhaustion" is real because I feel so tired lately. I think it's a combination of work and the ongoing pandemic (anyone else as nervous as I am about the Delta variant?) but I'm trying to unwind with: reading (duh), TV (on season 3 of Downton Abbey), movies (rewatching the Marvel movies in timeline order), cleaning my apartment, and trying to make some fun plans for the upcoming months (TBD).
Jun-Jul Superlatives
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These are books (physical + ebooks) from my TBR or the library aka the non-review books.
- Arrow's Fall (Heralds of Valdemar, #3) by Mercedes Lackey (⭐): After an incredible start, the final installment ended up being one of the worst series enders I've ever read.
- Diana: Her True Story - in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton (⭐⭐⭐⭐): If you're fascinated by Princess Diana and enjoy memoirs, I highly recommend.
- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (⭐⭐⭐): I liked how the author used nature to tell short, personal essays about her life.
- Grace and Glory (Harbinger, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (⭐⭐): I barely remember anything that happened but I remember thinking that the storytelling felt super sloppy.
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (⭐⭐⭐💫): The premise of a magical cafe in Tokyo that allows customers to travel back in time was an intriguing one.
- Hall of Smoke (Hall of Smoke, #1) by H.M. Long (⭐⭐⭐): I liked it but the pacing felt so slow and overall, it just wasn't the Vikings-inspired fantasy I hoped it would be.
- Wild Love (Forever Adironacks, #1) by Lauren Accardo (⭐⭐): I love the city girl/small-town guy trope, especially when there's a bookstore involved, but this just missed the mark for me.
- Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (⭐⭐⭐⭐): This second chance at love romance is worthy of the hype.
- The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): I was unexpectedly blown away by this debut author's story about ballet, diversity/race, and changing your dreams.
- Leaping Hearts by J.R. Ward (⭐⭐💫): I was so excited to find out that J.R. Ward had written a horse romance but unfortunately, it fell flat.
- Appaloosa Summer & Wednesday Riders (Island Trilogy, #1-2) by Tudor Robins (⭐⭐⭐⭐): This YA series centered around one girl's summer spent with horses (and a cute boy) was an unexpected and very enjoyable read!
- Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal by Sarah Maslin Nir (⭐⭐⭐): I spent half the book googling things because of this woman's adventures and interesting stories regarding her love of horses (side note: She's convinced me that I should add Chincoteague to my travel bucket list because of this little thing called the pony swim!)
- The Start of Something Good (Stay, #1) by Jennifer Probst (⭐⭐⭐⭐): The city girl/small-town guy trope (mixed with horses!) done right.
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