Hi dear friends!
Time for a little weekly chit chat about how my week went and what happened on the blog. As usual I will link it up with @CaffeinatedReviewer.
First in my personal life this week
MY SON GOT HIS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA!!!!!!
Sorry for shouting but if you follow me for some time now you must now that the struggle was real. He had to retake two exams: mathematics and Dutch. My hubs explained the maths and I coached Dutch …with a great deal of patience and many times when I wanted to throw everyting *my son included* through the window!
He worked hard, we worked hard and success!!!!
Now he left high school and began college studying security. He will have law lessons, fighting techniques, English and Dutch, psychology etc.
My daughter had three exams to retake mathematics, physics and chemistry. She also aced everything!
These are my highlights of the week with a day at the spa with my son to celebrate! We both had earned some massages and destressing care.
Tomorrow I’ll be back at work and it will be a looong week.
Then on the blog this week (Click on the graphic to read the review or post).
I’ve read and reviewed two books and one of them was a big one!
I want to thank all of you as you voted for Tower of Dawn two weeks ago and it was the push that I needed to read this one!
I am currently busy doing a beta read for Suanne Laqueur in what is her first fantasy story!
On Monday I posted the best book set in high school for our Calendar Girls Event (winner: Heart on a Chain by Cindy C Bennett!
Tuesday was all about my top 5 “pee your pants” funny books!
If you are in a sad mood don’t look further I have your remedy πΒ
Wednesday was the usual WWW Wednesday and I also got to publish my September TBR! I am happy to say that I’ve already read two books in said TBR.
Thursday is the day when Dani makes us work! This week’s topic was easy! My favorite biker = Grizz from Nine Minutes Trilogy but as I have already raved about him I chose my second favorite *certainly not a consolation prize* his son in law Christian Bear (HOT ALPHA!)
Now next week will be another story because I don’t have a single clue as to which character I’ll feature given her topic!!!!!
For once I also did a tag on time and if you want to know what’s on my bucket list you can read it now πΒ
Finally I also shared my Fairyloot Unboxing and my questioning about keeping the subscription or not (lot of money and some past books were disappointing so ….).
In the blogosphere
I loved reading Aditi’s view of all the cliches YA books can hold and what some of her pet peeves were.
https://dreamyreads82.wordpress.com/2018/09/06/it-only-happens-in-ya-books-ya-books-can-be-annoying-sometimes-and-thats-the-tea/
That’s it for this week.
Oh yes and I changed the graphic for The Sunday Post giving itΒ a “Fall” vibe.
How was your week? Anything that I should be aware? And what do you think about box subscription: keep or let go?
Thanks for reading and happy Sunday!
Sophie
Congrats to your son!!
Thank you Trisy!!
Many congratulations to your son and your family π It seems that your son passed a huge step. And so does your daughter. Best of luck for their future.
Thank you so much Sim! <3
Congrats to your son for graduating!!! (And congrats to you for not throwing him out the window π )I love your new graphic for the Sunday post! Especially the cat in the corner <3 he is adorable
Hahaha yes the cat. You are a cat lady Brittany π Thank you so much!
Congratulations to your son and daughter for acing their exams!! Wishing them the best of luck in their continued studies. Hope you had a lovely spa day. Definitely well deserved!!
Thank you so much!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR SON!!!!
also how do you manage to post so consistently??! I’m in awe!!
Also thank you for sharing my post you’re so sweet
Thank you so much Aditi and to answer your question I have no idea LOL
Congratulations to your son! And of course to you too!
I really need to continue with ToG, haven’t given it one thought after reading Heir of Fire
Thank you Hanna and yes pelase do π
Congrats to your son and daughter! π
Thank you so much Raven
Yay for the kiddos Sophie! I’m sure that is a much needed relief for you and great start to this week! Have a great one! β€οΈ
Thank you daisy and yes I feel so much better!
Congrats to your son and daughter for their exams, and to your son for graduating! Awesome! Glad it all worked out. Now you can relax a bit maybe… π well deserved!
Oh and just so you know… I have you to thank for my ordering a Red Sonja Funko lol. After seeing her appear in your Instagram feed I had to take the plunge. π
Have an awesome week!
Now Greg I need a picture of your Red Sonja next week on the blog! π
Congrats to your son and daughter! I am horrible in math but I managed to pass high school LOL
Thank you Zeee!!
Congrats to your son! That’s such great news!
Thank you so much Suzanne and yes!
Congrats to your son! That’s great news! Hope you have a great week!
Thank you so much Yvonne!
Congratulations to your son and daughter! Graduating is a big achievement. I barely passed my Spanish requirement for high school, so I can relate to the language struggle. I did okay on the written part of the exams, but speaking? No. Iβm too anxious for that!
Thank you AJ!
My you have been busy! Congrats to your son! That’s marvelous news βΊ
Thank you so much!
Woohoo !!!
ahahah congrats onto NOT throwing anything, nor him, out the window xD
Ahhh spaaa… been a while, as im not on that nice accounting paycheck anymore, ahah hopefully you two enjoyed yourselves !
I also love your new graphic!
Thank you Kristina!!!
Congrats to your son! <3
Thank you so much Adrienne!
Congrats to your son!
And to you for reading Tower of Dawn! I just started Queen of Shadows and I’m hooked already!
Thank you and I hope you’ll love the series!
Spa day sounds awesome!
I never did that. Time to round up my friend and do something about it π
Oh, I really like your fall vibe! I’m feeling it too. While I hate to see the end of summer, I love the change of seasons and fun events that come with it.
My Sunday Post
Exactly. The only “down” are the shorter days …
It sounds like your family pulled together, worked hard, and accomplished success. Congrats to all! I’ve been enjoying all of your posts this week. Not sure what to tell you about subscription boxes. I don’t purchase them but have received some fantastic ones from publishers.
Thank you Laura!!!
Congrats to your son on graduating! And to your daughter for her exams! I’m happy for you guys, sounds like it was a team effort. The spa day sounds amazing!
Thank you Kristen and the spa day was …divine π
Congrats to your son! And to you and your hubs for helping.
I am determined to read more books from Fredrik Backman. I read Ove, of course, and have the “grandmother” one waiting on my Kindle.
Enjoy your reading and your week, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Thank you Laurel!!!!
So glad you loved Us Against You. I am happy for your family. It looks like they passed a huge milestone into adulthood π
Thank you so much Kimberly and they did!
Well, a round of applause for everyone in your family. This sounds like it was a real team effort and it paid off. Good luck to your son as he begins his next chapter.
Thank you so much Sam!
That penguin is basically the cutest meme ever!
Hahah Meeghan I had to soften the “return to work” π