I loved the starting point of this book. It starts on the day that the end of World War II was announced, and it bought to mind that old saying that every ending is a new beginning!
I was excited to see that RIP XV has been announced for this year. That's fifteen installments! Obviously I haven't participated in all of them given that I wasn't reading or blogging about books for quite some time, but it is always an exciting time in the book blogging community. This years it is going to be a more social media oriented event than blogging, but that's okay right?
Readers Imbibing Peril runs in September and October each year and focusses on those darker reads, perfect for the lead up to Halloween, so if you fancy reading some Mystery, Suspense.Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic.Horror,Supernatural and want to share with likeminded people check out the socials! I'm not sure I have too much that fits this category in my TBR but I will find something if I can!
I'm watching....
Last week I took advantage of the fact that the Edinburgh International Book Festival is online this year to watch Alexander McCall Smith talk. I have enjoyed the sessions that I have watched so far, and I have to say that they were all pretty relaxed and accessible. Maybe that was just the sessions that I chose to watch! I am thinking that I might sneak one more session in before the festival ends. We'll see. And if you haven't checked out any of the sessions yourself, check out the website because there are more than 100 sessions that are still available to watch.
We also finished watching second season of The Umbrella Academy. We are officially fans! Whilst it is dark, it is also fun, and laugh out loud funny! We will definitely need to find a new show to watch now. We are thinking about maybe watching Warrior Nun. Has anyone watched it?
Come to think of it, both Umbrella Academy and Warrior Mind could count for RIPXV.We also started watching a new cooking show called State of Origin. It features Gary and Matt, who used to be judges on Masterchef Australia, teaming up with Manu who is a judge on My Kitchen Rules for the first time. The idea is that there are two team members who cook their national cuisine against another team. For example, last night it was Australia versus China. I enjoyed the first night. I am not sure that the husband is on board just yet, but we will see.
Life
It doesn't take much to excite Melburnians these days. We are four weeks into a strict lockdown with another two weeks to go. As a result, when it is announced that they are going to start livestreaming the penguins at Philip Island you can bet we are all watching! Attending the Penguin Parade down a Philip Island is one of the must do things if you are in Melbourne! It turns out that they are going to be livestreaming it nightly so we probably didn't all need to watch that first night. It does mean though that if you are interested in watching the penguins as they do their dash from the water across the sand and into the dunes to their homes, you can. Check it out on Youtube here.
We are trying to be optimistic that things will be somewhat normal next year and so we have booked tickets to go and see Hamilton in Sydney in July. We haven't booked flights or hotels or anything like that, but hopefully it will all work out. It's something to look forward to at the very least.
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We're about halfway through The Umbrella Academy season 2. I wish they would cut Diego's hair! Other than that, I love it and I'm enjoying the new characters they've introduced.
ReplyDeleteI saw so excited to see that RIP is still around! I like reading a lot of horror in October so I looked forward to that event when I was blogging previously. I've already got several scary book reviews to post that month from things I've been reading currently.
How exciting to see Hamilton on stage! I hope we're all in a place where that's a real possibility for you by then!
Enjoy your week!
I was pleased to see RIP too! I had just been thinking that it was time soon and then suddenly there was the announcement!
DeleteReaders Imbibing sounds fun. I love this time of year with bookish events like that. Bring on fall!
ReplyDeleteIt has always been a lot of fun Greg!
DeleteIt seems like not such a good year for publishing of books, yet I have enjoyed all the authors online talking about their books so that's a plus. I read The Women's Pages before I knew it was delayed so my review is sitting there ready to go!
ReplyDeleteI was just about to start it months ago and then I heard it had been postponed so I postponed reading it Kathryn!
DeleteI hope by next year you'll be able to get to Sydney. Personally, I'd just love to have Sunday brunch in a restaurant. Heck, I'd love to have a coffee in a restaurant. I love to cook, but 6 months non-stop is getting to me!
ReplyDeleteI left a comment somewhere about just wanting to have a chai latte in a cafe!
DeleteI like the look of The Women's Pages, and I keep hearing good things about The Umbrella Academy, so I must check it out.
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We loved The Umbrella Academy! I hope you like it if you try it.
DeleteI really want to read The Women's Pages. Hope I can get to it one day soon. Everything seems so off with all the delays in books in movies.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed that you get to see Hamilton next year. Hope you have a nice week.
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I am so hopeful of getting to Sydney to see Hamilton!
DeleteI'm happy you are taking part in R.I.P. XV. Crazy that 15 years have gone by since this thing began.
ReplyDeleteFunny that you mention Umbrella Academy and R.I.P. because I just mentioned to a friend a couple of days back that his reading of the Umbrella Academy graphic novels would definitely be in the spirit of the event.
Definitely counts Carl! Thanks so much for starting this all those years ago.
DeleteThe Women's Pages looks really good.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying it a lot!
DeleteThe Women's Pages looks really good. Who would have thought when things were originally delayed because of the virus we'd still be here after all these months? Hope you have a good week!
ReplyDeleteI most certainly didn't think we would still be here Yvonne!
DeleteWe're dreading the possibility of another strict lockdown (or the U.S. version thereof) in the fall or winter. The end keeps getting postponed. I hadn't been signing up for challenges for a couple of years, but I always liked the RIP one!
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple of weeks to go in our current lockdown and I cant wait to be out! Let's hope that the numbers are low enough that we can start to see some of the restrictions lifted.
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