Welcome to my feature Chuckles Weekend Roundup where I will be looking at what books I've received, anything interesting I've done or bought or watched and other random stuff. I'll be taking a look back at what happened in my blogging world too, sort of like The Sunday Post that some of you do!
Please note that I'll be visiting your STS/SP as normal, but I don't follow or leave comments on blogs run by Google Plus, or DISQUS as I refuse to join something just to leave comments, and I won't allow DISQUS to follow new people, update my profile or post tweets 'on my behalf'. I am the only one who does that on my social media! I won't comment on any blog that makes me sign in using another account. Sometimes, I have problems leaving messages on blogs hosted by Wordpress-they try to block me because I deleted my account with them but I will persevere as it only happens the odd time!
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We seem to be speeding through this year at a rate of knots at the moment. I've had another busy week here, getting a bit more of our varnishing project done yesterday, which is why I'm a day late with my weekend post. I seemed to end up busy with a lot of things off the blog that left me with little time to get on with writing the new posts and book reviews that I had planned. To add to my stress, there is one more day to Game of Thrones day! A Girl Is Nervous indeed! Please don't kill all my favourites! There has also been a rumour that The Winds of Winter may be coming out soon but I'm not going to get my hopes up!
I did finally pick up a book at the start of the week but I DNFed it for being mega dull after about 70 pages. To annoy me more, I then discovered that I hadn't uploaded it to Goodreads so I couldn't even see my tbr come down by one! Waste of time all round really. I decided that I'm not in the mood for fiction so I got started on a non fiction book last night and I hope it will get me back on track with my reading. I'm 13 books behind my Goodreads target but I'll give it to the summer to see if I can catch up before I might consider dropping my challenge target. I was given a gift voucher by Amazon because of the late deliveries so I used it to buy the last two books of a trilogy I am interested in and it is a spin off fan fiction of a favourite series. I also picked up a horror sequel as I could no longer resist the cover!
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Chuckles Blogging World
Last week I was playing catchup, not having time to get caught up with blog visits and comments as quickly as I hoped but I intend to do better this week. With my reading hopefully back on track, I hope things will settle back down and I will get more things done on the blog.
Book Reviews
DJ Molles-The Remaining
Candace Robinson-Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault
Regular Posts
I went Around The Blogs to find good posts to share with you, Cover Love looked at Cinda Williams Chima, Top Ten Tuesday was about things that make me put down a book and Books From The Backlog was about Elemental Assassin.
Chuckles Cover Love
Around The Blogs With Chuckles
Top Ten Tuesday
Books From The Backlog
Discussion Posts
Ten Reasons Why Game Of Thrones Rocks!
Chuckles Chuntering
Book Challenges
Tackling The TBR
Special Posts
none this week
Film & TV
I re-watched seasons eight and nine of American Ninja Warrior.
Book Tags/Blog Awards
none this week
Curreently Reading/Up Next
Finally I have started reading again! I could not find a genre that I wanted to read so I decided to try a bit of non fiction as I can still watch TV while I read it. It seems to have worked as I read 80 pages last night. Fingers crossed that the slump is over! This is what I'm reading but I'm not sure what I'll feel like reading next.
I’m so excited for GoT! I can’t believe it’s almost here. We’ve been waiting forever!
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm worried, nervous and excited all at the same time!
DeleteI am actually nervous for GoT tomorrow! What's going to happen?? Gahhh. lol
ReplyDeleteMy stomach has been in knots all weekend! At least the trailer has shown the happy fate of someone I was very worried about from last season's end, y'know?
DeleteI hope you end up liking your books. The fence seems to be coming long.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a bit weird reading someone else's writing connected to one of my favourite series!
DeleteI hate when that happens! every so often I come across a book on my Kindle that has not been added when I thought it had. Such a drag!
ReplyDeleteI know there are quite a few not added to Goodreads-I've been pretending they don't exist for a while now and adding them a couple at a time!
DeleteI'm going to need to keep eyes and ears covered while everyone else watches GoT. We're (still, grrr) waiting for my OH's daughter to watch her season 7 boxset so we can borrow it. *drumming fingers*
ReplyDeleteI had to get my dad fully caught up just before season 7 started for fear of spoilers. The plots for this final season are going to be everywhere so I wish you lots of luck as you try to avoid them!
DeleteSorry the one book you started was a DNF, but I hope GoT is very fulfilling for you.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind DNFs-they reduce the reading pile!
DeleteIt sounds like you got a lot of stuff taken care of. I've been struggling to find time for writing reviews as I'm working two jobs now. I hope to get a routine going in the next few weeks so I can get caught uo. I hope you set aside some time to relax:)
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to get the stuff in the house and garden done before summer so we can actually rest and enjoy our time. I'm still slothing around at night watching TV which is my fun at the moment!
DeleteI am glad that you are still making progress with the work around the house. I cannot wait until Game of Thrones tomorrow. I wasn't going to spend the money to add HBO but I feel like I just have to do it. I hope you enjoy your new books and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI'm going a bit crazy for GoT now, wondering what will happen and who will die! I'm so scared for all my favourites!
DeleteI'm so pumped for GoT as well!! I'm so nervous!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a total wreck for episode three when we see the battle! I won't be able to sleep that night!
DeleteI'll believe the next Game of Thrones book is out when I see it on the shelves, heh. Same with Scott Lynch, alas. I still haven't read the books, and I really should, not being one for TV. Here's hoping your faves survive... ;D
ReplyDeleteI think we'll get The Winds of Winter in the next year or so but I'm worried we won't see the final book at all! I'm so nervous for all my favourites and I'm sure not all of them will survive!
DeleteI'm so excited for GoT! And nervous. Definitely nervous.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week Chuckles!
I'm dreading the battle in episode three...I'm already fretting about who is going to die!
DeleteI survived episode one of GoT. Of course, I have some ideas who I'd like to see die, some probably unpopular, but at least last night's episode was pretty good. I think it was a good starting point considering they made us wait so long for it. I really don't want to see it end. I need to grab a copy of Kill River 2! Sorry for such late posting but I was in training last week and took a media break over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteSurvived is actually a good description! Nobody died! We better make the most of that as I expect lots of death in episode three when we get the battle. Ooh please kill my hit list and spare my favourites! The Kill River books have great covers-I couldn't resist them!
DeleteI agree about this year speeding by! It really needs to slow down! I'm not really a GoT fan but my husband loves it. He was counting down the days until it started. Hope you're having a great week and getting some relaxing in with all the work!
ReplyDeleteMarching towards the end of April already-it's scary! At least I'm getting productive stuff done I guess! My dad and I can't wait for each new episode of Game of Thrones but I just want to binge watch it all in one day!
DeleteWell, I am glad to hear the slump is over and I do have my fingers crossed but it happens to us all. =)
ReplyDeleteMary
It is a relief to actually want to read again! I have to catch up with my Goodreads target which I'm way behind on!
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