Sunday Sum-Up #14: Job-Hunting, Blogging Slump & Reading Updates

Happy Sunday and welcome to another Sunday Sum-Up!

This past week has been somewhat of an organised chaos. I’m in the midst of job-hunting season right now, so my posts this month will be a tiny bit scarce. Sorry about that, everyone, but hang in there because I’ll be back in full force soon! Also, can we agree on how stressful job-hunting is? It drains me each time!

Other than the real-life chaos, I’ve been going strong on my reading. This past week I finished off Educated by Tara Westover, giving it a whopping 5 stars! Now I’m making steady progress through Rea and the Blood of the Nectar by Payal Doshi and The Color Purple by Alice Walker. The biggest event of the week was borrowing The Folio Society Book of the 100 Greatest Paintings from a relative of mine! I’m obsessed with this book and I make sure to read about a one painting each night!

When it comes to my blogging adventures, I didn’t really blog much myself buuuut I read quite a few interesting pieces this week! Thanks to everyone who posted such amazing content and here’s what I discovered:

Reviews

• Raji @ Worlds Unlike Our Own reviews an ARC of Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan
• Sam @ Taking On a World of Words reviews Erotic Stories for Punjabi Wives by Balli Kaur Jaswal
• Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books reviews The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
• Annemieke @ A Dance With Books reviews The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
• Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy reviews an ARC of The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

Discussions

• Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight questions “casual” drug use in books
• Sumedha @ The Wordy Habitat guides us on how to annotate books when reading for fun
• Malka @ Paper Procrastinators muses on bookish stereotypes
• Beth @ Daisy Chains & Headspace answers a Q&A on making money on Instagram
  • Beth also shares a fun post on how & why she annotates!
• Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books lists 10 tips to overcome reading and blogging fatigue
• Ahaana @ Windows to Worlds writes about diversity, inclusivity and representation in YA fantasy (including 13 diverse recommendations!)

Bookstagram

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Lastly, this week on Bibliosini…

I shared my five favourite things about Carry On by Rainbow Rowell!

Sunday Sum-Up is about sharing great content and connecting with other creators, so feel free to share some of your favourites from last week below!