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[harpa]

Weekend update

I finished Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins yesterday and gave it 5 stars. It was such a great book, but oh so sad, so so sad. The movie is coming out in November 2026, I believe; and I just know it's going to be amazing.

I advanced a bit in The Proposal Project, I'm now at 59%. I'm still gonna read a bit more of this one today. Aaand I ended up picking Babel up already. I'm reading this one while listening to the audiobook and so far it's getting pretty interesting. I'm at 28%.

[juleic1123]

Is "Sunrise on the Reaping" really that sad?
I was thinking about checking it out but now I don't know if I want to bawl my eyes out

[harpa]

Is "Sunrise on the Reaping" really that sad?
I was thinking about checking it out but now I don't know if I want to bawl my eyes out

Well, I didn't cry, but it did make me a bit emotional...
You're never really prepared for that you're about to read, but please do read it! It's such a great story, Suzanne wrote it beautifully! (Even the sad parts )

[harpa]

Special reading update

Last week I bought a Kobo (an e-reader) and it's on its way! I'm so excited for it to arrive, I honestly can't wait. I've already been trading epub files with a friend of mine who also has a Kobo (she's just as excited as I am ).

Regarding the reading update itself , I've been slowly reading Babel. With work and all, I haven't been able to read much. But I'm really enjoying it so far. This is another 4-day work week since tomorrow is a national holiday in Portugal, so I plan on reading a lot more.



I'm also planning on starting Sinister Spring by Agatha Christie soon. She's one of my favourite authors.

[harpa]

I've just updated my 25 books for2025 list and... it's not going well so far. I've only read 2 of these books up until now, but let's see how the year goes!

☼ 25 books to read in 2025

This is my tbr for this year

→ The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ✅
→ Babel, R.F. Kuang (currently reading)
→ Educated, Tara Westover
→ All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami
→ Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami
→ Secondhand Time, The Last of the Soviets, Svetlana Alexievich
→ The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
→ Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
→ The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
→ A Million to One, Adiba Jaigirdar
→ Cursed Bread, Sophie Mackintosh
→ Rock Paper Scissors, Alice Feeney
→ Q, Christina Dalcher
→ Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
→ Love of Perdition, Camilo Castelo Branco
→ The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller
→ Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin
→ When Haru Was Here, Dustin Thao
→ The Journals of Sylvia Plath: 1950-1962, Sylvia Plath (currently reading)
→ Sinister Spring, Agatha Christie (currently reading)
→ Midsummer Mysteries, Agatha Christie
→ Lord Edgware Dies, Agatha Christie ✅
→ O Protocolo Caos, José Rodrigues dos Santos (Portuguese author; I don't think it's published in English)
→ Matarás Um Culpado e Dois Inocentes, Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho (Portuguese author; I don't think it's published in English)
→ A Noite em que o Verão Acabou, João Tordo (Portuguese author; I don't think it's published in English)

[WinxClub4Life]

I've just updated my 25 books for2025 list and... it's not going well so far. I've only read 2 of these books up until now, but let's see how the year goes!

☼ 25 books to read in 2025

This is my tbr for this year

→ The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ✅
→ Babel, R.F. Kuang (currently reading)
→ Educated, Tara Westover
→ All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami
→ Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami
→ Secondhand Time, The Last of the Soviets, Svetlana Alexievich
→ The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
→ Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
→ The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
→ A Million to One, Adiba Jaigirdar
→ Cursed Bread, Sophie Mackintosh
→ Rock Paper Scissors, Alice Feeney
→ Q, Christina Dalcher
→ Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
→ Love of Perdition, Camilo Castelo Branco
→ The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller
→ Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin
→ When Haru Was Here, Dustin Thao
→ The Journals of Sylvia Plath: 1950-1962, Sylvia Plath (currently reading)
→ Sinister Spring, Agatha Christie (currently reading)
→ Midsummer Mysteries, Agatha Christie
→ Lord Edgware Dies, Agatha Christie ✅
→ O Protocolo Caos, José Rodrigues dos Santos (Portuguese author; I don't think it's published in English)
→ Matarás Um Culpado e Dois Inocentes, Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho (Portuguese author; I don't think it's published in English)
→ A Noite em que o Verão Acabou, João Tordo (Portuguese author; I don't think it's published in English)

5/10 of doing something is being confident?

[harpa]

Exactly my thoughts! Confidence is key

[harpa]

Reading update

I was going to come on here to update you all on my weekend, but then the Monday blackout happened Anyway, let's do this

I finished Babel last Sunday and really enjoyed it! It talks about the translator's revolution, languages, Oxford, etc., it's pretty interesting (especially since I'm a translator myself ). Four out of five stars. I started Funny Story that same day and I finished it about an hour ago. It was a five star read. It's so cute and meaningful and deep I read it super fast, I wasn't expecting it. Five stars, there simply are no words.

Right now, I'm reading Sinister Spring by Agatha Christie. It's a collection of short stories, so I'm taking my time with it. And I just started the Love in Focus audiobook.

[WinxClub4Life]

Reading update

I was going to come on here to update you all on my weekend, but then the Monday blackout happened Anyway, let's do this

I finished Babel last Sunday and really enjoyed it! It talks about the translator's revolution, languages, Oxford, etc., it's pretty interesting (especially since I'm a translator myself ). Four out of five stars. I started Funny Story that same day and I finished it about an hour ago. It was a five star read. It's so cute and meaningful and deep I read it super fast, I wasn't expecting it. Five stars, there simply are no words.

Right now, I'm reading Sinister Spring by Agatha Christie. It's a collection of short stories, so I'm taking my time with it. And I just started the Love in Focus audiobook.

Congratulations on finishing those books and I hople you have a fun read!

[harpa]

Thank you!

I ended up finishing the Love in Focus audiobook yesterday, it was kind of short and even shorter since I usually listen to them on a 1,5 or 2x speed