CPL's Book a Week Challenge discussion

Happy Monday! Or is that an oxymoron? I'm never sure. Sometimes, I feel like Mondays are okay. Other times, I just wish for one more day in the weekend. It goes back and forth, lol.

What is everyone reading this week? Did you finish anything over the weekend? I had a fairly productive reading weekend. Finished some manga as well as Once & Future. I have its sequel, Sword in the Stars, to read next.

I'm currently enjoying Dot Con: The Art of Scamming the Scammer by James Veitch. If you've never watched anything by him, you should. He basically replies to scammers' emails with ridiculousness and it's great. The book is just the back and forth emails and it's a much needed laugh. You will almost feel sorry for the scammers. But then again, they are rather terrible people and deserve it. It's also a good reminder to be careful on the web and don't click strange links, always verify if an email address is legit, and if you are unsure, don't do anything the email says, call or reach out to the company especially if money is involved. I've seen an uptick in spam emails claiming to be from PayPal and Apple, saying that my account has "been limited, click this link and fill in the info to be reactivated." Obviously false. But it does cause a mild dose of panic. So please just be careful.

This weekend I read She Will Rise by Katie Hill, and what we need to do to achieve equality. Fascinating read.
Next up is Tough Love by Susan Rice. And more graphic novels.

I have been reading 3rd Degree by James Patterson and Winter of the World by Ken Follett.

Thank you for the reminder about internet safety and security. Everyone should always be careful when working online!

I just finished reading Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory, Badger to the Bone, Shelly Laurenston and The Last Trial, Scott Turow.

I’ve started Tough Love by Susan Rice. I also needed a book with an orange cover, so I checked out Fury by Rachel Vincent from the library. Just finished it, and will now have to go back and read books 1 and 2 of the trilogy.

I’m reading Dead Astronauts by Jeff Vandermeer. He also wrote the Annihilation trilogy. I’m enjoying the book, but also feel like it’s deeper then what I am actually reading on the page. Not sure if that makes sense.
I follow him Twittet and he posts all nature and animal photos/videos from his backyard which he lets grow wild.

I'm reading Wild and Crazy Guys, nonfiction by Nick de Semlyen, about Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy and other comedians in the 80s. I also just finished Max Brooks' Devolution, which I highly recommend.