Weekly Check-in #50

Friday, April 17, 2026

 What I've Been Writing:

Defectors and Queens - I've been so busy this week that I didn't think I'd get anything new written at all, but I finally snuck in some time and finished chapter 34. My favorite line I've written today is, "Never question why I love you again." (You may have to be in the thick of the scene to really feel it, though!) Word count: 104,000.


What I've Been Reading:

Guess what? I finally finished the entire Throne of Glass series with Kingdom of Ash! Woot. It was good. Empire of Storms was my favorite book in the series, but it's also nice to be free to read whatever I want now and not be stuck in a big commitment series. (Which is making me wonder if people hate me because I have a 10-book series and am five deep in a 7-book series. Except those are standalones that don't really rely on the other books to keep going if you want to wander off for a while, so maybe that makes them different, I'm not sure.) 

Anyway, I received The Tempest Blade - Book 6 in the Bridge Kingdom series - and I'm plowing my way through that right now. It was my very top, most anticipated read of the year, and it IS living up to my very high expectations. I am loving it and could read 20 books in this series, I think, and still want more. (Which makes me now wonder if it's just how invested a person is in the series that makes them feel tied and dragged down to it, or like they could continue it forever. Hmm...all interesting thoughts.)


What I've Been Stacking on my Shelves:

I got The Tempest Blade this week, since it released on Tuesday.  And then two books with 3D-decorated spines from the ACOTAR series came from the company AcryliPics that I'd ordered back in January.

And that's been my week. Happy Bat Appreciation Day to you. Hope you enjoy it. 



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