Ugh. Last week was just kind of… ugh. And not just with the blog, but reading as well. Not to mention stuff outside the blog. My productivity in general just kind of tanked during the second half of the week.

As always, I’m hoping to do better this week. We’ll see what happens, though. So far it isn’t the greatest start, what with me posting the Weekly Wrap-Up two days late, but things always have a chance of improving.

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Wednesday 7/9: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

Last Wednesday, I did another Can’t-Wait Wednesday for the first time in a couple of weeks. And I think it’s gonna be the start of a new streak – there’s a bunch of new books I’m interested in coming out in the next few weeks!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Friday 7/11: First Line Friday

On Friday, I participated in First Line Fridays for the first time in a while – four weeks to be exact! Hopefully there won’t be such a gap again, at least in the next few weeks.

First Line Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers (formerly) hosted by Wandering Words. It’s where you guess what book the post is highlighting based on the book’s first words.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, last week was not the best. But I’m hoping to be better this week, even if it hasn’t really started off the greatest. Hopefully it gets better.

This week I am definitely, absolutely, unquestionably doing my monthly wrap-up for my reading in June 2025. It’s over halfway through the month, a frankly ridiculously late point in time to be doing it – it’s later than last month and I don’t even have vacation as an excuse! I’m also gonna do at least two other posts. I’m thinking I’ll probably participate in another Can’t-Wait Wednesday because there’re a couple more new novels releasing this month that I’m excited for, as well as participate in my favorite monthly post regarding birthstones and book covers. Who knows though.

I’m also gonna start reading a new book. Again, not fully decided what it’s going to be, but I will be starting something. I know myself, and I understand that reading novels during the summer is difficult for me for whatever reason, but this is getting ludicrous – I’ve only read a novella so far this season!

Concerning stuff outside of books and blogging… yeah, nothing’s really going on. More than usual, at least. My spouse and I are still watching what we’re eating, and we’re still doing more home cooking, but nothing else is really new.

Anyway, as always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar