Quick Updates, Pretty Bookmarks, and a Postcard

Hello, lovely booknerds! I'm sorry for being MIA these past few days. There's too much happening in my life (heavier workload, moving to a new house) and sadly, the blogging had to take a backseat, at least for a short time.

Aaand, I also went through a short reading slump after reading Landline. I was reading too much romance and I thought maybe, I should give Gone Girl a try now. But the slump hit me and I couldn't get past the first 2 chapters of the book. Then I tried reading something else, and then another... It was so frustrating and inconvenient (especially since I try to follow a blogging schedule). This isn't my first time to experience this, but I wasn't blogging before so it felt okay to not read for weeks or even months at the time. But now that I'm blogging, I wanted to get over it as fast as I can. So I looked for a book that's short enough so I won't feel overwhelmed. Ta-da!!! I chose The Giver by Lois Lowry. It was short, generally reviewed as a great book, is one of the first dystopian novels ever (and I haven't had a good dystopian in a long time), and has a movie version that's showing this month. PERFECT!

I'm through 60% of the book and I'm not rushing. So far, so good. I've read Gathering Blue before so I'm kind of aware of the weirdness of Lois Lowry's world. I hope after I finish this, I'll be ready for another book.

Now, for the pretty news... I won Read Philippines' YA July Challenge! The prize? 14 bookish bookmarks with my chosen designs. Laila gave me a sneak peek of the printed bookmarks last weekend but I still squealed with delight when I saw them.

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Because how can you not be giddy with happiness when you see these babies? They're sooo beautiful!



Thank you so much, Laila, for coming up with a great challenge and equally great prizes! You're awesome! :)

Speaking of awesome, apart from the bookmarks (I still can't get over how pretty they are), I also received a London postcard from this amazing lady from Google, Lindsay, who had a short visit in the Philippines last May. The postcard made me go awww... I can't wait to visit London and see these beauties in person! It also reminded me of The Geography of You and Me. How cool is this?



This weekend will still be busy because of the moving, but next week will be better, I promise! Don't forget to visit soon for my review of The Giver and possibly, new discussion posts.

Ciao! :)