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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - the one where we wait

In knitting, I'm basically waiting for the start of the Stephen West MKAL. I've cast on a little pair of anklets to keep my going until the first clue drops. Then they are small enough to pick up and put down if there is time between clues.

These are Joji's Flores socks, and I did sign them up for the Joji Fall Knit-a-Long, but I'm really invested in that KAL. Too much else going on.


This week I started  Nicholas Sparks The Wish, which is a dual timeline about a woman dying of cancer and the relationship she develops in her final months. I got half way through and then couldn't, partly because I found the timeline set in the past really boring, and partly becasue the present timeline it was obvious what was going to happen - not just that she was going to die. The day after I started this I found out Sally, my boss, had died of cancer, so maybe that's another reason I just can't.

So I picked up Darkdawn  the third in the  Nevernight series, and it has a satisfying amount of murder, mayhem and darkeness to match my current mood!

And that's my week in reading and knitting. To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk.

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  Thanks Kat and Kat for hosting these linkups.   

  

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  1. AsKatKnits07 October, 2022

    Those socks are cute! And a good "in between" project!

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  2. Kym08 October, 2022

    Sometimes it's just not the "right" time for a book we hope we'll be interested in. I'm glad you were able to let it go -- and find a better option! (And those are really cute socks.)

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  3. Kathryn T10 October, 2022

    Yes that doesn't sound like great reading and especially at the moment.

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  4. Kathy Martin11 October, 2022

    Some books do hit too close to home, don't they? Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  5. Sue Jackson11 October, 2022

    I hear you about The Wish. I've lost so many family members to cancer, including my dad, that I have trouble with cancer books, too. Sounds like a good week for you otherwise!

    Sue
    Book By Book

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  6. shelleyrae @ book'd out11 October, 2022

    I hope the MKAL went well, it seems like a fun event and project. I hope you’ll share your progress.
    Wish sounds depressing to me, I understand your decision to put it aside. I’ve only read the first book in the Nevernight series but I would like to read the others.

    Wishing you a great reading week

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