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Linky Wednesday - the last one (for now) with Kobo Plus

I've had a good month with KoboPlus, currently finishing up Vengeful by V.E. Schwab, the second in her superhero (or not so much heroes) trilogy. 

I should just have time to finish this, and complete the book of Victoria Goodard short stories which I got halfway through and then took a break from before my subscription expires. then it's back to NetGalley reviewing, which I have let lie fallow this month. I have 20 book waiting, which for me is a lot, but they are all for the future. and spread over the next 6 months. I'll be starting with  Griftopia:  by Suzy Vitello which, based on a cursory reading of the blub seems to be about families and overexposure and scam and grifting. 

In audio I just finished This Song Is About Me by Melissa de la Cruz, which is what you would get if Daisy Jones and the Six had been about Taylor Swift instead of Fleetwood Mac. It was a pretty enjoyable read, and the audiobook narrator was very good - it can make all the difference, particularly as this was an interview style book. Thanks NetGalley, I do love the chance to read / listen to authors I might not have come across otherwise.

I'm not sure what I'm going to listen to next, maybe Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke since everyone seems to be talking about it.

In knitting I'm working on the yoke of my  Richmond Knitters Bendigo Jumper  Celeste. I love the colours, and it's really simple and fun colourwork. 

I've also gone on a hat rampage, knitting 4 hats this week - come back Friday and I'll tell you more about them.

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 on BlueSky as Sharondblk.

I'm linking up with Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading and Sam from Taking on a World of Words for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next. Kat from As Kat Knits for is currently on hiatus.

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  1. BibliophileBree22 April, 2026

    I love that VE Schwab series!

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  2. Cheryl Malandrinos27 April, 2026

    Sounds like a great reading week. Love your hats.

    https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2026/04/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-mailbox_27.html

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  3. Kathy Martin28 April, 2026

    Nice looking assortment of books. I do try to combine reading review books and books I already own. I have quite a stack of review books too with release dates stretching out into September. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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