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Linky Wednesday - the one that is full of NetGalley...

even though I said it was Kobo + this month.

As I said in my weekend report I had a joyous amount of reading time. I read Vicious by V.E. Schwab, which I really enjoyed - more man made superheros. Then I requested A Song Only We Can Hear by Elliot Wake, mainly because the subtitle is A novel about cancer, music and love. I'm halfway through, and I would subtitle it a novel about abusive people and the cancer patient who love them. 


After I finish this I'll go back to kobo +. I might read some Charlaine Harris - there are some of her novellas available, and she writes a good story.

In audiobooks I returned to Netgalley, because I was really excited to request and receive Yann Martell's Son of Nobody. It's a strangely structured book, comprising a made up history of the Trojan War from the point of view of a commoner, the notes on it by a modern scholar, and his personal life interjected in the middle. I'm very close the end and I kept thinking it would come together as a cohesive book, but I think it's too late for that.

I've been knitting 8ply socks. I made a pair of Bear Paw socks for myself 
 and should have just enough yarn to make a pair of small socks for charity. Socks for 1 year olds are very quick!

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 joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday, 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. 

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  1. Kym09 April, 2026

    Those pink socks are so full of whimsy and happiness! Charming.

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    1. PRSB09 April, 2026

      Whimsy and happiness is exactly what I'm going for! Thanks.

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  2. Cheryl Malandrinos13 April, 2026

    You've been busy. A Song Only We Can Hear sounds interesting. Love the color of the socks!

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

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  3. Kathryn T13 April, 2026

    I have never read Schwab, perhaps I should try a book by her at some point.

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  4. Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out13 April, 2026

    The socks are cute :) I hope you found something great on Kobo+

    Have a wonderful reading week!

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  5. Kathy Martin14 April, 2026

    Cute socks! I've tried Schwab a few times but never managed to finish anything. I think you have hit on the problem I have with multi-timeline books. I think I like simpler single timeline books. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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