Weekly Round Up

I took an impromptu break from blogging, so I haven’t done one of these posts in a few weeks. So this is what I’ve been up to since my last Round Up post.

These were my 5 most listened to tunes from the last week:

1. Psychasthenia by William Fitzsimmons
2. The Winter From Her Leaving by William Fitzsimmons
3. Dead Against Smoking by Admiral Fallow
4. The Tide Pulls From The Moon by William Ftizsimmons
5. Fade And Then Return by William Ftizsimmons

I saw William Fitzsimmons play last week, so you get a lot of his songs in this round up!

I wasn’t able to grab an iTunes download card from Starbucks last week, but I did pick up three other ones since my last post. The first one was Poor Eliza by Chris Bathgate, which on first listen I thought was too country for me. But listening to it again now, I’m kinda liking it. I’ll have to give it a few more listens in the next week. The second song was We Don’t Eat by James Vincent McMorrow, which I am LOVING. It’s just a simple little song, but it blew me away from the very first listen. The third song I picked up was The Roller by Beady Eye, which is the new band of the leftover members of Oasis after Noel Gallagher left. I’m not completely won over by it, especially after immersing myself in the effortless beauty of the James Vincent McMorrow song. But I’ll have to give it a few more listens, too. It could very well grow on me.

Mailbox Monday is a weekly event started by Marcia at The Printed Page. May’s host is Mari @ Mari Reads.

The main branch of our library had their big Spring sale at the end of April, so amid other foragers, I liberated these titles from the piles of books:

Faro’s Daughter by Georgette Heyer (I’ve wanted to read Heyer for a while, but so many choices – where do I start! Might as well start with a random library sale find. Although with my luck I probably picked her worst book ever.)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (why not?)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Making Your Mind Up by Jill Mansell
Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham (Although I’ve read every Sophie Kinsella book, I’ve only read one penned under her real name. I really liked it so I thought I’d give another one a chance.)

“It’s Monday What Are You Reading” is a weekly event hosted by Sheila that lets you share books you’ve read over the past week and books you have coming up.

Finished:
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Losing Faith by Denise Jaden

Posted:
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Soundtrack Saturday – Losing Faith

Currently Reading: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

Up Next: Something from the TBR shelves – they’ve started to overflow again! Must get that under control.

What are you reading and listening to? Did any new books find their way into your possession?

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