2021-01-03

My week in books (not only) #51 - The Sunday post - The Sunday salon

 
 
Hello, I'm linking back to The sunday post held by Kim, The Caffeinated Reviewer and The sunday salon held by Deb at Readerbuzz. Click on the links to access their posts and discover plenty of great bloggers who are dying to share their book reviews, and other things, with you ! 
 

First of all, I wish you a better year - let's be cautious until everything goes back to "normal" !

I haven't been very present on the net this week. At the time I was writing this, I haden't even answered comments yet. I spent time with my family, played games, watched shows (Supernatural, Hercule Poirot, Goblin), cooked, ate, drank, washed, cleaned. I'm still wondering if next week will be the same, the temperatures are now cold, the outside world is foggy and my sister even had snow (she lives just above Paris) so reading under the cover with a warm cat and a warm drink is perfect for the season ! Cleaning up everything keeps bodies warm too but is somehow less appealing...

On the blogging side, in 2021 I'll be publishing reviews, of course, but I'll have a monthly Booktubers shoutout, I intend to create a blogroll - as soon as Blogger cooperates, I've been thinking of posting about my oldest books (some are from the 19th century), about bookish/non bookish Bullet journals, and other things I'm not sure about yet, including beards in the Victorian era (blame Wilkie Collins for that idea). I think january will be an experimental month, I'm noting ideas down as they come to me. 
Anyway, enjoy your week and, as usual, stay safe.

 *°*° THIS WEEK ON THE BLOG °*°* 

 
Review : The adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
part of my Arthur Conan Doyle project
 
Review : A Christmas guest by Anne Perry (much better than the last one I read)
 
The books I loved best in 2020
 (I updated it after I first published it, I'd forgotten Rebecca West, how could I !)
 
  *°*° BOOKS READ °*°* 
 
 
 
I read book #2  of this addictive series and had to refrain from buying them all and reading them all in one sitting !
 
#2 of this awesome comic series adapted from George Orwell
(in French)  
 
 *°*° CURRENTLY READING °*°* 
 
Lettres choisies de la famille Brontë - 1821-1855
(Chosen letters of the Brontë family - in French)
 

 *°*° BOOK HAUL °*°*  

 

I know, book buying ban and all that, 
but it was 0.99€ for his complete works - cheap !
I wanted to read them all anyway, so I see it as an investment
 

 *°*° ON YOUTUBE °*°*  

 

Marissa from the YT channel Blatantly Bookish is launching a Brontë project, 
I'll be joining her for the Brontë novels I haven't re-read yet for my own project

 
I wanted to show you the "old land of my fathers" (bro gozh ma zadoù)
my beautiful, gorgeous Brittany - please take a look !
 
Book breaks gives us bookish ideas about
how to make 2021 a better place

 *°*° ON THE NET °*°*  

 




52 comments:

  1. Happy New Years!!! Reading with some comfort sounds pretty good. It's gotten cooler as well! I like the idea of a blogroll too- I had one for years and then reorganized, but I miss it.

    Murderbot is awesome! And I LOVED that Brittany video! It looks gorgeous there- I want to visit now someday when I make it to France :)

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    1. Thanks Greg, I'm so glad you loved the video ! I need to work on that blogroll.

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  2. I love your ideas for the blog for the new year. Looking forward to your blog rolls! Have a great new year!

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  3. Happy new year! Sounds like you had a wonderful week offline. Good for you! I'll be looking forward to seeing what Booktubers you share. :)

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    1. Thanks Tanya, to you too ! I saw that you were interested in Booktube too ;)

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  4. I wish a better year to you as well! Your week sounds wonderful.

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  5. I enjoyed Hamnet as well. Hoping 2021 is a better year for everything and everyone. Happy reading.

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    1. Hamnet was wonderful :) Thanks Diane - love the name of your blog !

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  6. Happy new year! It's been colder here as well, but no snow yet. That sounds fun with how many plans you have for blogging, good luck with those! And have a great week.

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    1. It's snowing... melted snow :( Thanks Lola !

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  7. Happy New Year, Iza! It's lovely to be full of new ideas for a new year - I hope they work out for you:)). Thank you for the video of Brittany - we visited it several times when I was a girl and I was blown away by the beauty of the place - it reminds me so strongly of Cornwall... I hope you have a great reading week, snuggling in the warm:))

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    1. Thanks SJ, I'm glad you know and love Brittany and I agree, it's strongly related to Cornwall, a place I also loved visiting and the language is close :)

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  8. It's been oddly cold here, too, and I've also enjoyed reading while snuggling up in a blanket with a hot drink.

    Your experimental month sounds like a great deal of fun. I don't know much about bullet journals and I'd love to know more. I am also clueless about beards during the Victoria era.

    I've never read Wilkie Collins either. I hope to hear more.

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    1. The dead secret was very good, much better than I expected. I' ll probably be posting about Bullet journals, they fascinate me - organised, decorated lists ^^

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  9. Happy New Year! It sounds like you've been busy. I hope this year will be a good one for all of us.

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    1. Thanks Yvonne, that's what I hope too :)

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  10. I hope you had a wonderful New Year and staying as warm as you can through the season. I can't wait to see your picks for booktubers, I love watching them and all they give.

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    1. Thanks Renee, I hope your father gets better. I'll start posting about Booktube tomorrow, hopefully - I already prepared the post, but need to fluff it up.

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  11. Happy New Year!! Wow, Brittany looks amazing! I remember reading once that it is a place where the forest meets the sea and I thought that sounded like such a perfect place.

    It's the perfect time as well, to just relax and be and enjoy family. Enjoy your books and your time!

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  12. The forest isn't very far, but a little further away from the coast, trees don't like salt, except pines. We also have palm trees thanks to the gulf stream ^^ Thank you, enjoy your books too :)

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  13. I like Anne Perry's work, and her unique background and this case of redemption. It's great to see you are in collaboration with booktubers. That is one of my biggest goals is to meet and collaborate with more of them this year. I'll check out her vid.

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    1. I'm glad you will, Booktubers are a great source of information :)

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  14. Happy New Year! Hope its a great one!

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    1. Thank you ! I'm hoping, crossing fingers and preparing voodoo dolls just in case ;)

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  15. Happy New Year! Cannot wait to see where your blogging adventures take you this year. I haven't been around blogging much either. I just needed to enjoy this past few week before the pace picks up extremely quickly tomorrow. It's nice to have this downtime once in a while. Hope you have a great week!

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    1. Thanks Athira ! A nice downtime was exactly what I needed these last few days, I hope the pace wasn't too quick :)

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  16. HAppy new year!

    An entry about Victorian beards sounds... interesting. I'll have to keep an eye out for it!


    I've been off the blog for about two weeks (though a couple of updates, just not really paying attention to it). I think the holidays are good for that. Less stress.

    Just a heads up that your link for the Comment 4 Comment in the post is a little wonky. It sounds like a good challenge!

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    1. Thank you Shannon ! I've already taken notes but I'll be studying beards more in depth in the next weeks, lol. I tried the link just a few seconds ago and (for that moment anyway) it worked ?

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  17. You have more willpower than me. I bought those Murderbot books as soon as possible. I love the audio version. It sounds a lovely holiday break. Happy New Year!

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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    1. Happy new year too, Anne. My willpower is flexible, lol, but the Murderbot is just terrific ^^

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  18. I think a break is a good thing, especially at this time of year. It sounds like you have great blogging goals for 2021,
    The tour of Brittany is delightful, though the music sounds Scottish/Irish

    Wishing you a great reading week, and a happy new year 🥳

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    1. Thanks Shelleyrae ! The music is indeed Celtic, that's because Brittany is a Celtic country, even if its own music has some differences. This reading year starts great !

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  19. Happy New Year to you too!!

    Your ideas for your blog this year sound interesting so go you! I think it's nice to see new content on blogs just to give them a try and see if they stick.
    I also love the idea for the comment 4 comment challenge!
    Hope you have an amazing week ahead!

    Projectchloe.com

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    1. Thanks Chloe ! I've been listing ideas but I think it will take some time before they are put into practice, but I like changes :)

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  20. Happy New Year!! Your new ideas sound exciting.
    Have a great week and happy reading!

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    1. Thanks Maureen, I hope everything's going great for you too :)

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  21. Hi IzaBzh! Gosh that french George Orwell comic is gorgeous!!! Elza wil love it.

    I love your ideas for the blog for this year. I'm sure you will be able to accomplish it. My husband has been nagging for BookTube, but I just really don't have the time and how on earth am I ever going to get Elza to sit still!!

    Why do you struggle with your blogroll? Does your template not accommodate it? Aaagh, these templates and all the interfaces. It can be so frustrating. Hope you get it fixed!

    Have a good week and good luck with all you have lined up.

    Elza Reads

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    1. Ha ! I knew you would like that cover ! Don't worry about Elza sitting still, cats have a way of photobombing most youtubers I know, lol. Blogger has been doing some really weird stuff lately and until I have my list ready before the end of the month, I wouldn't like to see my work go to waste, as it happened before... Thanks Mareli :)

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  22. I like you idea to highlight booktube, great idea!

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    1. Booktubers are a big part of my life, so it seemed a good way to thank them :)

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  23. Happy New Year! Have a great week!

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  24. Happy New Year! I like your new booktube post! I do watch a lot of booktube videos, especially when I'm in a reading slump, it often gets me back into reading.
    Have a great week!

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    1. Thanks Lynn ! Ifever you're inclined to post about your favourite booktubers, I'd be interested to see that ^^

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  25. It's great that you spent time with family. I hope that you accomplish your bookish goals for 2021.

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    1. So do I, Laura, so do I :D I thought listing them here would make me stick to them !

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  26. Sounds like you have some cozy reading weather. The Anne Perry looks good. Have a lovely week! :)

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    1. Believe me, there's nothing I like to do more than cuddle with a good book under a blanket with a cup of tea these days ! Thanks Rachel :)

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  27. I got turned on to Martha Wells too last year. Definitely planning on working on the series this year. I started a bujo a couple years ago and love it! Have a good week :-)

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    1. If I didn't want to take my time, I'd binge read all the Murderbot series. I'd love to know how your organize your bujo, just saying ^^

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