Hi everybody,
I’m back!
I have spent a good summer; I did not take many trips out of my hometown but I did a lot of things here: I’ve tried new recipes, including one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever eaten; I went cycling a couple of days (cycling is not my thing); I beat my own running record when I ran for an hour for the first time in my life; and I have read quite a bit. Alright; I also studied hard because I had exams on the first week of September, which is not that delectable, but it’s part of my job.
In August I spent the weekends watching my new favourite show, which is obviously Outlander! I enjoy it even when the Scottish characters speak and I can’t understand a word. Who cares – I only want to see Jamie Fraser!
Now I am ready for the autumn, my favourite season together with winter. I love the chill, the walks on the park with the falling leaves and all the recipes with ginger and cinnamon that I see everywhere.
One last thing before I start reviewing again: I want to remind you that there are two bookish events taking place right now:
30 Authors on The book wheel: every day in September one author is writing a guest post on a book blog. I am participating in this event, and my guest author is Jeff Abbott, whose novel Panic I’m currently reading.
Traveling the world in books Readathon on Mom’s small victories: this is a readathon in which you have to read books set in or written by authors from other countries than the one where you live. I’m starting the readathon today because I couldn’t do it when it began, on September 1, and I’m reading a book of short stories in English titled The listener by an author called Tove Jansson, from Sweden. Besides, today you can read a little contribution I wrote for the readathon on Tanya’s blog.
Hello Isi,
Welcome back!!!
Lovely pics! That cake looks yummy, and the bench with the book and the mug on it is gorgeous 😉
I also like autumn and winter more than summer. Summer is overrated hahaha.
Happy to read you again!
Kisses,
Inma.
Thank you, Inma!
I was looking forward to writing reviews again!
I agree about the overrated summer 😀
Welcome back, Isi! I hope your exams went well! Happy autumn!
Thanks, Lori! Hugs!
It sounds like you had a great summer! Glad to see you back again. I’m definitely with you in loving Fall and I can’t wait to snuggle up with some good books in this weather.
Hi Shannon,
We definitely have to create an Autumn blogging team 😉
Welcome back Isi! Hope the exams went well
Thanks, Mel! I still don’t have the results, so I hope they went well too 😉
Thanks for sharing your Spanish author recommendations for our readathon and glad your exams are over so you can join us. I would like to see Outlander, have you read it?
Thank you for inviting me 😀
I have read Outlander, OF COURSE, Twice, in fact.
I recommend it if you like romance, because it is historical fiction and adventure, but it is very romantic too!
Twice!?!? Did you read the whole series? How do you read an epic series in your second language twice? I can hardly get through the series once. You amaze me Isi!
Well, the first time was some years ago and I read it in Spanish because my level of English was very low. I read the first 6 books back then, and at the beginning of this year I re-read the first 3 of them (my favourites) in English this time. Oh, and I have read the 7th this summer 😀
In Spanish the first 5 books of the series have been abridged (this should be punished!) so I was looking forward to reading them in English.
But I must confess that the author is making them more and more boring… they are becoming too long with lots of unimportant passages and characters.
Glad to see you, Isi! It sounds like a fantastic summer.
Thanks, Andi! Here we go again.
Welcome back! Glad you had a nice summer! Can’t wait to see some posts 🙂
Thank you, Jennine! Hugs!
I’m glad you’re back and had a good summer (minus the exams, of course). I’m so happy that you’re able to participate in #30Authors, too. Thanks!
I’m so excited about 30 authors, Allison!
I want to catch up with the post this week.
Welcome back! That cake looks amazing. I’m excited for fall too — nothing beats snuggling up in blankets and warm, comfy clothes with a cup of tea and a good book!
Oh yes, you are in my team of cold and pumpkin cakes 😉