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Hi, everyone)). How are you? :) My apologies for not writing for a few days. Good news is, a few things have accumulated over this little break, which I can tell you all about now)).

First of all, I'm like to address the missing 'Read of the week'. Last week I focused on reading novels, and didn't think I had a good enough short story to share with you. This week, however, look out for a nice short story).

Next up is the weather. Remember how I got quite excited about the rainy season having finally started? Well, the weather decided to pull our leg, and instead of there being rain, it now seems like it was even hotter than in was before. I am quite disappointed about that, although I know that sooner or later the rainy season will eventually come around.

A pretty photo I took of the sunset the other day :)

I've been trying my best to keep active and either go for a run or do sets of exercises and stretches at home, and I'm happy to report that that's been working out quite well for me. Today I went running with a good friend who lives nearby, and we had a little disaster in the middle of our run. It turns out the police have not not only closed down the beaches, but also the pathways next to them which I had the majority of my runs on. This means that I'll have to figure out where I can run from today onwards, and frankly, there aren't many options left :(.




For the past week or so, I've been reading a chapter a day of this amazing book called 'The Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius. It is such an incredible book, and I have a strong feeling that it'll be life-changing for me once I'm done, which will happen very soon, since I only have one chapter to go)).

Do you have any recommendations as to what book/novel I can read next? Please leave them in the comments if you do :)

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  1. Violet Pages22 April 2020 at 02:34

    Those pictures you took are so pretty! And good luck on finding a new route-- that must've sucked :(

    And I have a recommendation! How about Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix? It's set wayy back, about a royal girl pretending to be a guy to find the royal hairloom (Newt's Emerald). The ones that's supposed to do find it is her brother or.. cousin? I can't quite remember. This is interesting to me since back then girls didn't have much power, that's why the guys had to do the investigating.

    There's a hint of romance in it that made my dumb romantic heart throb so like if you're into that :'))

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    1. Ksenia Akhunova24 April 2020 at 05:50

      That sounds quite interesting. I'm afraid I'm not a fan of romance, but I'm all for widening the circle of genres I read :)

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  2. Marti23 April 2020 at 05:15

    Love these little update posts!

    I really recommend The Book Thief if you haven't read it already- it's one of my favourites!

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    1. Ksenia Akhunova24 April 2020 at 05:51

      Read that one). An amazingly powerful novel. I actually cried on the bus while reading one rather emotional part. Definitely one of my favourites too :)

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