What happened to summer? We here in NWI are being plunged into a premature cold start to autumn.
The trees are turning colors and dropping leaves. I’m not a cold weather person and this portends an early and hard winter. NOT a fan. The garden, late starting, underperforming, and just plain embarrassing this year is no longer trying to fake being a vegetable garden, but the mums are beginning to look good in the flower bed. Hum bug.
I’m finally getting used to the old, old WordPress editor and had forgotten how archaic it was, but it’s either that or unrelenting blocks—blocks for text, blocks for pictures, blah, blah, blah. When I looked in vain for indents and symbols (including the copyright symbol I use at the bottom of my posts), I was told, “Indents and symbols are not yet available in the block editor, but it’s being worked on all the time with new features being added on a regular basis.” HUH? They’re not kidding. Anyone else having a problem with their new block editor? Did they ever get indents or symbols added? Between the two, I’ll opt for archaic editor.
There was a mix of seventeen books reviewed, blitzed, or toured in September. If you missed any of the reviews, just click on the links below the graphic.
The Ninth Passage by Dale O Cloninger (a RABT book tour)
As the Stars Fall by Steve N Lee (author request)
Song for a Lost Kingdom by Steve Moretti (a CE review for Digital Reads Book Tours)
The German Client by Bruno Morchio (a CE review – publisher’s request)
Murder Ballad Blues by Lynda McDaniel (author request)
A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox (for iRead Book Tours – audiobook)
Final Second by John Ryder
Crimson at Cape May by Randy Overbeck MD (author request)
The House of the Setting Son by Nancy Cole Silverman
One Good Deed by David Baldacci (audiobook)
One by One by Ruth Ware
Act of Revenge by John Bishop MD
The Body from the Past by Judi Lynn
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth (Netflix series-audiobook)
Mistletoe, Moussaka, and Murder by Tina Kashian
Watch Her Vanish by Ellery A Kane (a CE review)
Back Bay Blues by Peter Colt
Only seven of the above are from NetGalley, while another four were author requests, and the three audiobooks are from my library.
The challenges: I surpassed my Audiobooks challenge of 15 (Stenographer level 10-15) now at 18. Also achieved 11 for my Renaissance Reader level of 10 in the Historical Challenge. (I didn’t add Call the Midwife.)
NetGalley: Seven this month giving me 69 towards my goal of 75. That should be doable.
Goodreads goals—Mercy! I was three behind my goal of 170 when I realized I’d have to revise my goal for the year to 160 as it was becoming obvious that’d be more of a push than I could accomplish. I’m climbing out of a hole but getting there!
Which of the above have you read? On your TBR?
How are you doing with your challenges? Have you had to revise any? Achieved some? Catch up with my challenges here.
In the meantime, fellow bloggers, authors, and lovely readers, take care, stay safe. Once again I’m hoping that wherever you are, you and your situation is getting better and that you remain successful in staying healthy.
And, as always, thank you, I so appreciate your likes and comments!
©2020 V Williams 
Rosepoint Publishing 
Wow impressive titles. And I have to say I am getting used to the block editor but it takes a long Time since I no longer have a copy paste template ready and then I find that typing on editor has a lag. So it is pretty much tiresome. I have to learn many of its features yet
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Yes, I think Nicole called it shite. Definitely had to agree with her. I thought we had voted it down once before and they brought it right back. I’ve been using the classic editor but can no longer find it and forced to use the block editor. The stupid blocks come in and cover my text. Also many of the features in the old classic editor are not yet included in the block editor. stupid!
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At this time I am not doing any reviews. I do sometimes mention books on my blog.
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Its getting more things time consuming. Between the new editor and the quirks in my new desk top, its taking longer.
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I dislike the new editor intensely and am using the classic option that’s available within the choices. It’s pretty much the same as the one we were used to (with one or two little annoyances) but preferable to all the blocks.
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i was using the old classic editor as well. now all of a sudden i can’t find it. phht! it’s gone? have you tried using the block again? still so many rudimentary things missing.
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Yes, I tried the block again, still didn’t like it. You can find the classic option in there though, it’s more or less the same as the old one. That’s what I use. Hopefully they’ll keep that option available.
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they didn’t. it’s gone bye-bye. i used to access it under the WP Admin. can’t find it there anymore.
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Have you switched to the new editor? It’s still an option there.
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actually as i was muddling through my last review using the block, i did find the link to the classic editor. they moved it! so glad they didn’t drop it entirely (as one of their “happiness” engineers said they would). did you switch or find the classic editor before i did? hope you found it as well?
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okay, now i see your comment. i’m not sure why they tried to bring it back–it’s largely the same as before. blech…
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Yes, I’m using the classic option through the block editor. Much better. I hope they keep it there.
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Yes! They had it hidden pretty well. Took me awhile to find it.
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