New Updates, Storygraph Challenges & what I've been reading & playing
Hi guys!
I'm so sorry it's been a while since I've sent an update, its been a busy time from my side as I've had my cochlear implant surgery, will be moving soon and starting a new job so it's been busy and it doesn't look like it's going to stop any time soon. It's all new, exciting things but I did procrastinate this update so here we are😅 (If you're a paid tier member, you'll be receiving a separate email as well so keep an eye out for that🤎)
OH and scroll to the bottom to see what I've been reading/gaming recently and share yours too🥰
Book Clubs & Storygraph Challenges:
In January, we started a new system where we switched to a non-traditional book club and are reading from books of our choices from our storygraph challenges. The purpose was to pop into discord and discuss them as we go along! As this is the first time we do this, we're definitely still learning as we go.
I had intended to have seasonal spotlights of 3 books from our Storygraph challenges that could help those of you guys who'd prefer to have selected readings choose something to read once a month instead of having to make a choice on your own. However, this fell through in April and we haven't had a second season spotlight. Thanks to my mods team, we are still discussing books generally on discord and for now, I'm looking to see what's the best option for us going forward so that I can sustain a consistent Book Club for both Ifrits & Ink and Cottagecore & Co.
The best thing to do is (for now) join us in Storygraph and pop onto discord to discuss and yap about books generally! You can also find the books that are releasing this year from SWANA authors and read them for our Ifrits & Ink challenges listed below🥰 (dont forget to tag me on stories if you'd like me to see it on instagram for our templates):
Gaming Club updates:
As for our gaming club, we also switched to a seasonal game choice and that unfortunately has fallen through due to how busy this year has been! My aim is to get us back on track but I'm not sure when. As for now, thanks to the mods, we are continuing our check ins when we can in our Gaming Channels and have a space in discord for us to discuss our latest cozy & cottagecore games 🤎
So... where does that leave us?
Essentially, at the moment, I'm functioning at a slower pace and I'm super thankful to all my mods who have been helping out in the discord! Going forward, I'm seeing what's the best way we can all have a space for us to read and game together while keeping it consistent and manageable!
If there's anything you'd like to see us do, please do let me know in the comments below or DM me as well. Chanterelle Solace is still around and we are still in the discord! As for newsletters, whether we will restart our spotlights or primarily use our storygraph challenges, stick around and I'll keep you guys updated!🥰
Personal Updates: What I've been reading & playing:
With my surgery being done a week ago, I've been reading & gaming a lot more this week as I rest & recover. I'm currently making my way through The Taming of Dukes series by Amalie Howard and I've just finished the second book in this inter-connected series. This was such a fun & cute historical Romance story and I'm obsessed with the friend group Amalie has written.
I'm also reading The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El-Sayed, which is a Arabfuturism Sci-fi book! I'm about 30% in and I can already tell this book is going to be filled with adventure that is going to break my heart
And finally, I've started playing Coral Island! This game has been on my radar for a while now and it's perfect for steam deck as well.
Thank you for reading this today friends! Can't wait to catch up with you in the community or in discord and thank you for being around here as always
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