#And the fact that we're expected to read and review ARCs for the store

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My Fuckass Job update: we are officially banned from carrying books "on the floor," to combat...staff...reading on the job when it's slow instead of, idk, doing busywork or feigning looking busy. We work in a bookstore. I am sooo tempted to be pedantic and remonstrate with them on imprecise semantic terms but that would be unproductive in the extreme. It would, however, be very funny if we all pretended to take it literally and just stopped shelving/stocking/pulling for a week

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Pon Updates No. 17 - That New New

It's about that time again. By now, I'm sure y'all are getting the pattern, or at least what I intend the pattern to be. We're going to get something new which I'll get to in a bit. You probably noticed in my previous update that I mentioned five straight reviews of titles I've already reviewed.

This batch includes the other two titles, which again, I will get to in a bit. The significant part of this batch is the introduction of a new category of reviews, BOOKS! That's right, I'm adding books to my arsenal. On New Year's Day, I went with my cousin to a book store and I decided then and there I would make it a New Year's Resolution to read more books, particularly fiction. I specify that because I already read tons of books at work, primarily work related, but there are some interesting reads. I may change my mind and add these books to review as well. I'm gonna be honest and say I am not doing well to uphold my resolution completing 2 fiction books in 6 months.

For the time being, I'm adding the books I read to the top of my titles on deck for review. Otherwise, I'll never get to it. It's not a priority like revisiting titles are. However, it is close.

With that being said here's what to expect in the next couple of weeks.

Boruto - 07.14.2022 Ah. The bane of my existence. Fun fact: this one is the reason why I decided to split up my reviews into seasons/arcs. Don't worry! I do try to space them out as much as I can. At the very least, I need a break from all of this. Until then, I think it's good to emotionally prepare for this one.

Bridgerton - 07.19.2022 With the release of Season 2 earlier this year, you know I had to talk about it! Now Season 3 and 4 are also confirmed, and as much as I want to go off on a tangent, I should hold off until it is time to make the review. I'll keep an eye out for any more news, but to avoid spoilers I won't mention it here.

In the Woods by Tana French - 07.24.2022 Here it is! The first book review on PonReviews!! This was the book my cousin was recommending on New Years. The inaugural book review is coming a lot later sooner than I expected! It'll be a nice change of pace, and now my title pool is much larger for it.

After this set of reviews, I may slow down the pace. I'm not sure yet though. My main concern right now is burnout. I am handling a lot more in my day job, so it gives me less time and energy to work on these reviews. However, I don't want to stop of course. I'm still working on finding that balance between my job and my hobby (these reviews).

Thanks again for reading!

-pon 🤍