Episode 7: Our Last Three Reads - September 2023

She's kind of funny, honestly, like, you know, I thought, "Oh, you're... you went off script there." You can just tell. There's sometimes it's a little more podcasty than a real word-for-word translation of the book. I love when authors do that. Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads. This is episode seven, our last three books, September edition. I'm Erin Amama-3, a hospital administrator in Ontario, Canada, Host and founder of the Medium Lady Community and Medium Lady Talks podcast. And I'm Jillian, an Instagram content strategist for Bookish people, a mom-to-to-based in Buffalo, New York. Together we're bringing you Medium Lady Reads podcast about reading as self-care, a passionate love for the public library, and plenty of thoughts and opinions about book culture having its moment. So hello, hi everyone and welcome to this episode. This is going to be one of our recurring episodes here on Medium Lady Reads. We are going to be talking all about the last three books that we read. We're going to review them. We're going to tell you what we thought. We're going to recommend them to you if you kind of fit the reader profile that fits with the books that we read. And this is going to be just a really great episode. If you love just book content, just people talking about books, this is going to be the episode for you. But first we will check in with one another. Jillian, it's so great to see you. I feel like it has been a while since we recorded. August was a busy month for both of us, but tell me how's your reading going. I'm dying to know. August was amazing. August was a fantastic reading month and then September so far has been a really good reading month too. I honestly am reading a bit slower. Some of the books are taking me longer. I'm used to like three days, but it's been about five to seven. However, I'm okay with it because I'm savoring the book. I'm reading our buddy read together and also taking the time to read my own personal books. So yeah, reading's been great. How about for you? Yeah, I would say I'm feeling the same way. August, I hit an all-time high for my books, which makes sense because I took that time up at the cottage and if people were following along on Instagram, I was reading about a book a day. I literally had nothing to do except keep my children alive and read. And that was really, really great. So I left August feeling like I was in book abundance and it was really filling my cup from a self-care perspective. And I'm happy to say I feel like that's continuing through September, although the pace of September has been really intense. Jillian, are you feeling that? Yeah. Honestly, the roll back rolling back into the school year has been a lot for us. And Esther's doing gymnastics twice a week now and Emmett's doing Taikwondo three times. It's just lots and lots of stuff all at the same time. Yeah, I feel the same way. Everybody went back to school. My husband's a teacher, so he was also off for the summer. So it's like a huge change over even in terms of like how much I can rely on my partner. And it's not that that necessarily eats into my reading time, but it eats into like my mental bandwidth for books. And I think I'm probably reading at a slightly slower pace as well. but enjoying everything I'm picking up. So that's the best case scenario. It was like, I feel really busy, but when I read, I feel like my books are hitting a sweet spot for me and I'm not having any trouble enjoying the content. So I'm happy because I feel like the books I picked for September really matched up with my September energy. - That's great. - So thanks for checking in, Jillian. We'll move into our content today. It's gonna be a lot of book chat today. Today's episode is our recurring a last three books episode for fall of 2023. Jillian and I are gonna review the last three books that we read. And while it's tempting, we both stay true to listing the actual three books we've read. And hopefully we are able to appeal to our listeners wide and varied tastes. But we can also reflect on what we're reading and how it's influencing us to choose our next book. So Jillian, tell me about the layout of your last three books, any common themes, wide range, what are we in for? There's a few common, or there was one common theme between two of the three books that I'm going to mention today, but it was an intentional. I'm more of a read by the deadline type of readers, so if I have a book do, that's the book that I'm going to be reading next. But two of the three books were romance, and one was a really great memoir. Ooh, I'm excited to dive in. Okay, tell me what was your first last book? My first last book was talking at night by Claire Davily. This book was so good and not at all what I expected. I had seen two of my Instagram friends talking about this book and mentioned that it was romance. So I was thinking it was more along the lines of like a Carly Fortune book, but it was totally different. Here's the premise. "Will and Rosie meet as teenagers. They're opposites in every way. She overthinks everything. He is her twin brother's wild and unpredictable friend. But over Secret Walks home, in late-night phone calls, they become closer, destined to be one another's great love story. Until one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered. But as the years roll on, will and Rosie can't help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been. What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you can't let go of? Okay, wow. Even rereading that synopsis makes me want to read it again immediately. I know this book was on a couple new release lists and I requested it from the library because of that. But then like I mentioned earlier, two of the bookish friends of mine were talking about it on Instagram and I decided I needed to move it up my TBR stat. It was so good. I gave it a rating of four on good reads because I will admit that there were some parts that felt a bit "meh" about it, but those "meh" moments don't take away much from the great read that it was. There are a number of themes and tropes in this book. Of course, we have the romance, family drama, coming of age, and it deals with mentions of mental illness and self-harm, so just do your due diligence before you read it. If I was recommending this to someone, I'd say it would have to be someone who is okay with a melancholy plotline with some major ups and downs. It's not a happy book. If you read Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller and enjoyed it, I would say you'll probably like this book too. I'm just going to ask you a few questions. The podcaster and me can't resist. Absolutely. I've never heard of Claire Davily. Is she, was this her debut book? Yes, it was a debut book for her. And when an author writes a book this good as their debut book. I always wonder how they're going to top it because it was so good. Yeah. I didn't read Paper Palace by Miranda Cali-Heller, but I remember that cover was like the sort of like springy greens and pinks watercolor. Had this like really a luring cover. Is this like a normal people by Sally Rooney? Have you read that book? I haven't read that one. That's kind of a sad romance coming of age drawn back and forth together. I get time and time again over time. Mel and Collie, I would would call normal people also a melancholy romance. - Yeah, then it's probably pretty similar to that. While there are happy moments within it and parts where you really get to know the characters in a happy way, there's so much sadness and hurt that it's, you definitely have to be in the right head space, I think to read it. Be prepared to not always be happy while reading this one. It's not your Emily Henry type of romance at all. Okay, so if our readers are looking for a match with something that's going to give them melancholy romance vibes, and there's a handful of books that fit that genre, then you should go ahead and pick up, talking at night by Claire Davily. All right, my first last book is called The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt. Here's the premise. Bob Comet, great name, is a retired librarian in Portland, Oregon. For the most part, his life has been unremarkable, and that's the way Bob likes it. He's satisfied and settled. Bob is setting his ways, but he's not a curmudgeon, and there's still a lot of the world that Bob likes to experience the same way he's lived most of his life, either on the page or at a distance. While on one of his daily walks, Bob encounters a disoriented elderly woman, and what follows is a series of events that bring color, character, and drama to Bob's life in a way that reminds us that all chapters of life have something remarkable to offer. I discovered this book from the Globe and Mail top 10 list. My husband Nick still loves to get the weekend paper, And this is a national newspaper that usually actually has a really great art section and sometimes does seasonal book reviews. So whenever those come out, Nick hands that section of the paper to me and he's like, "Here you go." But they also post weekly their top 10 publications each week and they also list a Canadian top list. So they list top publications for internationally. And then they take from that list and they make a new list which is Canadian author. So because Patrick DeWitt is a Canadian author, this book has been on the list for most of the summer. Here's how I felt about this book. I liked it a lot, but I didn't love it. It's somewhat funny, satirical look at the life of an old man that didn't amount to very much, to be frank. That's just sort of where the story takes you. But Patrick DeWitt is a very funny writer and there are moments of this book where the prose is really sharp and memorable. Just as you really fall in for Bob, the author makes a purposeful decision to not take you where the story seems to be heading. And part two focuses on the past. focuses on Bob falling in love with the only two friends he's ever had and part three is about the only time in his life that he ever really deviated from the set narrative of his sort of lifeline. The book starts to kind of loosen what originally felt to me like a really tight character study. That being said, I did give it four stars and the story has one of my favorite tropes which is life through the eyes of an elder and you will without a doubt like I said fall for Bob comment in his simple, settled way of seeing the world. This is just a person who is older, but very satisfied by what life has dealt him. And this makes him very endearing. Bob is also very observant of the folks around him. And this makes for another one of my favorite elements of the book. And that is a really strong supporting cast. But we really see that cast through Bob's eyes and through he's kind of a loving, observant person. So we love and observe these characters as well. But nothing really happens, Jillian. If you like books about people and you aren't looking for something propulsive, if you want something that's funny and perfectly written, this will be a great book for you. Jillian, I'd love to know, how do you feel about books where not much happens or books that are largely character-driven more so than plot? And I would say in the case of the librarian is like much more so, much more character-driven than plot driven. I'm not a big fan. I've tried to like them, but anytime I try, I read a book that something doesn't happen. I get bored and end up saying that the book drags. I don't need a constant book full of action, but I typically want something to happen. I feel like those are the books that I always give three two or three stars to, and it isn't even that the book isn't great. It's just that it's not for me. I think that's a totally fair assessment. So reader know thyself, and this is like you have to pay attention to what's going to work for you. I will say the writing in this book is pretty special. Even though I came away with an overall rating of four stars, the writing itself is five stars. I found myself reaching for my book darts through a lot of the first half of the book, and there will be a lot of lines that I add to my annotation journal. I think if you care a lot about writing in your books, this is a great one to add to your list. It's a nice, slow-paced, fall read. Okay, Jillian, what is your next most recent read? Okay, my next last book was "Finding Me" by Viola Davis, and I listened to this one, which we all know. "Adeobux" are reading. I really, really adore listening to memoirs on audiobooks. It's my favorite way to listen to memoirs. Since a lot of them are read by the authors, it brings a nice enhancement to the story, which I am a sucker for. Here's the synopsis of the book. In this book, you meet a little girl named Viola who ran from the her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is Viola Davis' story from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City and beyond. This is the path she took to finding her purpose, but also her voice in a world that didn't always see her. As Viola Davis wrote, "Finding me, her eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them into a crazy competitive judgmental world." So she She wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate, and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love for anyone who needs reminding that life is worth living, can only be born from radical honesty, and the courage to shed facades and be you. Finding me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. Davis's hope is that her story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you. This is one of those books that I had on my TBR for a long time. I actually first discovered it on Ann Bogels summer reading list in 2022 and I finally got to it. It was I think Audible had a deal where you got three months for free and so I took advantage of that and this was the second one I listened to what I went that deal. I'm not sure why I waited so long, but this was 100% worth my time. This book was a five star read. I honestly wish that good reads went up to 10 stars because I would have given it that. It was that good. It was really good. So emotional, lots of tears. Theola's Davis's story is heartbreaking and heart-wrenching, but it also is a story of empowerment and strength. Her childhood was less than ideal, but she overcame so much to be who she is today. I have a lot of admiration for her and her accomplishments. You don't often think of nonfiction as having tropes, but this one was definitely a lot of family drama, and a huge part of Davis' story is her coming of age, so I'm going to say those tropes were involved as well. I know memoirs aren't for everyone. Some people swear off nonfiction, but to those people I'd I'd like to recommend you give a memoir like finding me a try. It is nonfiction, but it reads so well and easily that it feels almost like fiction at times. If you do give it a try, please check in on Instagram and let me know what you thought because I think you're going to love it, even if you're not a nonfiction reader. Oh my gosh, this is not on my TBR. How have I missed that? I don't know. I'm going to have to add it immediately and I know that this is something that is probably going to have weeks and weeks and weeks of wait on the library. So I love that tip that you gave, which is, "Audible will every now and then offer one free month or three free months, and you can get one credited download." And usually that book remains yours forever, even if you cancel past the free period. And that's a really good time to access audiobooks that might have a super long wait on your list at the library or through the Libby app. I love how you summarize that book, you know, rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you. I feel like that's like countless episodes of "Media and Lady Talks" are just about that, is you know, like finding the place in the world that's made for you. So I have to read this book. Thank you for bringing it to the show. - You're welcome, you're welcome. Now, Erin, I wanna hear what your next book is. - So the next book I'm bringing to the show is also nonfiction and I love that we're dabbling in nonfiction, Jillian. I don't think we've had a lot of episodes lately where we brought nonfiction to the show. - I don't think so. - I couldn't think so, but I mean, like seven episodes in and we've already recommended tons of books. So if this is your first episode of Medium Lady Reads, please go back and listen to our archives. They will serve you well when it comes to book recommendations. The next last book that I read is The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner. This book was published in 1985 and remains a classic. Harriet Lerner is a psychologist who's worked set the stage for another beloved author of Mind, Brunet Brown. Here's the summary. Anger is a signal and one worth listening to, writes Dr. Harriet Lerner in this classic book that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. Lerner acknowledges that anger is a feeling that women have learned how to silence, denying entirely or venting in a way that leaves us helpless and giving away our power. This book takes an instructive and approachable look at anger among women and uses a conversational and case-based description of Lerner's clients to help the reader draw parallels in their own lives and to make useful transitions of the book content. I listened to this book on audio, which is read by a learner herself, and it was a really fun listen. Learner is a gifted speaker, and at times, she doesn't really do a true reading of the book. You can tell she adds like casual vernacular and conversational tone. The audio book was also recorded before our contemporary approach to audio, you know, a true sort of word-for-word accessible translation of the prose. The audio version is an abridged version of the print copy. And they talk about cassettes many times as you enjoy this cassette. I finished this book, then I basically restarted it. I started making bookmarks, and then I realized I was basically bookmarking every other minute. It has helped me to consider my own anger with more compassion and more accountability. Anger is for me a feeling that I'm super uncomfortable with, and this book helped me take the morality out of that feeling so that I don't have to feel guilty or ashamed of those feelings when my anger might flare up and be expressed in a way that denies who I am or what I'm really feeling. If you love Renee Brown or you are a fan of the personal development genre, the Nedra Toob books at Boundaries Fine Peace also comes to mind, you will love this 1985 classic. And the audio is only three hours. Jillian, are you a fan of the personal development genre? Maybe we should do an episode on this. - I am. I love personal development. Ever since I got into the habit reading personal development for about 15 to 20 minutes a day when I was a beach body coach years ago. I've loved doing this and reading this and adding it to my morning routine every morning that I can at least. I do 15 to 20 minutes and it's helped me get through a lot of personal development. Oh, I love that. I will say that I haven't read this book and the Nidra Tawabooks, I haven't read haven't read either. So I have some more books to add to my TBR as well. Yeah and I would highly recommend the audio. There's something refreshing about a three-hour audio that you do on 1.5 speed. You know and like she's kind of funny honestly like you know I thought oh you're you went off script there you can just tell there's sometimes it's a little more podcasty than a real word for word translation of the book. I love when authors do that. Yeah, I really enjoyed it. Some of my favorite audiobooks are the ones where the author uses their book as an outline and just kind of take it in their own direction and definitely go off script and read whatever and then tell their personal stories or personal anecdotes. It makes me so happy and that's why I think I love memoirs so much because a lot of times that happens. Mm-hmm. All right, Jillian. Time for your last, last book you read. What do you got? My final book that I recently read is Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly. I read her other book, Love and Other Disasters last year, and I love that so much that I knew I needed to read this one as soon as I could get my hands on it. This is a romance through and through, and I'm here for it. It was opened door and LGBTQIA+ friendly. Here's the premise. Alexei Lebedev's journey on the Pacific Crest Trail begins with a single snake. Yep, a snake. And it is angling for the hot stranger who seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Lexus prepared for rattlesnakes, blisters, and months of solitude. What he isn't prepared for is Ben Caravalho. But somehow, on a 2500 mile trail, Alexi keeps running into this outgoing and charismatic Kiker again and again. It might be coincidence. Then again, maybe there's a reason the trail keeps bringing them together. Ben has made his fair share of bad decisions and almost all of them involve beautiful men. And yet, there's something about the gorgeous and quietly nerdy elect Lexi that Ben can't just walk away from. Surely a bad decision can't be this cute and smart. And there are worse things than falling in love during the biggest adventure of your life. But when their plans for the future are turned upside down, Ben and Alexi began to wonder if it's possible to hold on to something this wild and wonderful. As I mentioned, I found this book because I had read Anita Kelly's other book Love and Other Disasters, which made me aware that she had this new book coming out in March of 23. It took a little while to get my hands on it, but I finally did. I was so happy. However, I'll sadly admit that I didn't enjoy it quite as much as love and other disasters. I only gave it 3.5 stars out of 5. The main reason for that low of a rating is that it felt like the story went on and on. There were several points where I do feel like Anita Kelly could have ended the book without dragging things out or even just cut the section out. It was good. It's just not the best book I've read in the recent past. for tropes, we have a happy ending, forced proximity, and kind of sort of love it for sclims. Without giving anything away, the two main characters are into each other from the get-go. If you're looking for an open door, LGBTQIA+ romance, then I would highly recommend you grab this one. It was fun and light and heartwarming, and just what I needed when I read it. Have you read this one, Aaron? No, I haven't, and this is another author that I'm not aware of. I don't know this author, but I love your review of it. And it kind of is making me think of Red, White, and Royal Blue by Kasey McQuestion. I will tell you I also gave that book 3.5 stars. And I felt like Red, White, and Royal Blue also went on way too long. There was a point where I felt like I'd been reading it forever. It did. That's how exactly how I felt with this one. I'm like, am I still reading the same book? (laughs) I felt like I should have been done it, and I was only halfway through. - Yeah, I completely understand. So, Erin, what is your last recent book? - Okay, oh, my last book already, man, I really love talking about books, but fine, my last book. My last book is called "In the Company of Witches" by Orally Wallace. I have a feeling a lot of our listeners are going to be adding this one to their list for its cozy vibe, fall feels, and seasonally spooky witchy vibes. I discovered this book through a great Instagram account at Meg's Tea Room. Meg is a sweet, fairy-like woman who makes tea for her audience. Seriously, it's ultimate cozy cottage core aesthetic. She literally comes on camera, makes tea, and that's the story, that's what happens. Meg also will recommend cozy fantasy books to her audience, and recently she recommended this series with such enthusiasm that I had to add it to my holds. Here's the premise. Bryn Warren is in her early 30s, recently widowed, and living with her aunts and uncle co-running their B&B. When a guest dies, while checked in to the B&B, they all begin a good old-fashioned investigation to clear their names and reputations. The twist here is that the Warrens are all witches and have long lived in their community of even fall, protecting and helping the community of their new England village. Think stars hollow from Gilmore Girls. The thing is, Bryn, for over a year, hasn't used her magic, and isn't even sure if she still wants to be a witch. But as the investigation proceeds, she might have to make a difficult choice between finding the truth or hiding her talents. This book delivered on the review. Wow. Cozy, atmospheric, perfect for fall. I read this over the Labor Day long weekend, and I was really feeling resistant to the fall at that time. But by the end of this book, I was connected to the heroine, her aunts, and her uncle. The book delivers on enough past history so the reader gets to learn throughout the story, and the mystery is cozy enough to keep you propelled turning pages. There's nothing gruesome, though it deals with a murder, and the setting of even will have you conjuring cozy, fall-village vibes with the perfect supporting cast that includes. A florist, a bookseller, a librarian, a dance instructor, the nosy neighbor, and the local lawyer. All of these characters play their own part in the plot, no one is window dressing, this This is well written and somewhat surprising and easily underrated a story you might judge by its cover. I found it on par even with an Emily Henry novel in terms of banter, conversation and plotline. Previous cozy mysteries have often left me wanting in the past, but this will definitely have me seeking out more of the genre and I will return to Atmix T-Room to see if her other recommendations hit the same sweet spot. Jillian, I know you love the fall and you HAVE to read this book. Have you been able to check it out yet? I do love Fall. I'm obsessed with it. I have not checked it out yet. However, I am the next one on my libraries list to receive it. So I'm hoping that this week it'll change to that in transit label instead of, you know, waiting or whatever it says because I want to read it so badly. Just the cover of it. Yeah. Gives off the cozy vibes. I'm like, this is this is my type of book. But I I found it through Meg's T-Room 2 because I'm obsessed with I think I found Meg's T-Room through you. I enjoy watching her videos so much. It's just like I'm right there with her having tea. Yeah, if there was a tea room I would easily travel to such a tea room. Yes, but I don't have to. I can just do it on Instagram. Jillian, I hope you love it as much as I did and I hope that you'll text me when you get your hands on it. Of course, of course, you know I will. All right, it is time for hot takes and our current thoughts on book culture. A hot take is an opinion usually formed off the cuff and with little research. Sometimes provocative. Today's topic for our hot take is literary awards. Think the National Book Award, Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, etc. Do we care? Aaron, put your hot take. "Oh, I care, I care, but I'm trying to pay attention to why I care because I think that just like the Oscars or the Grammys or any kind of like national renowned award needs to start having a more critical examination of who gets awards and who doesn't, who gets nominated and who doesn't. usually there's a lot of money behind these books that win. But I just see these as like beautifully curated lists of recommendations. And so I do get excited when I see these lists come out because it's often books that are not very much on my radar. It might be you know a dense literary fiction that I probably wouldn't reach for, but my interest is probably peaked a little bit more and I think that these prizes know that. They know that to put their award, their stamp of approval on a book is going to increase sales, right? Just like if a movie wins the Oscar, you're more likely to go and see it and I feel like I care about literary awards but I also know that I'm sort of a icky participant in the capitalist treadmill that book prizes are about. And I don't love that either because like this book that I just recommended in the company of which is it's never going to be up for awards, but it's a great, great book. And would that book maybe miss out on traction because it's never going to have the the stamp of approval from an award on it. I don't know. Jillian, what's your hot take? I don't think, okay, so first, I don't think it makes you icky because you are not ever just promoting those books. You do promote books like in the company of witches, you know, so that's your focus. As for my hot take, I am pretty much right on the same page as you. I don't think, I will never just read those books, but I will say that if a book has one, of those awards, I'm more likely to look at it and pick it up and think, "Oh my God, this is going to be incredible." Though at the same time, there have been books that I've read that have won awards, book awards, and they've been... I don't want to say awful, because I'm sure others have enjoyed them, but they were not my cup of tea. They were things I didn't really love about them. So I will look at them as great recommendations for books that I will will probably enjoy probably, but I don't just stick to the list. I um, and I don't think I don't think that they're the end all be all for a book. I think that there's legends and lattes is another book that I can think of that will likely never ever receive any sort of award, but I haven't read that one yet, but it, people rave about it and it's everywhere right now. Yeah, it's beloved. Yeah, yeah. So that's my hat take on that matter. All right, you'll have to let us know what you think about literary awards if you care, if you don't care, if they give you good book recommendations or if they don't. You'll have to check in with us on Instagram @mediumladyreads. You can check in with Jillian and I individually. Jillian is @jillianfindinghappy and I am @medium.lady. Okay, Jillian, it's time for one of our favorite segments. We're going to talk about the holds list, Jillian, what is on your holds list right now? I have eight books on my list right now. None are waiting for me, unfortunately. Though I am a little bit okay with this because if you remember from one of our last episodes, I had a huge stack of books to get through. And I've gotten through about half of those and I had to return half because I'd had them for way too long. But not having anything waiting for me at the library is allowing me to get through my back list of the ones I still do have. So I'm okay with it. I just like the excitement of knowing there's books waiting for me at the library. Aaron, what are you waiting from the library? Okay, so I didn't, wasn't sure if I had a lot on my hold list and I will say there's not too much that's like spicy right now that I'm excited to have. I do have 13 books checked out right now and I am probably where you're at where I'm gonna have to just admit the reality to myself and send some of them back. 'Cause I am in a bit of a hoarding situation right now. I have only five items unhold right now. One of them is The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner. That's her new book for the summer. This is the author of Big Summer. She's like a romance mystery beach read author, and she usually features plus size heroines. So I have that and it says that I'm third in queue. So that will probably come up soon, although I'm wondering if I should just put that on hold because I'm not suffering for what to read next. All right, everyone, that wraps up episode seven of Medium Lady Reads. Medium Lady Reads is a spinoff of the Medium Lady Talks podcast and Instagram community. You can find me on Instagram @medium.lady. You can find Jillian at Jillian Finding Happy for more of our current reads and other shenanigans. If you like this episode, please share it with another bookage friend or post on Instagram and be sure to tag us with the tickle pink to hear from you. Thanks so much for listening. I'm your host, Erin. - And I'm your other host, Jillian. Until next time, we hope that your hold's arrived quickly. - And your next book finds you right when you did most. We'll talk to you soon. Bye! Bye! [Music]