Status Updates From The Labors of Hercules Beal

And I have one chapter left…

You know those little “reflections” that he’s supposed to do just to update his teacher on his progress for school??? Well I’ve almost cried for the last two ones.

And I will say it again. Lieutenant Colonel Hupfer is the best.

AND THOSE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP HERC RUN THE NURSEY FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS??? THE WORST. LET ME AT THEM. LAZY JERKFACES.

Reading this with my students so may as well track it as a book I read by myself😀

The ugly cat pack is out for blood and tiny screaming animals and haunting Herc’s property as revenge.

Except it’s not just the ugly cat pack killing things.

It’s the coyotes killing the ugly cat pack.

One…

By…

One…

Oh and also all the bunnies in the fourteen rabbit hutches.

And in the book it’s pretty funny but when I stop to think about it I’m horrified.

Bro really just got his school in trouble and himself kinda charged with fraud for spray painting an entire tree and causing a whole lot of tourists and the police to come see it.

But it’s worth it to have Lieutenant Colonel Hupfer check to make sure no one’s listening and then go “I think even the classical bearer of your name would be impressed… keep your heads down for the rest of the week”

I have three days to finish this book before I have to give it back to my cousin who loaned me it.

But you underestimate my speed reading power when I get into a good book. And boy oh boy is this a good book already and I’m only three chapters in.

Lieutenant Colonel Hupfer is an absolute legend. I want to be in his class.

And Hercules’ internal snark is great.

And ALL THE LITTLE SYMBOLISM IS AMAZING.