We Live and Breathe Books: Sundays with Sam

Sunday, November 24, 2024

Sundays with Sam - The Sunday Post

Sundays with Sam is a combination of Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

My Week in Review

Happy Sunday! I hope last week was a good one. I know I am looking forward to this upcoming week. My daughter is coming home tomorrow and will be here for two weeks! I have not seen her since September, so it will be nice to see her. I actually have some time off too due to the holiday, AND I have no commute as I am working from home. I really won with this visit.

Last week my my first full-time work from home since my surgery two years ago. It was weird. As always, I had more time to do things since there is no one to socialize with here, but I do miss chatting with some of my office friends. I was happy with the way I managed my time (for the most part), and I exercised every day.

The biggest news in these parts is that we finally got rain, and it rained a LOT. Not only did it rain, it got colder. I think it was windy the entire past week. It's been a long time since we had rain, so, definitely a good thing.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - The Maui Effect, Puck and Prejudice
Tuesday: TTT - Oldest Books on My TBR
Wednesday: CWW - PS I Hate You, Wish You Were Here
Thursday: Reviews - Always the Last to Know, Good Luck with That
Friday: Six Degrees of Separation - What Does It Feel Like
Saturday: Sloth Goes Places - Montana

Let's Discuss

Heather wonders if you would like to live in a Sci-Fi world
The Orangutan Librarian shares a list of books by bloggers
Jen shares some cozy Christmas Mysteries

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Stacking the Shelves

I was dancing a jig when I saw the approval for the Shalvis. I adore her books! I am eager to read Alexander's book as well. They tend to be sweet and heartwarming.

Netgalley/Edelweiss

The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander
The Love Fix by Jill Shalvis

Invites

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kid

Read Last Week

I have no idea why I thought I would survive reading two Renee Carlino. By the end of both books, my eyes were swollen from all the crying I did. I will say that Wish You Were Here was a bit gentler, but both were super emotional. I was kind of mad at Carlino for what she did in This Used to Be Us, but I still like the book a lot. I am trying to accept the big picture reason, but .... still mad. Regardless, these two were my top books of the week.

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Books

Maybe This Kiss by Jennifer Snow - ★★★★
Her Knight a the Museum by Bryn Donovan - ★★★★
This Used to Be Us by Renee Carlino - ★★★★ 1/2
Wish You Were Here by Renee Carlino - ★★★★ 1/2
Meet Me in a Mile by Elizabeth Hrib - ★★★★

Audiobooks

Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber Roberts - ★★★ 1/2

Currently Reading

I have not read much of either book below, but I am excited about both. I adored Novak's Coyote Canyon series and am excited to read more from her. I stumbled upon Games Untold at the library. It is a collection of Inheritance Games stories. I didn't know about it but am enjoying these shorts.