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.

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My Week in Review

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is doing well. It was a very quiet week here. Seriously, I went out to dinner last Sunday and didn't leave my house again until Friday. 

I came down with some quick cold or something. Wednesday, my throat started feeling sore and I was achy and so tired. The next day, my throat was fine, but I was still exhausted and my head was so stuffy. Maybe I got covid at the wedding last week, or maybe it was some other virus/cold. Regardless, I was feeling much better by Friday and back to 100% by Saturday. 

I saw in the paper that they are going to try and end Daylight Savings Time. This is what dreams are made of. I really hate the time change. Going to keep my eye on this in 2025. 

Saturday was my mother's birthday. I got her a new tablet which she wanted, and we went out to eat. She had a bunch of celebrations with her friends during the week, so she was ok with a low-key day with me and my dad. 

On the Blog

• Monday: Reviews - Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love, Pictures of You
• Tuesday: TTT - Weather Words
• Wednesday: CWW - The Favorites, How to Save a Life
• Thursday: Reviews - Swift and Saddled, Lost and Lassoed
• Friday: Spell the Month in Books - December 2024
• Saturday: Five on My TBR - Siblings

Let's Discuss

• AJ tells us how to conquer blogging challenges
• Jane shares some year-end thoughts
• The Orangutan Librarian defends reviews

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Stacking the Shelves

I was happy to get approved for the new Jane L. Rosen book. I really adore her stories and cannot wait to return to Fire Island with her. I got some great invites too. I guess they are doing something for the paperback release of The Marriage Sabbatical. That was a book that surprised me in a good way. When I first read the synopsis, I was thinking, NOT FOR ME. I am old fashioned and believe in you don't date when you are married and stuff like that, but Dolan did a good job with the story, and I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. 

Netgalley/Edelweiss

• Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen

Invites

• Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian Dolan
• The Marriage Sabbatical by Lian Dolan
• First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison

Read Last Week

What a banner week! Rewitched had been one of my CWW picks, and it was everything I hoped it would be. It was warm and cozy with some interesting magic. Simply an utter delight. How to Save a Life was emotional but some uplifting. It's one of those books that makes you reflect on life and living and what matters. I seem to be so deep in my old age. Small Things Like These was a novella I added to my TBR after seeing in on so many Novella November wrap ups. This book was short but really packed a punch. 

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Books

• Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood - ★★★★★
• Pickleballers by Ilana Long - ★★★★
• How to Save a Life by Kristin Harmel - ★★★★★
• The Lodge by Kayla Olsen - ★★★★ 1/2
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - ★★★★★

Audiobooks

• The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne - ★★★★
• Second Chance Mistletoe Kisses by Anne-Marie Meyer - ★★★★

Currently Reading

I was delighted to find that Into the Woods is set in the same world as Holiday's last book. I love that! The book is also lots of fun so far, and I love that the female main character is a bit older (turning 40). 

Higgins is hitting me in my feels as expected. I am worried about these women right now, but I know their lives will change for the better. 

• Into the Woods by Jenny Holiday
• If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins

To Be Read

• Before We Were Us by Denise Hunter
• PS I Hate You by Lauren Connolly
• For One Night Only by Jessica James
• The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn

How was your week?
Let us know in the comments!