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! April seems to be getting a weird start. The weather has been all over the place. Just going with the flow. The days have all been blurring together. I really cannot wait until my trip in May. I need a little something different to break up the monotony of life. 

Not much to tell. I really have not been doing much other than going to work and reading, but last Tuesday was frustrating to me. I am too gullible for April Fool's Day. I kept sending things to my daughter, just to have her tell me it was fake. I need to hibernate on that day next year. 

On the Blog

• Monday: Reviews - The Folklore of Forever, The Crescent Moon Tearoom
• Tuesday: TTT - I Pity the Fool
• Wednesday: CWW - Five Oaks, There's Something About Merry
• Thursday: Reviews - Maybe Next Time, Within Arm's Reach
• Friday: Five Star Friday - March 2025
• Saturday: Five on My TBR - Spring Covers

Let's Discuss

• Dini talks reading relatability 
• Briana wonders if you like books to be relatable

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Stacking the Shelves

There were a few bargains on Amazon - one free, one reduced price. I had been wanting to read something from that Moore series, so I was happy to one-click for $0.99. I haven't read too many rowing romances. 

I also got approved for Matthew Norman's new book. I absolutely LOVED Charm City Rocks and cannot wait to read his latest release. I had to click the new Allison Ashley when I saw it Read Now. I always enjoy her books. 

I got an invite for the new Ivy Fairbanks which I already had a ARC of. I adored Morbidly Yours and am eager to return to Galway. 

Netgalley/Edelweiss

• Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
• Falling into Place by Allison Ashley

Purchased/Free

• Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore
• Montana Blueprint for Love by Debra Salonen

Invites

• North of Tomboy by Julie A. Swanson
• Heart Strings by Ivy Fairbanks
• The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards
• The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Read Last Week

April is getting off to a slow start. Most of the books were solid, but no 5-star reads. Tell Me How You Really Feel was my highest rated. Cayouette's debut was a big hit for me, and I was happy to find no sophomore slump here. This was a friends-to-lovers story about college friends who start a podcast together. There's a lot of commentary about the pay-gap and the double standard women face, but it was this couple that I really loved. The heroine had an interesting dynamic with her sisters too, and all in all, it was a great romance. 

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Books

• Every Tom, Dick, & Harry by Elinor Lipman - ★★★★
• There's Something About Merry by Codi Hall - ★★★★
• So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan - ★★★
• Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau - ★★★★
• Tell Me How You Really Feel by Betty Cayouette - ★★★★ 1/2

Audiobooks

• Home is Where Your Bark Is by Debbie Burns - ★★★★

Currently Reading

• Fundamentals in Flirting by Lucy Chalice
• When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger

To Be Read

• Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose
• Hate Mail by Donna Marchetti
• All the Signs by Jessie Rosen
• The Love Haters by Katherine Center

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