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
It's as if I cannot drive home from the airport without crying. Goodbyes are hard. 😢
We had a nice, quiet week. Sunday, we Kozbial women went to see White Christmas. As always, the production was wonderful. I am big fan of that film, and it was nice watching the dancing and listening to those old standards.
Christmas Day, we went to my sister's for our Sauerbraten, potato dumplings, and red cabbage. There was ham and other stuff for the non-German food fans. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. I don't get a ton of gifts. Got a gift card and money from my parents, which is always great, but as always, my daughter out-gifted everyone.
Sloth approves!
I have read the books and seen most of the films on this list. Have you seen/read any?
Here are the best YA adaptations and their trailers. Which one will you watch first this holiday 🌨️?? https://t.co/9MTw6JV002— Frenzy (@HCCFrenzy) December 29, 2018
- Monday: Review - The Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare
- Tuesday: #Top10of2018 - Books I Missed in 2018
- Wednesday: #Top10of2018 - New to Me Authors
- Thursday: #Top10of2018 - Captivating Characters
- Friday: #Top10of2018 - Cover Love
- Saturday: #Top10of2018 - OTPs
STACKING THE SHELVES
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What I Read Last Week
I read a lot of really fun books this week, but in some strange twist, the saddest book was my favorite. I shed quite a few tears reading Our Year of Maybe. It's not sad in that somebody-dies way, but it was still sad. I felt like a boss knocking out three tour books, and even reading a shelf book.
Books
- Pretty in Punxsutawney by Laurie Boyle Crompton - ★★★ 1/2
- Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon - ★★★★★
- The Birds, The Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh - ★★★★
- In Paris with You by Clémentine Beauvais - ★★★★ review
- Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard - ★★★★ 1/2
- Stay by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy - ★★★★ review
- The Bachelor by Carly Phillips - ★★★★ review
- The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand - ★★★★ review
What I Am Currently Reading
This is my last Sara Barnard book. I really hope they release more of her books in the US, because I adore them. I am continuing with the Carly Phillips series, because it's quite fun. Siblings and moms and romance is always a good thing.
- Fragile Like Us by Sara Barnard
- The Playboy by Carly Phillips
What I Plan to Read
I am pretty hyped to read the new Sally Thorne book, and I couldn't resist getting House Arrest from the library after seeing so many great reviews.
- 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
- Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr
- House Arrest by K.A. Holt
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
How was your week?
Let us know in the comments!
Oh White Christmas on stage sounds delightful. I love that movie. Glad you had a nice Christmas. :)
ReplyDeleteThe afterlife of Holly Chase looks interesting, and ooh E. Lockhart- that makes me curious about The Disreputable History.
Happy New Year!
The play was really great. My daughter was saying the same production team that did the Broadway show designed the one we saw. The costumes, the dances, the sets -- all fantastic. I had an ARC of Holly Chase since last year, and it slipped through the cracks, but I am glad I finally "read" the story, because it was really, really good. I have had Frankie since 2015, and I am not even reading my copy. I checked a eBook out from the library instead, but I am looking forward to reading it - FINALLY.
DeleteNice socks! I always liked picking out socks with animals on them!
ReplyDeleteI pretty much wear solid shirts and pants and understated everything for work. I like to let my quirks live out on my socks, and my daughter understands my needs.
DeleteI love quirky socks as well and those are adorable. Your daughter has a great taste. Have a happy new year.
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So many good ones in the stack. I was was really giddy when I opened them. I hope you have a wonderful New Year!
DeleteGlad you had a wonderful Christmas! I did too!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my Sunday Post!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog and join in this week’s Book Photo Sundays
Glad to hear your holiday went well.
DeleteI love those socks! I hate saying goodbye too but in my case it's always the reverse - saying goodbye to my mum! She lives back in Scotland and I see her 2 or 3 times a year so saying goodbye sucks. :( At least you have another visit on the horizon with your daughter! What a wonderful present.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a nice Christmas Sam! Have a happy New Year!
The Feb trip was a total and welcomed surprise. I wasn't sure when she would be back east for a visit. Happy New Year to you and yours as well!
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ReplyDeleteIt is 9:30 PM on 30th Japan time now.
It is the custom of Japan's year end.
In the year end, we say “Yoi otoshi wo” to each other wishing for the coming
year to be pleasurable.
The New Year season is the most significant season for the Japanese.
All the Christmas décor is switched to the New Year’s in a blink.
Major New Year icons are the pine tree, bamboo, plums and so on. All of them are symbols of good fortune and longevity.
Very interesting.
DeleteGoodbyes are always hard. :( But she'll be back in a couple months so that's wonderful! Glad y'all had such a good time at the play. The music from that one is so good. Love all the socks! Your girl did great. LOL I'm excited to read your review of Stay (I'm behind, as always).
ReplyDeleteI forgot how many mega famous old songs were featured in White Christmas. The guy, who play Bing's part had a very good voice too. He wasn't Bing, but he was still great.
DeleteI received The Afterlife of Holly Chase for Christmas and then the author sent me a signed bookplate!!! Also, House Arrest was one of the best verse middle grade books I've read. I also had to check it out of the library after seeing so many great reviews. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI am reading House Arrest, because it kept popping up lately, and everything being said was stellar. I had to check it out. Yeah for books for Christmas (I didn't even get an Amazon gift card). I hope you like Holly Chase. I really enjoyed it.
DeleteOh wow! Very nice! Socks are always fun! It's a tradition in my family that we get socks from Santa!
ReplyDeleteNice new read too! Totally new to me one but I hope you love it!
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Have a GREAT day!
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That's a cool tradition. It would be more than welcomed by me, because I love fun socks.
DeleteI love getting gift cards...and I got them this year, too. I like the look of your books, and I might have to try a few. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHere are MY WEEKLY UPDATES , and Happy New Year!
My mother always gets me a gift cards to the hair salon, because she wants me to do stuff with my hair, but I just use them for regular haircuts.
DeleteIt sounds like you had a great holiday. It is hard to say goodbye. What a nice gift from your daughter! I feel like I need some fun socks...all of mine are boring. Enjoy the books you read this week. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe holiday was low key. The best part was having a day off (no commuting!) and being with my daughter.
DeleteIt's so nice to have a quiet week without all the normal chaos! I requested 99 Percent Mine and they never approved it! *sobs* Oh well, I'll just wait for the audio at the library.
ReplyDeleteI get really lucky with adult romances, not so much with my YA requests though, as certain pubs always reject me (Penguin, Disney). I am hoping 99 Percent Mine lives up to my expectations.
DeleteAhh I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed Our year of maybe, I found this book SO incredible and that fight scene and everything... my emotions were all over the place haha, I loved it :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll have a wonderful week! <3
I cried a lot for Sophie as I read Our Year of Maybe. I was so happy that Peter was getting a chance to live a life he never thought was possible, but I was sad that Sophie was not a huge part of it. Very emotional.
DeleteThat sounds like a fun Christmas. Yay for White Chirstmas and for fun socks. You read some good ones. I get in moods where a sad book is what does it for me.
ReplyDeleteWe are pretty low key at Christmas since all the kids are grown, but fun gifts are always good. I get hung over from sad books and need to follow up with something light and fun right away.
DeleteI love socks! I usually don't get them and now I am addicted to Bombas so I only want them now. But love the quirky socks and it's great that you had a good Christmas. I hope you have a great new year and YAY on reading all those books. I only read one through all of this. I hope to pick that up in the new year with school going. Have a Happy New Year!
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Those are cute, but my ankles get cold, and I have big calves, so knee socks are the only kind of socks I wear. I think you do a good job with your reading considering how much you have on your plate. I didn't start pleasure reading again until my daughter went to college, and I didn't have her to take care of any longer. Happy New Year to you too!
DeleteI wanted to get the ARC of Our Year of Maybe but .... And yay for getting your daughter back sooner as she'll have to go with you! Already a Happy New year Sam! Sophie @bewareofthereader
ReplyDeleteI got an ARC, but then I signed up for a tour too. Doing tours keeps me even more accountable, and I will try to do tours for books I couldn't get as well. Happy New Year to you too.
DeleteOh I love White Christmas!! I'm sure the stage production was great. And Yay for your daughter being the best gifter! All the cute socks AND play tickets!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week!
It was so good, and so nostalgic for me. It seems like my daughter gives me the best gifts every year (last year was my Oasis).
DeleteI'm glad you had a nice Christmas! Mean Girls sounds so fun!
ReplyDeleteI am such a fan of the movie, and I am extra invested in the play, because one of my daughter's friends is in, which just blows my mind.
DeleteIt's funny that I spend most of my life barefoot but I have two sock drawers full of fun socks. LOL They're like purses or shoes, I can't have enough. Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. I love the White Christmas movie. Watched it twice this year. Enjoy those wonderful books.
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My sock drawer overfloweth, but my feet are always in socks (except in the shower). I am definitely a fan of the live production of White Christmas. They did that classic justice.
DeleteSomehow I've never seen White Christmas... I feel like I've seen all the other classics, so I'll have to add that one to next year's list. Enjoy your upcoming reads! I've heard good things about 99 Percent Mine.
ReplyDeleteI love White Christmas. Bing and Fred and all those classic songs. I am enjoying 99 Percent Mine. I am a sucker for when the hero and heroine have so much history and they are childhood friends. Good so far.
DeleteAww, they are hard indeed! But you'll see each other again, soon! <3 Sounds like you had a fantastic holiday - potato dumplings sound delicious! Maybe because I'm biased to potatoes, haha.
ReplyDeleteWe only have the dumplings once a year, because they are a lot of work, but I think it makes them more special. My Oma used to make them, then my father learned, then my sister started making them with him, and this year, my daughter helped. It's a family recipe, so it can only be taught that way.
DeleteGoodbyes are hard and there is nothing wrong with having a small breakdown on the way home/in an airport car park. And check out all thsoe socks! Your daughter sounds awesome, the Mean Girls tickets and the fact she's got a backstage tour planned too! I'm sure you're gonna have a great time together. I hope you have a good new year and can't wait to see what books you'll be reading in 2019.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's friend is in Mean Girls, that is how I am getting the backstage tour. It still blows my mind, that I am going to see him on a Broadway stage.
DeleteI am glad you could enjoy Goodbye Perfect so much and I hope you will be able to enjoy reading Fragile Like Us as well. I am glad you had a great Christmas together as a family. The socks looked amazing, and I hope some of those giftcards might involve new books ;)
ReplyDeleteNope. The gift cards are for the hair salon. Nobody ever gets me book related things.
DeleteAwww, I'm sorry you had to say goodbye to your daughter again, but yay that she gave you such an amazing gift and that it will bring her home again so soon. Those socks are perfect too. They look so fun and cozy.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
I was really surprised by the show tickets, and excited that I was getting to see her again before our trip in October.
DeleteI love White Christmas - the music and dancing. I cry every time too. I'm glad you had such a lovely holiday.
ReplyDeleteHere's to 2019 and more great reads! Anne - Books of My Heart
I was really impressed by the play. It was nice, because I have not seen the film in quite a while either.
Deleteoh I adore German food! I bet that was an awesome Christmas diner! You daughter's gift is awesome! Looking forward to your review of Afterlife
ReplyDeleteMy Oma was an amazing cook. Dad did a good job though.
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