Sundays with Sam - The Sunday Post

Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I can share my wrap up of the past week, as well as plans for the current week.

My Week in Review

Last week, I was kind of whining about having a meeting during the eclipse. Well, the boss really is a great guy, and he rescheduled the meeting to Wednesday, but I still missed it. One of my co-workers said she would text me if you could see anything (I was really busy at the peak hour), but then she just came back and told me to go check it out. By the time I got there, it was over. I did think it was pretty cool to see so many people flooding the campus plaza with their UPS box/cereal box viewers.

The best thing that happened this week was the weather. I smell autumn in the air, and this delights me. I love the leaves changing color, the crisp, cooler weather, and.....

I was so excited, I forgot to talk about this last week:

I know the first book was problematic for some people, but I loved Me Before You, and am really excited for more Lou in Still Me. 

On the Blog:

• Monday: I participated in a book blitz for Angie Stanton's new adult book - If Ever.
• Tuesday: For back to school, I compiled a Top Ten Tuesday list of some of my favorite boarding school books. I loved that some were new to many of my commenters too. 
• Wednesday: My Can't-Wait Wednesday was a graphic novel and Pied Piper retelling from Jay Asher - Piper. 
• Thursday: I shared my review for a new favorite, Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney C. Stevens.
• Friday: I talked about incongruous covers in my Cover Lies discussion. 

New eARCs:

• My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff - this was a recent Can't Wait Wednesday pick, so I was pretty much over the moon when I got approved. 
• Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy - this is such an early ARC there is not even a cover on GR. I was really excited to see if ready for download on EW, so you know, had to download it.  
• A Taxonomy of Love by Rachel Allen - I had added this to my TBR a while back, seriously, look at that cover, and couldn't resist requesting it when I saw it hit NG. 

What I Read Last Week

Wonder reduced me to a puddle of tears, and Palacio did it again with The Julian Chapter. I guess she wanted to soften the blow of the villain label he earned, which didn't really work for me, but his Grandmère had me weeping, when she shared a very personal story about a boy, who she had not treated well because he was different. It was a very meaningful and lovely way to share that with school aged children. I will say, overall, I had a really good reading week. I spoiled myself with lots of romances, which always make me happy.

• The Julian Chapter by R. J. Palacio - ★★★★★
• Lucas by Sawyer Bennett - ★★★★
• Pipe Dreams by Sarina Bowen (audiobook) - ★★★★
• You Don't Know Me But I Know You by Rebecca Barrow - ★★★1/2
• The Luster of Lost Things by Sophie Chen Keller - ★★★★
• Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider - ★★★★

What I Am Currently Reading

I am almost finished with Starcrossed, which is meeting a requirement on three different reading challenges and is also a shelf-love book. I used to read a ton of paranormal, so this is bringing me back into some old territory, and I enjoying it. I am listening to White-Hot Hack, and it didn't take long for me to remember how much I love Ian.

• White-Hot Hack by Tracey Garvis-Graves (audiobook)
• Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

What I Plan to Read

Three of my TBR books this week are for The Reading Quest, which I am determined to complete. So much pressure, since it is only a month long, and I have such focus and commitment issues with my reading.

• Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones
• One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
• Prince of Pot by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
• Feral Youth by Shaun David Hutchinson

How was your week?

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