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 am glad to report that I am writing this from Chicago. Not only did my flight get me here, but I got here with no issues. What a relief! I was actually so stressed out, I was having tummy troubles before my flight. NJ Transit did go on strike, so I had to ask my mom to get up early to drive me. Now that NJT is on strike, I would appreciate it if they can wait to settle things until next week. I am not getting home until Tuesday evening with the expectation that I have to do the remainder of the week in office should the trains be running. My company is allowing me to work from home during the strike, and well, that would work well for me this week....just saying. 

When my daughter was an undergraduate, she lived across the street from the Dome. Things were always really crazy on game day, and they would close the streets near her dorm to vehicular traffic. The problem was that my daughter NEVER told me. That streak continues. I got here Saturday and ending up in all the game day chaos. Not only were the Cubs playing, but they were playing the Sox. I have never been here on game day. I could hear the roar of the crowd with every hit. I heard "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" too. Not sure what they were singing towards the end of the game, but yep, I head that as well. It was almost like being there. I did have plans to get some Cane's but didn't want to be near Wrigley when the game was getting out. Maybe I will get some today. 

On the Blog

• Monday: Reviews - It's a Love Story, The Other Side of Now
• Tuesday: TTT - Have I Changed?
• Wednesday: CWW - Sounds Like Love, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
• Thursday: Reviews - Say You'll Remember Me, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
• Friday: Spell the Month in Books - May 2025
• Saturday: Five on My TBR - New to Me

Let's Discuss

• Jamie talks about YA books then and now
• Jen shares mystery and thriller books about female friendship

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Stacking the Shelves

It was a big week of invites. I had previously been approved for a few of these, but I like to share them all your with. 

Netgalley/Edelweiss

• Some Kind of Famous by Ava Wilder
• An Irish Summer by Alexandra Paige

Invites

• Yours for the Season by Emily Stone
• You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan
• The River Blade by T.R. Thompson
• Empty Heaven by Freddie Kölsch
• Hear Her Howl by Kim DeRose
• How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore
• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols

Purchased/Free

• See You Next Fall by Annabelle McCormack

Read Last Week

It was a good reading week. I have been seeing mixed reviews for the EmHen, and I have to admit, I wasn't sure about it myself. I didn't quite understand that second timeline UNTIL I DID! It was a great twist, and that last past of the book was phenomenal for me. I adored the couple and wanted them on page together all the time, but once I understood the big picture, I could admit I liked Margaret's story too. 

I have four books that were so close to perfection for me, but I think Wild and Wrangled was my favorite. I am going to miss that series. The ranch and that family have stolen a piece of my heart, and it was a pleasure getting to know them all. 

Find all my reviews on Goodreads

Books

• Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage - ★★★★ 1/2
• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - ★★★★ 1/2
• More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - ★★★★
• Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson - ★★★★
• The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlich - ★★★★ 1/2

Audiobooks

• Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins - ★★★★ 1/2

Currently Reading

Guess what I found on audio on Hoopla? That book I won in a Goodreads giveaway and thought my account was hacked and returned it. I am finally getting to read Sideline Confidential! It's good, and Julia Whelan is narrating which is always great. So far, it's a very serious story focusing on the mistreatment of female reporters in the NFL. 

• The Slowest Burn by Sarah Chamberlain
• Sideline Confidential by Brooke Bentley

To Be Read

• Passion Project by London Sperry
• The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
• The Love Fix by Jill Shalvis
• Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver

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