We Live and Breathe Books: Sundays with Sam

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

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone had a great week. It was more of the same here in, as my grandmother would say, the krankenhaus. Tuesday will be my father's last round of chemo. He will be down and out for close to two weeks, but at least the end is near.

Thursday is a federal holiday, so I get a day off this week. I thought the day would be free, but then my mother's tooth fell out. Now, I have to take her to the dentist. It's another told-you-so thing because this has happened before when she eats bagels. --sigh--

It's a rainy day as I write this, but I don't mind. It's in the 60s! It was over 90 the other day, and I really don't like the heat. The air quality has been miserable too. Bring the clouds, the rain, and cool temps.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - Writing Mr. Wrong, Total Dreamboat
Tuesday: TTT - Cowboy Romances
Wednesday: CWW - These Summer Storms, The Summer of Perfect Mistakes
Thursday: Reviews - Tilda is Visible, Tom, Dick & Harry
Friday: Captivating Characters - May 2025
Saturday: Sloth Goes Places - New Jersey

Let's Discuss

Jen shares some mysteries and thrillers set at the beach
Briana ponders solutions for Gen Z parents not reading to their children
Jamie discusses what to read and when

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Stacking the Shelves

Thrilled to get approved for the new Libby Hubscher. I enjoy her book immensely. I saw Probst's book for free, so I one clicked. I have never read her books, so I am curious and the word "book" is in the title. Good omen, right? I also got an invite for the new Mochizuki book. I loved the last one, so I may download it.

Netgalley/Edelweiss

Heart Marks the Spot by Libby Hubscher

Purchased/Free

Book of the Month by Jennifer Probst

Invites

My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich
The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

Read Last Week

This was an interesting week. Books I expected to rate 4.5 - 5 stars didn't, but some surprised me. My top read was my last for the week, How Freaking Romantic. I had read the co-writes by this author, so I knew I would like it, but it went beyond my expectations. I needed a book set in Utah and randomly selected The One with the Kiss Cam. This is a new-to-me author, and I must say, the book surprised me in the best ways. It was fun and super cute, and I adored the characters. It was a good time.

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