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! Summer is upon us, and I hope everyone is keeping cool. Though the temperatures were a bit high the past two days, the humidity did go down a bit. It could be worse. We are forecasted for a few over 100 days. I hope the a/c can keep up. 

Has anyone applied for a UK travel visa? I spent over an hour trying to do it with the app. I had no problem verifying my email, uploading a picture of my passport, scanning the chip, but when I got to the part where I had to take my photo, I got stuck every time. The camera function would not work right. My arms are too short to do a selfie that includes my shoulders, but none of the buttons would work. The camera flip and "click" button could not be clicked. I uninstalled and reinstalled, so maybe I will try again soon. Just curious about other people's experiences. 

It was another wash, rinse, repeat week for me. I had Thursday off and went to the eye doctor. She gave me information about this procedure I can do for my dry eye. It would be $1,400 since it's not covered by insurance. It's called Intense Pulsed Light Therapy. I had previously paid $1,000 for LipiFlow which did nothing for me. I need to research this more, and if I decide to go ahead, I will wait until next year so I can do Flexible Spending for it. In the meantime, I am trying to get approved for a new medication. The last new one I tried was expensive and didn't work any better than my current (covered) medication. I am waiting to see how much it will cost. It would be great to see better and feel better, but I hate wasting money. 

On the Blog

• Monday: Reviews - Finding Mr. July, An Irish Summer
• Tuesday: TTT - Summer Reading
• Wednesday: CWW - The Last Carolina Summer, Pretending He's Mine
• Thursday: Reviews - Work in Progress, We Live Here Now
• Friday: Discussion - Not My Kind of Ending
• Saturday: Five on My TBR - From Behind

Let's Discuss

• Dini talks about audiobooks
• Jen shares a reader's guide for Atmosphere

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Stacking the Shelves

It was a quiet week. I did get an invite for a book on my TBR. I am not sure I have time to squeeze it in, but I have a little bit to decide. I downloaded a freebie too because it's set in Mississippi, and I need that state for my reading challenge. 

Invites

• If Not for My Baby by Kate Golden

Purchased/Free

• Kiss Me That Way by Laura Trentham
  

Read Last Week

This week was a little surprising. The books that rated high were expected, but I thought a few others would have rated higher. A total non-shocker was Backman's book earning my highest rating of the week. He is the king of these stories that touch me. They are always so well written and quietly beautiful. Larkin's newest release was also amazing, as was Lauren Kate's. Those were *this* close to getting the full five-stars, but I wanted a little more from the endings. 

Find all my reviews on Goodreads

Books

• Where the Creek Bends by Linda Lael Miller - ★★★ 1/2
• Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin - ★★★★ 1/2 
• Pretending He's Mine by Lauren Blakely - ★★★ 1/2
• Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood - ★★★★
• The Spirit of Love by Lauren Kate - ★★★★ 1/2

Audiobooks

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman - ★★★★★

Currently Reading

• Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
• Winter in Paradise by Elin Hiderbrand (audiobook)

To Be Read

• Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley
• Tutoring the Player by Rebecca Jenshak
• Where You're Planted by Melanie Sweeney
• Relationship Goals by Brittany Kelley

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