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 last Sunday of July! This month is going fast, but I am excited because my vacation is getting closer. It was another quiet week. Work was crazy busy. I am still training the new woman, and this rotation is one of the toughest in my opinion. That, coupled with our super high volumes had the week feeling like it was a month long. They pulled in people from other service teams to assist each function in my department. We got three helpers who were supposed to create the cases for us, so that we could be freed up for more complex works. Guys, case creation is essentially data input. That's it. It takes me about 30 seconds to create a case. I was doing the full volume, and now, we have three people who could not split it and get a portion of the cases created by end of day. I hope they get better at it.

I think I finally found a pair of sneakers that fit and feel great. For the past month, I have been ordering and returning shoes. They never feel right, but I got Birkenstock sneakers, and the fit was good with no pain in the front of my foot. I just need to put a little padding in the back of the right shoe because it slides a bit. I am happy to FINALLY have shoes that work.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - For the Record, Where You're Planted
Tuesday: TTT - European Vacation
Wednesday: CWW - If All Else Sails, Finding Dorothy
Thursday: Reviews - The Seven O'Clock Club, The Bright Years
Friday: Six Degrees of Separation - Left of Forever
Saturday: Sloth Goes Places - Montana

Let's Discuss

Jamie talks about reading short works
AJ shares some most mysterious books
These are Liliana's top 10 favorite books so far

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Stacking the Shelves

I was excited to get an invite for the new Pamona Afton book. I had already requested and was approved, but THERE'S MORE PAMONA AFTON!!! I really loved this character, and it should be fun getting back tot hat world. I saw the next book in Shalvis' new series drop, so I had to download since I gave the first book 5-stars. I picked up some freebies that looked interesting. Both are new-to-me authors, but I was drawn to the story description.

Netgalley/Edelweiss

Free Falling by Jill Shalvis

Free/Purchased

The Truth Never Spoken by Ambar Cordova
The Tides Between Us by Cali Melle

Invites

Pamona Afton Can Totally Catch a Killer by Bellamy Rose
A Heart for Christmas by Sophie Jomain
The Last Love Song by Lucinda Riley

Read Last Week

I read a bunch of different books this week. The historical, Finding Dorothy, was really great. Maude Baum was an interesting woman with such a fascinating backstory. I really enjoyed learning about her and Frank. But my favorite book was The Incredible Kindness of Paper. This was such a charming and feel-good story. It was about a woman who began leaving origami flowers with uplifting messages all over NYC. They seem to find the right person. This led her to a reunion with her childhood best friend and first love. I adored all the positivity, the second chance romance storyline, the coincidences, and all the ways these people were connected. It was fun and fantastic, and I was left filled with hope and happiness.

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