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
Hello Sunday People! I hope all is well. I have been loving the much cooler temperatures, but alas, all good things must end. It's forecasted to be in the 90s all week. BOO! But, you know, summer in the northeast.
The weather and the trains being on time definitely made some of the other aggravating and disappointing things less severe. I have been with my auto insurance company for over a decade. I got my policy renewal, and there was a $250 increase. I called them, they verified I have no citations or accidents on my record and told me it's because I live in NJ. I was not happy with that answer, so I switched to Geico and got a new policy for $300 less. Still high, but I need a car where I live. I don't drive it much. I have had my car since March 2024, and it has 2600 miles on it. It just makes me even more salty about this state. I would love to leave.
Then, my shoe tragedy continued. I have grown weary of shoes feeling good when I try them on, so when the new Birkenstock sneakers came, I wore them around my house for a while. The first pair slid too much. That is when I learned that there is a size guide on the inside of the the Birkenstock box. I measured a size down. Those came and fit well, but after some walking around the house, they pressed too much on the nerve. Back to the drawing board! I really need some closed shoes for my trip. I have a closet full of shoes that cost $150 and up that I felt great at try on, but then hurt after a while. --sigh--
On the bright side, I swear I don't seek these things out, but this reel about my coffee cup killing me came up on my feed. This prompted me to buy some glass mugs. I got the Zwilling Sorrento double walled mugs. They are really pretty and lightweight while keeping my tea/coffee hot but cool to touch.
On the Blog
Stacking the Shelves
Purchased/Free
- Moose Be Love by Jacqueline Winters
Invites
- Love by the Book by Jessica George
- Such Sheltered Lives by Alyssa Sheinmel
Read Last Week
I was happy with my reading week. Heart Strings was a standout. I had loved the first book in this companion series and was happy to return to Galway. Another book I really enjoyed was Hockey Wife. It's been a while since I read something from Meader, but I always enjoy her hockey romances. This pairing was great, and I adored the hero and his family. I decided I trash for a nice family boy.
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Books
- Heart Strings by Ivy Fairbanks - ★★★★ 1/2
- Just Beachy by Wendy Wax - ★★★★
- The Good Boy by Stella Heyward - ★★★★
- Falling into Place by Alison Ashley - ★★★★
- Clean Point by Meg Jones - ★★★★
Audiobooks
- Hockey Wife by Kate Meader - ★★★★ 1/2
- My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine - ★★★★
Currently Reading
- Quality Street by J.M. Barrie
- The Tryst by Sawyer Bennett
To Be Read
- Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher
- Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey
- Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander
- The Second Chance Bus Stop by Ally Zetterberg
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