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! I hope all is well in your world. It's been a better than average week since my daughter flew in for a visit. Three months is too long! Work has been a bear but I am so happy my manager is back, so at least there will be some more support once she catches up on all the changes that happened over the past four months. I can hardly keep up, and I have been present for all the changes.

My shoe saga continues! I ordered another pair of shoes from Zappos to try. I got the shipping email which said my shoes would be delivered on the 11th. Then, it updated to the 12th. Then the updates stopped, and when I tried to check the status, it said the order didn't exist. I chatted in with customer service, and they tried to tell me they should be there, but they weren't. A replacement was sent out that is supposed to be here tomorrow. Fingers crossed they actually come and fit well. It may be a lot to ask, but I am trying to stay hopeful.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - Heart Strings, Falling into Place
Tuesday: TTT- Big Impressions
Wednesday: CWW- Soul Searching, Under the Southern Sky
Thursday: Reviews - Insignificant Others, Libby Lost and Found
Friday: Captivating Characters - Maud Baum
Saturday: Five on My TBR - Name in the Title

Let's Discuss

Dini shares some of her changing bookish opinions
Jen has some cozy mystery books for fall
Carole tells us to read "that" if you don't read "this"

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Stacking the Shelves

I got a lot of invites this week. Most not really in my wheelhouse, but I love to share with others. I keep thinking about reading Austin as her books are pretty popular. I feel like I should start with a library loan to see how I feel about her writing first though. Very excited to be approved for the new Heather McBreen since Wedding Dashers was a hit for me. The other two books are new-to-me authors but sound like good fits for me.

Netgalley/Edelweiss

Sunk in Love by Heather McBreen
Racing Hearts by Ann Adams
The Odds of You by Kate Dramis

Invites

Is This a Cry for Help by Emily Austin
Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano
Groove by Bernice McFadden
Fever by Bernice McFadden
Firefox Moon by Eoin Colfer

Read Last Week

My reading week ended with my first five-star read of the month. I adored Under the Southern Sky. I think this was the longest (page-wise) book I read, but I sped through it. It was warm and emotional, and I really loved it. I also enjoyed The Tryst. That series has been really strong. This time, instead of the spike in emotion coming from a suspense element, Bennett went straight for my heart. Regardless of the wreckage, it was a nice way to wrap up the three books.

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