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! Can you believe that we begin the last month of the year tomorrow? This year is flying by. I love this time of the year though because I have a lot of time off for the holidays and my daughter comes to visit a bunch.
We had a low key Thanksgiving at our house. It was just mom, dad, me, and the kid. The food was good, and I am obsessed with the cake my daughter made. I love home baked goods, and I haven't had cake in a while, so I am enjoying it.
I have been off from work since I logged off on Wednesday. It's been a nice break since we were shorthanded last week. I do not go back until Tuesday, so I should be well-rested by then. Today, we are going to see Frozen at Paper Mill. I have only seen the park and cruise version of this show. I am looking forward to seeing the full length play.
I have been trying to get some holiday shopping done. My mother is hard to buy for. I picked up an organizer for her. I am trying to get my dad to stop using pods, but he wants a single serve coffee maker. I found this one from OXO. I like that you can make one cup or 8. I will give it to him as soon as it arrives and get something small for under the tree. I had already sent a set of GreenPan Valencia Pro pots and pans to my daughter, but I did get a few small things for her to open on Christmas.
On the Blog
- Monday: Reviews - Finding Her Edge, The Calculation of You and Me
- Tuesday: TTT - Feeling Thankful
- Wednesday: CWW - In Your Dreams
- Thursday: Reviews - Best Wishes From the Full Moon Coffee Shop, The Correspondent
- Friday: Six Degrees of Separation - The Forget-Me-Not Library
- Saturday: Five on My TBR - Holiday Books
Let's Discuss
- The Orangutan Librarian talks fanfic, retellings and plagiarism
- Samantha shares some black Friday deals
- Dini ponders bookish etiquette
Stacking the Shelves
I was thrilled to get approved for Kara McDowell's adult debut. I enjoyed her young adult books and am glad she is crossing over. I couldn't resist buying the new Lindsey Kelk book. I love holiday romances and it was less than $1. Helena Hunting had a bunch of free downloads, so I grabbed a few books and also got a few invites for ARCs.
Netgalley/Edelweiss
- The Write Off by Kara McDowell
Purchased/Free
- Christmas Fling by Lindsay Kelk
- If You Hate Me by Helena Hunting
- Not Just a Crush by Helena Hunting
Invites
- Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh
- Anne of a Different Island by Virginia Kantra
- Dear Debbie by Frieda McFadden
Read Last Week
I got more reading in than I have in the last few weeks which made me happy, and I had TWO five-star book. I always whine about how long Lucy Score's books can be. Where It All Began was normal length and simply wonderful. I will admit that I have read no other books in this series which Score warns readers to do, but I felt I could read it on its own. Maybe it spoiled things, but I didn't care because it was touching and wonderful and sad and happy. I loved it! I also adored The Life List. This was an Amazon recommendation for me based on my reading. The library had it, so I thought - why not! It was fun comparing notes with my daughter who recently saw the Netflix adaptation. They made some big changes, one that I have to wonder why because it was a great surprise in the book.
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Books
- The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore - ★★★★
- Where It All Began by Lucy Score - ★★★★★
- The Amberglow Candy Store by Hiyoko Kurisu - ★★★★
- Baking It Merry by Samantha Chase - ★★★★
- The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman - ★★★★★
Audiobooks
- Cross Check Christmas by Gigi Bume - ★★★★ 1/2
- Secret or Shut Out by Leah Brunner - ★★★★ 1/2
Currently Reading
- The Odds of You by Kate Dramis
- Cocoa Kisses by Melanie Jacobson
To Be Read
- The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill
- Be My Love by Bella Andre
- The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura
Let us know in the comments!
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