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 with everyone. This week was a smoother one. We celebrated Dad making his 81st trip around the sun. I am always grateful for every year. I kept our yearly tradition of brining him out for his expensive steak. This year my daughter was there as an extra treat. She flew in yesterday and will be here a few days. Always nice to get an extra visit with the kid.

I am working my way through these two DASH diet books I ordered. We have to cut back on dad's salt intake. I am doing it with him in solidarity. I am not one to add salt often, but I found I miss it a bit. I am sure I will get used to it like when I started drinking tea without any sweetener. It takes a bit, but then it's ok.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - Anne of Avenue A, Thrown For a Loop
Tuesday: TTT - Last Ten Library Loans
Wednesday: CWW - The Time Hop Coffee Shop, A Kilt For Christmas
Thursday: Reviews - Gracie Harris Is Under Construction, I'll Be Home for Christmas
Friday: Five Star Friday - October 2025
Saturday: Sloth Goes Places - Maryland

Let's Discuss

AJ shares some non-fiction books
Dini talks about reading non-fiction

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Stacking the Shelves

When it rains, it pours. I got some great approvals for authors I am a fan of, so that was wonderful. I clicked a Read-Now for the Iacopelli book. I have had this one on my TBR for a few years, and it appears it is getting a rerelease with its upcoming adaptation. I also downloaded the new Lucy Gilmore. I enjoy her book so much, so that was a no brainer. I got an invite for the new Mikki Brammer which thrilled me. The Collected Regrets of Clover was wonderful, and I am excited to read more from this author. Not sure what else I will click, but I am leaning towards Save the Date since it is on my TBR.

Netgalley/Edelweiss

Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan
No Place Like You by Jillian Meadows
The Summer of Lost Things by Jenn Bennett
A Thousand Little Goodbyes by Lucy Gilmore
Finding Her Edge by Jennifer Iacopelli

Invites

The Supper Saints Club by Claire Swinarski
Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer
Fade Into You by Amber Smith and Sam Gellar
All to Play For by Josie Juniper
Save the Date by Mallory Kass

Purchased/Free

Once Upon a Christmas Tree by Lulu Moore
Love Songs and Ferry Tales by Julie Farley
Bees in June by Elizabeth Bass Parman

Read Last Week

It was a solid week for books I finished. I did have a DNF. Sometimes, you just need to realize some books aren't for you and you are not the target audience. But I am happy to report that holiday books continue to delight me. My favorite of the week was Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace. I liked her other books, but they did not thrill me the way this one did. Maybe it was the holiday setting with all its Big Hallmark Energy, but it was perfect for me.

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Books

Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace - ★★★★★
Good Spirts by B.K. Borison - ★★★★ 1/2
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans - ★★★★ 1/2
A Kilt for Christmas by Tricia O'Malley - ★★★★

Audiobooks

Always a Bridesmaid by Marina Adair - ★★★★
Forget Me Not by Tina Radcliff - ★★★★

Currently Reading

I saw a bunch of really great reviews for The Best Worst Thing and saw it at my library, so I checked it out. It's really good. I was worried about the length (over 400 page contemporary), but it's moving at a great pace.

I am FINALLY finishing the Tradd Street series. When I saw my library no longer had the ebook version of this book, I quickly checked out the audiobook in case that would run out as well. Jack and Mellie continue to be on and off. If I hadn't started the next series, I would have doubted they made it with the number of breakups they had.