Sundays with Sam - The Sunday Post

Sundays with Sam is a combination of Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

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My Week in Review

Happy Sunday! I hope you had a great week. It was return to the grind this week. I started my Monday drive to the office. I think I picked the right day. The mornings are always about an hour there because it's early, but I made pretty good time home in the afternoon as well (a little over an hour). Trains were more or less on time for the other two days, so at least I didn't have any commuting drama. The weather was nice. We had a few mornings above freezing and beautiful afternoons. It's supposed to stay nice until later this week, so I will be enjoying the higher temperatures while I can. 

I had Friday off because I had to get my yearly physical. The doctor knows what a medical avoider I am, so she got me to do my first Shingles shot while I was there. My arm is still swollen today. That shot is no joke. 

On the Blog

• Monday: Reviews - This Book Made Me Think of You, And Now, Back to You
• Tuesday: TTT - Best Books Read in 2025
• Wednesday: CWW - A Good Animal, Comfort & Joy
• Thursday: Reviews - Spectacular Things, Sweet Thing
• Friday: Discussion - My Year in Books 2025
• Saturday: Five on My TBR - Winter Vibes

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Stacking the Shelves

I got a bunch of invites this week. I may download If You Were Here. I always enjoy Johnson's books. 

Purchased/Free

• Stockholm Diaries, Caroline by Rebecca Hunter 

Invites

• Double Happiness by Heather Eng
• The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake by Mara Rutherford
• The Night King's Court by Elisa A. Bonnin
• If You Were Here by Abigail Johnson

Read Last Week

No five-star reads this week, but I had two that stood out from the rest. Twice was a very interesting story about a man who could relive a moment in his life but only twice. I love the idea of second chances, but this book also used that magic in interesting ways and made me think about how I would use those opportunities.  I also really enjoyed Checking It Twice. My love for holiday romances runs deep, and once again, there was a great family who made this one merry and bright, and I loved the way they fully embraced the heroine who was usually on her own for the holidays. Fun and sweet. 

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Books

• Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah - ★★★★
• Twice by Mitch Albom - ★★★★ 1/2
• Love and Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm - ★★★★
• Still Into You by Erin Connor - ★★★★

Audiobooks

• Checking It Twice by Kendall Ryan - ★★★★ 1/2
• Much Ado About A Latte by Kathleen Fuller - ★★★★

Currently Reading

• A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan
• Superstar by Kate Meader

To Be Read

• The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone
• The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi
• Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb

How was your week?
Let us know in the comments!