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 everyone is having a great day. The weather was rough this week. I am not a fan of hot weather, and we got up to 90F at one point which is very unusual for this time of year. The good news is that it's back to normal.

We moved to our new location at work on Wednesday. The team we are next to talk all the time. I swear, they never stopped, and they don't get up and talk to each other. They just talk across the rows. Unfortunately, I am in a seat that is right next to them. I was so stressed out too because the report we review from the bank had over 4,000 complaint which is higher than normal. I could not focus with all their chatter. I worked from home Thursday and Friday and breezed through my review there. The floor where we are now has a small drop in room. I am going to see if it needs to be reserved. I will sign up for that next time I have to review the report.

I got my haircut on Saturday. I always feel it's a little short the first week or so, but I know it will be fine. Not much else to tell. I read and went to work. Same old, same old.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - First & Forever, Fake Skating
Tuesday: TTT - Adaptations
Wednesday: CWW - The Burning Side, Kindling Kissmas
Thursday: Reviews - Sylvia's Second Act, When The Cranes Fly South
Friday: Captivating Characters - Matteo "Lucky" Branson

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Stacking the Shelves

I almost cried when I got my approval for Experiments in Offline Dating. I LOVED Work in Progress and could not wait to read more from Mackenzie. I just got rejected for two books, so I was nervous but so thrilled when the approval email came. Now That We Don't Talk is a new-to-me author, but it was read-now and looked cute. I got a few invites. I am considering the Josie Silver and Mai Mochizuki books since I have enjoyed these authors in the past.

Netgalley/Edelweiss

Experiments in Offline Dating by Kat Mackenzie
Now That We Don't Talk by Rachel Pologe

Purchased/Free

Catch Me, Cowboy by Jeannie Watt

Invites

Merry Spooky Love by Josie Silver
Dreamers of the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
The Simp by Roshan Sethi

Read Last Week

I loved everything this week. I did read quite a few tried and true authors though. It came as no surprise that Dolly All the Time earned a high rating. Every year, I look forward to Monaghan's new release because her books are always so wonderful. I loved the couple, Dolly's family, everything - I loved everything.

Down with the Shipmans was also fantastic. It dealt with a family returning to their mother's beach house for the first time since her death to discover it was going to be sold. The story was packed with warmth and humor, and I really loved the way Moore explored the family dynamic, their grief, and the bond between the sisters.

Kristan Higgins is another author I know will make me feel something. I have loved meeting the Smith family and was so excited that I was getting another opportunity to return to this world. Winnie was the least successful member of her family (at least she thought so) and Lorenzo was a super successful doctor who felt like an outsider in his family. I loved that they were able to find and understand each other so well. Seriously, the ending was so beautiful. I was moved to tears.

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