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 had a great week. I was happy that dad was able to come home from the hospital. He responded well the treatment and is feeling much better. Very grateful. My Monday was the Monday-ist. There are three people who do my job with one back-up. Everyone called out on Monday except me. I would have been fine on my own, but I still had to finish up the report from the week before because it requires manager review. Then, I got this email that we were getting new laptops, and what day do I have to be in office to get mine???? Friday! It's the one day I avoid the office if I can get my three days in without it. The afternoon train is so full of day-riders and they are the worst! I am very tired on Fridays too. Not looking forward to it at all.

I got a haircut this week, and then finally got to go shopping for shoes. I bought two new pairs of Birkenstocks because they are the only shoes that don't aggravate my nerve issue. They are so expensive, so I feel like I spent a ton of money, but I know I will wear them for the next two years. I have to relax.

We had great weather until yesterday. We went from 40s in the morning to 80s. I know some people like this, but I don't. The humidity was in the 90s and we had full sun too, so it felt hotter. The weather app on my phone is toying with my emotions. It must have some sort of glitch because sometimes, it will show the day twice with two very different temperatures. For example, Tuesday is showing 98 and 84. I really need to check it out somewhere, but it is normally reliable. This new laptop better be amazing.

On the Blog

Monday: Reviews - Dolly All the Time, Down with the Shipmans
Tuesday: TTT - May Flowers
Wednesday: Five on My TBR - May Flowers
Thursday: Reviews - Atlas, Mama Moon
Friday: Discussion - Trope Talk - The Caretaker

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Stacking the Shelves

I am really showing a lack of control with the free books. I blame Book Bub because they send me an email everyday with sales and freebies. Romance books are my weakness, they are my comfort. I could not resist. Now, I just have to commit to reading them.

I also received a few invites. I am eyeing Full Throttle and The Valencia Expat's Club. Both of those seem like good fits for me.

Purchased/Free

Love RX by Devon Atwood
Framing Up For Love by Ivy Sinclair
Levi Bailey Has Butterflies by Jen Atkinson
Mountain Calling by Janice Whiteaker
Match Penalty by Kenna King
Shot Through the Heart by J.P. Sterling
Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James

Invites

This Wild Wanting by Sophie Gonzales
The Valencia Expat Club by June Patrick
Full Throttle by J.K. Maclaren
Valet by J.P. Lacrampe

Read Last Week

I sort of loved everything I read this week. My top read was no surprise as it was Kristy Woodson Harvey's newest release. I love her books, and this one was a return to a world from a previous book. You didn't have to read the other book, but it was a treat for those of us who had.

Sarah Dessen's latest was very welcomed by me. This is the type of young adult books I fell in love with. Summer People also had a strong showing. I will admit I was frustrated with the heroine at times, but there was a rational for the choices she made. I just thought the people who loved her should have wanted her to seek her own happiness given her personal history, but the ending was fantastic and definitely made a difference in my overall feeling about the book.

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