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. I continue to be very boring, but at least I read a lot this week.
We had some drama at work. I am almost disappointed that I was working from home when the email dropped. We have a hybrid work environment. For my group, we are three days in office minimum. The email informed us that we could not longer work two consecutive days from home (including Friday and Monday). For me, this is not a thing because I like to work from one Wednesdays and Fridays, but the bulk of my co-workers do Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday. They were not happy. They are also cracking down on people who don't work their full shift in office. There were basically people driving up to the office, scanning in and leaving. Others would stay four hours and leave, making sure to use their badge three times in the office. Again, I take the train, so I do my full shift in office. I was happy to get a hybrid schedule and have always adhered to the policies because I don't want to lose it. Many of the financial companies mandated their people back to office full time. I feel like people always try to game the system and ruin it for others.
On the Blog
Stacking the Shelves
I was very excited to see new Heather Webber up on Netgalley. I really enjoy her books and was thrilled to get a quick approval. Two books on my TBR was deeply discounted, so I bought them. There were some fun looking freebies out there too. I most likely will download the Ellen O'Clover. I like her books.
Netgalley/Edelweiss
- The Magic of Chamomile Cottage by Heather Webber
Purchased/Free
- Love Beginner by Jenny Proctor
- Tethered by Florrie Hardy
- Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino
- No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door by Francesca Spencer
- Love From Northanger Parks, Katie by Sara Marks
- Crystal Creek by Kelly Collins
- The Little Scottish Bookshop by Debbie Johnson
Invites
- The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett
- If Not You by Ellen O'Clover
Read Last Week
I had one DNF, but other than that, I read a LOT of great books this week. I also read more than normal which attests to how wonderful all the books were. I read two books that celebrated fall. I was lusting for that wether as the dog days of summer rear their ugly heads. Both Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore and Something About September were wonderful friends-to-lovers romances. The reviews are mixed, but I really enjoyed Love You More. I wasn't sure how I would feel when I picked The Giver of Stars to fulfill my reading prompt, but it was wonderful! How could I not love a story about mounted librarians bringing books and reading to rural residents. There was a lot of interesting historical bits, and I was fully invested in these women's lives.
Find all my reviews on Goodreads
Books
- Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by Britanee Nicole - ★★★★ 1/2
- The Book Tour by Emily Ohanjanians - ★★★★
- The Christmas Yes List by Melissa Ferguson - ★★★★
- Something About September by Julia McKay - ★★★★ 1/2
- Love You More by Emily Griffin - ★★★★ 1/2
Audiobooks
- The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes - ★★★★ 1/2
- Under the Maui Sky by Kellie Coates Gilbert - ★★★★
Currently Reading
- The Roommate Rule by Georgia Stone
- Fish Out of Water by Katie Ruggle
To Be Read
- When Lemons Give You Life by Anna Johnston
- The Phone Swap by Lia Louis
- Experiments in Offline Dating by Kat MacKenzie
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