Sunday Post & Stacking the Shelves - 12/22/19

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I honestly can't remember much of what happened two weeks ago except that we drove to Anniston on Saturday for our annual Christmas family reunion for Husband's side of the family. We do a Dirty Santa Ornament swap there. Little Boy kept getting his ornaments stolen, but he didn't mind because that meant he was able to keep opening presents. This past week was PACKED. Little Girl got to wear her Christmas pajamas to school on Monday. Then Daddy took off work on Tuesday so we could go visit Santa. I was afraid that we'd waited too late to go, but it was perfect. There wasn't anyone in line after our kids and so Santa came over to play with the kids and chat. After that we went to get pizza. And then Little Girl and I dropped Daddy and Little Boy off at home so that we could go watch Frozen II. That was her first movie theater experience and she loved it. Wednesday was Little Girl's last day of school and Christmas party there. Thursday we had some errands to run and had to get groceries. Friday I took the kids to my mom's so they could decorate her Christmas cookies. And then Saturday we had my family's Christmas party at my parent's house.

THE PAST TWO WEEKS:

Monday 12/9: Review of Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry (3.5 Stars)
Tuesday 12/10: Ten Books I Still Need to Read By Favorite Authors
Wednesday 12/11: Can't Wait for Vying for the Viscount (Hearts on the Heath, # 1) by Kristi Ann Hunter
Thursday 12/12: Review of Maybe Now (Maybe, # 2) by Colleen Hoover (4.5 Stars)
Monday 12/16: Review of Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett (3 Stars)
Tuesday 12/17: Top Ten Winter 2019 TBR List
Wednesday 12/18: Can't Wait for You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
Thursday 12/19: Review of Losing the Field (The Field Party, # 4) by Abbi Glines (4 Stars)

UPCOMING THIS WEEK:

Monday: Review of The Curse on Tenth Grave (Charley Davidson, # 10) by Darynda Jones
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday?
Wednesday: Merry Christmas! (no blog posts)
Thursday: Review of Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (Charley Davidson, # 11) by Darynda Jones
Friday: Review of The Trouble with Twelfth Grave (Charley Davidson, # 12) by Darynda Jones

Don’t forget to link up for the 2019 Series Enders Reading Challenge! You have until December 15th, 2019 to sing up. Each month there will be a giveaway for those participating with an end of the year giveaway too! Click on the picture below or the link above to find out more!

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

The Start of Me and You (The Start of Me and You, # 1)

By: Emery Lord

Publication: March 31st 2015 by Bloomsbury

376 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Source: Personal Kindle Library (Christmas gift)

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Goodreads description--It’s been a year since it happened—when Paige Hancock’s first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for two years, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . . and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her—the perfect way to convince everyone she’s back to normal. Next: Join a club—simple, it’s high school after all. But when Ryan’s sweet, nerdy cousin, Max, moves to town and recruits Paige for the Quiz Bowl team (of all things!) her perfect plan is thrown for a serious loop. Will Paige be able to face her fears and finally open herself up to the life she was meant to live?

Regretting You

By: Colleen Hoover

Publication: December 10th 2019 by Montlake Romance

365 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Source: Personal Kindle Library (Christmas gift)

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Goodreads description--From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a poignant novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.

Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.

With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.

A Convenient Fiction (Parish Orphans of Dover, # 1)

By: Mimi Matthews

Publication: October 22nd 2019 by Perfectly Proper Press

pages

Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction

Source: Personal Kindle Library (Christmas Gift)

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Goodreads description--She Needed a Husband...

It’s been three years since Laura’s father died, leaving her and her invalid brother to subsist on the income from the family’s failing perfume business. But time is swiftly running out. What she needs is a husband, and fast. A noble gentleman who can rescue them all from penury. When a mysterious stranger arrives in the village, he seems a perfect candidate. But Alex Archer is no hero. In fact, he just might be the opposite.

He Wanted a Fortune...

Alex has no tolerance for sentiment. He’s returned to England for one reason only: to find a wealthy wife. A country-bred heiress in Surrey seems the perfect target. But somewhere between the village railway station and the manor house his mercenary plan begins to unravel. And it’s all the fault of Laura Hayes—a lady as unsuitable as she is enchanting.

From the beaches of Margate to the lavender fields of Provence, a grudging friendship slowly blossoms into something more. But when scandal threatens, can a man who has spent his entire life playing the villain, finally become a hero? Or will the lure of easy riches once again outweigh the demands of his heart?

The Perfect Escape (The Perfect Escape, # 1)

By: Suzanne Park

Publication: April 7th 2020 by Sourcebooks Fire

336 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Source: Personal Kindle Library (Christmas gift)

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Goodreads description--Love is a battlefield in this hysterically funny rom-com debut, perfect for fans of Jenny Han.

"Pure fun! A hilarious rom-com that head-fakes you into tumbling headlong into a techno-zombie survival thriller propelled by banter and plenty of heart."―DAVID YOON, New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in Love

Nate Jae-Woo Kim wants to be rich. When one of his classmates offers Nate a ridiculous amount of money to commit grade fraud, he knows that taking the windfall would help support his prideful Korean family, but is compromising his integrity worth it?

Kate Anderson wants a fresh start, away from her controlling father. She fantasizes about escaping to New York, where she can pursue her dreams. But how can Kate get there when she can't even buy dinner without his approval?

Worlds collide when Nate and Kate meet at the zombie-themed escape room where they both work. As sparks fly, fate steps in: a local tech company is hosting a weekend-long survivalist competition with a huge cash prize that could solve all their problems. The real challenge? Making it through the weekend with their hearts intact...

That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!