The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
I totally missed posting my update last Sunday. Monday of last week my kids started gymnastics after school. It's just a traveling company that shows up to their school so they're really doing it with kids they're already exposed to. We've been wanting to put them into activities but with COVID-19 that has thrown a wrench into us starting stuff like that. They loved it. Tuesday, my daughter had her hair cut. I haven't been able to get that done, minus a very slight trim that I gave her over the summer, since September of last year. She got it cut to just below her shoulders. She loves it, and because her hair is naturally wavy/curly, brushing her hair is now a thousand times easier. Wednesday night, Holly, our friend Lacy, and I went to one of those painting places and painted a Halloween themed door hanger. That was a late night. Thursday my mom came to hang out with us. Friday I ran and did a grocery run. Saturday was Husband's birthday. It rained the entire day from Hurricane Beta moving through (which was no longer a hurricane at that point). Sunday, the kids spent the night with my parents. Husband and I had dinner out and went for a walk when we got home. Monday, I ran my clothes up to the consignment sale to be scanned and placed. Also, ran by Walmart for a couple of things that I'd forgotten. Tuesday, I did a toy purge and organize. Of course as soon as the kids got home they acted like they had all new toys and everything ended up back in the floor. The cleaning frenzy has begun for birthday celebrations next weekend. Thursday the kids and I went to spend the day with my mom, and Friday afternoon we had family pictures made. We'd hoped to take the kids to the zoo on Saturday, but it didn't work out.
Monday 10/5: All Things Halloween Review of Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, # 2) by Mary E Pearson (4.5 Stars)
Tuesday 10/6: Ten Book Covers for Fall
Wednesday 10/7: Can't Wait for Beguiled (Betwixt & Between, # 3) by Darynda Jones
Thursday 10/8: Upon Further Review of A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, # 2) by Sarah J Maas (5 Stars)
Friday 10/9: All Things Halloween Review of The Glass Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil, # 2) by Gena Showalter (4 Stars)
Monday 10/12: All Things Halloween Review of The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, # 1) by Richelle Mead (2 Stars)
Wednesday 10/14: Can't Wait for A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram, # 2) by Darynda Jones
Thursday 10/15: All Things Halloween Review of A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, # 3) by Sarah J Maas ( Stars)
Monday: All Things Halloween Review of Betwixt (Betwixt & Between, # 1) by Darynda Jones
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday?
Wednesday: Can't Wait for Wednesday
Thursday: All Things Halloween A Court of Frost & Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, # 3.?) by Sarah J Maas
My annual "All Things Halloween" event started last Tuesday. This is my month-long event where I feature reviews from Halloween-y genres (fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, sci-fi, horror, mystery, thriller, and suspense). Over the last few years I've had mostly fantasy books as I just haven't been in the mood for much horror, but still...these are books that can get you in the mood for Halloween.
Don’t forget to link up for the 2020 Series Enders Reading Challenge! You have until December 15th, 2020 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!
The Bad Boy and the Tomboy
By: Nicole Nwosu
Publication: October 20th 2020 by Wattpad Books
360 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--Some love stories begin in all the wrong ways.Always comfortable being one of the guys, Macy Anderson is laser focused on only three things: studies, soccer, and a scholarship. Romance is the last thing on Macy’s mind, until Cedric Cahill ― the one boy she’s ever crushed on ― asks her out on a date.
Handsome and charismatic, Cedric’s everything Macy has ever wanted in a boyfriend. There’s just one problem: Cedric’s cousin Sam. Brazen and unapologetic with a bad-boy reputation to match, Sam has an annoying way of constantly showing up in Macy’s life. Something crackles beneath their “just friends” relationship, and soon Macy’s thinking about him in all the ways she shouldn’t ― pushing things too far when she’s around him.
As the tension between them escalates, Macy needs to decide if it’s worth risking both a friendship and a relationship to find out where her heart’s loyalties truly lie. Especially when the truth behind Sam’s bad-boy demeanor changes everything between them forever.
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane
By: Michelle Griep
Publication: January 1st 2021 by Barbour Fiction
320 pages
Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--There’s Often a Fine Line Between a Criminal and a SaintConstable Jackson Forge intends to make the world safer, or at least the streets of Victorian London. But that’s Kit Turner’s domain, a swindler who runs a crew that acquires money the old-fashioned way—conning the rich to give to the poor. When a local cab driver goes missing, Jackson is tasked with finding the man, and the only way to do that is by enlisting Kit’s help. If Jackson doesn’t find the cabby, he’ll be fired. If Kit doesn’t help Jackson, he’ll arrest her for thievery. Yet neither of them realize those are the least of their problems.
Namesake (Fable, # 2)
By: Adrienne Young
Publication: March 16th 2021 by Wednesday Books
368 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--Filled with action, emotion, and lyrical writing, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Namesake, the final book in the captivating Fable duology.Trader. Fighter. Survivor.
With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.
As Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception she learns that her mother was keeping secrets, and those secrets are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.
Lost on the Way (West Side, # 4)
By: Isabel Jolie
Publication: September 21st 2020 by Noctivity, Inc.
246 pages
Genre: Adult, Contemporary
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--They were friends—just friends. Now they’re something else entirely…Jason
I remember everything about the day I met her. I might have asked for her number, but I had bigger things to think about that day than trying to score a date.
I remember everything about the second time we crossed paths. By then, she had a boyfriend. Of course, she did. A girl like Maggie Gray Thompson wouldn’t stay single long.
It’s hard to believe freshman year passed ten years ago. Now Maggie’s my best friend, my family. A friendship like ours, it’s irreplaceable. When we buried Adam, I stood by her. When my cancer returned, she stood by me.
Then, in one night, I throw that friendship away.
MaggieLast night was the best—and worst—night of my life.
He made it clear he only wants a friendship. Then last night happened.
And now he knows how I feel.
Some part of me knows he’ll always see me as his best friend’s girl. He can’t look at me without seeing Adam.
Jason is my best friend. I love him with everything I have—mind, body, and soul.
The problem? His love for me isn’t that kind of love. And that’s okay. I can live with that.
I can’t lose him. If he wants to stay in the friend zone, I’ll need to somehow accept that and move on. Find someone else to love. I know it’s true.
But convincing my heart…well, that’s another story entirely.
In Case You Missed It
By: Lindsey Kelk
Publication: August 4th 2020 by HarperCollins
400 pages
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Humor
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--Hilarious, relatable and heartwarming: the brand new romantic comedy from Lindsey Kelk.When Ros steps off a plane after four years away she’s in need of a job, a flat and a phone that actually works. And, possibly, her old life back. Because everyone at home has moved on, her parents have reignited their sex life, she’s sleeping in a converted shed and she’s got a bad case of nostalgia for the way things were.
Then her new phone begins to ping with messages from people she thought were deleted for good. Including one number she knows off by heart: her ex’s.
Sometimes we’d all like the chance to see what we’ve been missing…
Hooked on You (A Maple Falls Romance, # 1)
By: Kathleen Fuller
Publication: May 11th 2021
336 pages
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Christian Fiction
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--When her grandmother injures herself sliding into third base, Riley McAllister must return to her small hometown to help run the family yarn store in this sweet, lighthearted romantic comedy.Riley McAllister left the small Arkansas town of Maple Falls after graduating high school, hoping to make it big in New York as a mixed media artist. She’s still pursuing her dream when her grandmother begs her to come home and help her manage the store while she recovers from a broken leg she got after sliding into third base during a church softball game (she was safe, by the way). Riley agrees, planning to convince her grandmother to sell the old shop and retire so Riley can get back to the big city. New York is where she belongs, not some hick town that doesn’t even have a decent coffee shop.
Hayden Price’s life hasn’t turned out as he expected either. He still works in the hardware store his family has owned for several generations after his chance to make it out of Maple Falls ended when he blew out his pitching arm during a minor league game. Stuck with debt from college and a broken engagement, he decides to make the best of things when he comes back to Maple Falls and puts together the town’s first church softball team--with him as coach, of course.
Riley and Hayden went to high school together but ran in totally different circles. In fact, it’s safe to say they hated each other. Will that change when the softball team unexpectedly brings them together? Or will the pain and disappointment of their past failures keep them from discovering love in Maple Falls?
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!
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