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 did end up taking Baby Boy to the doctor on Monday. He did have a double ear infection and pink eye. So he was home with us while I tried to do school with the big kids. Boy that was more difficult than I expected. Tuesday was a mostly normal day, except I cooked chicken and dumplings to take to my niece who recently had her second baby. I took the big kids with me to drop it off at her house and we got to meet the baby. We didn't stay long, but he was so sweet and sleepy and little. Wednesday was a mostly normal day, thankfully. Thursday, we ran to the store to shop for our Samaritan's Purse shoeboxes. We did one boy and one girl box. I've done these before with work, but this is the first year I've done one with the kids. I wanted them to be involved in picking out the items and such. I got to the car after checking out and realized that there was a chapstick we didn't pay for. So we went back into the store to pay for it, and that gave me a great opportunity to talk to the kids about how I could have left without paying for it. The kids didn't know. The store didn't know. But I knew, and God knew. And that even though it took a little more effort, going back to the store to pay for it was the right thing to do. As soon as we got home they packed their boxes, and we had lunch. After lunch, we had a lemonade stand to give out lemonade to our neighbors. It was an opportunity to say thank you to our neighbors. We had several neighbors insist on paying us, and that actually provided a wonderful chance to teach the kids about how generosity often comes back to us. Of course, that's not the reason why we choose to be generous. We ended up doing part of our school work outside at the lemonade stand. And we had some friends come over to visit with us for a while. Friday, we took the day off school. We went to my parents' house. Little Girl asked my mom to teach her how to crochet. She did a little bit, but she lost interest once my sister and niece arrived. The kids spent the night there with my parents, sister, and niece. Husband and I had an impromptu date night out to eat, Hobby Lobby, and Walmart. Then we watched some TV. Saturday morning, I got up and cleaned Baby Boy's room. It isn't easy to do when he's home since my best times are when he's asleep. Then Saturday we went to lunch at my parents' house to celebrate November family birthdays.
Monday: Review of Never Wager with a Wallflower (The Merriwell Sisters, # 3) by Virginia Heath (3.5 Stars)
Thursday: Review of Pixels and Paint (The Trinkett Sisters, # 1) by Kristi Ann Hunter (4 Stars)
Friday: Review of The Earl's Hideaway, No Ladie's Allowed (A Romance of Rank, # 2) by Esther Hatch (3.5 Stars)
Monday: Review of Never Wager with a Wallflower (The Merriwell Sisters, # 3) by Virginia Heath
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday?
Wednesday: Can't Wait for Wednesday?
Thursday: Review of Pixels and Paint (The Trinket Sisters, # 1) by Kristi Ann Hunter
Friday: Review of The Earl's Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed (A Romance of Rank, # 2) by Esther Hatch
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, # 2)
By: Rebecca Yarros
Publication: November 7, 2023 by Entangled: Red Tower Books
640 pages
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Dragons
Source: Personal Kindle Library
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Goodreads description--“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden RiorsonEveryone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.
Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.
But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.
Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.
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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