The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated reviewer book blog, and is a post to recap my bookish and non-bookish things from the last week. I'm also linking up to The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb Nance @Readerbuzz.
Happy Sunday!
It's been a busy week with work, chores, and errands.
My husband I are slowly finalizing details for our trip to Italy in early November. I can't believe it's only a month and a half away! I need to book two more tours while for our time in Rome and then figure out all the places we want to see in the Tuscany/Florence region and Lake Como.
Flowers from the garden:
Zinnias and flat leaf parsley
Starla
1000 Piece Puzzle Completed: Old Colonial by Charles Wysocki
Read:
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Don't Say a Word (Angelheart Investigations #2) by Allison Brennan-4.5 Stars
The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin-3.5 Stars
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells-5 Stars
Received:
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Road Trip with a Vampire (My Vampires #3) by Jenna Levine
Rifle Season by Pat Kelly
Maybe One Day (The D'Angelos #5) by Catherine Bybee
Thank you to Berkley, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, and Catherine Bybee for the books!
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How was your week?
I'm envious of your upcoming trip to Italy. We did not go to Lake Como but we went to what I think is a nearby lake, and we visited a palace there, if you are interested: https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2024/01/searching-for-italy-palazzo-borromeo-at.html.
ReplyDeleteI can't resist finding out more about books people rate as 5 stars, so I will be looking up Fugitive Telemetry next!
Thanks for the recommend as I don't have things planned out for Lake Como yet. Fugitive Telemetry was really good, but it's part of The Murderbot series that's best read in order. Hope you decide to pick them up!
DeleteYou're going to Italy? That's so awesome. I hope you have the best time. I've always wanted to see Florence and Venice, and Verona, and so many places there. I hope you post some pics of your trip when you get back. :D
ReplyDeleteYes! Thank you! We are visiting Venice and Florence as well as Rome, Milan and Lake Como. I will share some pics! :)
DeleteI've only been to Italy once with my dad right when I was starting college. We had such a great trip. We did almost no tours but just went places that interested us. I was a music minor in college and we went to many concerts all over Europe. I wish to travel but the world is so crazy right now. I hope you have a great trip! oh and I love the books you are reading.
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Yes, travel is crazy right now, but we are going on the off-season so hopefully that helps. I've never been to Italy and so I'm excited to go. Sounds like you had a wonderful trip!
DeleteRoad Trip with a Vampire looks so fun!
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ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday!
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Thanks, you too!
DeleteI hope you find some great ways to explore Italy. I love Libby Hubscher's books, and Heart Marks the Spot was great.
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DeleteOh neat! A trip to Italy. Lovely zinnias and love the sea view puzzle. Great reading week for you.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week, Rachel!
Thanks, Sophia! You have a good week, too!
DeleteHope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hope you do too!
DeleteGreat job on the puzzle! I've got one haunting me right now. Really want to work on it, but the room next to it is full of noisy teenagers. LOL
ReplyDeleteOh, noisy teenagers on the weekend can be very distracting! I'd hole up in my room with a book, haha! :)
DeleteMy sister will be meeting my dad for their Italy trip in a couple weeks, one he would have paid for me to go, but unfortunately I can't take long trips like that during the school year. So I'm jealous! Heart Marks the Spot was on my TBR, I will need to check out your review. Hope you have a good week!
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Oh, bummer, Lisa! Hopefully you'll be able to do that after you retire from the school job. I hope you have a good week, too!
DeleteSounds like a fabulous trip. I hope you have a great time. I see a few books I wouldn't mind having on my book shelf.
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I hope it is! We'll see. Thank you!
DeleteI'm so excited for your Italy trip. It was one year ago to the date that we were there. I would love to return.
ReplyDeleteI just started Fugitive Telemetry an hour ago after waiting nearly two month for the library hold. Yea!!!
Wow, that wasn't that long ago! I'm really looking forward to it now that it's getting so close! I hope you love Fugitive Telemetry as much as I did. I have the next one on board already!
DeleteSome interesting books to check out! Italy, and in November! I'm on a Mediterranean cruise, but not until the end of April, and have been looking up places to veer off to. Wish it was sooner!
ReplyDeleteYes, we like to travel off-season to avoid the crowds. A Mediterranean cruise sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeletePlanning for a trip can almost be as fun as actually going!
ReplyDeleteRoadtrip with a Vampire sounds fun
Wishing you a great reading week
Italy! I am jealous :D
ReplyDeleteALso such lovely flowers
Your trip to Italy sounds wonderful. I would love to see where our families originated from!
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