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 rainy, cold week here perfect for reading, puzzling and having a fire! I had to work again today (Saturday) but it was a quiet day at the hospital.
A field on my walk.
Starla napping
The cats weren't happy with the cold and rain!
Puzzle Completed: 1000 Piece-Eclectic Treasures from Galison
Puzzle Completed: 500 Piece Garden Party from Rifle Paper Co.
Our daughter invited us to Cancun over the coming holiday weekend, so we leave Thursday and come home Sunday. Just a short trip and I would've been okay staying at home, but I wanted to see them before our trip to Italy. We're going to be gone for a good portion of November.
Read:
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Ghost Business (Boneyard Key #2) by Jen DeLuca-2 Stars
Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs-5 Stars
System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries #7) by Martha Wells-4 Stars
Hot For Slayer by Ali Hazelwood-4 Stars
Chaos Rising (Edge of Collapse #0.5) by Kyla Stone-4 Stars
My favorite read of the week was Blind Date with a Werewolf! Love Asil! I had two books that were disappointing. I was hoping to enjoy Ghost Business since I really liked the first book, Haunted Ever After, but I really didn't like the MMC. I was more disappointed over A Moment's Shadow because it's been a favorite historical mystery series from the beginning. The continuing story arc has been playing out for at least five books and IMO it was time to move on. I was hoping it would happen here. Instead, we got a cliffhanger. Not sure I'll continue the series. System Collapse was a little confusing at first because of the timeline, but with Murderbot it's bound to be fun and action-packed!
The novella Hot For Slayer was such fun! I recommend the audio which is part of Kindle Unlimited. Chaos Rising, another novella, was an exciting end-of-the-world type of scenario. The e-book is available through Kindle Unlimited but I borrowed the audio through Hoopla.
Received:
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Two Kinds of Stranger (Eddie Flynn #9) by Steve Cavanagh
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Thank you to Atria Books and St. Martin's Press! I actually won a print ARC copy of Two Kinds of Stranger on Instagram this week, too!
Instagram:
Thank you to @annaisalwaysreading !
How was your week?
It's fun to go off on a spontaneous trip for the weekend. I've always wanted to go to Cancun, and this is a perfect time.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a lot of good reviews for Mad Mabel.
I've seen good reactions for Mad Mabel too. I think I'll read it on our plane ride.
DeleteA quick trip to Cancun before Italy?! I'm so jealous!
ReplyDeleteI happy we get to see our daughter and family.
DeleteCold and rainy actually sounds good to me! Well, perhaps not the rainy, but I'm more than ready for fall. Nice job on the puzzles, and I love the photo from your walk. Have a wonderful trip to Cancun, and an even better time in Italy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lark! The weather has been wonderful, although it's supposed to warm up a bit this week.
DeleteBoth those puzzles are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous time in Cancun
Wishing you a wonderful reading week
Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful reading week, too!
DeleteHave fun in Cancun!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sophie!
DeleteI always love seeing the cat pictures!
ReplyDeleteShe's a sweetie!
DeleteWe got a record amount of rain yesterday here in Utah. And it's cold, but it's supposed to warm back up into the 80s by the end of the week. Yo-yo temperatures, that's for sure. And Starla looks so relaxed in that photo. I wish I could sleep like that. ;D
ReplyDeleteSame here, Lark. We're warming up a bit here too, but just hitting 80. Starla is so funny with her poses sometimes! :)
DeleteOh wasn't Asil's book so good? It was much better than I expected - not that I'm every disappointed by Patty's books. It's just I thought it was going to be some shorts, and it ended up being such a great cohesive tale.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your vacation!
It was! I know I thought it'd just be some short stories slapped together, but was so much more! I can't wait for more!
DeleteI finished a few puzzles this week, too. I had like five audiobooks in the queue and I can't listen to the book unless I am in the car (had no where to go) or sitting doing a puzzle. So that's what I did.
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Thanks for sharing about this book!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind that weather and you are a great puzzler. I would love to travel more but right now it's not the time for us. If I were the rest of the world I'd be mad at us and as an American I'm embarrassed. Hope your trips are great though. I've enjoyed some Steve Cavanaugh books.
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I agree that I didn't like Ghost Business as much as the first one either. I didn't care for Hot for Slayer as much as you maybe did though? I love that puzzle, so pretty! Starla is adorable. I'm jealous of cold and rainy weather. I don't need the rain, but the cool or cold would be nice! And a trip to Cancun sounds fun! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a rolling stone! Have a great and safe trip. I am jealous that you have temperatures that warrant a fire. It's hot here.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have tons of fun on your trips!
ReplyDeleteI went a tad higher on my ratings for Ghost Business and A Moment's Shadow, but I totally agree that earlier books were much better.
ReplyDeleteWow, you are going to be kept hopping with a Cancun trip and then your Italy trip, but I don't blame you for slipping in a family visit.
Love the puzzle pics and ah, nothing so relaxing as watching a napping cat. :)
Have a good week, Rachel!