I am behind on commenting once again. I just didn’t feel like doing much after working all day so I spent some time lying in bed and reading since that seems to be a more comfortable position for me. We also had a power outage for a while on Friday so I had no access to my computer. I do hope to get around to visit everyone over the weeked.
Secret Book – Avon UK (NetGalley)
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston (NetGalley)
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger (Bookish First)
Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis (Edelweiss)
The Huntress by Kate Quinn (Edelweiss)
I obviously have no control of myself when adding books to review to my tbr pile based on this week’s haul. I grabbed Roomies on sale since I remember seeing a lot of great reviews for the book. I was really curious about the book labeled Can You Keep a Secret? on Netgalley and wanted to be in on the secret. The Little Shop of Found Things was a book that I came across while browsing NetGalley and I decided to take a chance on it since it was a Read Now. I was shocked to win a copy of Virgil Wander from Bookish First. I have read Leif Enger before and enjoyed his work so I am looking forward to it. I can’t wait to get started with Hot Winter Nights since Jill Shalvis is always a lot of fun. Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network was a fantastic novel so I am really excited to get my hands on an early copy of her upcoming book, The Huntress.
Dead to Me by Anton Strout
Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead
Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson (ARC)
The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Rose Madder by Stephen King
Misery by Stephen King
Last Friday night, my husband, daughter, and I went to a local book fair. I wasn’t really feeling too good that night but my daughter wanted to go and I wasn’t all that hard to convince. My husband was nice enough to come with us since I can’t carry anything. He doesn’t read so his entire purpose of being there was to carry books for me. My pile of books and my daughter’s pile totaled $14.50 so I think we did okay.
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
The Wonder Collection by R.J. Palacio
In Death Series: Books 38-39 by J.D. Robb
I received my final order from Audiobook Stand this week. I paid $12 for this set of audiobooks and feel pretty good about it even though I am not sure when I will be getting to them.
Glad you are feeling better each day. I so wouldn't worry about commenting – just get better!! Wow lots of books – enjoy! Have a great week!
Thanks, Grace! I spent most of the weekend sick so I think I will be taking your advice!
It's wonderful to hear you are on the mend and feeling better now. And that's some mighty find book haul! Enjoy:)
Thanks, Laura!
I'm glad to hear that you're slowly on the mend! I love that you took someone along just to carry the books-wish I could persuade my dad to be bag man!
My husband is definitely a keeper 🙂
Aww, your husband is nice to come along and carry books. He got all of the work and none of the fun. I hope your healing continues to go well. Enjoy your new books!
Aj @ Read All The Things!
I have already talked him into going with me to another book fair next week. He is just a nice guy.
Glad you are feeling better! You had a great haul! Hope you enjoy them!
Stormi
Thanks, Stormi!
No worries about visiting around. I missed a bit this week, too, while still out in Utah on vacation.
Nice of you to hit the book fair with your daughter and sweet of your guy to go along as book carrier.
Nice haul of both the hard copies and audios.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Carole.
I hope you are having a nice time in Utah! My husband has been so great with me while I am limited. 3 more weeks until my lifting restrictions are over.
Good to hear you are on the mend. Wow! Senior year. What a HUGE year for you and your daughter. A book you have to keep a secret is pretty cool. I hope it ends up being great. I want the Shalvis now!!! You are so lucky. Nice haul from the book fair. I loved Not Now, Not Ever, and the Wonder books!!! I read Wonder and the Julian Chapter, and they were both so moving. I hope you love them all.
I thought of you when I saw Now Now, Not Ever and grabbed it right away. I have read Wonder and The Julian Chapter and did love them. I love a good re-read so I couldn't pass up this set.
Glad to hear you're starting to feel better. I got a couple of books from NetGalley and a couple of review books for a blog I'll be a guest reviewer on in a couple of months.
That is exciting Mary! I get to be a guest reviewer later this week and am kind of excited about it.
It's so hard to have them in senior year or actually graduating. I want the Jill Shalvis book but they never chose me on Netgalley. But I have a great relationship with the audio folks so I get things that way. I also got the Darynda Jones book from audiobookstand. You will see tomorrow that I got a huge haul of stuff this week. Almost overwhelming. But all good stuff. I hope you continue to feel better this week. Take care of yourself. Anne _ Books of My Heart
Other parents seem to be kind of sad about all of the lasts but I haven't really felt that. I am just excited about my daughters future and kind of glad that I don't have to do some things again 🙂
Glad you are continuing to heal. And what a good hubby! Oh boy, her senior year will fly by. Tell her to ENJOY IT. Yay for Roomies – it's really good.
She is so involved in school and is definitely making the most of her time with her friends.
I LOVE book fairs, always have since I was little. Just having books everywhere is such a treat. 🙂 I love the cover for Jill Shalvis' though. Its so sexy and romantic.
Book fairs are the best. I don't need more books but I still want more 🙂
glad you are on the mend, I think you need to start reading those books (because they don't read themselves)
You are right 🙂
oh that's great! A lot of wonderful things to read!
This pile could take me a while!
Senior year! Crazy how time flies!
Wohoo new books 😀 Thank you hubby
It happens so fast!
You guys did do good at the book fair! And I have heard great things about Roomies, so many people love Christina Lauren. Happy reading!
I had to pick up Roomies since everyone seems to love it!
Aw, that's sweet of your husband to go just to carry your books I'm glad you are starting to feel better!!
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
My hubby is a pretty nice guy 🙂
Hope you are feeling better! And The Little Shop of Found Things looks great! Love that cover…
That is a great cover, Greg!
My daughter starts her senior year this year too! =) Hecktic for us and so much to do. We go back on the 27th. So still have a little bit of time left. I am glad to hear you are doing better. I have no control either…I haven't even taken a picture of my book haul from last month that I got at bookoutlet. Plus, I just ordered another one from them. =(
Have a wonderful week and feel better.
Mary Sunday Roundup #31!
Senior year is such a busy time! It just seems like there is a lot of extra stuff to do! I have given up on ever getting myself under control. I think that I am a hopeless case!
So sweet of your husband to just go to the fair to be your porter. My OH would be buying his own books so I'd get no help carrying mine – which is probably for the best!
He would not have went if I didn't have a medical restriction right now. I think he wanted to keep an eye on me 🙂
I'm so glad your feeling better and what an awesome husband! You got some good books for that amount of money. It's so nice that your daughter likes to read as much as you do. I've late visiting blogs this weekend and I had some sinus crud and didn't feel like being on the computer much this weekend. Hope you only continue to get better and better!
My husband is definitely a keeper 🙂 My daughter does like to read but tends to pick different books that I would a lot of times.
Glad you're starting to feel better. It always takes so long to recover. That was sweet of your husband to be the book carrier. I definitely think you and your daughter did okay! Have a great week!
Thanks, Katherine! It seems like this recovery is taking forever!
Cool haul – Enjoy!
Thank you!
I'm behind on commenting too and I don't have the excuse that you do. Just normal life stuff and being tired. I hope you're feel better, even if it is just a little better each day. I can't believe school is starting either. To me, it feels like kids should get all of August, but I guess not.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
Life and being tired sounds pretty reasonable to me. I wish school started after Labor Day like it did back in my school days. This seems way too early!
I am glad to hear that you are slowly getting better and recovering <3 Take your time and don't worry about being behind on commenting. We will always be here 😀 I have read Wonder from your haul and loved it. I hope you enjoy the story and the others that come with!
Wonder is a great book!
Yay for feeling better each day. Still exhausting doing all that healing. I'm massively behind just from vet visits and the herd so surgery on top of everything else going on? Whew!
I am 4 weeks post surgery now and I just get so tired. I think that after working an 8 hour day I just don't have a lot left energy wise. The doctor did tell me that I could still be having some pain 6 months post surgery so I might have lots to look forward to.