Hi all! Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday post where I will be linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
Quarter end close started at work this week, and it's crazy as usual. But it hasn't help by the fact that I got sick. I know, I know, what was I thinking?
I just had a sore throat on Wednesday, but it turned into congestion and a bit of a cough with a fever by Friday. The downside of working from home is that there is little excuse to call in sick if you can work. I wanted to call in sick, but it was day 1 of close. I had work I had to do. Hopefully, I will be feeling well enough by Monday that it won't be an issue, but I am taking it easy all weekend.
It helps that it is raining off and on. Lots of incentive to curl up with a book, read, and doze for a while.
In other news, I completely cleared off my DVR Friday after work. First time it's had nothing on it since the beginning of February 2022. You have no idea how happy that makes me.
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
Dennis Shock, the author of Murder on Liberty Bay, lowered the Kindle edition to free for a few days last week. How could I pass that up? It's a culinary cozy mystery set in the Pacific Northwest. I'd heard of it before, so I could hardly pass up free.
The timing on this was just perfect, as well. The Blingsters by Andrea C. Neil had just crossed my radar when it's Kindle edition went on sale a few days later. Of course, I had to grab it. This one sounds like fun. It's set in Florida, and I'm expecting lots of hijinks from it.
I don't have Amazon Prime. I was looking to buy a game, so I had to do something to get my total high enough for free shipping. You understand how it is. (Granted, I just needed about $5, not a hardback, even if it was a little cheaper than normal.) I bought Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead. I've heard lots of great things about it, including from an author who writes a similarly themed series. The main character is a magician and he gets involved in a locked room mystery. Sounds good, right?
What I'm Currently Reading:
So now, I'm reading Lone Wolf, the latest Orphan X thriller from Gregg Hurwitz. Quite obviously, this is a departure for me since it is not a cozy mystery. But I do enjoy it and like seeing what the characters are up to now. I'm about a quarter of the way into the book, and it took a bit to get going, but I just finished a great extended action scene.
That's it for me. Have a great week!
It's hard to resist a freebie!!
ReplyDeletehave a great reading week!
Getting a cold is the perfect excuse to get and curl up with more books. Hope you are better soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're feeling better. Hopefully a relaxing weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou are the fourth person to announce a new cold on their blog, i hope you feel better soon.
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Death and the Conjurer sounds like fun -- here's hoping it's a good one!
ReplyDeleteHope taking it easy all weekend helps you feel better.
My weekly roundup.
I hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better soon. I know what you mean about being able to work from home even when we're sick. It's convenient, but probably not very good for us physically or mentally. We need to remember to take time off.
ReplyDeleteGet well soon. We are constantly ill here. My son and partner bring germs home from their respective schools 🤢
ReplyDeleteDeath and the Conjuror was good. I was on the Blog Tour for it 😊
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You should be able to call in sick even if you are working at home. I always hated to stay home when I was sick, though, because it just ends up with lots more work when I returned.
ReplyDeleteGood for you in getting some books when you were not feeling well. We must have new books to give us a reason to get well.
Sorry to hear you're sick. When I'm sick, I can't even focus on reading, but I know many who can. I hope you got lots of reading time and rest. Feel better soon. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better having spent the weekend resting.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful reading week
Sorry to hear that you've been poorly and I hope you were able to have that relaxing weekend and recover. There is so much illness about just now... Wishing you better!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better. My mom has had a sore throat for some time now and hubby got the flu Friday night. The cover of the Liberty Bay book is so darn cute. I work from home as well so I know the calling off sick issue. It's hard to justify it to myself when I'm home anyways. Hope you have a good week!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better. Your new books all sound good. I just got the first in the Molly Murphy series which is not yet on my reading calendar but I do hope to read it soon. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better, Mark. I feel more obligated to work when I'm sick on my scheduled days to work from home. It's especially hard when deadlines are looming. I hope you were able to get lots of rest over the weekend. Death and the Conjuror does sound really good! I don't think I've heard of that one, but I will have to give it a try. I hope you continue to enjoy your reading and have a great week! Take care.
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