Welcome to Friday and this week's Friday Post. As usual, I will be linking up to:
Book Beginnings
First Line Friday
Friday 56
Book Blogger Hop
For the first three, I will be featuring quotes from Welcome Home to Murder by Rosalie Spielman.
This is the first in a series that has been on my radar for a while. The main character has just retired from the Army, which makes her a little older than the main characters I usually read about. Overall, I enjoyed the book.
It has a bit of humor, as you can tell from how it opens:
"I don't imagine a raccoon would turn down peanut butter, but do you really think his little hands could open the jar?"
Yes, it took me a couple of times to get that line straight in my head when I read it, but when I did, I laughed.
Meanwhile, at 56% into the book, we find this:
I smiled and waved at Aunt Edna as I got ready to pull out onto Route 8. She waved back, erratically, so I paused to look down the street."Oh wow, look at that.""Holy…is that normal?" Nick gaped.
I'm aiming to have my review up on Thursday. Of course, I have to write the review first. Minor detail, right?
For today, however, let's finish things off with this week's Book Blogger Hop. This week's question is:
January is National Hobby Month. Do you have any pastimes or interests other than reading that go well with your love of books and literature?
Reviewing? Honestly, that's about it. I try to be active as well, and I rarely listen to audiobooks while I'm running or anything like that. And I can't watch TV while reading.
That's it for me. Hope you have a great weekend.
I'm quirky, I guess, but I think everything I do---walking, baking, guitar playing, etc.---goes (somehow!) along with reading.
ReplyDeleteI bake, and you can eat good snacks while you read. That's as close to a hobby related to my love of books as I can find!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this series, but it sounds like one I'd enjoy! As I get older, it's fun to read books with protagonists who are closer to my age. Thank you for sharing!
I enjoy how you incorporate humor into your book beginnings/Friday56 post. I always enjoy reading what you write.
ReplyDeleteHow about a little fun with our 2024 end of year book lists? Join me for the My Year in Reading , which is little like Mad Libs but with book titles. Check it out: My Year in Reading
DeleteI like the time Come Home to Murder, although I don't think I'd actually want to come home to a murder. I don't think I've read a cozy with a retired army person as the protagonist. I I will have to check this one out.
ReplyDeleteReviewing definitely should count. :-) I hope you have a great weekend, Mark!
That first quote is amusing.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a lot of spare time and any that I have I read and Blog. When I am out and about with the kids though I do like to take photos.
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/book-blogger-hop-other-hobbies/
That's a great first line! And I would think if reviewing books doesn't count, then nothing does.
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This book is on my TBR. I have a couple of reviews I need to post (and write) this week too. I definitely do believe reviewing/blogging counts as a hobby related to reading. And I agree - I can't read while watching t.v. either. That takes true talent. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks really fun! And yes a raccoon can open a jar of peanut butter. My Mother-in-law babysat one for a friend who had one as a pet and it was the most exhausting couple of hours of her life apparently!
ReplyDeleteHmm, reviewing is definitely something we dedicate time and effort into. I'd say that sounds like a hobby to me.
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