Saturday, February 1, 2025

February 2nd's Sunday/Monday Post

Another weekend has rolled around, so it's time for a Sunday/Monday Post.  As usual, I will be linking up to:

Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

It was a fairly quiet week for me.  Which, given the week's we've had so far this year, has been a good thing.  The little bit of rain we got last weekend was enough to get rid of the fire danger, at least for right now.  We've got more rain coming this week, so that should kill the threat of fires until probably late summer or fall.  Yep, they always come back.  Especially here in So Cal.  But usually they aren't this bad.  Hopefully, we don't see anything like the last few weeks for a long time.

In other news, my walking book club finally met again Saturday morning!  We hadn't met since last May.  First, it was because it was so hot during the summer.  Then, just as we were going to pick back up, there was a plumbing issue that caused a flood in the library that hosts it.  They just finally reopened, so we were back.

And yes, that is exactly what it sounds like.  We meet and walk around the neighborhood where the library is.  We talk about the books we've read recently.  Which works well for me since it means I don't have to read a particular book for it.  That's the main reason I haven't joined a more traditional book club.  I have so many books calling my name I'm not sure I want someone else picking some books for me to read.

This Past Week on the Blog:


This Coming Week on the Blog:


Sunday - Sunday/Monday Post
Monday - Ornament Review: Wrapping Lesson
Tuesday - Book Review: Framed for Murder by Marla A. White
Wednesday - Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 4
Thursday - Book Review: Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell
Friday - Friday Post
Saturday - Weekly TV Thoughts

Book Haul

Hold on to your hats.  Have I got a lot of books to tell you about this week.

We'll start off with my Kindle deals.  All of these are currently still showing as deals as of my typing this Saturday night.

Up first is a Freebie.  Appetizers and Alibis is the first in a series from Erica J. Whelton.  I really don't know anything about the series, but it was free and it sounds good.  You can't beat that, right?

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin naturally crossed my radar.  I do love mysteries after all.  I'm not sure if it is something I would have picked up to read, but when the ebook went on sale, I snagged it.

And now for something completely different from me...I also snagged Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree while it was on sale.  I know, a non-mystery.  Of course, I do enjoy fantasy and scifi when I watch it.  As I keep saying, I've fallen into mystery and I can't get out, not that I'm trying that hard.  I'm sure if I read more I'd enjoy it.  I've heard lots of good about this book, so hopefully I will enjoy it.

Up next are two ARCs I got from author Liz Milliron.  She has two books coming out in the next two months.  The first one actually still doesn't have links for preorder even though it it due this week.  There's some kind of communication hick up.  Anyway, that book is The Lies We Live, the sixth in her Homefront Mysteries set in Buffalo during World War II.  In March, we will get Shattered Sight, the first in a new series featuring a detective in Niagara Falls set in the present day.  

Finally, I decided it was a good time to get listening to another audio book, so I went to see what I could get from the library.  I'm back to Carolyn Hart's Death on Demand series with April Fool Dead.  Hard to believe when I finish this one, I'll be half way through the series.

What I'm Currently Reading:

I'm listening to April Food Dead at the moment.  I've somehow made it 60% into the book already, which is a little hard to believe.  I'm really enjoying it and have no idea where the story is going to go.

I'm also working on Kilned at the Ceramic Shop by Donna Clancy.  This is the first in a series because clearly I don't have enough series going.  I had thought I might get it read this weekend, depending on how much reading time I got in.  Not going to happen.  So I'm aiming to finish it up on Monday at this point.  So far, I am intrigued by the story, but I haven't gotten that far into it.

That's it for me.  Hope you have a great week.

2 comments:

  1. A walking book club sounds like a great idea!

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  2. I would love to be part of a walking book club. My friend Rae did a silent book club at your bookstore one night, and that was similar and fun, too.

    I am really tempted to buy Lattes and Legends! It's still 2.99 today.

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