Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday post. As usual, I will be linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
Another quiet week around here. The weather was pretty pleasant, upper 70's or lower 80's. Then there's today (Saturday). It's overcast and cool. Only supposed to hit the 60's. But it's going to start warming up again come Sunday. It'll be downright hot part of the week.
I was thinking about going to Six Flags Magic Mountain for a few hours this morning, but let the weather talk me out of it. The weather probably would have kept the crowds low, which would have been nice, but I just wasn't feeling it. Instead, I've had a few lazy hours around the condo, which has been wonderful.
But I am going out tonight. I'm meeting up with a friend to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Looking forward to seeing her and seeing the play. Yes, I read the script years ago (although I don't remember much about it), but I was always curious to see how they did all that magic on stage. Hope we can see from our seats. Didn't splurge and get the closest ones. Either way, I'm sure we'll enjoy it.
Joke of the Week:
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
The first book wasn't on sale. Murder Most Scenic is a collection of the short stories that Liz Milliron first used to introduce the characters in her Laurel Highlands Mysteries. I realized when reading the first book (review coming Thursday) that I really wasn't meeting the characters here. So I snagged that so I can hopefully go back and properly meet them soon. Of course, I've been saying that for years about reading the first book, so we'll see.
In a somewhat related post, I also grabbed a prequel novel this week. Exercise is Murder is from Bruce Hammack. I already had the first book in the series, not that I've read it. But this was free. And it's so hard to turn down free.
It's also hard to turn down super cheap. Murder on the Steel Pier by Rosie Genova caught my attention when it came out. The story is about a woman who winds up time traveling back to the 1950's and finds herself living as a relative who disappeared. Oh, and she gets involved in a murder, too. The premise intrigued me. And it is only 99 cents, so I snagged it.
As of my typing this on Saturday, it looks like both of those prices are still valid, so if you are interested, go snag them.
What I'm Currently Reading:
I've just started There's No Murder Like Show Murder by M.S. Greene. I bought the hardcover and got it signed when I was at Malice Domestic only to realize when I got home that I already had bought it on Kindle. Oh well. If you haven't figured it out, I tend to buy Kindle books when they are cheap, so I doubt this was that costly a duplicate. But I figured that was a sign that I should read it. I'm not that far into it yet, but so far, I'm enjoying it.
That's it for me. Have a great week!
I love the days when our weather is in the 70s and low 80s. I see that ours are coming to an end, though, when I hear our air come on at night---a bad sign.
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I like the sound of Murder on the Steel Pier - the time travelling aspect appeal to me:). Yes... it's always a win when the weather isn't miserably cold or brutally hot. Right now, we're in the middle of the driest spring anyone can remember - and while it's wonderful to have so much sunshine, already the farmers are predicting food shortages as the crops are all being hit hard. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteIs that the new Connelly book? I love that guy!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week, and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI also read The Cursed Child. I liked it, but didn't love it so I'm interested to hear what you thought of the play.
ReplyDeleteI don't duplicate purchases much these days. I'm pretty much Kindle only and Amazon reminds me if I have already purchased to book. Take away about 20 degrees and your weather sounds like mine. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy the play! I haven't seen it yet, but my sons went with their grandparents when it first came out :) Love Michael Connelly's novels. Have you seen his TV adaptations? Bosch was excellent, and we are in the middle of the final season of Bosch: Legacy. Lincoln Lawyer is also excellent. And I'm very excited to see the new Rene Ballard adaptation that comes out this summer!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your books (and TV etc) this week!
Sue
Book By Book
I may look for Atlantic City. When I was growing up my dad's brother lived in New Jersey so we'd go visit him and his family once in a while. I loved going to Atlantic City.
ReplyDeleteCute joke!
Enjoy your reading. My mailbox was empty this week.
ReplyDeleteMary @Bookfan
Some lazy hours here and there are always needed! I have There's No Murder Like Show Murder on my TBR. I've heard great things about it.
ReplyDeleteI'm always accidentally buying duplicates, I did it yesterday at the library book sale, luckily it was only $1. I hope you enjoy the book.
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