It's the weekend! Time for this week's Sunday/Monday Post. I'll be linking up to the usual:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
Another week without much to report. The only real excitement is that I have everything off my DVR. It's been at least a year since that was the case. I recorded so many Christmas movies this last year (I'm reminded why I never pay any attention to them - there are just so many) it took me until a couple of weeks ago to get through them all. Granted, there were weeks I didn't watch any, and I was mixing other things in. Anyway, I still had a few things to watch when I finished them, but it's now empty. We'll see how long that last, right? I'm hoping it's for a bit since I have some other stuff I'd like to watch/rewatch on streaming or physical media.
Don't think I'm planning anything special with the long weekend we have here in the States. But we'll see if inspiration strikes as the weekend progresses.
Joke of the Week:
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
Got another three books to tell you about this week.
While I was watching the Survivor finale Wednesday, I was going one of my periodic searches to make sure I was up to date on new releases/upcoming releases from authors I like. While doing that, I discovered that Sandy Dengler had a new release in her Jack Prester series - Big Bend. I didn't hesitate and bought it that night. I'm hoping to get to it soon as well. I like the series and caught up last year. It will be nice to read one while it is still new.
I also got a couple of physical books. When I was at Malice Domestic last month, I wound up back collecting their short story anthologies. (If only I read the short story anthologies I kept buying.) Anyway, there was one I was missing - Mystery Most Traditional. Since these are harder to find, I decided to snag it while I knew it was in stock online.
But that led me to buying another book so I could get free shipping. I chose A Rogue's Company by Allison Montclair. This is the third book in the Sparks & Bainbridge Mysteries about two women who set up a matchmaking agency in 1946 London. I really enjoyed the first two, and am looking forward to seeing what happens with the characters next. In fact....
What I'm Currently Reading:
Friday, I finished Home Is Where the Murder Is by Rosalie Spielman. This is the second in a series about a woman who has just returned to her hometown after spending 20 years in the Army. I didn't even think about the fact that I was reading it around Memorial Day weekend, but the coincidence worked out well for me. I really enjoyed it. Need to write my review (hopefully this weekend) for posting the first week of June. Yep, I've started on my June books already.
This means I have just barely started A Rogue's Company by Allison Montclair. I decided to just go ahead and dive into it right away. I'm not far enough into it to really have a feel for what the story will be about (I don't often read book descriptions of books I plan to enjoy anyway), so it will be interesting seeing where things go.
That's it for me. Have a great week!
There are so many Christmas films! They are mainly romance too and sometimes I'm just not in the mood for that. I want Father Christmas, magic and Elves 😂
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Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/stacking-the-shelves-106/
I love Christmas movies that are funny - A Christmas Story and National Lampoon. But I also love Charlie Brown - what a classic.
ReplyDeleteThe book I just finished was a bit disappointing so I really hope my next read, an Allen Eskens mystery, pulls me in.
ReplyDeleteYes... far too many Christmas films and the majority aren't great. Well done for spring cleaning the dvr. I love the sound of Rogue's Company and I hope you have a great week, Mark:).
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice feeling to get through all you have saved. Of course, generally, we just start again to make a new collection!
ReplyDeleteI usually get one more book for the free shipping, too.
I love Christmas movies but I only watched them in October, November, December and July. July might seem to be an outlier but often people here celebrate Christmas in July!
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I hope you enjoy your reading this week!
ReplyDeleteMary @Bookfan
Have a good week, Mark.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great book week with all the reviews and more reviews this week.
Nice that you've cleared your DVR. Now to fill it up again! I enjoy the Sparks & Bainbridge series. I even have the first few as audiobooks because Chirp had a deal. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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