Welcome to Mother's Day weekend and another 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?
Our weather was wild this week. Monday, I went out for a run at lunch time. It was in the 60's and overcast, and I wound up taking my sweatshirt with me, which I was glad I had. I never got so warm I was ready to take it off. Friday, I went for a run before work because the temps were supposed to get to the 90's, which would be too warm for a lunch time run. Ironically enough, it was in the 60's when I left for my run before work Friday, but I was fine in my shorts and a T-shirt.
What a difference a few days makes, right?
As much as I am a summer person and prefer warm weather, my preferences are temps in the upper 70's and lower 80's. I would love some of that before we hit summer weather. But it's supposed to drop to the low 70's on Monday and then I think we'll get some of those temps I love next week. But we'll see.
As you can see, nothing much happened this week if I'm using all my pre-post chatter on the weather.
Saturday is the monthly game day my friends host, and I'm looking forward to it.
One thing I did have happen is that someone really hit my blog with spam comments. In an hour and a half, they'd hit my newest post with about 30 comments. That's usually the only one I allow comments to go live on without my approval, but I locked that down. They still try one or twice a day, so I guess I'm leaving that setting as is for now. (And sadly, none of them were fun ones I could mock.)
Pun of the Week:
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
LOLOLOL! Did I fool you? Of course, I got new books! Actually, most of these books were Kindle deals I got over a week ago, I just didn't post about them last week because my book haul was large enough as it was.
The first book I snagged was Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh. It's set at a B and B in the Hudson Valley. And it's been on my radar for a while, so I couldn't pass up a sale.
Movie Scripts and Madness by Melissa Baldwin was more of a spur of the moment purchase. I don't remember hearing about it before it was on sale, but it sounds like it could be fun.
I'd actually heard a rumor that The Wolf's Treasure by Brent Towns was going on sale a couple of months ago. Turned out it didn't go on sale then, but I kept an eye on it, and it turned up now. (Not that regular price is exactly expensive.) It sounds like it could be a fun treasure hunt caper. With only two books in the series, if I do like it, it won't take me long to catch up.
Dead Man's Dish was another spur of the moment sale purchase. This series from Audrey Alden featuring a former PI turned cruise director. It could be lots of fun, so I had to check it out.
As always with these purchases, who knows if or when I will get to them. But you can't have too many books, right? I mean, what if you run out?
These last two I know I will get to in May.
The first is Night of the Living Bread by Mary Lee Ashford. After a long hiatus and a publisher change, this series is back! This is book four, and I'm part of the blog tour for it. I'll be posting my review in a couple of weeks, so I will be reading it soon. Like when I finish the book I've just started soon.
Finally, I'm due for an audiobook. Overdue, actually. Haven't gotten many of them in yet this year. I went to my library and snagged Two Kinds of Truth, the next book I need to read in Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series. I'm looking forward to catching up with the characters. I haven't started it yet, but I'll probably be starting it Monday at the latest.
What I'm Currently Reading:
Friday night, I finished up What Comes Around by Annette Dashofy. This is the final book in her Zoe Chambers series, and it was a fantastic book to end the series on. Look for my review on the 20th. (Yes, I even drafted my review already. I was feeling very productive.)
That means, as I'm typing this, I've barely started my next book, Root of All Evil by Liz Milliron. And this is not a coincidence. Annette and Liz are good friends, so the fact that I will be reviewing books by both of them in the same week is fun, at least for me. This is the first book in Liz's first series. I'm up to date on her others, but I haven't started this one yet, so I'm looking forward to it.
That about does it for me. Have a great week!
Those kindle deals or freebies are always my weakness. Have a great week
ReplyDeleteSpammers show up everywhere, don’t they? I always have pre-approval required on my blogs, so they just waste their time.
ReplyDeleteYou have so many good new books. I've been really bad lately about buying books---I bought one book from every independent bookstore I visited last month!
ReplyDeleteI don't really understand what the spam commenters are hoping to achieve. I'd be the vast majority of us block and delete them.
ReplyDeleteDon't even talk to me about yesterday's weather. 102F was brutal. Much nicer today!!! I hope you enjoyed monthly game day!
ReplyDeleteOur weather is rollercoasting too. Today should be the last warm day before a steady decline for at least a week. Your new books look good. I stocked me Kindle for the next millennium this week since it will take at least that long to actually read all the books I already have. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the high temps. I don't like like the high humidity that we get in Florida. You walk outside and it's like walking into a sauna. You feel it on your skin and if you wear glasses they fog up as soon as you step outside.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand spammers. I don't do or say anything to anyone that I wouldn't want done or said to me.
I hope the spammers go away and stay away. Enjoy your reading this week. Hope the temps are more to your liking!
ReplyDeleteMary @Bookfan
Night of the Living Bread is a clever title!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
I got slammed with spam comments too! And it was just random nonsense with celebrity names. There wasn't even a link or anything. I was out of town so I finally was able to get into blogger and turned moderation on. I hope you have a great week and enjoy your reading!
ReplyDeleteI do hope the weather cooperates with you this week/next! I have moderations on my blog as well. Sigh…
ReplyDeleteI am slowly getting used to reading on my Kindle and your haul is amazing! I travel with at least one hard copy, my many audios and my Kindle, not to mention fiber arts. This is perfect for road trips, but plane travel makes it tough. 😊
Night of the Living Bread sounds fun. Cozy mysteries are my weakness.
ReplyDeleteJill
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