Welcome to the weekend and this week's Sunday/Monday Post. As usual, I will be linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
It's been a fairly quiet week. We finish up fiscal month end at work without too much extra drama, which is always nice.
It got hot late in the week. Like touching 100 degrees. The temps should drop in the next week. Like it will be mid-80's. In August! That's almost unheard of here in So Cal for this time of year. I want my summer heat! And this isn't it.
There is a fire north of town. Far enough away from me that I am not concerned for me, but the town to the north of me has faced some evacuations. They've dropped them as of this morning, but the fire is still burning
You will notice that I swapped out one of my expected reviews from last week. When you wind up seeing Freakier Friday on Thursday night, you post your review on Friday. But don't worry, I'll post the original review planned for Friday on Monday.
Saturday is my monthly game day, so shall we get on with it so I can get there?
Joke of the Week:
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
Up first are two Kindle deals I snagged early in the week. Sadly, neither are still on sale.
The first of those was A Death in Corfu by Emily Sullivan. This is the first in a series set in the early 1900's on a Greek isle. I've been considering it for a while, so when it went on sale, I couldn't resist.
My other Kindle deal was The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz. I was considering this as an audiobook series, which I always get from the library. But I decided to snag the first while it was on sale. I mean, this way, I can change my mind and decide how I want to consume it later.
Next up is my ARC for the week, Whiskey Business by Adrian Andover. I met the author when I was at Malice Domestic back in April, and he made his book sound like lots of fun. I'm glad I was able to get the ARC. The book comes out at the beginning of September, so I will be reading it soon.
But not as soon as this next book. My pre-order of For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews came this week. It's book thirty-seven in her very long running Meg Langslow series. I always look forward to the entries, so I'll be reading it just as soon as I get the review copies I've got on my plate for August finished. Speaking of which....
What I'm Currently Reading:
I'm actually working on the two review obligations I have for August this weekend. I'm just about finished with Fatal Sign-Off by Sarah E. Burr. This is book three in her Book Blogger Mysteries. You can see the appeal for a book blogger who loves cozy mysteries, right? It helps that Sarah's books are always nice and cozy, and this is no exception. I've been enjoying it very much.
By Monday, I'm hoping to be well into the Halloween Night Murder novella collection. I didn't get this one that long ago, so I know I talked about it then. The stories are from Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Liz Ireland. Since I love Liz's Mrs. Claus series, I am reading the collection for her contribution.
Both of these books are coming out on August 26th. But I'm hoping to have them reviewed on the 19th and 21st respectively. But that's a discussion for next week's post, right?
Until then, have a great week!
Happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThose cozy mysteries look tempting. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI envy you your Kindle deal on The Word is Murder as I enjoy Horowitz's writing. Parts of southern Europe are dealing with wildfires right now - they are terrifying. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty good week. Wishing you more of the same.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
I look forward to your jokes every week, they're so funny! I hope you enjoy all of your books.
ReplyDeleteEgads. I hate the dog days of summer when the temperatures creep up and the wild fires abound. Have a safe week.
ReplyDeletelots of fun cozies!!
ReplyDeleteI hope that the fire is out soon!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
I'm glad to hear that you are going to have some cooler temperatures this week, but the fires are always frightening to me. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz is a great book to get as a deal, I think.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have fires nearby, but we are dealing with smoke from the more than 700 fires currently in Canada. Today isn't so bad yet. Your books look good. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteWe've had the smoke and ash from the Gifford fire and, even though it's over an hour away, when the wind shifts it has not been pleasant
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