Weekend Book Sharing and Blog Visits #46
It's the weekend, so it must be time to enjoy a few of my favorite book memes. This is a great opportunity for readers and bloggers to share what they've been up to - both newly received books, what you've read or want to read and any bookish or personal news/updates.
I'll be linking to: Stacking the Shelves is hosted every Saturday by Marlene @ Reading Reality The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb @ ReaderBuzz, Mailbox Monday hosted by Words and Peace is also a weekly gathering place to share new books received. Join me in visiting the wide array of book blogs in the world.
BOOKS I RECEIVED LAST WEEK
Library
Freebies (Book Sent, EReader News, EReader Daily, etc) [2 weeks worth since I didn't post last week]
BOOKS I FINISHED LAST WEEK:
ARC
BOOKS I'M CURRENTLY READING:
PUBLISHED ON THE BLOG LAST WEEK
Click on the link to see the review / post:
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth: book review
Hell Bent #2 by Leigh Bardugo: book review
Cantoras by Carlina de Robertis: book review (audio)
Finlay Donovan is Killing It #1 by Elle Cosimano: book review
Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie - 10 Things to Get To Know Me Better
I'm working on creating a list and post(s) about my Read the World personal project. Watch for those posts and the Read the World tracking page under the Challenges tab at the top of the page. Any suggestions about books written by native authors or set in a remote country will be greatly appreicated!
BOOKS ADDED TO MY TBR THANKS TO FELLOW BLOGGERS
Youtuber Emmie Youtuber Emmie All the Books I havent Read Helen's Bk Blog
All The Blog Names are Taken
CHALLENGE and TBR UPDATE
An update on my 13 challenges:
I'm mostly on pace with most of the challenges. I'm about half way through many of them and not to the year halfway mark yet. So, I'm cautiously optimistic I'll reach most of the goals.
AND, of course I'm signing up for Chapter 2 of COYER that runs May 1 - Aug 31. This segment is a game where points are earned based on books you read, highest points for books owned - that should help motivate me to empty that Kindle a bit! Read here for more info and to participate.
PERSONAL UPDATE
Two things of note happened in the last week. We've seen the sun again after a long rainy spell, which reminded us we wanted to add an awning over our lower deck to provide some shade in the heat of summer. So we did some online research, found a local distributor and bought a motorized 13' awning that had to be assembled and installed by us. Dan's not terribly handy, but he managed to get it assembled and when our son came over for dinner, he helped lift it in place. There was some drama, some injury, some swearing, and ultimately, some success. It's supposed to be sunny and 70+ the next few days for the first time and we're eager to be warm and test out the awning!
A PHOTO BY TERRIE PURKEY -
Hope you have a most excellent upcoming week and hopefully find time to enjoy a good book. Though I missed last week and I'll be out of town Sun/Mon this week, I'll be visiting late and looking forward to visiting as many as I can!
