A Book Lovin’ Mama’s Blog – Sunday Post January 7, 2024
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news – A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme.
Last Week on the Blog
- A Book Lovin’ Mama’s Blog – December Monthly Wrap-Up
- Book Review: Out of the Gate by Elsie Silver
- Reread & Book Review: The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter
- Reread & Book Review: Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter
Upcoming Posts for Next Week
- Book Review: ‘Twisted Love‘ by Ana Huang (Romanceopoly Challenge)
- Reread & Book Review: The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter
- ARC Review: Thoroughly Pucked by Lauren Blakely (January 11)
- ARC Review: Heart Sick Hate by Eva Simmons (January 12)
Books I Bought/ Borrowed/ARCs
- ARC: Wrath by Cala Riley (from Grey’s Promotions)
- Bought: Heart Sick Hate by Eva Simmons (Signed Copy from the Author’s Etsy Shop, since I loved this book and need a copy for my library.)
- Borrowed: Twisted Love by Ana Huang (Audiobook from Libby)
- Borrowed: Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (eBook from Libby)
- Borrowed: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks (eBook from Libby) (Romanceopoly Challenge)
- Prime – January First Read: Hurt For Me by Heather Levy (eBook)
- Bought: Fallen Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan (eBook & Audiobook)
- Bought: Irresistibly Broken by J. Saman (eBook)
- Bought: Three Simple Rules by Nikki Sloane (eBook)
- Bought: A Little Bit Wicked by Melissa Foster (eBook & Audiobook)
Life Updates
My first Sunday Post ever on the blog. Thanks to Caffeinated Book Reviewer for hosting this meme.
I still can’t believe it’s 2024 because it sure feels like 2023 was just starting. I took down my Christmas Decor on January 1st, and it was weird not having my oldest daughter here to help me. She went back to college on the 1st because she had classes start on the 3rd. It’s been hard to adjust to a three-person household now that she lives 9 hours away, but she’ll be home before I know it for Spring and Summer Breaks. I loved having her home for the holidays and cooking home-cooked meals for her.
It’s back to school tomorrow for my youngest daughter and she’s not looking forward to it. She’s enjoyed being home for the last two weeks and getting a much-needed ‘brain break’ from school. She also starts back her travel soccer routine, which means weekday practices and weekend games.
We went as a family to see the movie Migration this past Wednesday, and it’s an adorable movie that we all enjoyed, even my husband.
I’ve managed to read/review four books this past week and I’m hoping to keep the momentum for the upcoming week. Audiobooks have definitely helped when I need to multitask. I’ve almost finished my reread of the LOTU series by Gena Showalter, and then I’ll start back my read-through of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. I’m so far behind with that series that I’m trying everything to catch up with it.
How was your first week of January?
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
- ARC Review: ‘Under Loch and Key’ by Lana Ferguson - December 26, 2024
- Cover Reveal: ‘Baked’ by Isobel Reed - December 24, 2024
- Review: ‘Lick’ by Kylie Scott - December 23, 2024