Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.
**Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
And let’s join Kathryn, our leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at Book Date.
This past week brought rain, a couple of storms, and better reading than the previous one. What a relief! Although I only finished reading and reviewing three books, I’m halfway finished with another.
So..it was a week curled up with books, but I also took time for a few movies, like I, Tonya and Wonder Wheel. On Netflix, I binge-watched some new episodes on Last Tango in Halifax, and then started watching a sweet story about family: Life Unexpected.
This weekend is our last for Bloggiesta (click to see what I did…so far).
So…that was pretty much it, but I got very little sleep at night with the reading and watching, which led to some naps during the days. It’s a good thing that I’m retired!
Grab some coffee…and let’s take a closer look at the week:
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Rainy Day Excerpts: “Map of the Heart”
Tuesday Potpourri: New Releases & New Ways to Enjoy Them…
Bookish Friday: Let Me Lie, by Clare Mackintosh
Review: Not That I Could Tell (e-book), by Jessica Strawser (NG-3/27)Review: The Bad Daughter (e-book), by Joy FieldingReview: The Perfect Nanny (e-book), by Leila Slimani
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Empty mailbox! I did borrow ONE library book via Libby at Overdrive.
Her Every Fear (e-book), by Peter Swanson
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CURRENTLY READING: Map of the Heart (e-book), by Susan Wiggs (another library book)
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Then I want to begin The Good Liar (e-book), Catherine McKenzie (NG-4/3)
and….Other People’s Houses (e-book), by Abbi Waxman – (NG – 4/3)
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That was my week….and I am looking forward to another one with good books. What did your week look like? Since I didn’t get out much, I impulsively ran out for some soup at Marie Callender’s on Thursday. It was delicious!
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Even though you stayed close to home…your week sounded very full. We were in a soupy mood, too…chicken and veg and noodles made us feel cozy and warm! Isn’t Peter Swanson wonderful?
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Thanks, Patty…stay cozy! I haven’t started the Peter Swanson book…but I’ve heard really good things about his work.
Enjoy your weekend!
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Sounds like you had a fabulous week! Enjoy your new books. 🙂
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Thanks, Chrissi, it was a fabulous week! Enjoy your upcoming week.
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Great to have a better reading week. I sort of want to see the movie I Tonya but not sure if I will or not. I’d go just to see Alison Janney! I read The Good Liar a few weeks back, interesting to see what you think. I didn’t like all of the characters!
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Thanks for visiting, Kathryn; I ended up seeing I, Tonya for Allison Janney, and it was worth it.
I hope to love The Good Liar. Sometimes I still enjoy a book despite unlikable characters.
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What a great week! So many familiar titles in there 🙂 I just read my first Peter Swanson book, and it left me hungry for more of his writing for sure. And The Good Liar definitely catches my eye. Hope you enjoy everything on deck for you!
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Thanks, Kaila, I’ve been reading some great reviews about Her Every Fear, and Peter Swanson was definitely on my list. Trying a library book first is my way of ensuring that I won’t have to slog through another book that I bought and didn’t enjoy.
Chances are I will enjoy it, though.
Looking forward to The Good Liar. Have a great week!
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Sounds like a pretty relaxing week. I’ve heard some great things about Peter Swanson and am interested in his new book. Hope you get some great reading and watching done this week!
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Thanks, Barb, I don’t know why I haven’t yet tried Peter Swanson…but I’m looking forward to this one.
Enjoy your week!
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A week with books sounds amazing to me! I hope next week is good to you. Enjoy your books.
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Thanks, AJ, and I’m eager to immerse myself in these books. Enjoy yours!
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Glad it was a better week for reading! And I’ve heard that I, Tonya is good, but I haven’t had a chance to see it yet.
Let Me Lie is one I’ve been sorta thinking of getting…
Oh my gosh that soup looks GOOD! I always like your foods pics (especially Marie Callender’s- I feel like I’m getting to know the place lol) but maybe the soup ones the best?!?
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Thanks, Greg, I used to eat the soup at Marie’s all the time, and then switched over to the pot pies, pot roast, etc. I had forgotten how good the soup was!
Loved I, Tonya, which surprised me, as all that skating almost scared me away. But I had recalled the “incident” that triggered Tonya’s fall as an Olympic skater, so I was curious. Plus…Allison Janney!
Enjoy your week!
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Rainy days are perfect for reading – I am glad you got more reading done this week! I want to see I, Tonya but I didn’t really have time to go to the cinema this week.
Enjoy your new books – and that soup looks delicious!
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Thanks for visiting, Andreea, I ended up watching I, Tonya On Demand…it’s also on Amazon Prime. Enjoy your reading and watching. The soup was delicious!
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I think everyone is complaining about the weather. Spring is elusive this year.
Have a great week! Enjoy your new books!
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Thanks for stopping by, Astrid, and after having such a mild February, March did come in like a lion here. But the blossoms are out and some days are mild and even warm.
Enjoy your week!
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I’m sorry, but we here in Texas have been hogging all the Beautiful Spring Days. I’ll send a few your way next week, if you like.
I’m so looking forward to daytime naps. Two more months of working….
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Thanks, Deb, I’ll be waiting for those beautiful Spring days. Retirement is the best…and I actually retired twice. First, from my main career, and then I went on to work another three years for a private company.
So it’s bliss here…with time for naps and lie-ins. LOL.
Enjoy yours! Have a great week.
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We still have snow! And I still have a sore knee. Let’s hope for better weather 🙂 have a great week!
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Thanks for visiting, Evelina; sorry about your sore knee…and all that snow probably doesn’t help!
Enjoy your reading…and hopefully spring will be here soon.
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Lavender fields are beautiful, I approve of the cover of Map of the Heart, haha. I hear a lot about The Good Liar I expect you’ll enjoy it a lot because many do. Have a really nice Sunday!!
Ronnie @ Paradise found
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I just finished Map of the Heart last night, and I felt as though I were in those lavender fields, enjoying Provence. There were some great scenes in the Chesapeake Bay area, too.
Thanks for visiting, Ronnie, and enjoy your week.
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Oh my gosh that soup looks so yummy. I need to participate in Bloggiesta one year, it sounds worthwhile. Happy reading, that Susan Wiggs book looks especially good.
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Thanks, Nai, the Susan Wiggs was lovely; finished it last night.
With Bloggiesta, you can choose how much to do and what you want to accomplish. No pressure!
Enjoy your week!
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Her Every Fear looks really good. I want to see I, Tonya. I hope you have a great week!
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Thanks for visiting, Yvonne, and I’m looking forward to Her Every Fear. I’ve never read the author, but I’ve read some great reviews.
I enjoyed I, Tonya, especially Allison Janney’s performance.
Enjoy your week!
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A cozy week at home where it is nice and warm sounds like a great week to me. Enjoy your current reads. 🙂
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Thanks, Jenea, it was my favorite kind of week. Enjoy your upcoming week, with all your books and everything else you are doing.
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I love the soup and wine. That is what I need. Great books this week. I would like to read The Good Liar. Nice to be home and cozy for the week. Have a good week reading!
Mary my #SundayRoundup
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Thanks for visiting, Mary, and reading along with soup and wine is a favorite for me. I stayed in for almost the whole week, so it was a nice treat.
I am ready to start The Good Liar today, as I finished Map of the Heart last night. It was good!
Enjoy your week!
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I want to start Stillhouse Lake and then I just got an ARC of Hiding for a book review tour. I’ll read that at night before bed. I don’t know. I feel like I have so many to read! =) Have a good week.
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The Good Liar and Other People’s Houses are on my wish list. I’ve read good reviews for both so I hope you enjoy them and have a good week!
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Thanks, Mary, I am loving The Good Liar so far, and I read a great review of Other People’s Houses earlier…so I can’t wait!
Enjoy your week!
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It must have been a good week with those nicely rated books.
I love rainy days to read, but I also like the sun which we don’t get too much of in Pittsburgh. 🙂
ENJOY your week, Laurel.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I do love curling up to read when it rains…and also when it shines. In fact, it’s always a good time for reading!
Enjoy your week!
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Nothing better than cozying up with a good book, especially with storms outside!
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Definitely! Thanks for stopping by, Harvee, and enjoy your books.
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Glad to hear you enjoyed Not That I Could Tell more than I did, I think I was the odd duck on that one. Lol, what can you do? Soup, wine and kindle looks like a perfect way to spend dinner, especially with all the rain! We’ve been getting a bunch hear, too, and I made some chicken noodle soup with mashed potatoes, and drank it with wine! Have a great week and enjoy your reads! 🙂
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Ooh, your chicken noodle sounds good, too.
Not That I Could Tell was one of those books with mixed reviews…it happens. Enjoy your week, Rachel, and thanks for visiting.
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I like the Susan Wiggs book, that looks good, I haven’t read her yet.I had a totally awesome book week, hope you will stop by!!
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I have enjoyed a few books by Wiggs…and I am always happy with them. Thanks for stopping by, Joann…enjoy your week.
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A week curled up with books sounds wonderful! Hope this week is also a good one. 🙂
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Thanks, Sunny, so far I’m loving the week. I finished Map of the Heart and I’m totally absorbed in The Good Liar.
Have a great week!
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Naps during the day are actually good for you! I will have to watch out for your review of The Good Liar. Have another great reading week.
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Thanks for visiting, Laura, and I always feel better when I can have a nap. Enjoy your books…and I’m loving The Good Liar.
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We watched the I, Tonya movie last week too. It was pretty crazy but good in a different kind of way. Some nice performances too. I recall the skater back when it happened and when the lace on her boot broke — oh gosh that was a disaster. Who knows what to believe about banging in Kerrigan’s leg, but I felt for ole Tonya nonetheless. Still that episode was nuts. Enjoy your week & books.
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Thanks, Susan, I remember the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan incident in real life, too…although I didn’t recall it being such a conspiracy.
I loved Allison Janney’s performance in the movie. Enjoy your week!
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I’m glad this was a better reading week for you and I hope you are enjoying Map of the Heart.
Your soup looks good as always. Have a good week and Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, I loved Map of the Heart. Couldn’t stop reading! Enjoy your week.
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Rainy days and reading seem to go together. Honestly, if I didn’t have to work, I would stay home and hide so I could read my life away. 🙂 I’ve been wanting to read Other People’s Houses. Enjoy your books.
Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks for visiting, Cheryl, and I love retirement for that very reason! Enjoy your week…and I’m getting ready to start Other People’s Houses…just finished The Good Liar.
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I want to watch the Tonya film and love your incoming books, particularly Her Every Fear.
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Thanks, Cleo, and your reviews of Peter Swanson’s books made me request this one from Overdrive. I’m loving that service!
Enjoy your week!
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All three books which you’ve reviewed are on my TBR.
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That sounds like a great way to spend a week. I really liked Her Every Fear and hope you do too.
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Thanks, Kathy, I’m excited about this library Overdrive service, and wonder why it took me so long to sign up! I’ll be reading it soon!
Enjoy your week!
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The soup looks wonderful! Good to see you liked the Perfect Nanny — that’s on my list.
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Thanks, Candace, it was a creepy, yet riveting read. Enjoy!
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Naps are a good thing about retirement. So is being able to stay up late reading as much as you want without having to worry about getting up for work the next day. I hope this week is filled with enjoyable books. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I do take naps, probably because of staying up late to read. It works out great! Enjoy your week.
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Map of the Heart has the most gorgeous cover ❤ & that soup looks delish! I hope you have a fantastic week!
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I love the cover of Map of the Heart, too, and I felt as though I were right there in Provence with the characters. Thanks for visiting, Christie.
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Hi Laural,
All your books sound interesting. Love the cover for Other People’s Houses.
Have a great day!
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Me, too, Sherrie….I am reading it now and loving it. Enjoy your week!
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Enjoy your new reads and have a great reading week.
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Thanks, Mary Ann…I’m loving my books right now!
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Still sounded like you had a busy week to me. 🙂
I read Map of the Heart last year. Not my favorite Susan Wiggs story, but it was still okay.
Hope you have a great week full of good books and good food! (I’m craving soup right now, wonder why?)
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Thanks, Aleen, I love soup, too…and enjoyed this book.
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What did you think of I, Tonya? I followed figure skating pretty closely back then and would love to see it. You books sound good. My mother is Susan Wiggs newest fan and she’s convinced my sister to read her, too. The cover and title of Other People’s Houses are both appealing. Hope the soup was as delicious as it looks!
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I loved that soup…so full of big chunky vegetables.
I watched I, Tonya for Allison Janney’s performance, which was great….and found myself caught up in the fabulous figure skating, which surprised me.
I do recall the real-life Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan situation from years ago.
I am loving Other People’s Houses…and I like that cover, too. Thanks for visiting, JoAnn, and enjoy your week.
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Rainy days feel like they are here to stay in Oregon. It’s spring break and it is so cold and rainy. Not fun. I am sure once they are back in school next week it will be bright and sunny, right now it feels like the middle of winter. I hope you like Other People’s Houses. It is funny but beware of the crude language.
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Thanks for visiting, Heidi, and Oregon does have a reputation for a lot of rain, just as Washington does. It’s funny, though, I’ve visited both states several times and have never seen rain. Probably because I vacationed there in the summers…LOL.
So far I’m loving Other People’s Houses.
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I completely missed the Blogiesta. We had family visiting so I wasn’t online very much. Come see what I’m reading
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Family visits sound like more fun, though, Sarah…hope you enjoyed them. Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by.
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Wish we had a Marie Callenders close by, it looks so delicious. I want to see the movie I, Tonya for Allison Janney’s performance. Your rain is heading our way as we are expecting a couple of wet days.
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Thanks for stopping by, Nise, and every time I think of moving (I’ve been here 11 years and would love a more updated condo), I realize that I would miss the neighborhood restaurants in the shopping areas around the corner from where I live. So I stay.
I hope you enjoy I, Tonya…
We need more rain than what we’ve had…and as long as it doesn’t knock down power poles, etc., it is a comfy feeling to be inside reading with rain outside.
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