Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon and The Sunday Post 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 week I read and reviewed two books…and I wrote eight blog posts. The books I read were more lengthy than usual: 464 and 675 pages!
I am still watching Dopesick, on Hulu. Enjoying it! And I began watching Seeing Allred on Netflix.
After my wonderful birthday week, I had more outings: a dental appointment, my booster shot, and another birthday lunch. I am sated with outside stuff! I am also still awaiting orders from Amazon.
Today I plan to stay home, read some more, and do a little cleaning.
For now let’s take a closer look at my week.
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Monthly Wrap-Up: Hello, November!
Tuesday Excerpts: “I Know You”
Tuesday Potpourri: Books, Books, Books…
Coffee Chat: More Birthday Stuff…
Review: The Unheard, by Nicci French
Review: Crossroads, by Jonathan Franzen
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INCOMING BOOKS:
Her Perfect Family, by Teresa Driscoll – a book I downloaded onto my other Kindle in early October…and forgot about!
A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of I Am Watching You. The perfect family? Or the perfect lie?
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CURRENTLY READING:
I Know You, by Claire McGowan
In this tense thriller from the bestselling author of What You Did and The Other Wife, a woman finds a dead body. Will she make the same mistake as last time?
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That was my week. What did yours look like? Enjoyed lunch at Sal’s on Monday.
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AN INTERIOR JOURNEY 
wWow 674 pages is a big book for sure. When you’ve been out and about time at home can then be savoured. Hope you are enjoying your present book.
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Thanks, Kathryn, after that hefty book, it was nice to sit down with a thriller (I Know You) that I already finished since the pages flew by!
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Sounds like a great week and so glad you had a good birthday! And you had a seriously productive week! I’m impressed with your page count. I like the look of I Know You. I need to get a thriller into my reading soon. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Katherine, I preferred reading I Know You, as it was a fast-paced thriller that I’ve already finished!
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Ooh Sal’s looks like my kind of place. 🙂
Both your thrillers look great. Claire McGowan’s and the other one both sound excellent.
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Thanks, Greg, I love eating at Sal’s; it is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area.
As for Claire McGowan’s thriller, it was so good that I’ve already finished it!
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Ooh that’s good to know! And you can’t beat great Mexican!
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Wow, well done on writing 8 blog posts and reading two looong books! 👏 Mine has been a quiet week on the blog, as I have been tired from trying to get used to my new class, room and timetable at work. However I have enjoyed reading the vintage thriller The Land God Gave to Cain by Hammond Innes. Take care and happy reading in the coming week. 🙂
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Thanks, Jessica, I plan to read shorter books next! I finished one yesterday, with 348 pages…it was so fast-paced and good that I hardly moved throughout the day!
Enjoy your week.
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The Franzen is on my “read at some point” list so I appreciate your thoughts on it. Have a good week, Laurel!
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Thanks, Mary, I’m glad I read the Franzen, but it lagged too much for me, sigh. So reading it at some point is probably a good idea. Enjoy your week.
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Great thrillers here. I started a thriller by Nicci French but it was interesting because it was reading like contemporary and I must have turned to the cover to make sure what I was reading.
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Thanks, Trin, I really love Nicci French books! Enjoy your week.
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Happy belated birthday! Have a good week with books and eats 😉
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Thanks, vvb32, I enjoyed my week! Enjoy yours.
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You had a great week with some good reads and 8 blog posts! I am about done with outside time too and takeout dinner.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
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Thanks, Anne, I just met a neighbor who has a car and invited me to ride along next time she goes. I hope that isn’t a mistake! LOL
You never know what kind of driver you’ll get.
Enjoy your week!
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I’m not sure what it is lately, but it seems like several authors I enjoy are publishing longer and longer books! I wonder if editors don’t feel comfortable editing them once they become successful? Glad you had such a good week!
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Thanks, JoAnn, and Franzen has always been a bit wordy, but I didn’t mind it so much a few years ago. LOL.
But Crossroads could have used quite a bit of editing, IMO.
Enjoy your week!
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I hope you a nice large margarita at Sal’s! Is the series Dopesick really good? I’m curious about it. We are nearing the finish of The Morning Show Season 2 …. and it’s coming alive a bit. I think I still like Season 1 better … but we will finish Season 2. Also I need to catch up with American Rust. I hope you have a great week! You went on quite a few outings last week …. sounds fun.
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I had TWO good margaritas! LOL. I wasn’t driving, so I took advantage of that.
I am enjoying Dopesick, and the characters’ stories are interesting. The best characters are those from the Justice Department.
I can’t get The Morning Show on my TV, as it’s on Apple TV, right? Maybe I should check adding that to my TV.
I have finished the available episodes of American Rust, so there should be more coming.
Thanks for visiting, Susan.
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Happy belated birthday!
HER PERFECT FAMILY looks interesting–I’ll be interested to hear what you think of it!
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Thanks, Melinda, I am enjoying it so far. It has short chapters and a great pace, so those things always draw me into a book.
Enjoy your week!
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I have some long audio books I need to begin listening to. I like reading 2 to 3 books a week and a longer work reduces that.
I like Mexican food and Sal’s looks good.
Have a good week and Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, I think I will stick to moderate sized books for a while!
Enjoy your week. I loved eating Mexican food again.
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I’ve steered clear of Franzen after the earlier controversy, seems I can continue to do so without worrying about missing out given your comments.
I’m glad you were able to enjoy another birthday celebration with a friend. My youngest son works in a restaurant part time and masks are still required to be worn by all staff, and diners too except when eating.
Hulu isn’t available here so I know nothing of Dopesick. I am about to start watching One of Us is Lying with my daughter now her finals are done.
Wishing you a great reading week
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Thanks, Shelleyrae, and I couldn’t remember the details of Franzen’s controversy, but I knew Oprah was somehow involved, lol. So I Googled it. Yeah, I will steer clear of his books for a while.
Enjoy your week, and I felt so great to have two birthday celebrations!
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Happy late birthday! Wow that’s a lot of reading you got done.
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Thanks, Candace, I had an enjoyable reading week, for the most part.
Have a good one!
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LOVED The Unheard….glad you did too.
Her Perfect Family looks good.
Have a GREAT week, Laurel.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I turned those pages so quickly that it didn’t take long to reach the end. A favorite book for the year!
I am also enjoying Her Perfect Family so far.
Have a great week.
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I haven’t read a book that long in a while. It takes up to much time. I think the Harry Potter series was the last time I dived into one of those.
This week’s books sound amazing. I used to read a lot of psychological thrillers. It’s been a while, though.
Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks, Cheryl, I will steer clear of Franzen’s books for a while. In addition to the lengthiness, they felt a little preachy to me. LOL
Enjoy your week!
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I’ve never read Claire McGowan but this new book sounds good to me! Have a great week and happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I really enjoyed it! Good luck!
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That does sound like a busy week. I’d be glad to be able to chill out at home for a while too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I hope to stay in this week! Enjoy yours.
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I Know You and Her Perfect Family look really good. I hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne, I already finished I Know You…I couldn’t stop turning the pages. I’m also enjoying Her Perfect Family.
Have a great week.
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It certainly was a busy week. Those days where you can just stay home are nice. I had two of those last week!
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Thanks, Nise, I am very happy to stay close to home these days! Enjoy your week.
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I am glad that you were able to get your booster shot. Her Perfect Family looks like a book that I would probably enjoy. Lunch out sounds wonderful. I hope that you are having a great week!
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Thanks, Carole, after my outings during the last two weeks, I am staying close to home now. It’s cozy.
I am enjoying Her Perfect Family. Have a great week.
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It’s nice to have one birthday lunch one week and another one the next…and that’s exactly what happened to me, too.
I started Crossroads at the end of October, but I decided to wait and read it after Nonfiction November.
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Thanks, Deb, yes, it was great having that extra birthday lunch!
I hope you enjoy your reading…and perhaps waiting to read Crossroads will make it better.
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