Hi, friends! That project I've been working on for years at work went live this week. It went better than I could have hoped so now I'm just hoping I get half of my brain back. It has really been effecting my reading and reviewing for a while now. I just have nothing left when I get home. But enough about that!
I've been watching and loving the One Piece live action show. I'm thrilled with it, actually! I've only watched 5 out of the 8 episodes because my 10 year old only wants to watch an episode at a time. I'm OK with doing a slow savor, but I also can't wait to watch the rest. I probably would have just binged them!
We also watched You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. I loved it. I feel like movies about friendships are so rare. Yes, it's an Adam Sandler movie, but he's not in it much. It's about his daughter (played by his real life daughter) and she's great.
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Review | Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Check out my thoughts on Camp Damascus!
Finished Reading
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review is linked above. This exceeded my expectations in every way.
Currently Reading
The Only One Left by Riley Sager - I'm loving this! I'm so happy.
The Wager by David Grann - Camp Damascus and The Only One Left have been winning out over this one, but I will get back to it!
Added to the TBR
The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin - This was my Book of the Month pick for September. A social media influencer buys a murder house and thrillery things start to occur. This is a debut novel and I'm excited to read it this fall.
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger - I also picked this up from Book of the Month. I loved Ordinary Grace by Willian Kent Krueger, and I think I will love this standalone novel as well.
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - I went to Barnes & Noble with a $5 off coupon and the intensions of buying Red, White & Royal Blue. As luck would have it, Red, White & Royal Blue was Buy One, Get One 50% Off so I had some shopping to do and wound up picking up three more in the sale because I couldn't decide.
An Immense World by Ed Yong - My friend Teresa just read this and said it was really interesting. It sounds amazing. I'm looking forward to spending some time with the animal world and their senses.
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter - I'm still exploring my taste in romance, and this one is centered around movie quotes (I think) so may be a great fit for me. I've heard such cute things so I'm happy to give it a try.
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - I really want to check out Katherine Center's books as well. I know this is much more woman's fiction than romance, but I've heard a lot of great things about this one.
This post is being shared as part of The Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz, Book Date’s It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Caffeinated Book Reviewer's The Sunday Post.
Things You Save in a Fire was my first Center book. It's been quite a love affair with her work since then. I hope you love it. I am also a big Lynn Painter fan. Better Than the Movies is still at the top for me. Congratulations on seeing your project roll out smoothly. *applause, applause*
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad to hear that your project is live and doing well. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI have become something of a Katherine Center fan. She lives in Houston and I've met her several times at conferences. I'm happy to say she is a nice person as well as a good writer.
Congrats on the project! And ooh I forgot One Piece was out! I've never read the manga but I do want to try the show.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are getting back some balance after the successful project! I enjoy everything WKK and I loved that Katherine Center book also.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
I'm happy to see a new KKK book and added it to my library wait list. Have a terrific week!
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Ooo The Stranger Upstairs sounds so good!! I will have to add it to my list!
ReplyDeleteYay for book shopping. I am really curious about the The Stranger Upstairs. Hope you enjoy all your new reads.
ReplyDeleteAll of these books are amazing. Things You Save in a Fire was really a good book. Havea wonderful week, Jen ☕📚🍁🌞💛
ReplyDeleteNow, that is why I stay out of bookstores! Go for one, get four sounds just like my speed and explains why I have more than 2000 books on my TBR list. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your project success!
ReplyDeleteI watched Red, White and Royal Blue this past week. I liked it, though it was a little more explicit than I was expecting.
Wishing you a happy reading week
I've seen previews of One Piece but have yet to figure it out. I'm guessing it's an adaptation? Red, White, and Royal Blue was a fun one.
ReplyDeleteA book sale is always yummy and some great buying. I have wondered about Red, White and Royal Blue so will wait till you read it. I loved Things You Save in a Fire.
ReplyDeleteGood to know the One Piece show is child friendly, I will ask my kids if they want to watch it with me!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked the Chuck Tingle book. I'm not on Twitter anymore, but I loved his account when I was. :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked Things You Save in a Fire. And I can't wait to check out Riley Sager's newest. :D
ReplyDeleteThat's good news. I hope you have more time for reading now.
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