Sunday Post: June TBR Poll Winner, New Books & Lazy Days

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and gives us all a chance to recap our week, talk about what we are reading, share any new books that have come our way, and whatever else we want to talk about. 

It has been a lazy weekend. June Gloom hovered over our Saturday, but Mouse was able to run through the sprinklers and play with her sand table. We also put together some puzzles and practiced for Mouse's play.

Saturday evening we heard some commotion outside, and when we looked out the window, there was a horse and a carriage. Mouse went outside for a closer look and was invited for a ride along with the neighbor children. She crashed their party for a little while and got to jump in a jumper in their backyard too. It was a nice way to cap off the day.

How was your week? Do you have any Sunday plans?

Every Friday Coffee Addicted Writer from Coffee Addicted Writer poses a question which participants respond on their own blogs within the week (Friday through Thursday). They then share their links at the main site and visit other participants blogs.

Are giveaways a part of your blog or only reviews? (submitted by Elizabeth) 

It isn't often I have a giveaway on my blog anymore, although I used to do it with some regularity. Between it being time consuming and not exactly cheap, I have cut way back in recent years. I also do not host giveaways often for publishers or authors like I used to. Most are only open to readers in the U.S.A. and Canada. I feel it unfair to leave out those living outside of those two countries, although I understand why it is necessary on the publisher's part. I used to make a habit of hosting an international giveaway alongside the publisher's to make it open to everyone. It just got to be too much. Occasionally I offer a giveaway for a book of the winner's choice or a gift card. I'm more likely to give away books I read to random commenters now and then. Although it's become less common since most of the books I read are e-books. Nowadays, I mostly just write about the books I am reading, with occasional off-topic talk.

Do you offer giveaways on your blog? Do you participate in many?


In the Mail This Week:  My Lit Box package arrived in the mail on Tuesday and was a nice surprise. I have yet to read anything by Louise Edrich, and LaRose sounds like it will be good--and heart-wrenching. The bookmark is made of wood and is quite beautiful, don't you think?

I also received a copy of Susan Spann's The Ninja's Daughter from the publisher for an upcoming book tour in August.

What I Am Reading: I currently am reading Stephen P. Kiernan's The Hummingbird for an upcoming tour. Before that, I read Karen Rock's contemporary romance Under An Adirondack Sky.

What I Am Watching: After reading Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, I was interested in checking out the BBC miniseries that the book is based on. It's a fairly quick watch--especially if you binge watch the show. It's six episodes, each a half hour long. We watched the animated movie Home this weekend, and enjoyed it. And we have also been watching Strawberry Shortcake. A lot.

What's Going On Off the Blog: We celebrated my husband's birthday earlier this week. Mouse picked out the cake, a candy cake--candy on the outside with chocolate cake on the inside. It was quite good, but way too rich. It's one of those "glad I did it once, but probably never gain" experiences.

The birthday boy got sick later in the week, unfortunately. He's still recovering. My daughter seems to be coming down with something now too. I hope I am able to avoid it--but what are the chances of that?

We found out this past week that my mother-in-law may have a heart attack without even realizing it. She suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and went in for a routine stress test this past week. She's scheduled for an angiogram later this coming Wednesday. It came as a surprise to all of us. We are hopeful that if the doctor finds anything, he will be able to treat it.

One of my roses

This Past Week In Reading Mews:

• Sunday Post: Early Start to Summer & June TBR List Poll
• Bookish Thoughts: Seraphina & Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
• Where Is Your Bookmark? (06/07/2016) (Including Ten Reasons I Love Mysteries and Fantasy Novels)
• Bookish Thoughts: Charming by Elliott James

Thank you for helping me choose my next read from my TBR collection:

My TBR List is a meme hosted by the awesome Michelle at Because Reading. It’s a fun way to choose a book from your TBR pile to read. The 1st Sunday of every month, I will list 3 books I am considering reading and take a poll as to which you think I should read. I will read the winner that month, and my review will follow. While I will attempt to post my review that same month, I make no promises--it may go up the following month. 

The winner of my May TBR List Poll is:

The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister

This week's poll was close. The winner won by 2 votes (48.4%, 15 votes), with Admiral by Sean Danker (41.9%, 13 votes) coming in second. I am afraid Within a Captain's Hold by Lisa A. Olech getting very few votes (9.7, 3 votes).

I hope you all have a great week! Happy Reading!

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