I am linking up to the Sunday Post hosted by the wonderful Kim of Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where participants 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.
What I Am Reading: Today was the start of the second phase of the #COYER Winter Switch Challenge and for me that means that List portion of the challenge. I am really excited about my reading options. I plan to start my TBR List winner this weekend, which just so happens to be on the list. I finished a couple of crime fiction novels in the nick of time for the first phase of the challenge: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn and Claws for Concern by Miranda James. At the moment though, I am playing catch up for my year long read-along of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. I am not too far behind, but got side tracked this week and skipped a few of my daily readings.
What I Am Watching: I watched the latest episode of The Brave this past week and am catching up on season 12 of Supernatural. We did get to see Coco last weekend as planned, and we all loved it. Have you seen it? It's a sweet movie--a bit sad. Mouse is already talking about wanting to get it on Blu-Ray when it comes out.
Off the Blog: Life is beginning to return to normal now that the holidays are finally behind us and the last of our company has returned home. This weekend we hope to finally get the Christmas decorations put away.
We got a good amount of rain the first of the week. I can see snow on some of mountains in the distance finally. Unfortunately for some, the recent storms proved fatal in recent fire zones due to mudslides. My area only got very wet, with some minor street flooding.
Mouse has two loose teeth, and she's quite thrilled about it--her first two. We were talking about the tooth fairy the other night, and she told me she wants to keep the first tooth she loses even if it means the tooth fairy does not leave her behind anything. She said the tooth fairy can have the second tooth.
My mother's second surgery went well, thankfully. Hopefully her recovery will be as quick and smooth as it was this past December. Thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts!
What I Am Grateful For: Tea parties with my daughter, quiet reading lunches, and hugs from my family.
What I Am Watching: I watched the latest episode of The Brave this past week and am catching up on season 12 of Supernatural. We did get to see Coco last weekend as planned, and we all loved it. Have you seen it? It's a sweet movie--a bit sad. Mouse is already talking about wanting to get it on Blu-Ray when it comes out.
Off the Blog: Life is beginning to return to normal now that the holidays are finally behind us and the last of our company has returned home. This weekend we hope to finally get the Christmas decorations put away.
We got a good amount of rain the first of the week. I can see snow on some of mountains in the distance finally. Unfortunately for some, the recent storms proved fatal in recent fire zones due to mudslides. My area only got very wet, with some minor street flooding.
My mother's second surgery went well, thankfully. Hopefully her recovery will be as quick and smooth as it was this past December. Thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts!
What I Am Grateful For: Tea parties with my daughter, quiet reading lunches, and hugs from my family.
Our recent indulgence from Great Shakes
Tell me about what you have been up to! What are you reading, listening to and watching? How was your week? Do you have anything planned for this coming week?
Thank you for helping me decide what book from my TBR collection I should read next:
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 Saturday 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 (unfortunately, not likely in the same month, but eventually--that's all I can promise).
Thank you to all who voted in this month's TBR List poll. The results come in at the perfect time too, on the heels of my finishing two crime fiction novels I had been reading. The winner was pretty clear from the beginning if the comments were to be believed, and it held true right to the end. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik received 3 votes (10.3%) and Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews got 10 votes (34.5%). The winner, Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, won with 16 votes (55.2%). Wicked Lovely has been on my TBR shelf for quite a while now, and I am looking forward to reading it!
Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her Sight - and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.
Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.
Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention. But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King, who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost — regardless of her plans or desires.
Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.
Faery intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning twenty-first-century faery tale. [Goodreads Summary]
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I don't remember what I picked lol but I hope you love the winner! I am looking forward to seeing what you think! :)
ReplyDeleteGood Luck with the List! That is my next one too but I am still currently reading something so I can't start until I finish that but it doesn't count now!
I hope you have a great week! Happy Reading! ox
Michelle - I hope I will love it too. :-) Evidently it's the one my husband voted for. Haha
DeleteThank you! I am looking forward to reading some of the books on my List, although I have to admit that I'm already wishing I had included this or that book as well. I was up really late last night finishing a book just so I could get it in before the deadline.
I hope you have a great week as well. Thanks for stopping by, Michelle!
Glad your Mom's surgery went well. Hope she continued to recover nicely. Those shake things look way too good. Just a little bite for me - that would be enough, right? LOL
ReplyDeleteKay - Thank you! I am relieved she is doing well. She even went out to lunch today with a friend--so that's a very good sign.
DeleteThose shakes were so good! Well, mine was. I didn't try my mom's or husband's. It was a bit much though. The doughnuts on top went to my daughter who doesn't like milkshakes--and she gobbled them right up.
I hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by!
Love that Julian Barnes quote!! Have a great weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteLark - I really like that quote too. I hope you have a great week! Thanks for visiting.
DeleteWendy, so happy to hear that your mom's surgery went well --- big relief I'm sure. So cute about Mouse wanting to keep first lost tooth. My oldest granddaughter will be 6 in April and there is such a huge difference between almost 6 and the other 2 granddaughters (almost 4). Fun times. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteDiane - Thank you. It is a big relief. Now just to get through the radiation treatment . . . I can't believe how time has flown. Mouse will be seven in March, can you believe it? I think it's cute too she wants to keep her first lost tooth too. Haha I hope you have a great week too. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI'm glad your mom's surgery went well! I hope you enjoy Wicked Lovely. I haven't read it, but I think it sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteA.M.B. - Thank you! I heard from my mom this morning, and she is doing well today. She even when out for lunch with a friend. :-) I am looking forward to reading Wicked Lovely. I hope you have a great week. Thank you for stopping by!
DeleteI just read The woman in the Window and really liked it. Glad to hear that your mother's surgery went well. Best wishes for a quick and full recovery.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Wicked Lovely! Looks fun.
Greg - Me too! It was a good one. Thank you for your well wishes for my mom. It sounds like she's already going out on the town! Well, out to lunch anyway. :-) I know it's an outpatient procedure, but I don't know if I'd be so quick to want to get out and about. She's amazing. Have a great week and thanks for visiting!
DeleteI'm so glad to hear that your Mom's surgery went well!! So I read Wicked Lovely but it was back when I first started blogging (I believe) and I don't really remember much about it. I will be looking forward to your thoughts. I just picked up a copy of The Woman in the Window from the library and am just itching to crack it open after seeing so many readers enjoy it. Have a great week Wendy!
ReplyDeleteSamantha - Thank you! I am relieved it went well too. Hopefully I will enjoy Wicked Lovely. I have heard only good things about it. It's been awhile since I dove into a book about the fae. I hope you enjoy The Woman in the Window as much as I did! Have a great week too and thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI'm both happy and sad the holidays are behind us. Glad to hear your mom's surgery went well.
ReplyDeleteKathy - I know what you mean. I feel that way about the holidays too--although it is nice to have my house back to myself. Thank you for the well wishes for my mom! Have a great week, Kathy. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteI'm really curious about The Woman in the Window; I hope it was a good one!
ReplyDeleteOmg, those shakes looks so amazing. I'm totally craving ice cream right now. haha
I have not seen Coco but I do want to!
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Lauren - I enjoyed The Woman in the Window quite a bit. I can't wait to go back to that little milkshake shop. It will probably be awhile though. We aren't often in that part of town.
DeleteI hope you get a chance to see Coco. It's very well done.
Have a great week, Lauren! Thanks for stopping by!
Those shakes look pretty amazing! It's super cute that Mouse wants to keep her first lost tooth :) I hope your Mom's recovery is going well.
ReplyDeleteBre - Don't they? I had a hard time deciding which one to try. I hope we are able to go again sometime soon so I can try another flavor. My husband didn't let me try his. LOL
DeleteMouse is super into saving everything. She doesn't like to give anything away. Evidently even her teeth. LOL
Thank you for the well wishes for my mom.
Have a great week, and thanks for visiting!
Ooh! Wicked Lovely has been on my shelf forever, too! I'm so looking forward to that one.
ReplyDeleteVani - I am looking forward to reading Wicked Lovely. It'll be my first Melissa Marr book. I hope you get a chance to read it too--and love it. Have a great week, and thanks for visiting!
DeleteI'm glad your mother's surgery went well, and wish her a speedy recovery. And I'm relieved you weathered both the fires and the rains. I also love the things you're grateful for this week.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Mouse on the loose teeth! How exciting!
Lark - Thank you for your well wishes for my mom! Mouse is very excited about her loose teeth. She is doing everything she can not to lose them, which I find a bit funny. Whenever I had a loose tooth as a child, I was doing everything I could to make them come out. I hope you have a great week, and thanks for visiting!
DeleteI love that Mouse wants to keep her first tooth. Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteMaree - I think it's cute too. :-) I hope you have a great week as well. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI think my mom also kept my first tooth :) or one of the first ones. Although we don't have the tooth fairy here :)
ReplyDeleteThose shakes look amazing. Have a great week!
Evelina - I imagine I will keep them all. :-) I still have my cat Parker's tooth from when the vet had to pull it out . . .
DeleteI hope you have a great week too! Thanks for stopping by.
I hope you mum recovers quickly. And yay for losing two teeth the excitement of the tooth fairy is fun to watch though a childs eyes. Supernatural is one show I need to watch and catch up on. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteMegan - Thank you for the well wishes for my mom. She is doing well after her surgery. It has been fun to see my daughter's excitement over her loose teeth. She tells everyone she sees practically. :-)
DeleteI hope you have a great week too! Thanks for stopping by!
I haven't seen Coco but I've heard so many good things about it! Hopefully I can get the DVD or something.
ReplyDeleteHope you and your family have a great week!
Eustacia - I hope you do get a chance to see Coco. I think it is very well done. Have a great week and thank you for stopping by!
DeleteWishing your mother the very best with her latest op and I love Mouse's reaction regarding her first tooth - I think she definitely has her priorities right. Have a good week, Wendy:)
ReplyDeleteSarah - Thank you for the well wishes for my mother. Mouse is very adamant about keeping that first tooth as a keepsake. I don't have the heart to tell her that's exactly what I plan to do. LOL I hope you have a great week too. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteGlad everything went well for your mom.
ReplyDeleteI have heard good things about Coco. One of my coworkers loved it. I'll probably see it on DVD.
Good luck with Les Miserables. I read it a few years ago and it took awhile to get through though I did like it (except the treatise on the Paris sewer system--where was his editor?). I also hope you enjoy Wicked Lovely.
Hope you have a great week!
Christina - Thank you. We are all so relieved. Now she just has to get through the radiation treatment.
DeleteI am reading Les Miserables one chapter at a time over the year, so it will definitely take a while. But I'm glad to finally be getting back to it. I read about half of it over twenty years ago, but then school work prevented me from finishing it. I never did get back to it unfortunately.
I hope you have a great week too. Thanks for visiting!
I love the cover of Wicked Lovely. I'm glad you mom is doing well after her surgery. I like your list of 3 things you are grateful for. I've made it a habit to do that every day, and it has made me more aware of good things around me. Enjoy your reading week!
ReplyDeleteLaura - Isn't it beautiful? I really like it as well. Thank you for your well wishes for my mom! I try to list at least three things I am grateful for each day as well in my bullet journal. It's a great way to end the day. :-) I hope you have a great week, and thanks for visiting!
DeleteI loved, loved Wicked Lovely! I hope you will love it too!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that the second surgery went well! I hope she will recover very quick!
Supernatural! Yes! Yesterday I watched the latest episode and I'm for now up to date. haha. Loving it.
Nina - I am so glad to hear you loved Wicked Lovely. I am really looking forward to starting it. Hopefully tonight. :-) Thank you for the well wishes for my mom. She's doing very well. I have a ways to go before I'm caught up with Supernatural entirely. I have to wait for the current season to come out on Netflix. I love Sam and Dean.
DeleteI hope you have a great week and thank you for stopping by!
My husband and I have been watching Brave, we really like it! I am so happy to hear your mother's surgery went well. Wishing her a speedy recovery. Have a wonderful week!!!
ReplyDeleteJenea - It's a good show isn't it? Thank your for your kind thoughts for my mom. Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI borrowed Woman in the Window from the library and, even though I was already reading ten other books (ridiculous, I know), I went ahead and dove in. And read and read. And read. I hope to write up my review today.
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Deb - I had a hard time putting The Woman in White down too. I look forward to reading your thoughts on it! Thanks for stopping by, Deb. Good luck with the Classics Club. It will be a lot of fun.
DeleteOh that is the book I voted for!!! I haven't read it but I have heard good things about Melissa Marr! Glad your moms surgery went well. Those shakes look so good!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
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Samantha - I can't wait to read it. Hopefully a little bedtime reading tonight. :-) I hope you have a great week as well.
DeleteGarrett lost his first tooth this week! I didn't even know it was loose. After it stopped bleeding (only about a minute, thankfully!) and we got him cleaned up, I could clearly see the adult tooth popping out behind it!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear about your mom's surgery going well!! Oh and I'm also glad that I'm not the only one who still has their Christmas decorations out :)
Hope you have a good week!
Tara - I just saw Garrett's photo! That is so awesome. :-) Mouse has been telling everyone about her loose teeth. I don't think she wants them to fall out though. She's being so careful with them. Haha.
DeleteWe are all so relieved my mom's surgery went well. And you are definitely not alone with still having the Christmas decorations up. We got a good amount put away this morning, but still have the tree to go . . .
Have a great week, Tara! Thanks or stopping by!
I haven't made it to see Coco yet but am hoping to soon. I've heard nothing but great things about it. I'm glad to hear your mom's surgery went well. Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne - I hope you are able to see Coco. Thank you for the well wishes for my mom. She's doing really well, thankfully. I hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThose shakes look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking that Coco is one for me to watch.
Enjoy your books and stay safe from all the horrific "natural" disasters. What's next? You have had fires and mudslides...hopefully an earthquake is not on the way.
Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
Laurel-Rain - I enjoyed my shake. I hope we'll be able to go back soon-ish. :-) I hope you enjoy Coco if you see it. I think you would like it. I hope we don't get an earthquake soon, but it seems inevitable. :-( Hopefully not a devastating one.
DeleteHave a great week, Laurel-Rain, and thanks for visiting!
Those shakes look amazing! I feel like I haven't gotten into the grove yet is month but am hoping next week will help me get back into the flow.
ReplyDeleteEmma - I hope you are able to find your groove soon. Sometimes it takes a while to get back into a regular routine after the holidays. The shakes were really good--at least the one I had. :-) Thanks for visiting and have a great week!
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ReplyDeleteGreat list of books. I'll have to check them out. Have a great day!
Sherrie - I hope you enjoy whichever ones that caught your interest! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteGood luck with the reading challenge, I keep seeing The Woman in the Window all over, it looks good. That's good about your mom and the little one keeping her first tooth is too cute.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday! those shakes look so yummy!
Naida - Thank you! I am doing as well as I hoped with it so far. :-) We are all very relieved my mom is doing so well. I hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteOooh! I need to get caught up on the COYER challenge too! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my Sunday Post!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog and join in this week’s Book Photo Sundays!
Ronyell - Thank you! I hope you are able to get caught up! Have a great week and thanks for visiting!
DeleteI'm so glad your mom's surgery went well! I loved Coco and want to see it again. Even though the tooth fairy would come to visit, somehow our baby teeth always wound up in a pill bottle on the windowsill above the kitchen sink. I hope you stay safe and warm!
ReplyDeleteCharlie - Thank you! She seems to be doing well after, thankfully. I would like to see Coco again too. It was so good! That's too funny about your baby teeth. I was planning to hide and keep them, but if she's not going to let them go . . . It is not a dilemma I expected to encounter. Haha.
DeleteThanks for visiting, Charlie. I hope you have a great week!
I really enjoyed Wicked Lovely. I am not sure if I ever read the last book. I am so bad with series. lol
ReplyDeleteKelly - I am glad to year you enjoyed Wicked Lovely. I've heard great things about it. Have a great week, Kelly! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteBest wishes to your mother for a speedy recovery! Cute story about your daughter's teeth :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy the Melissa Marr book. I've never read anything by her, but that one sounds really good. Have a good week!
Kari - Thank you for the well wishes for my mom! This will be my first Mellssa Marr book, but I have high hopes. Hopefully my expectations won't get the better of me. :-) Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI'm glad your mom's surgery went well. And yay for loose teeth!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful week!
Chrissy - Thank you! Yeah, my daughter is very excited about her loose teeth. :-) Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteAww, first loose teeth, how exciting! And I'm glad your mother's surgery went well. I hope she recovers quickly and that you have a great week :-)
ReplyDeleteKristen - She's super excited. So many of her friends have already lost a tooth or two and she was beginning to doubt she ever would. Thank you for the well wishes for my mom. She's doing great. I hope you have a great week too and thanks for visiting!
DeleteI’m glad your mother’s surgery went well. I still have my Christmas decorations up, so . . . oops. I should probably do something about that this week.
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AJ - Thank you! She's in really good spirits. We got most of our Christmas decorations down, but the tree in all its glory is still up--and its decorations. I'll probably need to work on that tomorrow. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteI remember how excited my kids were to lose their teeth. I think it is awesome that Mouse wants to keep her first tooth. Glad your mom is doing well. Those treats look amazing. Have a great week, Wendy!
ReplyDeleteCarole - She hates letting anything go. It's both a good and bad thing, I think. I hope you have a great week too. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteI'm glad to hear your mom's surgery went well, Wendy. I hope she has a speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteI'm about 3/4 into The Woman in the Window and I'm very curious how it'd end. Anna Fox is such an interesting character, not to mention intriguing too. My mind keeps bouncing here and there about what she's seen and said and honestly I've no idea where the story will go. I hope it has a good surprise.
Melody - Thank you for the well wishes for my mom! I hope you enjoy the last part of The Woman in the Window. I can see why it's referred to as Hitchockian in more ways than one. Have a great week, Melody. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteGlad your mom's surgery went well, and I hope the recovery is equally as smooth. So exciting that the tooth fairy will make her first appearance at your house soon... and those shakes!! Yum :)
ReplyDeleteJoAnn - Thank you! My mom seems to be doing very well after the surgery. I'm not sure my daughter is excited about the tooth fairy's visit. She keeps asking if the tooth fairy will respect her decision to keep the first tooth she loses. LOL Thanks for stopping by, JoAnn!
DeleteI'm in Melbourne visiting my children. Reading has taken a back seat for the next month. The days are full and I am enjoying time with family.
ReplyDeleteMystica - I am glad you arrived safely and are enjoying your time with your family! Thanks for taking the time to visit while you are away!
DeleteI am glad your mother's surgery went well.That is sweet that your daughter wants to keep her first tooth. :)
ReplyDeleteEllen - Thank you! We are all relieved. I think it's sweet too--that my daughter wants to keep her first tooth. :-) Thanks for visiting. Have a great week!
DeleteI'm lovin' that WICKED LOVELY cover and the quote, too! :D
ReplyDeleteDonna Marie - I'm liking the book quite a bit so far. :-)
DeleteHow exciting on Mouse's loose teeth! The tooth fairy is kind of my downfall though because I always forget and then remember last minute! Wicked Lovely looks good - I love that cover! Good luck with Coyer Switch. It looks fun. One of these days I'll actually join in on the fun. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteKatherine - She's really excited about her loose teeth. :-) I don't think she wants to actually lose them though. She's being so careful. LOL I can see myself forgetting too . . . I'm enjoying Wicked Lovely so far. Definite love triangle vibe going on right now, but still good. I hope you are having a great week too!
DeleteSo happy to hear your mom's second surgery went well! Here's wishing her a speedy recovery. That is just too cute about Mouse wanting to keep the first tooth for herself. She's adorable! We haven't seen Coco yet but I really want to. I asked some of my family members in Mexico if they enjoyed it and they all have so I'm looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteIliana - Thank you! My mom is doing great from the sounds of it. I just wish I could be there for her. Mouse is so funny about her teeth. She really would prefer to keep them all, I think. I hope you do get a chance to see Coco. It's very good.
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