Welcome to this week’s Sunday Post. This feature is brought to you by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, so swing by after you are done here and get the full list of participants!
What I Reviewed:
- [16 Oct] Wicked Beginnings by L.A. Cotton ★★★½
- [17 Oct] Daddy Defender by Janie Crouch ★★★★
- [18 Oct] Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh ★★★★
What’s Coming Up:
- Cuffed by K. Bromberg
- The Final Fight by JB Salsbury
- Finding Peace by Maryann Jordan
- Ride Wild by Laura Kaye
- Blocked by LP Dover
This Week’s New Releases:
What I Found Online:
If you haven’t seen ‘Explained by a Gangsta’ you are missing out!! So funny!
This Week’s Book Haul:
Kindle Unlimited
eBook ARCs thanks to the authors and publishers!
Audio ARCs thanks to Tantor Media and Audible Studios!
Non-Bookish News:
What a busy week! It was the last week of the quarter at school, so it was a mad dash to get everything done. I did go on a field trip on Wednesday with the students in the Physics class. We went to see Hidden Figures and then heard a retired NASA pilot give a talk about his experiences. I hadn’t seen the movie previously and I loved it! What a great movie! And the pilot that talked to us had great stories as well. Overall, one of my favorite field trips. This week, I will accompany the senior class to a nearby Mosque. We are a Catholic school, and the seniors all take world religions as a class. So, they examine Islam, Judaism, various Christian denominations, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Its a great class and I am really excited to see the Mosque and hear more about Islam. Even though I am Catholic, I think learning about other religions is so fundamental to making the world a peaceful place.
It was a pretty low key week otherwise. It has warmed up again. Saturday and Sunday are suppose to reach nearly 80. I’m over it. Where is fall? And then I saw on the weather channel’s winter projection that we are going to have above average temperatures this winter! I was so sad. I need snow! We didn’t get any last year and I was counting on it!
Next weekend will be crazy busy. I have to supervise the ACT on Saturday and run a high school placement test prep class. Then Sunday we have Open House. This is where prospective students and their parents visit the school to get some information. So, its gonna be a long week without a day off! That means 14 days straight at work. Sigh. When will I read?!?
So, whats new with you this week? Did you read any of the same books I did? Did you find any great book deals I need to grab ASAP? Let me know in the comments!
I’m interested to hear what readers are thinking about the new K. Bromberg book and am loving some of the covers for your Audio Arcs (especially that red dress!) Your field trips also sound like fascinating fun – I would have signed up for Hidden Figures + NASA discussion in a heartbeat! Hope you find some reading-time in the week ahead and have a great week! <3
Oh Cuffed is SO EMOTIONAL!!! I was not prepared for all the feels! Lots of triggers though, so if you are someone who needs to know, check out my trigger warning when the review posts on Tuesday.
Field trips are part of the awesomeness of teaching! Its great!
That is so cool and interesting that your catholic school is actually making an effort to teach the kids about all kinds of religions. I went to a catholic school too, and they did the same. It’s already the end of the quarter? Wow!
Good luck with the 2 long weeks coming up!
Oh I am glad you had a similar experience in Catholic schools. Sometimes they get such a bad rap, but the school I work for is Franciscan and very open/welcoming. I think its so great the kids get to talk to those with different religious beliefs.
Yes, we have already had 9 weeks of school. It feels like MUCH more… Is it Thanksgiving break yet?!?
That’s great your expanding your knowledge of other religions. Enjoy your audio ARCs. I love audiobooks! 🙂
I am on a huge audiobook binge lately
I wish I had been on that field trip. I listened to the audiobook of Hidden Figures. There were these awesome inspirational parts, but then there were a lot of info dumps. I heard the movie is much better. I went to Catholic school, and I remember learning about all religions. I think learning about different religions/cultures/etc is a way to build bridges and maybe erase some of the bias that exist, but that is just my opinion. I used to proctor the SATs when I was teaching, and I did the extended time room. That’s a long day, but I was paid we’ll. Can’t wait to hear some of your thoughts on your new books. Mistletoe Me Baby caught my attention.
Yes, I think my students get SO much out of really learning about other religions and then talking to believers of other religions. Its a wonderful opportunity. Yes, the extended time room is a long day, but the pay is GREAT. Since I am the admin for the ACT, I get paid as an admin with an extended time room so its totally awesome. The money comes in handy (especially since I want that new Kindle Oasis!)
What a bunch f exciting books and some of those covers are spectacular. It’s been warm here too. I need to check the winter prediction for my area. I wouldn’t mind a warm winter as I work outdoors. LOL Enjoy the new week. Sounds busy for ya!
Oh I would probably feel different if I had to work outdoors. Hopefully it won’t be too bad where you are!
Glad you had a nice class field trip!
Thanks!
You have some great books to look forward to! I’m especially excited to see how you get on with your new audiobooks! I hope you have a great week! 🙂
I am on a huge audiobook kick!
What fun field trip. I just watched Hidden Figures this week too and OMG Loved it. Such a great movie. Have a great week and happy reading!
Its amazing, right! I thought it was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time!
I want to see Hidden Figures. What an engaging idea for the class. Hard Wood sounds like it will be good! The Jane Eyre Gangsta was awesome.
Oh my gosh you must see Hidden Figures! It is such an amazing movie!!!
Explained by a Gangsta is absolutely hysterical!! I had never seen it before, so I’m so glad you mentioned it!!
Ripple Effect is awesome, Sam. You’re gonna love it I believe. Have a wonderful week, my friend, and happy reading. ❤️?
I put it on my wishlist because of your review, Geybie!
Next week sounds like a busy one, but you got some really great books to get you through. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by my Sunday Post.
What a cool field trip! I haven’t seen Hidden Figures but I noticed that it’s on HBO this month so I need to make a point to sit down and watch it. Those Explained by a Gansta videos are a riot. Hope the next week goes smoothly for you… and that you manage to find even a little time to read!
Oh, I love the movie Hidden Figures so much. It’s one of my favorites. I’m ready for fall too. Right now we’re having yo-yo weather where there’s frost on the ground in the morning but it’s in the 80’s by the afternoon. So over it. Hope you have a great week!
Awww, I’m glad that you enjoyed Hidden Figures. That’s a movie that I really enjoyed as well. That sucks about you working that long week with no days off but I know that you’ll get through it because you’re the bomb!
I haven’t read much lately, only An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne so I haven’t read any of the same books as you but the books you read look fabulous.
I hope you have a wonderful week and that work isn’t too hard to get through, Samantha. Happy reading!
That video was funny! It’s literally freezing here by now so I’m jealous if the weather. And your field trip sounds great 🙂
I loved Hidden Figures so freaking much, so nicely done and I had no idea about the story behind it before I saw the trailer, such an emotional movie That video OMG thank you for that!
Wow! What a book haul!
I haven’t seen Hidden Figures yet but it’s on my watchlist! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. What a fun field trip!
Good luck with your busy week this week! I hope you find some down time to recharge – and read of course!
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I loved that video! Had me cracking up. 🙂
The field trip sounds like fun! Glad you had a great time.
I really, really need to catch up on Nalini Singh’s series as I enjoyed the first book a ton. I’m in the mood for a good paranormal romance so I need to hit my library and grab book two soon. It looks like you have tons of great reading ahead of you. Enjoy!