Good morning! Today’s post will link up to Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post, and Book Journey, for What Are You Reading?
**Mailbox Monday for December will be at Rose City Reader.
What a great week! Christmas was wonderful…and with the New Year ahead, I can’t think of anything better.
Today I spent time with my granddaughter Fiona, and we saw American Hustle. An impressive film, with a fabulous all-star cast.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Merry Christmas: Straight from the Interior
Friday Potpourri: Saying Goodbye to Christmas
Enter the Interior for Book Beginnings & The Friday 56
Creative Sparks: Holiday Moments Continued
Saturday Potpourri: Connections
Review: The Runaway Wife (e-book), by Rowan Coleman
Review: Wishin’ & Hopin’ (e-book), by Wally Lamb
Review: Innocent, by Scott Turow
Review: Lies You Wanted to Hear, by James Whitfield Thomson
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Not a single book came in the mail! But I received an e-book for review, and downloaded (my purchase) four others.
Twelve Houses (e-book), by Olga Soaje (Author Review Request)
Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York – Summer 1953 (e-book), by Elizabeth Winder
Whatever You Love (e-book), by Louise Doughty
A Question of Guilt (e-book), by Frances Fyfield
Here, Home, Hope (e-book), by Kaira Rouda
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WHAT’S COMING NEXT WEEK: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
On January 1st, please check An Interior Journey for the post of my first book read in 2014: Book Journey is hosting.
Watch for my Year in Review, including Favorites of 2013 @ Curl up and Read
The Last Winter of Dani Lancing, by P. D. Viner
Twelve Houses (e-book), by Olga Soaje
The Girl Pretending to Read Rilke (e-book), by Barbara Riddle
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The holidays interfered with some of my blogging, but the reading was great. I have now finished reading and reviewing 210 books this year.
What was your week like? What are you hoping for the New Year?
SERENDIPITY 
A Question of Guilt looks interesting and it sounds like you and your granddaughter had a fun day. Have a Happy New Year and enjoy these new reads 🙂
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Thanks, Kimba, and it’s always great to find promising books…and to spend time with my granddaughter. Glad you could stop by.
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We may see American Hustle! Glad you liked it.
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I felt like I was right back in the 70s. The music, the clothes, the attitude. Hope you enjoy it, too, Harvee, and thanks for visiting.
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I’m glad you had a good Christmas and got to spend time with your granddaughter. 210 books read AND reviewed? Wow, impressive.
Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Bea….I have enjoyed the eclectic mix of books I read this year…hoping the same for next year. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great New Year.
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Oooooh. Soooo jealous of you right now. American Hustle isn’t showing anywhere nearby. But my wife and I sooo want to see it.
Hope you have a good rest of your holidays. 🙂
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Hope you get to see it soon, Bryan…I hate when movies I am eager to see aren’t playing nearby. Our city doesn’t always bring us the movies I want. Hoping to see August: Osage County in the New Year. Thanks for stopping by.
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Looking forward to your first book of the new year post — you’ve got some great ones to choose from!
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Thanks, Joy….I am eager to start fresh with a whole new list and new challenges. Glad you could stop by, and enjoy the New Year.
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I’m glad you had a great holiday – I love this time of year. Pain, Parties, Work sounds interesting. I added it to my wishlist.
Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Yvonne…and I love the season also. It goes too quickly, though, which is why we need those two months ahead to anticipate it. Glad you could stop by, and I’m eager to read the book about Sylvia Plath, too.
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Nice week and nice mailbox.
Will head over to Book Journey’s Blog to see your first book of 2014 on January 1.
ENJOY your week, and Happy New Year!!
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Blog
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Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth….enjoy your New Year!
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THANKS for commenting about Shelia’s First Book of The Year Post. I wouldn’t have known about it had you not mentioned it.
I signed up. 🙂
Happy New Year!!
International giveaway on my blog on January 2.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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See you at the event, Elizabeth!
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I think Whatever You Love and Here, Home, Hope are the ones I’d enjoy the most, but I hope you enjoy all your new reads!
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I think so, too, Shoshanah….glad you could stop by, and have a great New Year.
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Twelve Houses sounds really interesting! Great cover too! Glad to have you on board for the 1st book! 🙂
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Yes, I’m intrigued by it, too, Sheila…and also eager to begin the First Book of the Year!
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Glad to hear another positive review for American Hustle. You had an excellent reading year, I have to work on my year end post. Happy New Year!
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It was an “over the top” extravaganza, moving rapidly along….and the music took me back, Nise. I am also looking forward to August: Osage County. But now, back to my reading…lol. Thanks for stopping by.
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Well all books unknown to me, however that is the joy of going around blogs and finding ones I might read! Looking forward the Jan 1st post from everyone.
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Yes, if not for blogs, there are many books that would not be on my radar. Thanks for visiting, Kathryn, and enjoy your New Year.
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Such an interesting assortment of books. I still haven’t decided what my first book of 2014 will be. I have too many possibilities. Come see my Monday Report here. Happy reading and happy new year!
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I like that I had to plan ahead for the first book because of the event….it makes it all seem very dramatic. Thanks for stopping by, Kathy, and enjoy your New Year!
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Glad you had a great Christmas! American Hustle sounds fun. The holidays interfered w/ my blogging a bit too- I didn’t touch my book for almost 4 days with traveling and family, but ready to settle back in this week. Have a great New Year!
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Thanks, Greg….and I hope to get back into my routines soon! Glad you could stop by, and have a great New Year.
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Whatever you Love looks intriguing. I am also doing the First Book meme.
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I think so, too, Marce…I had to get it after reading this author’s amazing Apple Tree Yard. Enjoy your First Book of the New Year.
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Happy New Year! I really liked American Hustle too- such great acting. Congrats on reading and reviewing 210 books! So impressive. Hope 2014 is another awesome reading year for you 🙂
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I am so sure this movie will win many awards….and it was an intensely fun event. Thanks for stopping by, Lucy, and I hope 2014 will be great for you, too.
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All the best for the New Year
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Thanks, Mystica…great New Year for you, too!
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I hear you on the no parcels – our postie worked 2 days last week and apparently the backlog today is huge!
American Hustle is next on my list of movies to see – perhaps next week. Have a lovely new year with much reading!
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Hope you enjoy American Hustle….and I also hope I see some parcels by tomorrow! I have several books that are “on their way.” Thanks for visiting, Sam, and have a great New Year.
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I enjoyed Here, Home, Hope a couple of years ago. Hope you do as well. One of my kids saw American Hustle last week and said it was good.
As usual, my hope for the new year is to read more of my own books (I say it every year!) and to be more selective in accepting review books requests.
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I second your hope for the new year….I simply must do all of those things, too! I have started doing them more lately…but it takes a new year and a challenge or two to keep me going. Thanks for stopping by, Mary, and I hope to enjoy Here, Home, Hope, as well.
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Your new books look great laurel – Glad u enjoyed American Hustle.
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Thanks, Diane…it was wonderful to just settle back and enjoy a film with terrific acting and great drama. Enjoy your reading and the New Year.
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You have a wonderful mailbox! Happy reading!!
Here is my post.
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Thanks, Gautami…I’m looking forward to them all. Enjoy your week and the New Year.
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Looks like an interesting week of reading. I loved Here, Home, Hope – hope you like it too. At first I thought Twelve Houses said Twelve HORSES – lol! Being that 2014 is the year of the Horse, seemed appropriate, but then I realized it was Houses! Gotta get my eyes checked! Happy Reading, my friend!
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At first when I saw Here, Home, Hope, I thought: didn’t I read that? But it wasn’t on any of my lists…and then I realized that I featured it in a WOW post some time ago.
And ha-ha….I like what you “saw” as Twelve Horses. Sounds like an intriguing title. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy New Year.
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I want to see that movie, but I seem to be the only one in this household, lol. I will be sure to watch for it on HBO next year 🙂
Thank you for stopping by my blog. Seeing your face and reading you messages helped me every week more than you know. Hopefully I am more organized now and my visiting time is back 🙂
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Oh, I’m glad that my visits help you…I do enjoy visiting your blog. Thanks for stopping by today, Lori, and I hope you enjoy the New Year.
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I loved Pain, Parties, Work and hope you do too.
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I am eager to read it, Kathy….I like the idea of a lighter side to Sylvia. Thanks for stopping by.
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You read a lot this year! Well, you always do, right? I hope your TBR has slunk significantly. Enjoy New Year!
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Yes, each year I’ve read a bit more, though. I can see the progress in my stacks as well. Thanks for stopping by, Judith, and have a great New Year.
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I agree , it did transport me back into the 70’s , an interesting movie.
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Definitely, Mary Ann. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the New Year.
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210 books read AND reviewed? I am hugely impressed! Congratulations! Here’s to an even better 2014!
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Thanks, Jen…I have enjoyed how productive this year has felt…I don’t think I’ll set the same goal for the New Year…I’ll be savoring my reading. At least for awhile…lol.
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I’m glad to hear American Hustle was good! I don’t go to the theater often, but that’s one I want to get out and see.
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I used to go to the movies every weekend, but lately, my attendance has dropped off drastically. But some movies must be seen on the Big Screen. Hope you get to see this one, Diana. Thanks for stopping by.
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Hi Laurel-Rain,
Wow! some great books this week and a real ‘blast from the past’ for me, as I haven’t read any Frances Fyfield books for years, at which time, I only read her stand alone novels. I see that ‘A Question Of Guilt’ was the first book in the Helen West series and was written way back in 1988, so it will be interesting to see how you rate the book and its dated policing methods, compared to the more up to date methods of writing and detection.
Have a very happy New Year,
Yvonne
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Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne…I have never read a book by Fyfield, but have heard good things about the Helen West series, so I decided to give her a try. Happy New Year.
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