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Good morning, Bloggers! Grab some coffee, and let’s talk about our weeks.
Welcome, June! It is almost summer, and I am ready for it, despite how hot it will get. Are you looking forward to trips to the beach? Reading lighter fare? What do you love most about June?
Before we start planning ahead, though, let’s take a look back at this week:
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Sunday Potpourri: Be Careful What You Wish For
Monday Potpourri: Books I Can’t Wait to Read!
Tuesday Potpourri: Intros/Teasers – “You Should Have Known”
Thursday Potpourri: Old Photos & Nostalgic Moments
Friday Sparks: Book Beginnings/Friday 56 – “The Appetites of Girls”
Coming Soon! Season II of “Orange is the New Black”
Creative Saturday: Special Places & Fond Memories
It’s a Wrap! May is Over, So Let’s Reflect on It
Review: Cutting Teeth, by Julia Fierro
Review: Eyes on You, by Kate White
Review: Still Alice, by Lisa Genova
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
I had a book bonanza this week, from the six review books from Amazon Vine, to the books I purchased. I bought one paperback book and downloaded four e-books. So here goes!
1. Abroad, by Katie Crouch (Amazon Vine)
2. The Stories We Tell, by Patti Callahan Henry (Vine)
3. Keep Your Friends Close, by Paula Daly (Vine)
4. The Idea of Him, by Holly Peterson (Vine)
5. Don’t Try to Find Me, by Holly Brown (Vine)
6. Nantucket Sisters, by Nancy Thayer (Vine)
7. Fin and Lady, by Cathleen Schine (Purchased)
Downloads:
Goodnight June (e-book), by Sarah Jio
We Were Liars (e-book), by E. Lockhart
The Wrong Girl (e-book), by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Three Wishes (e-book), by Liane Moriarty
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NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOGS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Since I have a lot of review books to get through, I’m going to ease into it with one review book this week, and two books that I simply MUST read soon!
1. The Appetites of Girls, by Pamela Moses (Vine review; currently reading)
The Fault in Our Stars (e-book), by John Green
The Headmaster’s Wife (e-book), by Thomas Christopher Greene
And if I do extremely well, I might tackle this one from my TBR pile:
The Miracle Inspector (e-book), by Helen Smith – I know, I had planned to read it last week, but my moods got in the way!
So that’s what my week will probably look like…and last week looked exactly as described. What are you planning? What did you accomplish?
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SERENDIPITY 
You and I both had big book weeks. Several of your titles look appealing, including The Headmaster’s Wife, Three Wishes, and The Wrong Girl.
Have a good week.
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I am really looking forward to those books,Bea, having read some reviews and heard the praise. Hope you enjoy your week, too. Thanks for stopping by!
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This is quite a book haul ! After a week (month, months ?) feeling like we were still in March, we finally have a week-end with a summer weather, it feels good. Have a great week, enjoy the beach 🙂
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Thanks, Red Iza…I do hope to make it to the beach before long….hope you enjoy your nicer weather, too. Glad you could stop by!
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This got some awesome books. Happy Reading!
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Thanks for stopping by, Megan, and enjoy your reading, too.
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I hope you liked TFIOS – it always makes me cry when I read it. 🙂 Have a lovely Sunday!
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I hope to enjoy it, Sofia…and I have to hurry to read it before the movie comes out! Thanks for stopping by.
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You got a lot of books this week! I want to read Fin & Lady… really loved her earlier book The Three Weissmanns of Westport. Have heard the audio version of F&L is excellent, too. Hope you enjoy We Were Liars as much as I did. If possible, try to read it in one sitting. Have a great week 🙂
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Ooh, I am definitely looking forward to We Were Liars…and Fin and Lady. Thanks for stopping by, JoAnn, and enjoy your books, too.
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So many good looking books there. I am happy to have the kids home for the summer, but the heat is just awful. I don’t go outside unless I really have to. Happy reading.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever’s Sunday Post
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Yes, it is only cool here in the mornings. I open my patio door and let it in. If I have time, I go out there for a while. Thanks for stopping by, Jenea, and enjoy!
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Awesome book additions, Laurel-Rain. As usual, I want them all. I did manage to get ARCs of Good Night June and Keep Your Friends Close, along with many, many other titles that I will be posting in installments on my blog.
Here’s a look at my past week in books: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/06/weekly-book-recap-69.html
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I have loved every book by Sarah Jio…and I had to have Keep Your Friends Close, as I loved the author’s book What Kind of Mother Are You?
Enjoy your book haul from BEA…and thanks for stopping by, Catherine.
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I’m looking forward to summer and trips to the beach, although the Great Lakes are still cold right now due to the rough winter. We’re having 80’s weather now after a cool spring- so it feels like summer has arrived.
The girl on the cover of Keep Your Friends Close scares me a little LOL. And We were Liars sounds good too…
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Yes, I think that girl on the cover will be a very scary character. Judging from Daly’s last book, What Kind of Mother Are You? (sounds bland and domestic, right? Wrong! Very scary), I am anticipating a chilling read.
Thanks for stopping by, Greg, and enjoy your week.
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Oh my gosh, Laurel, what a wonderful haul this week! Every title better than the next! I thought you had read Still Alice a while ago, but glad you finally did. I loved that book so much. I read The Wrong Girl recently and loved it, also read the one before it…need to check out earlier Hank Ryan books. I have The Headmaster’s Wife not read yet. I could go on and on, but just want to wish you a great upcoming week!
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Thanks for stopping by, Rita…and I read two other Genova books before Still Alice, and even though I’ve had it for a while, I’ve been procrastinating. Probably because of people I’ve known with Alzheimer’s, and have witnessed the devastation to the person and the family…but I’m glad I plunged in. Awesome read!
And I can’t wait to read The Wrong Girl…kids and adoption and secrets. My kind of read! I found it on your blog, so thanks!
Enjoy your week!
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I really want to read Nancy Thayer’s book. It looks so good. I’m glad June is here, but time is really flying. It doesn’t feel that long ago that we were celebrating the new year! But…I’m looking forward to the nice weather which has arrived.
I hope you have a great week!
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Oh, so do I, Yvonne…and even though I don’t like the extreme heat we have here, I am ready for summer. I want to go to the beach! Thanks for stopping by.
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I enjoyed The Wrong Girl, very fascinating. Don’t Try To Find Me looks intriguing.
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I agree, Mason…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week!
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TFIOS is one of my favourite books of all time, I hope you enjoy it!
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I hope so, Keely…it has taken me a while to get around to it. Thanks for stopping by!
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As you go into summer I go into winter, and we have just had a few very cold zero degree mornings but then beautiful sunny sky and little wind. We have a long weekend so perfect. The weather doesn’t guide my reading though! I’ve just finished Goodnight June and liked it a lot. Finn and Lady looks interesting just from the cover and of course I’d like to check out Three Wishes.
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Yes, it doesn’t matter to me, either, whether the weather seems to suggest summer or winter reads. I just love reading books that call to me…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Kathryn. Enjoy your week, and I can’t wait to read Goodnight June.
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It’s funny reading everyone looking forward to June and the start of Summer. We’re just starting Winter here in Australia and I’m looking forward to sleeping on the weekends and enjoying he cooler weather after a long hot summer/autumn. Nice book selection this week, I hope you enjoy them. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Sharon @ Sharon’s Book Nook!
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That always amazes me, too, how the opposite seasons are unfolding across the world. Enjoy your cozy and wintry week….and thanks for stopping by, Sharon.
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So many amazing books with great covers. I am going to read Still Alice review, think I missed that one.
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I wish I hadn’t waited so long to read Still Alice, but I’m definitely glad I read it. Thanks for stopping by, Marce.
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I really want to read Hello June sometime soon! Hope you enjoy it. The Stories We Tell sounds interesting, too. 🙂
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I thoroughly enjoy Sarah Jio’s books, so I’m eager to read it. Thanks for stopping by, Monika…and I recently discovered Patti Callahan Henry.
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you got WE WERE LIARS! aw, my ‘pin’ money for books is running out but gosh, I want to buy a copy of that book. Great haul! Thanks for stopping by my Sunday Post 🙂
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I love downloading e-books. So much better on the budget! But not on the eyes. My eyes tire faster reading on Sparky. Thanks for stopping by, Camille.
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I still need to drop by some of your Armchair BEA posts! It was so busy last week I’m still only slowly catching up! It looks like you’ve got a good (virtual) stack of books! And ‘The Miracle Inspector’ sounds really interesting! I hope you enjoy your reading!
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Juli @ Universe in Words
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Thanks, Juli…I’ve had The Miracle Inspector for a couple of years…just have to be in the mood. Or feeling desperate to plow through the Mt. TBR! Enjoy your week!
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I am looking forward to having time. I want to use that time wisely…to do nothing (sometimes) and to do the things I don’t have time for during the school year.
Here’s my It’s Monday!
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Yes, time is precious….and I am grateful every day. But it is easy to just fritter it away. But when I spend the time reading and blogging, or watching movies….who is to say that is not time well spent? LOL Thanks for visiting, Deb, and enjoy your week.
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That’s an awesome haul! I cannot wait for your TFIOS review and I hope you enjoyed it.
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I just started reading it last night…loving it already. Hope to have it finished today. Thanks for visiting, Samantha…and we have great titles for our blogs! LOL
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Wow great week! Several of these are definitely on my TBR already and it looks like I’ll have to add The Headmaster’s Wife as well. Have a great week!
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I think The Headmaster’s Wife looks like a good one…can’t wait to dive in! Thanks for visiting, Katherine, and enjoy your week.
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While you are enjoying the first days of summer, it’s getting cold here! Winter is definitely on the way 😦
Lots of great books on your list today..enjoy!
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I still have trouble wrapping my mind around the whole “opposite seasons” concept, but it is nice to visualize. Thanks for stopping by, Shelleyrae, and enjoy your cozying up in warm places.
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I’ve read Keep Your Friends Close and loved it.
Enjoy all your books.
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I can’t wait to read it, Sam…next week! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week.
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I’ve seen Good Night June on several blogs today. I’ve read positive reviews about We Were Liars. Have a great week and enjoy all of your books.
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I can’t wait to read each of those books, Pat. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week.
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Every one of your new books looks inviting to me. Enjoy!
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Thanks, Kathy, and I’m glad you enjoyed BEA. Glad you could stop by.
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I have to write down some of the titles you received, great list of reads.
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Thanks, Mary Ann…sometimes I scare myself when I get such a big haul. Thanks for stopping by.
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I chose to review 3-ring binders from the last Vine newsletter. I couldn’t face adding any more review books to my stack. All you chose look good. The only one I have read is We Were Liars which I enjoyed. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a great week!
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I’m going to have to do that kind of thing, too, Kathy; I manage to read and review the books I get, but my other books are being neglected. Thanks for stopping by.
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Oh, I hope you enjoy TFiOS! I liked it enough when I first read it, but now I am rereading by way of audiobook and I love it all the more! Enjoy your new books!
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I am really enjoying it so far, and I’m also looking forward to the movie. Thanks for visiting, Kay.
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Nice score from Vine! I’m so excited to see TFiOS this week- hope you enjoy the book.
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I am loving the book…and looking forward to the movie. Thanks for stopping by, Lucy.
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Thanks so much for stopping by the Lair. Very nice haul! I’m looking forward to your reviews, especially Don’t Try to Find Me and Keep Your Friends Close
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I am looking forward to those books, too, Gina…thanks for visiting..
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I want to read all of your books. The covers are so attractive – I hope the stories within are just as good!
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Me, too, Mary…it is always such a treat to go to the mailbox. Thanks for stopping by!
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It looks like you have updated your blog (or maybe used a different one this week?). Love the clean/crisp look.
We are reading some of the same books – I loved Goodnight June, am listening to We Were Liars.
Have a lovely week!
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Yes, I have made some changes, Mari….thanks for noticing. And I am very excited about Goodnight June and We Were Liars. Glad you could stop by.
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You had a great week! I have heard good things about Sarah Jio but haven’t had a chance to read any of her books. Happy Reading!
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Oh, you are in for a treat, Denise…I have loved every one of her books. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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So many of these are already on my wish list. My daughter is eagerly anticipating The Fault in Our Stars movie this weekend.
We’re heading out to the beach the first two weeks of July. Can’t wait.
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I am looking forward to the movie, too, and because I’m reading TFIOS now, it will be finished in time. Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl.
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Winter here but June is usually mild for us in Australia, hope I haven’t jinxed it now lol. I’m drooling over your read list. Hope you love Goodnight June as much as I did. I adore Liane Moriarty, haven’t read Three Wishes though. Have a great week and happy reading 🙂
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I got Three Wishes at a discount, so I had to have it. I love this author. And I’m eager to read Goodnight June. Thanks for visiting, Teddyree, and I hope your June is wonderful.
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You have many delicious titles. Enjoy. Have you gone to Rifflebooks.com???
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Thanks, Tea…and no, I haven’t. Guess I should check it out?
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That is a book bonanza! Hope you are having a good reading week!
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Definitely! I think I need to cut back…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Joy.
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Great Book haul, Abroad and Don’t Try to Find Me caught my attention. I have stayed away from The Fault in Our Stars as I’m somewhat hypochondriac and books which feature cancer set me off I’m afraid 🙂 But it’s been a very popular book. I also heard good things about The Headmaster’s wife.
Thanks for stopping by.
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I just finished TFIOS and I felt that the focus was more on the characters and their strengths than the disease itself. I enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by, Peggy.
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Wow…what a great week for you.
ENJOY the rest of your reading week. Looks like it will be a good one.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
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Thanks, Elizabeth…hope you are enjoying yours, too!
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