WEEKLY UPDATES: BOOKS, MOVIES, ETC.

On By Laurel-Rain SnowIn Weekly Updates

Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.

**Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.

And let’s join Kathryn, our leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at Book Date.

 

What a great reading week I had!  Four books, all page turners…of course, there was that one book I DNFed (Fates & Furies).  Yes, disappointing, but the other four books were fabulous. 

This week, I loved both episodes of This is Us:  the Post Superbowl feature, and the regular Tuesday event.  Sadly, we now have to wait until after the Olympics for more… (Not a sports fan here, lol).

I finished Mindhunter, Season I, on Netflix.  I also enjoyed the movie Wonder on Amazon Prime.

In early March, The Good Fight is returning to CBS All-Access.  I can’t wait!

So, those are the highlights…let’s grab some coffee and take a closer look at the week.

LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:

Finish Line Post:  What a Bloggiesta!

Rainy Day Excerpts:  “Here We Lie”

Tuesday Potpourri:  Time for Book Releases!

Hump Day Potpourri:  Current, Past, & Future Reading…

Coffee Chat:  Reading, Connecting, & Echoes of the Past…

Bookish Friday:  “The Perfect Roommate”

Review:  Exposed (e-book, Rosato & DiNunzio), by Lisa ScottolineReview:  The Wife (e-book), by Alafair BurkeReview:  Here We Lie (e-book), by Paula Treick DeBoardReview:  The Perfect Roommate (e-book), by Minta Kent

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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)

Nothing in my physical mailbox! I did receive one NetGalley ARC…and I downloaded four new e-books (purchased)

Paris Ever After (e-book), by K.S.R. Burns (NG – 5/1/18)

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Purchases:

Look for Me (e-book, D.D. Warren), by Lisa Gardner

By the Book (e-book), by Julia Sonneborn

Force of Nature (e-book), by Jane Harper

I Am, I Am, I Am (e-book), by Maggie O’Farrell

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WHAT’S NEXT?

I have four NetGalley ARCs to read and review for March.  I’m going to start with this one:

The Family Next Door (e-book), by Sally Hepworth (NG – 3/6)

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That was my week…what did yours look like?  Today I want to revisit a neighborhood restaurant…and enjoy this repast…with my book.

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90 thoughts on “WEEKLY UPDATES: BOOKS, MOVIES, ETC.”

    1. Thanks, Elizabeth; I surprised myself, as I started reading a book that I later abandoned…and it took up a whole day of my time! But then every book I picked up afterwards was riveting.

      The author of Paris Ever After said that you recommended me for the book…thanks!

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  2. Greg Hill

    Yay for four good books! I’ll probably be watching a bit of Olympics, although I don’t get into the winter games nearly as much as I do the summer ones.

    Paris Ever After- nice cover! And Look For Me looks like a book I’d like lol.

    Yum! THAT looks delicious!!!

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  5. Literary Feline

    Four out of five winning books is awesome, Laurel-Rain. I’m sorry about the DNF though. Paris Ever After looks like it will be good. And all your new purchases sound like ones I would want to read too. You have some good reading ahead of you! Have a great week! (And now you’ve made me hungry. LOL)

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    1. Thanks, Wendy, I’m eager to start reading all the new books…but I have some others I must read first. No worries, though. They all sound good to me.

      I’m hungry, too. I didn’t end up ordering the Shepherd’s Pie today…just split pea soup. But it was good, too.

      But I may have to have the Shepherd’s Pie tomorrow! Enjoy your week!

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    1. So do I, Kimberly, check out the top right image on my sidebar…that was my A-frame house in the foothills, complete with a red door! I don’t live there anymore, but I have fond memories of the door.

      I am also hoping for another great week. Enjoy yours!

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    1. Thanks, Deb, and I hope you make it through the books…but how huge are they? I have been diving into some of my thicker books this year, but most of mine this past week were 300-400, so they went by quickly.

      Enjoy!

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    1. Thanks, Trish, I love Lisa Gardner’s books, too…and also Lisa Unger’s and Lisa Scottoline’s…LOL. I’m sure there is another favorite Lisa as well, which I will recall later today. That’s how my mind works sometimes.

      Enjoy your week, and if you start watching This is Us, you won’t be able to stop!

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    1. Thanks, Lexxie, I started watching This is Us because of the actor Justin Hartley (Kevin); he was in one of my favorite soaps, so I followed him. However, the story and all the characters kept me tuning in.

      Enjoy your week and your books. Thanks for visiting.

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    1. Thanks, Evelina, I can’t figure out the few denials I’ve had, which mention my “profile” in a form letter. My profile is fine…and other publishers like it. LOL.

      I had two denials from favorite authors who I have previously reviewed when they directly sent me their books…so I guess the author doesn’t have feedback on the decisions. Although I know that they can send an approval link. I may have to contact them myself.

      Anyway…enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting.

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  15. karireadsandwrites

    Four books, what a great week!
    I’m looking forward to most of these books– Scottoline’s, Jane Harper’s, and Alafair Burke’s new one. I read that Lisa Gardner and it was really good, as all her books are to me 🙂 Enjoy your coming week, which I’m sure you will, since you read dining out and have the most fun!

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    1. Thanks, Kari, I like how you mentioned my reading and dining out. I do love reading and eating, and it is more fun when I’m out. Plus, I don’t feel quite as introverted when I’m sort of interacting (with servers, most of whom know my name!).

      Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting.

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  20. My experience with Fates & Furies was similar. I borrowed it from the library, couldn’t get interested in it (only read a few chapters) so returned it. Thought I might try again “some day” but not sure that day will come. Sounds like you may have given it more time than I did…

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    1. I am sorry that I gave it so much time, JoAnn; 40%, I think. I did want to like it, so I guess I thought maybe something about it would click for me. It didn’t. Sigh.

      I think I’m sending it back to the Cloud. Enjoy your week!

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  22. Yvonne

    You had a great week! Paris Ever After looks really good. I do love my TV shows, but I’m sort of glad for the pre-emptions until after the Olympics so I can catch up on my reading 🙂 Have a great week!

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  28. I’m a huge Maggie O’Farrell fan and I Am, I Am, I Am sounds so interesting. I’ll definitely need to read it. I also heard great things about Force of Nature, but I still need to read The Dry. Hope you have a great week and happy reading!

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  29. Beth F

    I do like watching the Olympics, but sometimes I’m kind of reading at the same time. I forgot about Wonder on Prime — I wanted to watch that. I really want to read I Am, I Am

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    1. Thanks for visiting, Harvee, and if I don’t manage to actually get to Paris, I will have read books and watched movies set there. It’s almost as good…right? Without the fuss of airlines and luggage. Enjoy your week!

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  35. I can’t watch an episode of This is Us without crying. It gets me every time! I do love the Olympics. I always watched them with my mom while growing up, so now I am trying to get my kids to love them too. Hope you have a wonderful week.

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  40. I love the cover art for By the Book and I’ll be interested to hear what you think of this debut. If it’s too fluffy, I may pass. I have no intentions of passing on Force of Nature, however! I loved The Dry and can’t wait to read this second in the series. I’m also eager to start watching This Is Us. Haven’t watched a single episode but it sounds like a winner. We’ve just finished Broadchurch and I’m ready for a new series. That lunch looks amazing! What is the dish on the left? Shepherd’s Pie?? Yum!

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    1. Oh, I hope you love This Is Us…I’m also addicted to Broadchurch and hope for another season soon.

      That dish is Shepherd’s Pie…and when I went to the restaurant to have some on Monday, it is off the menu. For now. Sigh.

      I hope to love By the Book. Thanks for stopping by, Les.

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    1. Thanks for visiting, Katherine, and I gave Fates & Furies 40%…because I really wanted to like it. Sigh.

      As for Wonder, I was scrolling through the “new movies” on Prime, and there it was! It was good.

      I hope you do try a Lisa Gardner book…she has many good ones, and while most are part of a series, they can stand alone, as each book has its own story. Characters recur…but the author gives us enough back story so we’re not lost. Enjoy!

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  42. Hi Laurel, I’m late to your post this past week …. I will blame a leaking roof for throwing me into chaos. I think we have stopped the problem though I remain a bit frazzled. I see you are considering the Jane Harper book … I liked her first mystery so I might read this one as well. And I finished watching the TV series of Big Little Lies. Oh my … very entertaining. I think there will be a Season 2, so stay tuned.

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