This Week in Reading - May 7

It's Sunday Post time!  This is hosted by the awesome Caffeinated Book Reviewer and gives us all a chance to recap our week.

What I Got:

Another week of no new books!  Part of me is thrilled because that hopefully means I'm getting closer to being able to getting some of my overwhelming backlog cleared up.

The other part of me wants to hit the bookstores and go on a giant book buying binge.

It's really only a matter of time.

Currently:

Reading:  I Hate Everyone Except You by Clinton Kelly, Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, and A Reference to Murder by Kym Roberts

Listening:  I finished up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and am now listening to podcasts while I wait for my next book.  Right now a podcast I'm really enjoying is called The Vanished which is a true crime podcast about missing persons cases.

Watching:  I watched a lot of movies while visiting my grandparents this past week.  We watched Humoresque with Joan Crawford (really good), Bonnie and Clyde with Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatyy (also really good though not quite what I was expecting), Buffalo Bill and the Wild West Show with Paul Newman (weird), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (an old favorite), and Gilda with Rita Hayworth (really good - highly recommend).  Since I've gotten back I haven't watched much. 

Off the Blog:

A few weeks ago I did a review of an audio book I had gotten from eStories which is an audio book service where you can listen on all kinds of devices.  I used the app on my phone and found it really easy to use and was pleased with the quality of the book (Yes, My Accent is Real by Kunal Nayyar - SOOO good).  Well, the other day I got an email from eStories with a pretty good deal - 3 months (aka 3 books) for $11.99 TOTAL.  I'm definitely signing up and here's the link if you're interested in signing up as well.  I'm super excited because there are a few audio books I've really been wanting that my library just doesn't seem to be getting.

I had such a nice visit with my grandparents.  The Tornado stayed home with J and they had a fantastic time so it was just me.  Mostly I just hung out and watched movies with my grandfather and we had a really nice time.  I also went to lunch and did some cooking with my grandmother which was nice.  We're both normally recipe followers and were kind of winging it when it came to dinner preparations which lead to much hysteria and lots of fun.

Yesterday was my birthday and I have declared this weekend the weekend of me.  Other than going out to dinner and a burst of online shopping I haven't done a huge amount but just relax and read which is pretty much the perfect weekend - especially if it's raining and we had a good bit of that.  I'm now officially 37 and my husband are debating if that's mid-30s or late 30s.  I say late he says mid - not that it really matters one way or the other!  On Friday I had to go to the grocery store and I discovered that you shouldn't go to the grocery store when you're hungry and you REALLY shouldn't go when you're hungry and the next day is your birthday because it's pretty easy to convince yourself you deserve treats.  On a related note that Simply Cookie Dough they sell in the refrigerated which is essentially cookie dough that's meant to be eaten raw is pretty amazing!

On the Blog:

What Happened:

Monday:  Reviews from the Children's Section - Virginia Mysteries 1 and 2
Tuesday:  Top Ten Covers That Will Make Me Read/Not Read a Book
Wednesday:  Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall - Cozy Mystery Review
Thursday:  3 Short Reviews
Friday:  Friday Linkups: I Hate Everyone Except You
Saturday:  The Lake House - Fiction Review

What's Coming Up:

Monday:  The Hidden Thread - Historical Fiction Review + Giveaway

Tuesday:  Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Things on My Reading Wishlist

Wednesday:  Death in the Abstract - Cozy Mystery Review

Thursday:  I Hate Everyone Except You - Nonfiction Memoir Review

Friday:  Linkups with Current Book

Saturday: TBD

Have a great week and happy reading!