2011 July 31

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday What Are you Reading is the perfect way for me to begin my week and allows me to focus on what needs to be read and to see what I have or have not accomplished the previous week. I also enjoy discovering new books by visiting other participants blogs.

I Read and Reviewed (click the title to be taken to the review):

Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith (Southern fiction, an exquisite collection of short stories NOT a P&P remake).
Reign of Madness by Lynn Cullen
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles *Favourite book of the week
Whispers in the Sand by Barbara Erskine
Beautiful Unbroken by Mary Jane Nealon
The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
Flashback by Dan Simmons
Blood Trust by Eric Van Lustbader

This week I am planning to read/review:

The Rules of the Tunnel by Ned Zeman
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman
The Sixes by Kate White
Close Your Eyes by Amanda Eyre Ward
Northwest Corner by John Burnham Schwartz
The Girls of Murder City by Douglas Perry

Visit next Monday to see if I managed to accomplish my reading goals.

The Sunday Salon (TSS: 7/31/11)

Life: I know I have mentioned the heat the past two Sundays, but it really is hot. I am hoping there will be a break in the weather soon. This past week was a very bad week for me, but the pain is lessening to more tolerable levels, for which I am grateful. I cannot believe it is already the last day of July, where has the time gone? I am not ready to have one of my children leave the nest.

Family Update: We had a great visit with my husband’s parents and have almost finished back to school shopping as well as getting everything ready for our oldest son to head off to college. Time has gone by so very quickly, it seems like only yesterday I was getting him ready for Kindergarten. All too soon we shall be moving our son into his dorm, so for the next few weeks I will be focusing almost all my energy on family (the boys may not enjoy so much parent time) but DH and I need it.

Saturday Night: With only 3 Saturdays left before we take our oldest son to college, we spent the evening watching movies of his choosing.

Read and Reviewed: This past week I read and reviewed 8 books. If you have time, please take a look at the reviews, one never knows when they will find a treasure.

Today I will be reading: The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield

Happy Reading and have a wonderful Sunday.

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