There were some hard choices in this Sunday Post – but at least it wasn’t a “blah” reading week!
I was a bit spoiled for choice for this week’s ‘Book of the Week’ because there were THREE A- reads. I gave The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth the nod because the early scenes at Dishoom brought back so many happy – and tasty – memories. And it was a pretty big book for a one-sitting read and that says a LOT.
Since there is no new giveaway coming this coming week, I also needed to choose which book to feature – and again, I’m spoiled for choice between a tour book, an audiobook I’ve been tearing through, and a book I just finished and liked a whole lot more than I thought I would. It turned out to be ‘eeny, meany, miney, moe’ time again.
Third hard choice – well not so much hard as a bit of work – was choosing a winner for the Sip Sip Hooray Hop. Not because I personally have to pick – thank you Rafflecopter! – but because there were nearly 60,000 entries for the giveaway and I KNOW that most of them are spam. Weeding the real entries from the spam isn’t difficult, but it can be very time consuming and it always leaves me wondering why even bots bother.
Speaking of people making difficult choices, this week’s cat picture is of Hecate, who seems to have decide to imitate Cthulhu in her own small and very sparkly way. She’s adorable, if slightly confused, and utterly hilarious. Which is even funnier because she doesn’t like being laughed at. But then, who does?
Current Giveaways:
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Apple A Day Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Summer 2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book PLUS EVENT-WIDE AMAZON/PAYPAL PRIZE in the Late Summer, Dog Days & Back to School Giveaway Event!
Winner Announcements:
The winner of the Sip Sip Hooray Giveaway Hop is Will G.
Blog Recap:
A- #BookReview: The Adventure of the Demonic Ox by Lois McMaster Bujold
B+ #AudioBookReview: Five Views of the Planet Tartarus by Rachael K. Jones
A- #BookReview: The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O’Neal
A- #BookReview: The Shakespeare Secret by D.J. Nix
Apple A Day Giveaway Hop
Stacking the Shelves (664)
Coming This Week:
Which Witch? by Simon R. Green (#BookReview)
Head Cases by John McMahon (#BookReview)
Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula Byrne (#BookReview)
We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read by Caroline M. Yoachim (#AudioBookReview)(#HugoReview)
Pearl City by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle (#AudioBookReview)
