Bought, Bagged and Wrapping it Up is where I share my new books, as well as what happened here at (un)Conventional Bookviews and elsewhere in the blogoshpere. I’m linking up with the usual suspects, AKA Team Tynga’s Reviews, Talk Supe and Caffeinated Reviewer.
STS #160 – Bought Borrowed & Bagged #110
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about the latest additions to your library – virtual or actual, with books that are bought, borrowed, won or ARCs you will be reading soon. Bought Borrowed and Bagged is a homage to to Barron’s Books and Baubles from KMM’ Fever series, and is hosted by Braine over at Talk Supe. Without further ado, here’s what I bought, borrowed or bagged this past week:
Thank you, KYRIJA and Netgalley!
Thank you Enchantress Promo & Designs and Dreamspinner Press!
Thank you, Tantor Media!
The Sunday Post #110 – Wrapping it Up
Kim @ The Caffeinated Reviewer, is our hostess with the mostest for the weekly Sunday Post where I’m wrapping things up. It is the perfect opportunity to share what happened here on my own blog, as well as some of the happenings elsewhere in the Blogosphere.
This has been a very busy week, and the next two weeks will be even busier. My thesis supervisor agreed to let me do my defence in February, so I have to really get my turbo going now. I have most of the puzzle pieces I need, so now, they all have to be put together. I’ve had quite a bit of substitute work, and for the next two weeks, I’m replacing a teacher who is on paternity leave. I really look forward to seeing students a bit more than just an hour or two!
On Thursday evening, Mr. Lex and I were invited to a fun evening at the Geneva Fashion Week, and we had a really good time. It was nice to put on our evening wear and pretend we were part of the jet-set 😉
This Week’s Freddy in Action:
- [15 Nov] Thankful Tuesday #1 – Bloggers I Am Thankful for
- [17 Nov] Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #91 – The Darkest Link
- [18 Nov] Up Close and (un)Conventional Features and Discussions
- [18 Nov] #COYER Blackout Challenge Sign-Up
- [19 Nov] Bought Bagged and Wrapping it Up #160
- [22 Nov] Thankful Tuesday #2 – Authors I am Thankful For
- [24 Nov] Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #92 – Trust
- [25 Nov] Up Close and (un)Conventional – Romance Heroes… or not?
- [26 Nov] Bought Bagged and Wrapping it Up #161 – Busy and Thankful
A lot of bloggers have shared bloggers / authors / narrators / books they’re thankful for, and it’s so nice to see all the positive around. Just a few of those bloggers are Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My, Fantasy is More Fun and The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog,
Kristen @ Metaphors and Moonlight discusses Reviewing books in Ongoing Series vs Finished Series.
Did you get some good books last week? What have you been up to this past week? Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend, and that next week will be filled with awesome!
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I’m still on the fence on getting Too Late. Lately, I’m not liking Hoover’s stories so I don’t know. I’ll probably wait for more reviews of it and then make a decision.
I’m glad you now have a deadline! Good luck with your thesis! And it’s so great you got invited to a fashion show! I hope you had fun!
I have loved the latest Hoover, so I knew I had to get Too Late. I’ve heard that it’s VERY different from her usual stories, though. As she wrote it on Wattpad when she had writer’s block. She just went for it and had weird over the top things happen…
I’m very happy to have my deadline, too. I’ve made a lot of progress this week, and I today, I got to a point where it became so clear to me exactly what I have to do I can just sit down and write it now 🙂
Ooh fashion week, that sounds so fun! I’ve never been to anything like that, glad you had a good time 🙂
Good luck with your defence! Stressful, I’m sure, but every day is a step closer to the goal! Have fun substituting and enjoy your new books!
When we were in New York City in September, it was during fashion week, and a lot of models and stylists were staying at the same hotel as us. But I had never been to a real runway show before, so it was definitely fun 🙂
I’m actually really happy about having a deadline for my defence. I finally cracked the code to my thesis today, so now, I can more or less sit down and just write the whole thing. It’s been fermenting in my mind for a long time, so I was really happy when the pieces just came together for me in my head!
Hey you jet setter you ha ha! Hope you guys had fun (sounds like you did!). Good luck with teaching, and with preparing your defense. I bet you’ll be glad when that’s in the rear view mirror!
Have a super weekend.
LOL it was fun for sure! But I was happy the photographers only stayed on us for a few minutes, to be honest!
I will be glad when it’s all in the rear mirror. I am ready to get on with the next step now , you know?
Have a super weekend yourself, Greg 🙂
Freddy as always is in top form…I love the photo of him playing in the sun. I wouldn’t have anything to wear to a posh event…I live in leggings and T Shirts for the most part! I don’t even own a pair of actual shoes, just boots and trainers! Have a good week!
He sure is in top form 🙂 It’s funny how much he loves the sunbeam, he always finds a way to lie exactly in the right spot 🙂
Have a great week yourself, Chuckles!
Oh I want to get Too Late too. Love me some CoHo. Good luck with your thesis. Love the Freddy in the sun picture ♥ Have a great week!
I love CoHo, too! Her books are always impossible to resist 😀
Nice haul this week, but sounds like you’ll be busy teaching and working on your defense so not much reading time. 🙂 Fun night out for a dress up date.
Freddy is obviously a well loved guy with naps, playtime and handsome picture moments.
Have a good week, Lexxie!
I’m be very, very busy. But it’s good, because I know now exactly how I want to do my writing, and so it’s more a question of jotting it all down.
I’m very happy to have so many teaching hours, because it’s been very quiet lately!
Have a great week yourself, Sophia 🙂
Ooh nice new reads! All totally new to me! Hope you had a fun night out too! And hope the thesis continues to go well!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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Sounds like you had a very busy week with many more to come. Glad you were able to get the defense date you wanted. Good luck getting it all done. I’m sure you will be fine. Have a great week.
Freddie looks like he is a very active dog. You got some interesting books and looks like you had a busy week.
Grace @ Books of Love
I couldn’t find Too Late on Colleen Hoover’s page…so is C. Hoover someone else?
Enjoy your week, and thanks for sharing. Freddy is getting so big!
I think she self-published Too Late, so the name may be C. Hoover… If you click on the book cover up here, it’ll take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
Awwww…Freddy looks so adorable in these photos! Good luck on your teaching job! I’l be posting my Sunday Post and Book Photo Sundays tomorrow!
Ooh new CoHo… intrigued! I hope you love your new books!
It sounds like you are having a wonderful time in your life (isn’t it nice to dress up once in a while?). I like the description of Too Late, and will put it on my TBR. Have a wonderful week.
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Fashion Show how fun! It’s nice to get dressed up and go out with the fancy people. 🙂
I saw Too Late on Amazon and wasn’t sure if I would grab or not since I still haven’t read her book yet. It’s now going to be part of my 2017 reading assignment. Freddy is so cute. I love when the puppies sleep in the sun, Dexter does that a lot. It’s good on their bones to be in the sun.
I hope you have a fantastic week, Lexxie! Miss you! Happy Reading! oxoxo
oh looks like a good group of books here!! I do like Dannika Dark, so I hope you enjoy that one!! I have really been loving the recent posts on gratitude this past week as well. It has really helping raise the feeling of positive vibes that is dearly needed. Hope you enjoy your Sunday.
Oh Fashion Week, sounds like a great time. Did I miss some photos on your social media feeds I wonder?! Must check them out.
I’ve seen a bit of stuff re Too Late on social media – there seem to be some extreme reactions plus some debate it being free or not free or something…
Have a lovely week!
It’s lovely when something (thesis/novel/poem) finally comes together in your head and you know that when you sit down, you’ll more or less be able to just write. Best of luck with it and I’m with you – a deadline makes it all nicely clear. Lovely pics of Freddy and the fashion show sounds like great fun. Have a great week.
Oh my gosh Freddy with that toy is adorable!! Too cute!
I’m super jealous of the audio of Winter Moon! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
Glad to hear your advisor is going to let you proceed with your thesis defense in February! I know that was what you wanted!
Have a great week!
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Good job with your thesis! Glad to hear it is moving along, ever since I was pregnant with my 2nd kid I had been stuck with my masters. I might just give up and change Uni, but i’ll see. Freddy is charming as always
Oh nice, a new Hoover book and I didn’t know about it. Happy reading!
Awww…Freddy…so cute! Enjoy your reads and have a great week!
Sounds like you had a pretty good week. I’m so happy for you and your thesis work! You’ve got this!! I know you’re going to be busy for the next couple of weeks, so know I’m thinking of you even if we can’t chat. 😉 And enjoy all your new reads!
As always, thanks for the Freddy pics. I think he’s made a wonderful addition to your family. 🙂
Happy Sunday, my dear! Miss you already and love you!! <3 {{hugs}} <3
I love those opportunities to dress in formalwear and go out. That sounds like a good time.
Your puppy photos are adorable as always. I just love long hair little dogs. We have one, only ours is a chihuahua.
Ooooh! Resistance looks so interesting! I love that cover! Your little pup is so adorable! I live for these photos!! Have a great week!
Glad you had fun at the fashion week! Aw, little Freddy! Half of my photos of my dog are her sleeping; she loves naps.
How did I not know about Too Late by Colleen Hoover? Looks like readers like this darker side to her!
Ooooh, fashion week function, nice!
It must have been so fun to go out with your husband! Also, it’s always nice to have an excuse to dress fancy. Have a good week, and happy reading! 🙂
I’m glad you got some more teaching time and the fashion show sounds like fun!
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Where are the Fashion Week photos? I bet you looked stunning!
We haven’t seen those photos… I can’t find them online, even 🙁 So sad!!