Weekend Wrap-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 and Caffeinated Reviewer.
STS #206
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality is all about the latest additions to my library – virtual or actual, with books that are bought, borrowed, won or ARCs I will (probably) be reading soon. Without further ado, here’s what I added to my bloated shelves this past week:
Thank you Loveswept and NetGalley!
After spending some time with Ms. Lilley last weekend, I wanted to read more of her books.
Got this little gem in my newsletter from Tiffany Reisz.
The Sunday Post #156 – Weekend Wrap-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 week has been extremely busy. On top of that, I’ve been oh so very tired from spending last weekend in Cannes. I didn’t get much sleep, but I did have a lot of fun! Our plane left Geneva at 6:30 am last Saturday, and we were able to fully enjoy the book festival the whole day. I got to meet all the authors I had to meet, plus more that I wanted to meet. And it was so strange to see who had long or short lines – based on how many of their books have been translated to French!
On Saturday evening, we went to the gala dinner at the Cannes Festival Palace, and it was awesome! We had Champagne aplenty, good food, and excellent company. After dinner was over, there was an awards ceremony. And after that, party time. My daughter went back to the hotel around 1 am, but I stayed on with my friend Amélie, and with Ali of Black Heart Reviews. We went to a bar with some authors, and some of them brought their husbands.
On Sunday, I was so very tired, but still very happy. And there were still a few more hours left for the festival. Afterwards, my daughter, Amélie and her husband, KA Tucker and her husband and I left to find a place to have lunch. Tarryn Fisher came with us, and just when we were seated, Colleen and her husband showed up as well. Amélie and I managed not to squee, but internally, we were both happy-dancing.
This week was tough, as I had a very long day on Monday, and I have battled a head cold for over a week. But I really can’t wait for my next bookish fun, which will be in February, in London for RARE.
This Week’s Freddy in Action (plus one of Hercules)
- [27 Sep] Hello Again by ★★★★★
Did you get some good books last week? What have you been up to this past week? Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, and that next week will be filled with awesome!
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
Aww Hercules. Adorable. Freddy love seeing him. Glad to see you had a fun time at the Cannes Festival Palace. Hope you feel better too. Have a great week!! Happy Reading.
I just can’t wait to meet Hercules next week! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Omg how did you not fan girl, I would have been screaming or just totally passed out lol. I loved all the pictures glad you had fun! Now get some sleep!
Hercules is adorable! I can’t wait to see pictures of them together!
Have a great week, Lexxie! Miss you!!!
LOL Michelle! I think maybe the reason why they hung out with us is that we weren’t too fangirly… Their days were so very long, with signings, fangirling, photos and some difficulties at times with understanding French 🙂
I can’t wait to see Hercules and Freddy together, Michelle. And at the same time, I’m nervous. Kind of like I was 20 years ago around the time my 2nd child was born.
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Awww Hercules has gotten so big! He’s adorable!! And the festival in Cannes sounds like it was amazing!!
I know, right? He’s eight weeks old now, he’ll be nine weeks when I go to take him home 🙂
The festival was awesome. I’m so happy the organiser listened to those who had negative feedback last year, because he improved things so much!
The festical in Cannes sounds like it was so awesome!! =D And oh my gosh Hercules is so cute! Can’t wait to see more pictures of him. ♥
Stephanie, you should totally come to that festival one day, there were many authors you like 😉
I can’t wait to cuddle Hercules!
While everyone was else was taking Spanish in high school, I was the odd one out and learned French. I only got to use it about one in my entire life, and that was when I visited Montreal for a festival. Now, I know almost zero of what I learned. (lol) Sounds like a fab time in Cannes with fantastic goings on. HUGE Hugs to Hercules who’s coming on board next weekend, and to our furry friend Freddy! Happy Saturday! RO
That’s funny, Ro. In Norway, everybody else took German, and I was the odd one out learning French 😀 I use it every day now, though, so it worked out well for me. I took Spanish, too, but have forgotten most of that, as I don’t use it often enough 🙂
Happy Saturday right back at you! *hugs*
Sounds like an exciting weekend. And it looks like you got some great books this past week.
Have a great weekend.
Last weekend was awesome, Katie 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Nice haul! Mischief looks fun! I’m glad you enjoyed your trip to Cannes! Have a great week and happy reading!
I agree, Mischief does look fun, plus any story that takes place in the Original Sinners universe is a must-read!
The book festival sounds like fun! I am happy that you were able to spend time with your daughter. Breathing Fire looks interesting, and I will add it to my TBR. I hope you feel better and have a good week.
It was so much fun, Ardis 🙂 I love the cover of Breathing Fire, and I hope the story will be just as good 😉
OMG Hercules is so cute and Freddy looks pretty dapper himself. Such fun. I love the cover of Breathing Fire. Have a wonderful week.
I know! I can’t wait to meet Hercules next weekend, and then bring him home so everybody else can meet him, too 🙂
How great that you had such a good time at Cannes. Thanks for sharing…and enjoy your new books…and your new dog!
Mischief looks like fun…and so does Hello Again.
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The weekend in Cannes was great both because it was a bookfest, and because I got to spend some quality time with my oldest 😀
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What a blast that must have been! I am so glad you had the opportunity to go. I hope you are catching up on some rest this weekend! I can’t wait to see more pictures of Hercules! I’m sure he and Freddy will be fast friends.
It was awesome! And I will do my best to go again next year. It was so much fun 🙂
I really hope Freddy and Hercules will be fast friends. I’m a little worried – kind of like I was when I was expecting child #2 way back when 😉
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I’m so glad you had a good time at Cannes. I love to travel but it’s tiring to be back home and catch up. It was a LONG week here I worked Every day (6 of 7) Sunday – Saturday. Now I have a few days off. YAY. I’m headed to NYC over Columbus Day weekend. Anne
It really is tiring to get back home and catch up. And it seems that it takes me longer and longer the older I get 😀
Six of seven days of work sounds bad! I hope you’ll be able to rest a bit on your days off.
It sounds like you had a lot of fun at the festival. I hope you get some time to rest and read now.
I spent most of the weekend correcting and grading tests… But I also binge-watched a few TV shows I enjoy 🙂
Sounds like an awesome event! How fun. Cannes and books sounds like a pretty good combination. And Hercules is a cutie. Freddy will have a friend soon eh?
It really was fun, Greg. And Cannes was the perfect place for it. We were even lucky with the weather, it was warm, but not hot, and the sun came out to make everything look beautiful.
I’m crossing my fingers for Hercules and Freddy – I really hope they’ll become the best of friends 🙂
Sounds like you had a wonderful time at the festival! Do feel better soon though! And aww, I haven’t visited Sunday Posts in a while, glad to see Freddie is still doing well 🙂
I really did, Kristen 🙂 Thanks, I’m already a bit better thanks to the extra sleep I’ve gotten this weekend 🙂
Freddy is in great shape, and I hope he and Hercules will become great friends.
Yay, glad to hear you had an awesome time in Cannes, Lexxie. Oh so happy for you being able to meet those awesome authors. It would be like a dream come true to me if I met them. Hopefully someday.
Sorry to hear about your tough week. I hope your new books will make this week is way better. Yay, love to see Freddy and little Hercules. SO cute. I should take more photos of my Momo.
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Yay!!! Glad you had a fun time at the book festival! I wish I could go to a book festival someday.
oh what a cute new dog there! Sorry I didn’t come it was too far and I have my oral this week so it was a bit too much for me.
OMG! I don’t think I’d have been able to function at that lunch. Colleen Hoover along would have short-circuited my brain!
Cannes sounds amazing. I am so jealous, though as I don’t speak French it would have been wasted on me.
I’m so envious of your trip to the book festival! What a fun adventure.
Glad you had a great time at Cannes! That sounds like a lot of fun! I hope you end up loving that Sawyer Bennett book. I love her romances. Hope you have a great week, and happy reading
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Ooh, Breathing Fire has an amaaaazing cover, wow.
Glad you had fun at the Cannes 🙂 sounds like a great time you had.
Oh my gosh, your little new doggie! He is the cutest!!! Can’t wait for all his pics 🙂
Hercules!!! So cute! Glad you had a good time in Cannes! Hope this week is great!
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awww I can’t wait for more photos of Hercules and Freddy together. Hope you get well soon, we have a long weekend (labour day) here in Australia.
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Sounds like you had a great time at Cannes. That is awesome that you got to go out to eat with some great authors. Hercules is adorable.
Hope you are feeling better! It’s amazing how easy it is to get drained from being busy. September is terrible for me and I already feel as if October is almost over and it’s only October 3!
Hercules is adorable! Hoping your two little furry boys get along swimmingly!
In other news, I’ve been watching True Blood season 1 (somehow never saw that season); I’m thinking a series re-read is in the future. My TBR pile is whining at the news. 😀