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 #238
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 these past two weeks:
I already read Atticus, and it’s one of the most heart-warming stories I have ever read. It was just so incredibly good!
And Cocktales arrived on early Saturday morning 🙂
The Sunday Post #188 – 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.
I didn’t post last weekend, as Mr. Lex, and child 3 + 4, and I went to Madrid for the weekend. We had a fantastic time visiting, the city is gorgeous! The architecture is stunning, and there are parks everywhere. We ate delicious food, and tried some new wine as well. Plus, we did a bit of shopping in between sightseeing.
This week was a short one, as we had Monday off – and since that’s my biggest day of teaching, I feel so nice and relaxed.
On Tuesday next week, I’m going to New York City for BookExpo, so the blog will be fairly quiet, however, I will post on Twitter and Instagram if you want to check out the authors I’ll get to meet.
This Week’s Puppies in Action:
- [21 May] #COYER 5-Year B-Day Summer Sign-Up Post
- [25 May] Privacy Policy, GDPR and stuff…
- [26 May] Weekend Wrap-up #238 – Green Grass, Blue Skies
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Kristen @ Metaphors & Moonlight wonders how we all feel about Character Descriptions.
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!
Happy weekend Lexxie! Sounds like you had a great week! And have fun at Book Expo (yay)!! Hard to believe it’s here already…
Love the pics as usual! They seem to have become fast friends, those two 🙂
Happy weekend to you, too, Greg!
I really look forward to BookExpo 🙂 I hope I’ll discover some new-to-me authors.
Those dogs are so cute! Have fun at BookExpo, I wish i could go. I’m curious to see what you think of The Poppy War. I’ve been seeing a lot of rave reviews but all the trigger warnings have me a bit concerned. Looks like a book that I need to be really in the mood for.
Thanks, Bee 🙂 I think they’re cute, too, of course.
I have seen that there are trigger warnings for The Poppy War, too, but I stil want to read it.
I love it that you got to go on a family trip. I remember loving it when my dad would tell us to jump in the car on a weekend and take us somewhere special. Even better that you missed your hardest work day. 🙂
Nice haul this week. Atticus does look cute. I look forward to the new KA Tucker, too. Cocky Tales!
Ahhh, cute puppy pics. Neat that they went for a swim together.
Enjoy your time at Book Expo!
We love family trips – and what was so great about Madrid was that none of us had ever been there before, so it was discovery time for all of us.
Atticus was awesome 🙂 It is cute, but also very deep.
Next up is The Simple Wild, I can’t wait.
Oh is that new KA Tucker?? I have to check it out. Have fun at BookExpo. I am sure it will be a blast. Love the pups! Have a great week!
Yup, that’s definitely a new KA Tucker novel, Grace, I can’t wait to start reading it!
Ooh nice new reads! Totally new to me ones! I do like the cover of Atticus!
I wish I could do BEA but I know flights to NYC are just too pricey then there’s the hotel and since I’m already struggling to find a roommate for another book event this year at a pricey hotel, I know I wouldn’t be able to afford a hotel there either. I hope you have fun though! I need to try to get back to BEA one of these days since it seems like it will never come back to Chicago.
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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If you find a cheap flight and can get a ticket, there’s room in my hotel room, Jessica… just saying 😉
Atticus was such a sweet and deep story, I loved it to pieces!
Ooh, The Poppy War! I need to get to reading that, I got a review copy, and I’ve been hearing such good things. Enjoy!
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I’ve heard great things about it, too, Nikki. And while a lot of people said it was a tough story to read, I can’t wait 🙂
Have a great time in NY_hope you have a blast-I will be looking at the instagram photos!! Nice books this week, I entered a contest on goodreads to win the 14th of September!! Cute doggies!!
Thanks Joann, I’m sure I will 🙂 And I hope you’ll win The 14th of September in the giveaway 🙂
Enjoy the Book Expo, I want to go some year. I cannot wait to hear all about it. Have a wonderful trip!
I’ll do a post about BookExpo once I get back home, Cindy.
So many tempting books! Your walks look so lovely, too; enjoy!
Have a great week, and thanks for sharing.
Books are always very tempting. Which is why I can never resist 😀
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I’m excited about Atticus. I like stories with dogs as characters. Jill Shalvis does that well also. I hope to go to BEA some year. All my trips this year have gone wonky but I’m happy to stay home and do things, too. Anne – Books of My Heart
I’m pretty sure you’re going to love Atticus, Anne! It’s really well done.
Sorry your trips have gone wonky this year – but home is good, too, right?
Whoaaa Cocktales sounds and looks so freaking awesome! 😮 Have fun at BookExpo. It always looks so amazing (aside from the crowds D:) but luckily there’s social media so I’m looking forward to seeing your posts on Instagram of it!
I got some awesome books today at a bookfest but I’m posting it next saturday. ^_^
And it’s a HUGE book, too, 900 pages!
The crowds can be kind of hard sometimes, but usually, the convention centers have really high ceilings, so it feels less crowded than it is.
I look forward to seeing your book fest books next week.
Puppies… ^_^ great book haul. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks Angela 🙂
There’s my puppies….oops, your puppies but you know what I mean. I love seeing them cuddle. I don’t know how to go about getting a copy of Atticus so I gave up and preordered. I’ve gotta have that one.
I know exactly what you mean, Barb 🙂 I love that they have gotten settled with each other now – and when they cuddle like that, my heart just melts.
I’m on Sawyer Bennett’s review team, and this title is self-published, I think. I have it on pre-order as well, though, I want more books like it!
I hope you have an amazing time in NYC at BEA! Sounds awesome. Glad the puppies are enjoying the nicer weather.
Thanks Samantha 🙂 I hope I’ll get to know some nice bloggers / readers to hang out with. This is the first time I’m going to a convention where I don’t really know anyone before I get there…
Have a great time at BEA and in New York!
Thank you!
The Poppy War is very, VERY good, so I hope you enjoy it! And your pups are the most adorable <3
Now you just made me more excited to read it, Kathy! 🙂
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Ooh, you got The Poppy War. That has been, um, escalated last week or so? But I’ve heard it’s very good.
Oh yeah, I also read it on Twitter today and Fail-leena called romance readers simple-minded and that they only choose books based on naked males on the cover. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT. She said that about her own readers. I can’t even!! How… How x_x
And your little fur babies are as adorable as ever 🙂
Yeah, I just didn’t get why people thought the author was ‘off’ in any way for stating this book isn’t YA. I can’t wait to read it.
Also – see how many bare-chested men are on my list this week? 😀 I just don’t understand that woman. Plus, that was written in the court-documents she used to sue three people on Friday *sighs*
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Wait, that was in the court documents. THAT’S WHY she was so pissed off they went public then!! 😀 OMG wow…
And yeah, I also totally don’t get why people were so annoyed at the Poppy War author. I think it’s totally right that we should mark possibly triggering books as possibly triggering. I would even vote for labels, like we have for movies, you know? Like, you won’t call a triggering movie “a movie for teens”. That would be ridiculous. Yet, somehow they think that’s okay for books? I don’t get it. The author just wanted to protect people from being triggered and that’s the right thing to do.
Yup, that was in the court documents… and court documents are public, so yeah, not difficult to find at all. It appears it will come before a judge on June 1st – in the Manhattan court – I almost want to go. But BookExpo sounds like so much more fun 😀 YA reader. Carrie by Stephen King isn’t YA either – it’s horror. Oh well.
Yeah, she got so much backtalk because of stating that her book wasn’t YA. It hasn’t been marketed as YA either. And just because the main character is a teen doesn’t mean the story is suited for
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That’s a very good comparison to Carrie!
And lol you almost want to go 😀 considering how far it is for you, I can understand how much it actually matters to you 🙂 yeah, I would love to see a blogpost by someone who lives closer and manages to go though.
I’m actually going to be in New York this coming Friday 🙂 But I will stay put at BookExpo, as that’s the reason for my trip 🙂
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Dang! Talk about timing 😀 but goes to show you how much I know. I thought BookExpo was in Europe somewhere 😀 it’s so cool you go to ALL the bookish places 🙂 send me pics if you can!!
Glad you had a fun time in Madrid! I would like to go to Spain someday!
Madrid was gorgeous! But I wouldn’t advice going there in the summer, it was really hot, even now, and I can’t even imagine how hot it is in the middle of summer!
Any book with a cute dog on the cover, just has to be a fantastic read, and I’m glad you liked Atticus. Glad you had fun in Madrid. I need to check your Instagram for possible pics, and I bet the food was pretty amazing! Dang it Lexxie – I can’t believe I’ll miss you in New York by just a week!! I’ll be going there to celebrate a friend’s birthday, and I would have loved to meet you for a cup of tea! Sure hope you have tons of fun and share lots of pics! hugs…RO
It was fantastic, Ro! It was very well written, and the story was so good.
That’s too bad! I would have loved to meet you. I’m sure we’ll both have lots of fun, though.
Your trip to Madrid sounds fabulous! Enjoy the new books. The J.A. Huss is one I can’t to read. Have a great week. 🙂
The Boyfriend Experience was excellent, Jenea:)
I thought hard about joining COYER but I think I don’t have the time at the moment ?
Ohhh I’ve never travelled to Madrid.
Enjoy NY! I can’t wait for your pics.
The challenge runs from June 9th to the middle or end of August… you might be able to squeeze in five e-books, right? *tempts Astrid*
Thanks, I’m sure I’ll enjoy NYC 🙂
You haven’t seen my schedule! 😀
No, it’s not that…I was actually almost done with my sign-up post when I gave it another thought. On some days I don’t even make it to my laptop…I think I’ll wait for the next challenge. 🙁
How awesome that you are going to the book expo! It is literally about an hour and a half away from me but can’t afford to take the time off of my school work for two days. Even tho I really want to. I hope you have a fantastic time!
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I was so lucky to get time off, as the school-year isn’t completely over yet… I can’t wait to go, though, I’m sure it will be great 🙂
Envious of your Madrid trip! One of the Spanish cities I am yet to visit.
Have a fab time at Book Expo 🙂
It was my first visit to Madrid, but not the last 🙂
Thanks, Stephanie.
OOh enjoy your time in NY!!!!
Thanks, Sophie 🙂
The dog on the cover of Atticus is adorable. I’m glad you had fun in Madrid, and I hope you have tons of fun in New York. I really want to go there someday. Enjoy your new books. Have a good week!
I hope you have a blast at BookCon! I’ve seen a lot of good reviews for The Poppy War, so I may pick that one up sometime this summer 🙂
wiener cuddles !!
No worries, have a nice time at your book expo ! xx
You got Cocktales! I’ve been following the mess on Twitter and keep meaning to order the book. I love the motives behind it! I love the puppy pictures! So cute when they’re cuddling! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Oooh Madrid! That just sounds absolutely lovely, Lexxie! And I’ve been seeing The Poppy War left and right–I really need to get on that train myself, huh? Curious to see what you’ll think of it!
I’m so sad I’m missing BEA this year. I hope you have a fantastic time!!
One funny thing – as I was scrolling down this post, I quickly saw the cover for The Boyfriend Experience with your caricature head above it, and I thought your head was part of the cover! LOL! Your head is lined up almost perfectly with Mr. Headless Man. 🙂
Glad you had a great time in Madrid. I am very jealous! I just love the cover of Atticus, so funny.
Hope you’re having a good time at the Book Expo!
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sounds like you had a great time in madrid! happy holiday in NY
you made me curious with your post on facebook about Atticus! Happy reading
It looks like you had fun at BEA Lexxie!
I’ve been hearing a lot about The Poppy War and I bought Cock Tales this week.
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Yay you got Tucker too. I enjoy her books. Hope you are recovering from BEA 🙂