Weekend Wrap-up is where I share my new books, as well as what happened here at (un)Conventional Bookworms and elsewhere in the blogoshpere. I’m linking up with the usual suspects, AKA Team Tynga’s Reviews and Caffeinated Reviewer.
STS #245
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 8th Circle Press and NetGalley, Gallery Books, Avon and Edelweiss!
Thank you Tantor Audio!
And here I thought I was so good this week! I still ended up with eight new books 🙂
The Sunday Post #195 – 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 has been quite a busy week – the last week before school starts, and we had several meetings on Friday. I have also planned the first semester for all my classes, so I’m all set to start on Monday.
My oldest daughter, who has been solo-traveling for the past seven weeks came back home this week. And I can’t even tell you how good it is to see her again! She’s been to Japan, New Zealand and Australia, and she’s had a fantastic time. She met a lot of nice people, made some new memories, and just enjoyed traveling by herself.
This Week’s Puppies in Action:
- [23 Aug] Thirsty Thursday & Hungry Hearts #155 ~ Taint
- [24 Aug] Safe and Sexy #34 – The Chase
- [25 Aug] Weekend Wrap-up #245 – Ready for New School-Year
- [20 Aug] Darkest Heart by Juliette Cross ★★★★½
- [21 Aug] Children of the Forgotten Gods by Kennedy Daly ★★★★★
- [22 Aug] The Chase by Elle Kennedy ★★★★★
- [30 Aug] Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #156 ~ Sweet Dreams
- [1 Sep] Weekend Wrap-up #246 – So Much to Do!
- [27 Aug] Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige ★★★★
- [28 Aug] Face Off by Brenda Novak ★★★
- [29 Aug] This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas ★★★½
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.
Wow, you’re daughter is a world traveler! How fun. I actually followed my book budget this week. Do I spy a Christmas read? I have a few and figure to get an early start on drafting reviews so I do get some posted for the holidays. LOL
She sure is! I’m happy she’s back home, but I’m also proud of her for going on such a trip on her own 🙂
YAY for following your book budget, Laura.
It’s a good idea to get some holiday reviews ready – I should do that too…
Glad your daughter had a great trip and got home safely! And yes school is here. Kinda crazy… seems like summer just started!
Hope American Gods is good.
Hope both have a great week Lexxie/ Brandee!!!
I’m so happy about the cooler nights, Greg. And I’m also excited to go back to work. It was so nice to see all my colleagues yesterday 🙂
Oh nice new reads! Totally new to me ones but I hope you will enjoy them all!
And wow! Your daughter is quite the world traveler! The only other country I’ve ever visited was Greece and Italy and that was over 10 years ago! I guess you can count Canada as well, but we only went to Niagara Falls since I have relatives in New York that are close to the borderline! And the last time I was there was 10+ years ago! Lol! My traveling these days has been limited to where I can drive my car in a weekend!
Happy Reading!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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Yeah, my daughter saved for a full year before going – and she visited three countries I would love to visit one day, too. I’m happy for her that she did it – but even happier that she is now back home 🙂
I don’t enjoy driving too much – but I love traveling! I hope we’ll be able to meet one day, Jessica 🙂
Your puppies are cute! I am hosting the DOG Days of Summer Reading challenge. You should join if you like dogs. You only have to read one Dog book to join in.
I have heard great things about American God’s. I have read a couple other Gaiman books and they were good.
Thanks Jolene 🙂 I saw that! I recently read Atticus by Sawyer Bennett, and that’s a romance, but the dog is one of the main characters 😀
I finally got my hands on the full cast audio book, and I can’t wait to listen to American Gods.
Looks like a great week of reading you have here!! I really really need to read Tiffany Reisz, after all the raving you and Michele have done on the romance club and the podcast from Scandalicious (they rave and rave about her books) Just having the hardest time deciding where to start first. Probably a single title like Lady Red or Bourbon Thief. She has so many books hehe I don’t know where to begin. But plan on reading her this month.
Love your new site ladies, you gals rock it!!!
I had a great week of reading, and even more goodness to come 🙂 You have to read Tiffany Reisz! Even her Original Sinners series is one I can’t recommend enough – even if there are a lot of books out. Her characters are just so amazing.
Thank you, Renée 🙂 We’re so happy to have taken the leap to do this blogging-gig together.
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Enjoy the quiet before the madness begins. i loved Hot Winter Nights and hope you do as well!
Thanks Kim 🙂
I am pretty sure I’lll love Hot Winter Nights, too. Jill Shalvis always does it for me 😉
Sounds like things are getting back into the swing for your school year and glad your daughter is back happy and safe.
Great haul there. I see a few I’ll be curious to get your thoughts on.
Yep, you have two cat wannabes there. LOL
Have a great week, Lexxie (and Brandee)
Yup, all ready for a new school-year. It feels good.
I’ve already finished Picture Perfect Cowboy – it was SO good. I’ll try to get my review up soon-ish.
I was laughing so hard at both of them sitting on the top of the couch like that. They are so funny.
Have a great week yourself!
Nice book haul. Enjoy! Have a great week.
Thanks Angela, you, too!
I enjoyed how Neil Gaiman presented the Gods in American Gods. Happy reading.
That’s good to know! I really look forward to listening to it – it’s the full cast edition 🙂
I’d love to travel where your daughter went, but I love to travel. How Winter Nights! I love Jill Shalvis. And of course, the puppies are awesome. Have a great first week of school and take some time for yourself to read. Anne – Books of My Heart
Yeah, I’m a bit envious of the places she got to visit, and her pictures are out of this world!
Jill Shalvis is the best – I can’t wait to get started with Hot Winter Nights.
Have a great week, Anne.
Some great books hauled this week and of course, I always love seeing the pups!
I did get some great books. I can’t wait to dig in 🙂
I’m glad you’re happy to see the pups again 🙂
So many things to envy in this post. First, I have ARC envy. I love Christina Lauren and Shalvis, and cannot wait to read those books. I am also jealous of your daughter’s adventures. How wonderful that she is seeing the world. Good luck with the new school year!
I love both of them, too 🙂 And I’m very lucky because I’m auto-approved for all Gallery books on Edelweiss…
She had such a great summer, and yeah, I’m a bit jealous as well. She’s now visited three of my top bucket-list countries.
Hi, wow good for your daughter! Travelling alone is scary. I was not as brave at that age.
She actually planned it that way! She didn’t want to take anybody else into consideration – just do all the things she wanted to do. And it worked really well for her.
Oh wow, your daughter went on quite a trip! That sounds amazing! Good luck with all your classes for the semester 🙂 Lol the dogs on the back of the couch, too cute!
I know! She sure did – and it all looked amazing 🙂
Thank you, Kristen.
Hope the return to work goes smoothly! Glad to hear your daughter is home safe and had a wonderful time.
The Upside to Being Single sounds like a fun read. 🙂
I’m sure the return to work will be good. I am looking forward to it :I
It sounds really good, I agree – that’s why I kind of had to get it 🙂
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sounds like she had such a great experience! I wouldn’t mind doing it, life can teach a lot of valuable lessons
She did! And yes, traveling, and life in general can teach a lot of valuable lessons to us. I think travelling is my favorite because meeting people with different backgrounds is so interesting.
I have one Jill Shalvis book, still unread: Lost and Found Sisters. I’m determined to read it before adding more books of hers to my shelves, but it’s hard to stick to that plan when there are so many tempting ones out there!
Thanks for sharing, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Oh I loved Lost and Found Sisters, Laurel-Rain. And Jill Shalvis is one of my favorite contemporary romance authors. Her newer books are more women’s fiction, and she does that really well, too.
Have a great week.
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Your daughters trip sounds amazing. What wonderful memories she will have!
Summer went by so fast, I am looking forward to the routine of the new year.
I hope you have a wonderful week, Lexxie! Miss you! <3
She sure will! She had such a great time – but I’m really happy she’s back home again 🙂
Have a wonderful week yourself! I miss you too, Michelle <3
I love that they have a love cuddling chair. Hope you enjoy your new reads!
Mary my Sunday Roundup 33!
They love cuddling, so it’s a good thing 🙂
We started school last week and I am exhausted! Glad your oldest had a wonderful time traveling. Thats super cool. I grabbed the rebels and realms anthology as well. I love reverse harems! Good luck on your first week back to school.
Yeah, getting back into the rhythm will be a bit hard for sure.
I haven’t read any reverse harem books before, but Michelle made me get this one 😉
I had no clue Christina Lauren were coming out with a new book. By the title alone, it sounds like it’s going to be a riot.
It sounds great, right? They also have a book coming out next week – Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating – and it was awesome.
The critters are so darn cute. You can tell they love each other. 🙂
sherry @ fundinmental Sunday Memes
I think so, too 🙂
I’m glad your daughter had a fun trip. I’d love to visit all the places she went to. Good luck with the first week of school!
I agree – those countries are high up on my bucket-list 🙂 Thanks AJ.
Your daughter’s trip sounds like such fun! I traveled alone just once, on a short trip to Chicago a year ago. I was a little intimidated at first, but wound up loving it. I’m sure it’s wonderful to have her back, though 🙂 Good luck with the start of school tomorrow!
I think it’s good to be a bit intimidated by new places, especially when travelling alone. I’m glad your trip to Chicago was a good one.
Thanks JJ.
I got to visit Australia a long time ago. I love it there!
We started our homeschool coop, where I teach Spanish and German, last Tuesday.
Hope all goes well for you at the start of school this year!
I haven’t been, but I would definitely love to go!
Oh that’s great! I hope the homeschool coop will work well for all involved, Brooke.
I’ve got another week until I’m back at work, but I have missed my colleagues and the children. 🙂 It looks like you’ve got some fab reads coming up Lexxie! Enjoy.
Enjoy your last week of vacation, Chrissi ! It’s good to be back, but man, it’s a bit tiring, too 🙂
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I’m so jealous of your daughter. I want to go to all of those places. I hope you have a good first week of school. Sounds like you’re all prepared. Have a great week.
She had an amazing time, and I’m so happy for her. I have to admit I’m proud of her, too – going on a long trip like that all on her own 🙂
I’m prepared for school, but I’m already tired! It’s so much to do – and I have to be ‘on’ all the time in class 🙂
The dogs are just so cute together! I went to South Africa twice on solo trips and loved that freedom to do what I wanted and get away from it. I’d have loved to see those countries but time and money never happened! Thanks for visiting this week!
Adorable puppers. My guys have never cuddled 🙁
Karen @ For What It’s Worth