Weekly Recap #126: Week of 10/13 – 10/19
It’s time for another weekly recap post of all things happening on and off the blog. This week I’ll be linking to the Sunday Post, which is hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer and to Stacking the Shelves, which is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.
So, I survived our tax and audit deadlines and I made it through my son’s first full week as a travel soccer player. And as I’m sure you can guess by the fact I pretty much disappeared after Tuesday, I got exhausted quickly, lol. I spent whatever free time I had, either napping or parked on the couch like a slug, occasionally doing some reading and unfortunately didn’t visit a single blog. I feel much better now though so I’ll be getting caught up on my blog hopping throughout the day today, especially since it’s cold, rainy, and we therefore don’t have a soccer game or practice. Free day!
Even though I totally slacked on the blog this week, I was thrilled to see that I finally got my very first approval from Disney on Netgalley. After three years of trying without success, it put a big smile on my face to get approved, especially since it’s a book I’m really excited about. Blogging life has been pretty quiet otherwise, although I did notice that I reached 1,000 followers on Instagram so as soon as my brain is fully functioning and I can figure out the ins and outs of IG giveaways, I want to run a giveaway on there to celebrate.
Reading-wise, it has been pretty slow going as well. I’ve pretty much abandoned the IronThrone readalong for now, just because my schedule has been so hectic. I may try to get caught back up at some point, but if not, since this was a re-read aside from the fifth book, I may just pick it back up when everyone else gets to the that one. We’ll see how it goes though. I started Lisa Jewell’s latest book last night and although it took me a few chapters to really get hooked, I’m loving it now and already almost halfway done with it.
Anyway, I think that’s pretty much it for me. Have a great week, everyone!
WHAT I POSTED LAST WEEK
- [13 Oct] Weekly Recap #125: Week of 10/6 – 10/12
- [14 Oct] Fireborne by Rosaria Munda ★★★★
- [15 Oct] Top Ten Tuesday – Books I’ve Read That Originally Caught My Attention Because of Their Unusual Titles
- [16 Oct] Can’t Wait Wednesday – ALL THE STARS AND TEETH by Adalyn Grace
- [18 Oct] Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren ★★★½
WHAT I’M READING THIS WEEK
UPCOMING REVIEWS
STACKING THE SHELVES
TOTALLY RANDOM
I am so jealous that you got The Chosen!!!! Now I can totally relate to you just reading or relaxing on the couch because I did the same this week LOL Now that your big audit has passed let’s hope you’ll have less stress and more free time Suzanne!
Sophie recently posted…When you are the white flag bearer because your family is full of Drama Llama… The Sunday Post 10/20/2019
Lol, I’m glad I wasn’t the only couch potato this week!
Hurray for free days!! I also was recently approved for a Disney book and it really surprised me. They must be widening their blogger database or something. Have a great week!
Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy recently posted…THE VINE WITCH by Luanne G. Smith – Review
Yay for both of us! 🙂
Sounds like a busy week. Blogging always take the back-burner for me too. Yay for getting approved for Disney on Netgalley, enjoy it!
bookworm recently posted…Sunday Post/Mailbox Monday 10/20/19: Book Updates and Sightseeing
Yeah, I’ve had a few busy weeks but work should start to slow down soon which will make the rest of it easier to manage (hopefully anyway, lol).
I enjoyed Slightly South of Simple, but need to grab the next books. I remember those days where a bad weather day meant a day off for all of us.. no practice, no game. It was with three kids like Christmas. hehe.
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer recently posted…Sunday Post #391 It’s Cold, No, It’s Hot
Haha! Christmas is exactly what today felt like!
Some good ones on this list!
Davida Chazan recently posted…Is Facebook a New Version of Fahrenheit 451?
I really hope so. I’m excited for all of them. 🙂
I have been wanting to pick up The Bromance Book Club for a while now. I will have to keep my eye out for your review.
Happy reading!
Whitney @ Sincerely, Whitney recently posted…#SundayPost: Happy to be Back!
It’s a really fun read so I definitely recommend it. 🙂
Congrats on the Disney approval! Yay that’s awesome. and ooh Lisa Jewell- I’ve been enjoying her books since discovering a few years ago.
I can totally see taking a break from the Iron Throne- I remember the 4th book as not being my favorite so re- reading that one would be tough for me.
Hope you have a good week!
Greg recently posted…Sunday Post #320
I really need to read more from Lisa Jewell’s backlist. I’ve read a couple of her most recent books and have really enjoyed them.
Husband Material looks very cute! I’m trying to catch up on blogging today since it’s also cold and rainy here!
I hope you had success with your blogging today. My results were a little mixed due to a couple of accidental naps, haha.
Ha! I can so relate to your Grinch pic! I hope things calm down for you now that your tax stuff is finished!
Alison Flores recently posted…TropeAThon 2 TBR List #tropeathon
Thanks, I hope so too!
Wow, what a big week! I haven’t tried a Disney request in a little bit, I think since they’ve started using NG for bloggers they’ve been kinder to bloggers!
Amber Elise @ Du Livre recently posted…Les Petites Revues [#33]
I’m really hoping their kindness continues, lol!
Congratulations on the Disney approval on Net Galley! I’ve been trying without success for years as well. Your approval gives me hope that some day I’ll get there as well.
Michelle @ Fitkittymama Reads recently posted…My Week in Review 2019~ 10/20/19
Thank you!
What a crazy week. Sounds exhausting. Hooray for the Disney approval! I don’t often read mystery/thrillers but I make an exception for Lisa Jewell. I like her brand of mystery, which often seems to be more domestic drama.
Tanya @ Girl Plus Books recently posted…The Sunday Post #178
I just finished the Lisa Jewell book yesterday and thought it was great.
I’m glad to hear you made it through the important things. I’m just hanging on and doing what I can but I hope to make progress with more energy this week. We will see. I have yet to listen to Twice in a Blue Moon and to read Life and Limb. I wish you the best week with more free time for you!
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Gold star for you! That’s a lot to juggle. Good job. Congratulations on getting approved by Disney. I have seldom been approved by them, and sort of gave up. I hope the book is great!
I had pretty much given up on them too so this was definitely a surprise.
Congratulations on your Disney approval – it’s always great when a publisher suddenly includes you as one of their approved reviewers:)). And I hope that you have a less exhausting week, Suzanne where you can put your feet up and enjoy some of those lovely books you’ve acquired.
Thank you! So far it’s starting out at a much more relaxing pace so fingers crossed that it continues. 🙂
Yay for getting approved for Scavenge the Stars!! I love Tara Sim! And when I saw Chosen here, I had to jump on over to NetGalley and request it. Fingers crossed!
Hope you have a less exhausting week this week!!
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction recently posted…The Fire Keeper by J.C. Cervantes: Spotlight & Giveaway (Review to Come Soon!)
Good luck getting approved for Chosen!
Congrats on your Disney/Netgalley acceptance. That’s awesome!!
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Oh yeah, we feel the same when we are alone at home *smile* Picture perfect. I see we all have the “couch potato-time” from time to time *lol* Happy reading and thanks for sharing all those books. My wishlist just grew again *sigh*
Vi @Inkvotary recently posted…Simon Thorn And The Black Widow´s Web by Aimée Carter
Yes, I adore my alone time. It really helps me to relax and reset.