Author: CMash

An avid reader for many years. Married for 31 years with 2 fantastic adult sons who I am so very proud of with great gfs. Am disabled. Found this wonderful community of book blogging in approximately December 2009 and have loved every minute of it. Am now a reviewer for authors, publishers, publicists, etc. And am also a partner in a Virtual PR tour company, Partners In Crime Tours for authors of novels of mystery, suspense and crime (www.Partnersincrimetours.net)

Its Monday, What Are You Reading (2 of 3)

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This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week
Completed Last Week:  2 really good books
  Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
  Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe
Reading:
  Never Let You Go by Erin Healy
Plan To Finish:
  Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart (finished yesterday)
Up Next:
  Returning Injury by Becky Due

Mailbox Monday (3 of 3)

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Hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page 
My mail carrier definitely deserves a huge Thank You for this past week.
Tuesday from Phenix & Phenix
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Wednesday from Pump Up your Book
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Also on Wednesday from Doubleday
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This past week I also received the following:
Tuesday from friend and author, Bill Walker, his newest manuscript, Titanic, 2012.
Thursday, the following titles, along with a personalized Blog Book Mark
won from Julie at Reading Without Restraint! for her 40th Bday Bash!!
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
Killing Me Softly by Nicci French
Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
Phantom Prey by John Sandford
You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson

Musing Mondays (1 of 3)

MONDAY
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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading 
Today’s Question:
  What do you think of books that receive a lot of hype? (think of the “Twilight” saga, or “Harry Potter”, or “The Da Vinci Code”). Do you read them? Why, or why not?
My Answer:
  It would depend on what type of book it is and/or who the author is.  If it is a book that I have no interest in the storyline, no matter how much hype, I wouldn’t have to think twice about not picking it up. 

Its Monday, What Are You Reading (2 of 3)

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This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week
Completed Last Week:  2 really good books
  Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
  Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe
Reading:
  Never Let You Go by Erin Healy
Plan To Finish:
  Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart (finished yesterday)
Up Next:
  Returning Injury by Becky Due

Mailbox Monday (3 of 3)

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Hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page 
My mail carrier definitely deserves a huge Thank You for this past week.
Tuesday from Phenix & Phenix
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Wednesday from Pump Up your Book
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and
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Also on Wednesday from Doubleday
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This past week I also received the following:
Tuesday from friend and author, Bill Walker, his newest manuscript, Titanic, 2012.
Thursday, the following titles, along with a personalized Blog Book Mark
won from Julie at Reading Without Restraint! for her 40th Bday Bash!!
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
Killing Me Softly by Nicci French
Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
Phantom Prey by John Sandford
You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson

Do Nothing But Read Day (Updating throughout day) (1of 2)

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Hosted by Amanda at DNBRD

I posted about this last night.  But just a reminder if anyone is interested.  It is 6am here in New England, I have a few computer to-dos to get done, then I am off to read.  I plan on finishing my current read, Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart and then start I Can See You by Karen Rose.  I will also be reading The Sunday Journal newspaper, that counts too, doesn’t it?  I will be taking mini breaks to see if anything is happening on my blog.  So…DNBRD will be getting started shortly…. 
Will be updating as the day progresses:
  • I just finished Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart 
  • BIG “senior moment…Started I Can See You by Karen Rose…sounded familiar, checked my personal tbr list….oops…had read it already as an EBook….so on to
  • Never Let You Go by Erin Healy

Slapdash Sunday (2 of 2)

SUNDAY
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Hosted by Kayla at The Eclectic Element

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?

That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!
My blog roll is getting to be as long as my tbr bucket list.  So this week I attempted to do a little summer cleaning.  I clicked on each one to see when was the last time there had been a posting.  The easy ones were those I kept because they were up to date,  and those I deleted that hadn’t had a post for months.  The ones I weren’t sure of what to do with, were the ones in between.  So today, my questions are:
  **How often do you do a blog roll cleaning?
  **What criteria do you use when either keeping and/or deleting blogs?
  **Do you find, and lately this has been happening to me, that there are so many blogs in my list/google reader, that they all seem to blend in together either due to similar names, same blog layout, etc. etc.  Is there a trick or tip that use on how to keep each one separate in your mind?  Is there a setting on blogger that I may be missing to put blogs in different categories like an example:  same genre,  memes, challeges, etc.?
  Would love to hear from you !!!  How do you keep your blog roll up to date and functional?

Do Nothing But Read Day (Updating throughout day) (1of 2)

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Hosted by Amanda at DNBRD

I posted about this last night.  But just a reminder if anyone is interested.  It is 6am here in New England, I have a few computer to-dos to get done, then I am off to read.  I plan on finishing my current read, Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart and then start I Can See You by Karen Rose.  I will also be reading The Sunday Journal newspaper, that counts too, doesn’t it?  I will be taking mini breaks to see if anything is happening on my blog.  So…DNBRD will be getting started shortly…. 
Will be updating as the day progresses:
  • I just finished Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart 
  • BIG “senior moment…Started I Can See You by Karen Rose…sounded familiar, checked my personal tbr list….oops…had read it already as an EBook….so on to
  • Never Let You Go by Erin Healy