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Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now hosted on its own blog.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Monday: IN OUR BLOOD by William J. Goyette ~ eBook win via GR
Monday: SCAR TISSUE by Patricia Hale ~ ARC TPB from Intrigue Publishing
Tuesday: THREE DAYS MISSING by Kimberly Belle ~ Signed TPB from Author
Saturday: DOWNFALL by Brian Sutterman ~ eBook from Author

Friday | Friendly Fill-Ins


Hosted by McGruffy’s Reader and 15 and Meowing

This week’s Fill-Ins:

  1. My favorite Disney character is ____________________.

  2. If I could stay any age for life, I would choose to be age _________________.

  3. _________ is my secret talent.

  4. Life is like a _________.

My answers:

  1. My favorite Disney character is Minnie Mouse, but not far behind is Mickey and Goofy.

  2. If I could stay any age for life, I would choose to be age 32.
    My boys were preschool age, and if I can remember that far back, I had more energy and could remember more 😉
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  3. My gut instinct is my secret talent. It is usually right 99% of the time.

  4. Life is like a box of chocolates. Delicious and enjoyable but the consequences/outcomes, of the calories, aren’t..

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now hosted on its own blog.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Monday: GATE 76 by Andrew Diamond ~ eBook win via GR
Tuesday: DARK SIDE OF SUNSET POINTE by Michael Allan Scott ~ eBook from Author
Thursday: HOW HARD CAN IT BE by Allison Pearson ~ HC from St. Martin’s Press

Friday | Friendly Fill-Ins


Hosted by McGruffy’s Reader and 15 and Meowing

This week’s Fill-Ins:

1. My favorite subject in school was _______________.

2. An extracurricular activity I participated in was ___________________________.

3. I want to learn _________.

4. It takes courage to _________.

My answers:

1. My favorite subject in school was 11th grade English.
I was ecstatic when I found out I was assigned to Mr. Baxter’s class! Why? His curriculum was to read and write a book report every week. Most of my classmates weren’t as enthusiastic as I was. Since I had always been a reader, this class, for me, was more fun than work
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2. An extracurricular activity I participated in was being on the yearbook staff and part of the social committee.

3. I want to learn how to speed read because there are so many books I want to read and so little time.

4. It takes courage to face one’s fears.

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now hosted on its own blog.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Wednesday: A GATHERING OF SECRETS by Linda Castillo ~ ARC TPB from St. Martin’s Press
Saturday: THE SUPER LADIES by Susan Petrone ~ eBook from The Story Plant

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Friday: THE CHAIRMAN’S TOYS by Graham Reed ~ eBook from Author

Friday | Friendly Fill-Ins


Hosted by McGruffy’s Reader and 15 and Meowing

This week’s Fill-Ins:

1. My neighbors_____________________.

2. The last thing I purchased online was __________________.

3. I have never _________.

4. Anything is possible if _________.

My answers:

1. My neighbors ,at least some of them, are friendly..

2. The last thing I purchased online was one of my guilty pleasures, Yankee Candles..

3. I have never and will never, jump out of a plane to go sky diving!.

4. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Well, mostly anything except sky diving!!.

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now hosted on its own blog.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Tuesday: IN THE GRIP OF IT by Sheena Kamal ~ Bound Galley from Harper Collins
Thursday: NOT FAIR, the pre-story to THREE SHOEBOXES by Steven Manchester ~ eBook from Author