Good day to you all, fellow bookgeeks!!!
It's been awhile since I've been posting/blogging regularly - I needed to take an impromptu break. Not only from my blog, but from social media altogether (except, it seems, from instagram - I'm addicted, lol!) I just took some "me time" to spend more time with my boys and catch up on books/movies I wanted to read/watch without any distractions or pressures. It's a good way for me to relax and be able to put things back into perspective.
I'm happy to be able to jump back into a regular schedule again!
I feel re-energized and ready to take on the TBR and review pile again... with the exception that I have decided to take breaks more often. I'm hoping to be able to incorporate one or two week breaks every 6-8 weeks and see if this will help keep things on track. If I find myself not needing to take a break, bonus! But if I find myself looking forward to a break, then I will definitely have to reconsider what I'm doing and make some hard changes...
BUT, all is good now! And I can't wait to share some reviews I have ready to go! And other fun posts for the summer :)
Hope you are all in a good place! And happily enjoying your reads :)
Here are the books that I've acquired in the last 2 weeks:
*What I received for review...
- CIRCUS MIRANDUS (HB) by Cassie Beasley (MG) from Penguin
- THE RED CAR (HB) by Tim Hoppey (C) from the author
- LOVE & PROFANITY (HB) Edited by Nick Healy from Switch Press
- LOIS LANE: FALLOUT (HB) by Gwenda Bond from Switch Press
- THE PERFECTION OF THE PAPER CLIP (HB) by James Ward from Simon & Schuster
*What we won in giveaways...
- THE BIG BOOK OF ANORAK (HB) by Cathy Olmedillas (MG) from The Reading Ninja
- SOPHIA MARTINEZ: MY FAMILY ADVENTURE (PB) by Jacqueline Jules from Capstone
*What I received from my amazing #OTSPSecretSister!...
*What we purchased...
- TITO, THE FIREFIGHTER (TITO, EL BOMBERO) (HB) by Tim Hoppey (C)
- P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU (signed HB) by Jenny Han
- SIDE EFFECTS (signed PB) by Jen Calonita
- THE RED CAR (HB) by Tim Hoppey (C) from the author
- LOVE & PROFANITY (HB) Edited by Nick Healy from Switch Press
- LOIS LANE: FALLOUT (HB) by Gwenda Bond from Switch Press
- THE PERFECTION OF THE PAPER CLIP (HB) by James Ward from Simon & Schuster
*What we won in giveaways...
- THE BIG BOOK OF ANORAK (HB) by Cathy Olmedillas (MG) from The Reading Ninja
- SOPHIA MARTINEZ: MY FAMILY ADVENTURE (PB) by Jacqueline Jules from Capstone
*What I received from my amazing #OTSPSecretSister!...
*What we purchased...
- TITO, THE FIREFIGHTER (TITO, EL BOMBERO) (HB) by Tim Hoppey (C)
- P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU (signed HB) by Jenny Han
- SIDE EFFECTS (signed PB) by Jen Calonita
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A few pics from the past few weeks...
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| My June TBR! |
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| I went to a book signing!!! Recap post will go up this upcoming week :) |
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| Oh my, I purchased something that isn't bookish!!! Getting my nails on... it's been so long, I had no polish left, lol! |
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| My oldest boy showing off his Scholastic book fair purchase! Good choice, am I right??? ;) |
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| My #FridayReads and #WeekendReads :) |
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Thank you SOOO much for stopping by!!!
Don't forget to leave a comment with your link so I can visit your hauls too!!!
xoxo
