Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, from Tynga’s Reviews, for weekly updates.
**Mailbox Monday is now hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
Happy Mother’s Day, for all the mothers out there….and let’s have a little toast with our mimosas.
It was a fabulous reading week for me…five books, and a few blog posts. So let’s take a look….
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Blue Mondays Musings: Why Older Characters Fascinate Me
Serendipitous Tuesday: Intros/Teasers – “Daughters-in-Law”
My Interior World: Disney Characters Take a Hiatus
Curl up While You Wait for “The Quality of Silence”
My Bookish (and Not So Bookish) Thoughts: A Weird Day
Friday Sparks: Book Beginnings/Friday 56 – “Eat the Document”
Bookish Saturday with Snapshots: Books, Family, & Home
Review: Never Tell a Lie (e-book), by Hallie Ephron
Review: The Third Wife (e-book), by Lisa Jewell (NetGalley)
Review: As Night Falls (e-book), by Jenny Milchman (NetGalley)
Review: Those Girls (e-book), by Chevy Stevens (NetGalley)
Review: The Life You’ve Imagined, by Kristina Riggle
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles Linked to Amazon)
I received ONE review book in the mail…and I purchased four books.
The Shore, by Sara Taylor (Amazon Vine)
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Four Book Purchases:
The Summer Girls (e-book, Book 1), by Mary Alice Monroe
The Daylight Marriage (e-book), by Heidi Pitlor
Apron Strings (e-book), by Mary Morony
Born with Teeth, by Kate Mulgrew
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WHAT’S UP NEXT? (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Currently Reading: Eat the Document (e-book), by Dana Spiotta
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The Secrets She Keeps (e-book), by Deb Caletti (NetGalley)
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Guilt, by Jonathan Kellerman
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Maybe I will get to this one:
Little Black Lies(e-book), by Sandra Block
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Now I am going to have another cup of coffee…and read! What did your week look like? What’s coming next?
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RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS 
Laurel, you are on a roll recently, what with Vine, Netgalley and your own purchases! I look forward to reading your thoughts. I do want to pick up The Shore, Those Girls, and The Summer Girls. A couple of your choices I’ve read or have on my to-read list to get to.
Have a great Mother’s Day! My youngest is going to cook me Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas (one of her few recipes since she doesn’t cook much, but it is oh so good, a carb-fest of taste!). Enjoy your day!
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Ooh, enjoy your enchiladas! They sound delicious….I don’t know what my daughter will cook, but whatever she prepares is always delicious.
I am excited about my bookish choices lately…and about how I seem to be finding just what I need to read to suit my mood. Thanks for stopping by, Rita, and Happy Mother’s Day!
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Enjoy the mimosas (and the coffees)! The Life You’ve Imagined sound nice, and i like that it’s set in Michigan! Looks like a very nice read.
Happy Mothers day!
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Thanks! Yes, it was an enjoyable read, Greg, and I’m glad you could stop by! Have a great weekend.
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Looks like you had a great week! Happy Mother’s Day!
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Thanks, Deb, and have a wonderful weekend!
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Oooh I got The Shore in the mail as well, last week. I am looking forward to reading it. You got some really good looking books this week. Guilt and The Secrets She Keeps look really good. I am looking forward to your reviews. Happy reading!
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I am looking forward to them all, Karen…hope you have a great week!
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Nice assortment of books! I hope you enjoy them all. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I do plan to enjoy them…glad you could stop by!
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The Shore & Summer Girls look like great summer reading! And you are tempting me to visit NetGalley! Noo!!!
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Oh, enter NetGalley at your own risk, Melissa…LOL. But I’m loving the books I found there. Thanks for stopping by!
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I read Mary Alice Monroe as well. It looks like you had a lot of nice posts this past week. Have a nice week ahead.
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Thanks for stopping by, Cindy; I am looking forward to this trilogy from Mary Alice Monroe.
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Happy Mother’s Day! I am looking forward to Deb Caletti’s book. Summer Girls is very good. I’m waiting for the third book. It is a drizzly day here so no cook-out for Mother’s Day, probably take out!
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Thanks, Nise, and I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day, too. I am looking forward to both books….
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Yay on 5 books I wish I could read 5 a week. The secrets she keeps looks good. Happy Reading.
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Thanks, Megan, I am loving all of my books these days….glad you could stop by!
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Laurel: You’re on a roll again. I want to hear what you think of Eat the Document and the Heidi Pitlor book. I’ll check back on those. Enjoy your week!
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I am looking forward to the Pitlor book…and I enjoyed Eat the Document…the book had a definite “flavor” of the times. Thanks for stopping by, Susan.
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Little Black Lies sounds like a great one. Hope you enjoy, have a happy mother’s day and great upcoming week.
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Thanks, Brandi, and I do look forward to Little Black Lies. Enjoy your week!
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Great haul this week. I’ve not heard of any of these but I hope you enjoy them. Happy mother’s day!
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
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Thanks, Krystianna…I am so looking forward to these books.
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Another great week! Everyone seems to be reading The Shore lately… can’t decide if it’s for me. I’ve been curious about Eat the Document for a while, so will keep an eye out for your thoughts.
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I kept seeing it everywhere, JoAnn, so I had to try it. Thanks for stopping by, and I enjoyed Eat the Document.
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Captain Janeway’s (Kate Mulgrew’s) book has been getting a lot of press lately. I am interested to see what you think. Thanks for the visit!
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I am so looking forward to Born with Teeth…loved Mulgrew in several things in the past, and presently, she is awesome in Orange is the New Black. Thanks for visiting, Steph.
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The Shore looks really good. All the books look really good. Enjoy them and have a great week!
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I think so, too, Yvonne…thanks for stopping by!
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I’ve got Those Girls by Stevens as well but it’s not due for publication here until July so I can’t publish my review til then, so have left it sit on my NG shelf.
I like some of the upcoming reads thought have read all of the Kellerman books so must have read it at some point. (They kind of blur after a while!!! But I did like his earlier ones better than his recent ones!)
Hope you enjoyed the mimosa and have a great week!
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Thanks, Deborah, and I hope you enjoy Those Girls, too. I missed a few Kellerman books along the way, but then started finding myself drawn to them again.
Have a great week!
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Wow five books in the week – very impressive. I enjoyed The Summer Girls on audio and will definitely listen to the other two in this trilogy. Happy reading.
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I love discovering a trilogy at the beginning….and I enjoy this author. Thanks for stopping by, Kathryn, and have a wonderful week!
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Happy Mother’s Day, sounds like you enjoyed your day with your daughter and grandson. Looking forward to your thoughts on The Secrets She Keeps. Have a wonderful week and happy reading 🙂
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Thanks, Teddyree, and so far, The Secrets She Keeps has grabbed me….loving the setting, etc. Enjoy your week!
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I hope you had a great Mother’s Day and I’m glad you had a fabulous reading week. I hope you love the Sumer Girls series. I loved it. I plan to post my review of the 3rd (final) book of the series on Thursday.
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Thanks, Pat, and we did have a wonderful day…I am looking forward to the Summer Girls trilogy, as I have enjoyed this author in the past. I’ll be checking out your reviews!
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You know, I’m 47 and I have never had a mimosa. And I used to bartend! I do believe I am seriously deprived. 😀
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Oh, you are seriously deprived, Voracious Reader! LOL
Easy to make: A little OJ…and the rest is champagne. Of course, some put in mostly OJ and a tidbit of champagne, but for maximum enjoyment, try it my way.
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Hmm, the title “Eat the Document” intrigues me. May have to go check that out! We also had mimosas on Sunday for mother’s day! Thanks for visiting my Sunday Post earlier.
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Thanks, Buffy, and I’m glad you enjoyed mimosas! Glad you could stop by….
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Ooooo….Little Black Lies was good. ENJOY!!
I will be curious to see what you think of Shore. I couldn’t get into it.
Looks like you have some really good reads coming up. The Secrets She Keeps looks good to me.
Have a wonderful week, Laurel.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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Oh, good to know about Little Black Lies….and I hope I like The Shore, but it’s always a risk for me with an untried author. Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth.
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Luv your books. Let’s go out wearing those red boots.:)
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Oh, yes, I do love those red boots! Thanks for stopping by, Hattie.
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I haven’t heard of The Shore so I’ll watch for your review, Laurel. I’ve been reading The Secret Life of Violet Grant the past week or so. Looking forward to picking up the new Mary Kay Andrews book after that. Have a good week!
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Thanks, Mary, I am excited about The Shore…and look forward to another Mary Kay Andrews book soon!
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The Shore sounds like a great summer read, and a Happy Mother’s Day.
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Thanks, Mary Ann…I think so, too.
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Hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day! The Shore looks wonderful, and I’ve been contemplating Born with Teeth. Have a great week! PS. Your blog background is very pretty!
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Thanks, Lucy, and I did have a great day. Glad you like the background…when I found it, I thought it perfectly expressed the mood of this blog. I am also looking forward to these books.
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Look at all these great books. How do you keep up with it all?
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