Sunday Post & Book Pre-order Campaigns Galore: 8/13/23

What’s been happening since my last Sunday Post:

My husband’s birthday! We all went downtown on Monday to celebrate. We’ve been saying for the last couple of years that we want to do the architectural riverboat tour in Chicago and feel like tourists in our own city. We found that we didn’t know most of the tour guide’s info, so we were definitely glad we did it! Then we ate dinner at a rooftop restaurant and headed home for cake! (Earlier in the day we’d baked a chocolate cake with mint frosting. Scott has always loved Baskin Robbins’ ice cream cake, but he can’t have it anymore because he’s lactose intolerant – ice cream is a definite no-no – but this mint chocolate cake was a great replacement.)

Family get-together. Today, we’re getting together with extended family to celebrate my mother-in-law, who passed away earlier in the year. Friday would have been her birthday, so we want to honor her by enjoying some of the things she loved!

Repotting plants. We’ve got a bunch of plants (many that Danielle brought home from school) that have just been sitting on an ugly table by the window. I finally bought some nice tiered plant shelves and pots and we repotted them all. I love the way it all turned out! (I had a hard time taking good pics because they’re right in from of the window, but these will give you an idea.)

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What I Read:

• I started reading This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede. I’m not very far in, but I like it so far!
• I finished listening to The School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix. This book went in a direction I wasn’t expecting. It was quite an engaging listen, and I definitely want to read more of Haddix now.
• Then I listened to Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega. Such a cute story that I jumped immediately into book 2, The Golden Frog Games!

What I Watched:

• I watched a few more episodes of Manifest, but then (as is often the case for me), I ended up losing steam with it once I stopped watching over our vacation. I’ll probably watch again once Danielle is back at school, since I’ve mostly been watching shows with her lately.
• Danielle and I started watching The Cable Girls, mostly because we were looking for another Spanish language show to watch. Only a few episodes in, but we’re liking it a lot so far!
• Then Danielle got her wisdom teeth out, so we spent many hours watching TV. We watched both seasons of The Summer I Turned Pretty (except for the last episode, which isn’t out yet). I have a hard time with the love triangle thing. Belly just seems to string the brothers along – and they’re no better because they both know that the other is in love with her too. I just can’t handle the back and forth! I’m wondering if it would be more okay if I were reading the books since you’d be in the characters’ heads more. Then again, maybe not? I actually own the books (all three in one volume), but I haven’t read them. Maybe one of these days…
• We also watched Red, White, & Royal Blue. I actually liked the movie more than I remember loving the book – I think it might be because the movie’s a bit more condensed and all of the important moments in the book are put into a shorter timeframe.
• Finally, we got free access to Peacock Premium, so we watched the first episode of One of Us Is Lying. Once again, I’m bad and I haven’t read the book yet – I might need to read it real quick before I finish the show. I can’t decide if I’d rather have the book spoiled or the show spoiled. Maybe I try to read along at roughly the pace of the show? Has anyone tried this?

Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:

• BITE-SIZED REVIEWS OF THE BIG FLUSH, GIVE ME A SIGN, COME SEE THE FAIR, ALWAYS ISN’T FOREVER, AND YEAR ON FIRE

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NEW Pre-order Campaigns

Head over to my Pre-Order Campaigns Page to see ALL of the pre-order deals, including pictures!!

I recently realized that Barnes & Noble has a page on its site listing their own BARNES & NOBLE PREORDER SWEEPSTAKES. There are almost 50 books currently on this list, and it gets updated all the time. Pre-ordering any of these books from B&N will enter you to win special prizes! If any of the books have regular pre-order campaigns too, you can still enter those as well, of course.

Here’s a list of the pre-order campaigns I added to the list this week:

Pre-order THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG by Mary Averling from Porter Square Books to receive a signed/personalized copy and a bookmark! (Ends 12/2) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order the trade paperback of BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST by Travis Baldree to receive an acrylic charm! (US/CAN) (Ends 11/6) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order THE SCARLET VEIL by Shelby Mahurin to receive a vampire fang charm! (US only) (Ends 9/25) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order THIN AIR by Kellie M. Parker from Schuler Books to receive a signed/personalized copy, a double-sided bookmark, postcard-sized character art print, vinyl sticker, and deck plan print! (INT) (Ends 10/16) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order COYOTE QUEEN by Jessica Vitalis to receive a bookmark, a sticker, & a signed bookplate! (US/CAN) (Ends 10/9) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order MOST ARDENTLY by Gabe Cole Novoa to receive a signed bookplate and matching bookmark. You’ll also be entered to win a scarf knitted by the author with MOST ARDENTLY-inspired yarn. (INT)(Ends 1/15) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order A MULTITUDE OF DREAMS by Mara Rutherford to receive an exclusive enamel pin, bookmark, art print, and signed bookplate! (US/CAN) (Ends 8/28) CLICK FOR DETAILS

Pre-order THE SNOW GIRL by Sophie Anderson to receive a limited-edition artwork print! (Ends 10/25) CLICK FOR DETAILS

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Lots of good stuff! Have any news? Feel free to share in the comments!

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