The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 5-13-18

Posted on May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand

Today’s edition of The Sunday Post brought to you by “Round Tuit”, otherwise known as the hurrieder I go, the behindeder I get. Weekends are just not long enough.

You might have noticed that King of Ashes by Raymond Feist was listed as “Coming Next Week” on last week’s Sunday Post, and that it is repeating itself here. I didn’t have quite enough time this past week, but I finished it this morning and it is awesome. Review tomorrow.

And speaking of getting ’round to things, the May I Suggest Giveaway Hop ends on Tuesday, just as the Life’s A Beach Giveaway Hop begins.

And a Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, whether your children have two feet or four feet, skin, fur, feathers or scales! Freddie and Lucifer are firmly convinced that they don’t need to give me anything for Mothers’ Day except their sweet selves – and they’re right!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the May I Suggest Giveaway Hop (ends TUESDAY!)

Blog Recap:

A- Review: Obscura by Joe Hart
B+ Review: Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist
B+ Review: Hell Squad: Manu by Anna Hackett
B+ Review: The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick
B+ Review: Sin and Tonic by Rhys Ford
Stacking the Shelves (287)

Coming Next Week:

King of Ashes by Raymond Feist (review)
Life’s a Beach Giveaway Hop
By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis (review)
The Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly (review)
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 5-6-18

Posted on May 6, 2018May 5, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

After most of a week away, it’s good to be home. The cats certainly missed us. And have needed to tell us so – all night long. But we love them anyway – or perhaps because. And Freddie forgot to pull up the rest of the kitchen floor, so it’s all good.

On a much brighter and slightly less destructive note, this is the first week, I think EVAR, where I had two A+ books. If you’re looking for a meaty and weighty fantasy to really sink your reading teeth into, I highly recommend both The Queens of Innis Lear AND The Poppy War. Choosing which book to highlight in this post was like picking a favorite child. I loved them both so, so much. So I’m featuring both of them!

Coming Next Week:

Obscura by Joe Hart (review)
Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist (blog tour review)
Hell Squad: Manu by Anna Hackett (review)
The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick (review)
King of Ashes by Raymond Feist (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-29-18

Posted on April 29, 2018April 27, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

We’re planning to see Avengers: Infinity War on Saturday, so by the time you read this I will know ALL THE THINGS. But as I write this on Friday, that’s still in the future, so infinite possibilities abound. But I can’t wait to see Thor on a road trip with Rocket and Groot. That’s going to be awesome!

If you’ve seen my past few Sunday Posts, you might recognize that The Queens of Innis Lear keeps showing up on Sunday as “Coming Next Week”, but doesn’t quite make it to the finish line when the day comes. I usually only list a particular title three times before I figure out that it isn’t meant to be, for whatever reason. But this time I’m positive the review will appear, because I’ve already finished the book – and it is marvelous. For those not familiar with the genesis of the book, The Queens of Innis Lear is a fantasy telling of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, King Lear. But the full title of that play is The Tragedy of King Lear, so don’t go in expecting a happy ending. But do expect a fantastic as well as a fantastical story.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Full Bloom Giveaway Hop (ENDS TOMORROW!)
Piper J Drake Gift Basket
A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Rain Rain Go Away Giveaway Hop is David B.
The winner of The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr is Becky R.

Blog Recap:

A+ Review: Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris
B+ Review: Total Bravery by Piper J Drake + Giveaway
B Review: Someone to Care by Mary Balogh
A- Review: A Scandalous Deal by Joanna Shupe + Giveaway
A Review: Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry
Stacking the Shelves (285)

Coming Next Week:

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (review)
May I Suggest Giveaway Hop
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (review)
Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer (review)
Path of Love: Cinque Terre, Italy by M.L. Buchman (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-22-18

Posted on April 22, 2018April 21, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Looking at my Stacking the Shelves post yesterday, it feels as if a bookstore exploded in my house. Or at least within the confines of my iPad’s kindle app. However, we also took a trunkload of books to Half Price Books this weekend, so hopefully it all balanced out. Sorta/kinda.

As always, so many books, so little time. Or there’s the Groucho Marx version, “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s (or anyone’s) best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read!”

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Rain Rain Go Away! Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Full Bloom Giveaway Hop
The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr (US only)
$25 Amazon Gift card from Shannon Stacey and Carina Press
The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (US only)

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Book in the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop is Marcia.

Blog Recap:

B+ Review: The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr + Giveaway
Full Bloom Giveaway Hop
B+ Review: Hot Response by Shannon Stacey + Giveaway
A Review: Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian + Giveaway
A- Review: Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
Stacking the Shelves (284)

Coming Next Week:

Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris (review)
Total Bravery by Piper J. Drake (blog tour review)
The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (review)
A Scandalous Deal by Joanna Shupe (blog tour review)
Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-15-18

Posted on April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Now I know my Blogo-Birthday is really past – all the Rafflecopters have finished for the week of giveaways. But next year’s Blogo-Birthday is only 350-ish days away! LOL

I really wanted to include a review of Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman this past week, but…My Dear Hamilton, which was absolutely marvelous, weighed in at 670 pages. By the time I finished, I was kind of out of reading juice and had a terrible book hangover. I finished Cave of Bones over the weekend and it is just as absorbing as every book in the series has been.

Don’t forget, the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop ends TONIGHT!!!!!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop (ENDS TONIGHT!)
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Rain Rain Go Away! Giveaway Hop

Winner Announcements:

The winners of my Blogo-Birthday Giveaway are Shirley and Jen.
The winners of books in the Gateways to Alissia Trilogy by Dan Koboldt are Anne, Anita and L Lam.
The winner of the Anna Hackett Prize Pack is Rachelle.
The winner of their choice of any book by John Scalzi is Adik.

Blog Recap:

B Review: Claws for Concern by Miranda James
Rain Rain Go Away Giveaway Hop
B Review: Farewell My Cuckoo by Marty Wingate
A Review: My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
A Review: Hammered by Kevin Hearne
Stacking the Shelves (283)

Coming Next Week:

The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr (blog tour review)
Full Bloom Giveaway Hop
Hot Response by Shannon Stacey (blog tour review)
Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian (blog tour review)
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-8-18

Posted on April 8, 2018April 7, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blogo-Birthday> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand

It’s been a wonderful Blogo-Birthday Celebration Week. I got to review lots of great books, I hosted a whole bunch of giveaways, and hopefully a good time was had by all. But now it’s time to call it a week – at least until next year. All of the giveaways are still open, so you have plenty of time to get in, or tweet about the giveaways to get more chances to win.

I want to take this opportunity to once again thank all of you who read, follow or just stop in here at Reading Reality. And I also want to give a shout out and a very warm thank you to the two authors who sponsored giveaways for my celebration, Anna Hackett and Dan Koboldt. I love their books, so I’m very happy to have a chance to share them with more readers.

Today is the start of an entirely different celebration week. It’s National Library Week, at least here in the U.S. So if you haven’t visited your local library in a while, please take this opportunity to stop by and see what they have to offer, whether in person or online.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh (3 winners)
Winners choice of book in the Gateways to Alissia Trilogy by Dan Koboldt (3 winners)
$25 Amazon Gift Card and $25 Book(s) from the Book Depository (2 winners) in my Blogo-Birthday Giveaway
Anna Hackett Prize Pack (books + swag)
Winners choice of any book by John Scalzi

Blog Recap:

B Review: Counting on a Countess by Eva Leigh + Giveaway
A- Review: The World Awakening by Dan Koboldt + Giveaway
Blogo-Birthday Giveaway
A- Review: Cyborg by Anna Hackett + Giveaway
A Review: Head On by John Scalzi + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (282)

Coming Next Week:

Claws for Concern by Miranda James (review)
Rain Rain Go Away Giveaway Hop
Farewell My Cuckoo by Marty Wingate (blog tour review)
My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie (blog tour review)
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-1-18

Posted on April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blogo-Birthday> Blogoversary> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Happy April Fool’s Day. Hoppy Easter, Happy Passover, and welcome to the first day of my Blogo-Birthday Celebration Week!

Officially the celebration is April 4 and April 5, but over the years it’s gotten bigger and bigger and now it’s a whole week. I will be giving something away every day this week. There will be books, gift cards and even some swag! Stop by every day to see what’s in store.

Here’s what’s coming up this week, as well as all the goodies that are usually a part of the Sunday Post.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop is Tari
The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the March into Madness Giveaway Hop is Judith
The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the All About Diversity Blog Hop is Adik

Blog Recap:

A- Review: Hurts to Love You by Alisha Rai + Giveaway
A Review: To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear
B Review: The Morcai Battalion: The Pursuit by Diana Palmer
B+ Review: The Awkward Squad by Sophie Henaff
A- Review: Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood
Stacking the Shelves (281)
April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop

Coming Next Week:

Counting on a Countess by Eva Leigh (blog tour review)
The World Awakening by Dan Koboldt (review)
Blogo-Birthday Giveaway
Cyborg by Anna Hackett (review)
Head On by John Scalzi (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 3-25-18

Posted on March 25, 2018March 23, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand

My Blogo-Birthday Celebration begins next Sunday. The opening salvo, so to speak, will be the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop, but I’ll be giving stuff away all week long!

But speaking of giveaways, I have three blog hops still going on, but they all end sometime this week, just in time for Blogo-Birthday Week. But there is still plenty of time to enter them all.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the All About Diversity Blog Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the March into Madness Giveaway Hop

Blog Recap:

C+ Review: Fast Burn by Lori Foster
A Review: Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
B Review: The Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter
A Review: Hexed by Kevin Hearne
B Review: The River House by Carla Neggers
Stacking the Shelves (280)

Coming Next Week:

Hurts to Love You by Alisha Rai (blog tour review)
To Die but Once by Jacqueline Winspear (review)
The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (review)
Court of Lions by Jane Johnson (review)
The Morcai Battalion: The Pursuit by Diana Palmer (review)
April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 3-18-18

Posted on March 18, 2018March 16, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

This week marked my first A+ Review for the year, for Blood of the Four by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon. If you like epic fantasy at all, this one is not only awesome, but also complete in a single not-quite-a-doorstop volume. I picked this one because The Map of Moments by these same two gentlemen is one of my absolute favorite books about post-Katrina New Orleans. That one is urban fantasy rather than epic, but equally awesome.

I also have three blog hops going on, and these will last until the end of the month. When not only will the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop begin, but my Seventh Annual Blogo-Birthday week will commence. I’ll be giving stuff away all week to commemorate the OMG seventh anniversary of the start of Reading Reality as well as my own birthday. There should be something to appeal to everyone!

Current Giveaways:

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 book in the March Book of Choice Giveaway Hop is Valentina.
The winner of the ebook copy of Surrender My Heart by L.G. O’Connor is Alli.
The winner of the print copy of Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan is Dianna.

Blog Recap:

B Review: A Dangerous Game by Heather Graham
A+ Review: Blood of the Four by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon
B+ Review: Good Guys by Steven Brust
Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop
March into Madness Giveaway Hop
Stacking the Shelves (279)

Coming Next Week:

Fast Burn by Lori Foster (blog tour review)
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell (review)
The Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter (blog tour review)
Court of Lions by Jane Johnson (review)
The River House by Carla Neggers (blog tour review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 3-11-18

Posted on March 11, 2018March 10, 2018 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand

One door closes, other doors open. The March Book of Choice Giveaway Hop ends on Thursday, just as the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop and the March into Madness Giveaway Hop begin. Meanwhile, the All About Diversity Giveaway Hop started early this morning and runs until the end of the month – just in time for the April Book of Choice Giveaway Hop to start.

If you like urban fantasy that may or may not be touched with a bit of paranormal romance, and you have not looked into Anne Bishop’s world of The Others, it might be time to start. I love this series (Cass hates it, she hates everything unless there are dragons in it). But even she admits that they are reading crack. Once you pick one up, you can’t put it down.

Did you remember to SPRING FORWARD? Daylight saving time starts today in the U.S. Which means we all lost an hour of reading-time last night!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the March Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
$10 Book or $10 Gift Card in the All About Diversity Blog Hop
Surrender My Heart by LG O’Connor (ebook)
Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan

Blog Recap:

B- Review: Surrender My Heart by L.G. O’Connor + Giveaway
A- Review: Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan + Giveaway
A Review: Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
A- Review: Guardian by Anna Hackett
C+ Review: Heat Exchange by Shannon Stacey
Stacking the Shelves (278)
All About Diversity Blog Hop

Coming Next Week:

A Dangerous Game by Heather Graham (blog tour review)
Blood of the Four by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon (review)
Good Guys by Steven Brust (review)
Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop
March into Madness Giveaway Hop

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