The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 9-12-21

Posted on September 12, 2021September 11, 2021 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Because one of this week’s books was a real disappointment, here’s a picture of George living his best, if slightly confused life. If you’re wondering what he’s doing, he’s doing his damndest to nurse from one of Galen’s shirt buttons. It looked hilarious while it was going on as it was obvious from his face that the whole thing was not quite working out the way he expected to. I was torn between laughing hysterically, worrying about the button breaking off and reflexively cringing just thinking about him trying to nurse from his mother with quite that level of toothy aggression!

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Posted on September 11, 2021September 10, 2021 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

Today marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. 9/11 feels like one of those watershed moments, the kind where you remember where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, for the rest of your life. I know I do. But also, how soon we forget. It feels both like yesterday and like a lifetime ago. Only because it was.

lightning in a mirror by jayne ann krentz

master of rods and strings by jason marc harris

librarian always rings twice by marty wingate

heroic hearts by jim butcher and kerrie l hughes

For Review:
Boundaries (Tales of Valdemar #15) edited by Mercedes Lackey
The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
Children of Demeter by E.V. Knight
The Deadliest Sin (Crispin Guest #15) by Jeri Westerson
The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks
Heroic Hearts edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes
The Librarian Always Rings Twice (First Edition Library Mystery #3) by Marty Wingate
Lightning in a Mirror (Fogg Lake #3) by Jayne Ann Krentz
Master of Rods and Strings by Jason Marc Harris
The Ninja Betrayed (Lily Wong #3) by Tori Eldridge
The Untold Story (Invisible Library #8) by Genevieve Cogman
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
Westside Lights (Gilda Carr Tiny Mystery #3) by W.M. Akers

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The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 9-5-21

Posted on September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

I just discovered that, while I certainly prepped yesterday’s Stacking the Shelves post, I neglected to actually post it. My bad. Apologies. I knew I was a bit dain-bramaged that afternoon, but I didn’t know it was quite THAT bad.

I may have been a bit out of it, but here’s a picture of George just being a cute little man. He was obviously much more “with-it” than I was that day!

Current Giveaways:

Write My Name across the Sky by Barbara O’Neal
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Glam and Glitz Giveaway Hop

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the Old School Giveaway Hop is Carl

Blog Recap:

A- Review: Write My Name Across the Sky by Barbara O’Neal + Giveaway
B Review: The Inheritance by JoAnn Ross
Glam and Glitz Giveaway Hop
A- Review: Unnatural Habits by Kerry Greenwood
B+ Review: Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
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Coming This Week:

September to Remember Giveaway Hop
Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb (review)
King of Eon by Anna Hackett
Jekyll & Hyde Inc. by Simon R. Green

Stacking the Shelves (460)

Posted on September 4, 2021September 5, 2021 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

For those in the U.S., Labor Day is on Monday and for many people it’s a 3-day weekend. That’s always worth a YAY, especially since I prep these posts on FriYAY. Here at Chez Reading Reality, it makes for a nice long weekend to read a bunch of books, write up a bunch of stuff, and generally sit in places where the cats can use one or both of us as mattresses for their mid-morning and mid-afternoon naps!

I’ll be spending at least a bit of time looking for safe places to store my new walking shoes. I like my shoes to fit, and George likes to eat shoelaces. Our goals are not aligned! So, my nearby bookshelves are serving double-duty as bookcases and safe shoe racks. Wish me luck!

sisters of the vast black by lina rather

sisters of the forsaken stars by lina rather

haunting of leigh harker by darcy coates

sherlock holmes and the singular affair by mk wiseman

all the horses of iceland by sarah tolmie

seamstress of new orleans by diane c mcphail

For Review:
Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1) by Daniel Abraham
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller
Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday
Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2) by Rebecca Roanhorse
A Game of Fear (Inspector Ian Rutledge #24) by Charles Todd
The Haunting of Leigh Harker by Darcy Coates
The Ice Coven by Max Seeck
The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt
King of Eon (Eon Warriors #9) by Anna Hackett
The Seamstress of New Orleans by Diane C. McPhail
Sherlock Holmes & the Singular Affair by M.K. Wiseman
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars (Sisters of St. Rita #2) by Lina Rather
A Swift and Savage Tide (Kit Brightling #2) by Chloe Neill
Witch, Please (Fix-It Witches #1) by Ann Aguirre (audio)

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
Sisters of the Vast Black (Sisters of St. Rita #1) by Lina Rather

Borrowed from the Library:
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins

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The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 8-29-21

Posted on August 29, 2021August 28, 2021 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand

This was, actually, kind of an A- week, and not just in the book reviews. This weekend is kind of the calm between multiple storms, or rather between multiple assignments with hard deadlines. It’s good to have a bit of time to take a breather.

Today’s picture of feline adorableness is not exactly taking a breather. Here’s Hecate peeking through the bars of, not a prison, but a chairback. That window seat has the best view in the house for backyard kitty television and she likes to nap there. At the moment this picture was taken, however, she was clearly fascinated with something her humans are doing. I’ve also noticed just how round a kittyball she makes. She looks like a large tribble with eyes. It’s hard to believe that when she first came to us she weighed less than half a pound!