Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in our lives! I'm thankful today for both of mine, and for my wonderful husband, who's such a good father to our daughter.
It's been a busy week but a good one here at The Bookwyrm's Hoard. I've been trying to catch up with reviews -- I posted two this week, and I have several finished and scheduled for the next few weeks.
On the non-blogging front, my voice teacher has recovered from a pretty scary health crisis, so I had my first lesson in over two months. I'm so glad she's better, and also glad to be singing with her again.
Thursday's heavy storms were pretty exciting. My daughter and I were on the road when my phone alerted us to a tornado warning. We raced to the nearest shelter I could count on -- the library headquarters -- and took shelter on the basement level with about 40 or 50 other people. Once the warning expired, we emerged to find no evidence of a storm other than wet pavements and some leaves and other minor debris. We were lucky; the storms caused more damage further north of us.
I hope you had a good week and that you weren't impacted by the eastern storms or the fires out west.
The past week on the blog:
- Mon. 6/10: Review: His Majesty's Hope, by Susan Elia MacNeal. Third in the Maggie Hope series. They keep getting better!
- Mon. 6/10: Happy Birthday, Maurice Sendak! Complete with wonderful Google doodle.
- Tues. 6/11: Top Ten Tuesday: Summer Reads (Beach Reads)
- Wed. 6/12: In The Dragon's Eye: Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey. I kicked off my new feature, In the Dragon's Eye, with an appropriately dragon-themed book. In the Dragon's Eye will focus on books I want to add to my hoard.
- Fri. 6/14: Early Review: The Taming of Ryder Cavenaugh, by Stephanie Laurens
- Sat. 6/07: News & Notes - 6/15/13: Help needed to preserve priceless manuscripts from Timbuktu; the ebook price-fixing lawsuit, continued; Iain Banks's death; what high school kids are reading; public libraries; an interview with a cover designer; lots of book lists; links to the SYNC free audiobooks; the trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (squeee!); a font for dyslexics; and more.
The coming week:
- Early Review: The Newcomer (Thunder Point #2), by Robyn Carr
- Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books on my Summer TBR List
- News & Notes - 6/22/13
- other reviews TBD
Challenges:
New additions to the hoard:
For Review: Nothing this week, which will give me a chance to catch up a smidge. (Except that I have a work project again.)Bought or Downloaded Free for My E-reader:
For Kindle:
From Kobo:
From the library:
I had forgotten, or didn't realize, that you're a singer! Cheers to your teacher for her recovery, and to you for being back beside the piano. My voice teacher passed away a couple of years ago; she was in her eighties, and I was her student for years, right up till she quit teaching. She was wonderful, and I'm always grateful for what she taught me.
ReplyDeleteLove that Google doodle for Maurice Sendak, too. :)
Thank you, Jenna. I didn't know you are a singer, too, though I did remember that you love music. I'm sorry for the loss of your teacher.
DeleteThe Google doodle is great, isn't it?
Shelter in a library, that pleases me :) I'm glad you were safe and sound!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Perfect for a Bookwyrm, isn't it? (A pair of bookwyrms, actually. My daughter "Robin" is as avid a reader as I am.)
DeleteYou have some lovely books! Enjoy....and this week, I read another "hoarding" book, among others, and posted about Book Hoarding...(mine!), and what I did about it. Here at my SUNDAY UPDATES/MAILBOX MONDAY
ReplyDeleteI'll be interested to hear about your 'hoarding' book! (My basement is in need of a major clear-out.)
DeleteI got Stitch this week too! Nice haul!
ReplyDeleteSP & STS
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Thanks, Sandy! Heaven knows when I'll get to read it, though.
DeleteI am glad to hear your voice teacher is doing better. Enjoy your week ahead and the new books too. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's Sundays Post
Thanks, Jenea! Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by.
DeleteGreat haul! I also downloaded Stitch and Enchantress. Glad you made it through the storm without incident.
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday Post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2013/06/sundays-weekly-book-recap-22.html
It was a little nerve-wracking while we were trying to get to the library, but once we were there, I felt fairly safe.
DeleteI'm glad you stopped by. Have a wonderful week and enjoy your new books!
Hi, I like the look of the Dragonwriter book, I wasn't aware of that one. Thanks for the tip. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I stumbled across that one, and I'm really excited about it. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteAwesome haul and so glad the warning brought no storm. Loving the titles you picked up and cannot wait to see your thoughts on Newcomer. Mine post closer to release date. The Sunday Post
ReplyDeleteIt was a relief that we only got heavy thunderstorms and not a tornado -- though there were a few small ones in the area, as it turns out. But nothing in our immediate neighborhood, nor between the library and our house (about a 25-minute drive.)
DeleteI look forward to your review of The Newcomer, too! I do like Robyn Carr!
You have some good books to look forward to! I love Laurie King, but I'm a couple of books behind now.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your voice teacher is well again and that you can take lessons again. I'm always in awe of someone who sings. And I'm so glad you and your daughter were safe during the storms this week. We also had a tornado warning, but the storm went south of us and another went north. Luckily, the storms weren't as bad as they feared.
Also, I moved my blog to WordPress this week and am still learning everything! Here is the new address (I haven't figured out how to elegantly add my blog post address...lol)
http://readerholicnotes.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/sunday-post-june-16/
Thanks, Jan. I know you're north of us, and not by that much (an hour or an hour-and-a-half at a guess), so I was concerned about those tornado warnings to our north. I'm so glad you're OK!
DeleteCongratulations on your blog movie! I'm really interested to hear about it; I hope you'll write a post about it. I'm considering moving mine, so I'm curious as to what went easily and what was trickier to figure out... and especially how you handle redirecting visitors to the new address.
Ooo, I did not like Candy Store at all. I do see some books in your haul that I want though. I'm glad that you're able to do your singing lessons again, that must be a pleasure.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading :)
It felt great to be back to singing! I mean, I've been singing in church choir and in an awesome community choir, but it was good to be back working on solo stuff again. And a huge relief that my teacher, whom I've come to really like, is all right.
DeleteSorry you did not like Candy Store. I haven't read any Bella Andre yet, but perhaps that's not the best one to start with?
I'm happy that your teacher is better, and that you evaded the storms. Stitch, Enchantress, and Negotiator all look fascinating and I look forward to reading your reviews.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Getty! I'm glad you stopped by. I was very impressed by your reviews as well as your own writing. I'll be following your blog with interest!
DeleteSo glad you all were safe. Tornadoes have been awful this year.
ReplyDeleteHope you love all your new additions. :)
If you'd like to stop by, I have a Sunday Post up as well.
http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/2013/06/sunday-post-16.html
They really have, haven't they? We're fortunate to live in an area that rarely gets the really big E4s and E5s. But Virginia has been seeing a lot more of the smaller ones in the last 10 years or so, and we're all learning to take the warnings seriously.
DeleteWonderful recap! Looks like you have a lot of wonderful new books to read. Happy reading!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dani! I swear, between ARCs, bargains, freebies, and the library, each week I'm getting three or four times as many new books in as I can actually read. I may have to go on a book diet!
DeleteWoo! Sounds like a busy week. I am glad you didn't get a tornado after all. Being on the road while getting warnings is SO scary! It looks like you've gotten some really good reads for the Kindle! Enjoy them all!
ReplyDeleteJessica@Lovin' Los Libros
Thanks, Jessica! Yes, it was a little scary, especially while I was driving across the bridge.
DeleteThe Kindle thing is funny; I don't have one yet, but I'm probably going to break down eventually and get one... so I'm stocking up ahead of time. ;D Meanwhile, I have the app for my laptop. And my ePub Sony Reader, of course, but it doesn't read Kindle books.