Sunday Post #96 Sharing book haul and blog news

kimbacaffeinate Sunday Post 128 Comments

23rd Feb

Sunday Post

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme

My peeps are all coming to dinner today to celebrate my oldest children’s birthdays. One turned 21 and the other 23 this February. It should be a fun day. I am cooking Italian and they want ice cream cake..LOL. I joined audible.com and I am excited. I chose The Winner’s Curse for my first book and look forward to listening to it. A fairly quiet week book wise, but that is ok. I am trying to narrow down my list for Take Control. There are so many in my tbr pile I want to read. Right now I am focusing on choosing two from each genre that I read. Stay caffeinated and think spring!

 Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge. Sign-up. Ides of March Read-a-thon (tbr pile books only) March 13th-17th sign-up

Last Week on the Blog

 This Week on the Blog

  • Crave by Monica Murphy (review)
  • Three by Kristen Simmons(review)
  • Hard As You Can by Laura Kaye (review/giveaway)
  • The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer ( audio review)
  • The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness (review)
  • Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare (review)
  • Take Control of Your TBR Pile (challenge/giveaway)
  • Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Susannah Sandlin (review)

Around the Blogoshpere

New Arrivals to the Caffeinated Cafe

*all images are linked to Goodreads. Read the synopsis and add it to your shelf*

I received books in all formats from ARCS to eBooks

~~*For Review*~~

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Giving In

Ghost Seer

~~*For Review Consideration*~~

What We Hide

 

~~*Gifted or Won*~~

~~*Purchased and Freebies*~~

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A special thank you to  Audible, Penguin and  Random House

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Kimberly is a coffee loving book addict who reads everything fiction in YA, NA, and Adult. She's a self-professed Whovian, Supernatural, and Sherlock Holmes junkie, She enjoys sharing books, tips, recipes and hosting the Sunday Post. The coffee is always on and she is ready to chat...

128 Responses to “Sunday Post #96 Sharing book haul and blog news”

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Not yet Bea, but I have eBook and audio and hope to read soon. I am glad to hear it was good!

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Yes, Melissa I am reading my third or fourth one. It took a little bit to get used to them, but now I plug in my earphones and cook and clean while listening to a book..LOL

  1. Jess
    Twitter:

    Love the cover of Giving In. Happy Birthday to the two February birthdays in your family. I love ice cream cake too. :) I am celebrating my birthday this month too- so yeah for February birthdays. :)

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Happy Birthday Jess! When they were young I made Princess cakes, and train cakes etc..then in their teens they wanted ice cream cake..LOL

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I just went with one audio a month and the savings as a member are huge. thanks Michelle!

    • kimbacaffeinate

      If you can follow her blog tour..all of her guest post are wonderful.

  2. Angie
    Twitter:

    I love ice cream cake so much. My grandma loved it way back in the 90s. She would have it every year for her birthday. So we have carried on the tradition till now. We always got it from Dairy Queen but nowadays you can get it really from a lot of grocery stores. How fun that you joined audible.com! I am not an audio book person. I have trained and just … well no can do. A lot of people love that site though!!
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    • kimbacaffeinate

      I will be the first to admit that I had a hard time adjusting to audio and while books will always be my first choice I have come to love them and am starting to learn things..like for example you can adjust the speed. I listen to one maybe two a month and plug in when house cleaning or cooking just like you would music.

  3. Peggy
    Twitter:

    I especially like the thought of an ice-cream cake yummy . Enjoy and Happy Birthday!
    I don’t know why, but I’ve never got on with audio books. It’s a shame because that would be perfect in the gym (not that I go that often, because I find it so boring).
    And oh, its THAt Breakfast at Tiffany’s. We tend to forget that the majority of movies were books originally. And I will go now and join the Leaping Leprechauns. Thanks for your interesting post :)

    My Sunday post is here
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    • kimbacaffeinate

      It took me a while to get use to audio but I love it for when I need to be hands free.

  4. Farzy
    Twitter:

    I tried audiobooks before but they’re really not for me. Sometimes fall asleep while listening to audiobooks. lol. Everyone loves The Winner’s Curse and I’m really curious if it’s as good as everyone claims, I’m patiently waiting for it to be available locally. :D
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    • kimbacaffeinate

      I listen while doing mundane activities..LOL It took me a while to adapt..thanks!

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I will add a plate..LOL I made homemade meatballs, Italian gravy, bread and shells.

  5. Trish
    Twitter:

    I loved the cover of What We Hide so I clicked in to GR to find out more. Ohhh sounds really good, I love boarding school settings. Can’t wait hear what you think of it.

    Hope you have a great time celebrating the birthdays today. We do a similar day in March as my birthday, my sister’s and my mother’s birthday are all within 5 days of each other. Enjoy :)

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Thanks Trish and I hope your event in March is wonderful. I am just waiting for the kids to arrive :)

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I am working almost a month ahead. The book I am reading now posts March 25th.

  6. Melliane
    Twitter:

    I just loved Written in Red, I can’t wait to see what you think of it. I’m curious about Ghost Seer, I hope we’ll bith enjoy it. Happy reading!

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Squee I am glad you loved it Melliane I am excited to start it!

  7. Asheley Tart (
    Twitter:

    Congratulations on Audible! It is literally my favorite non-essential thing (along with Netflix) and I sincerely believe that they have fantastic customer service, etc. I have never had a problem with them and when I had a question, it was immediately answered. I hope you love it as much as I do! (Plus many of the freebies and sale Kindle books also go on HUGE Audible audio sales as well for like $1.99 or $3.49, which I use OFTEN.)
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  8. Jenea
    Twitter:

    Yay! I joined audible this week too. :) Happy Birthday to your oldest. I pre-ordered The Winner’s Curse, can’t wait to get it. Hope you enjoy all the new books.

  9. Jan
    Twitter:

    Moth and Spark is a book I’m going to buy…I just keep hoping the price will come down. LOL I’ll be interested in how you like Breakfast at Tiffanys. I’ve never read the book and I always forget Truman Capote wrote it. Have a great week!
    Jan recently posted…Sunday Post: Feb 23My Profile

    • kimbacaffeinate

      It should drop in price. Breakfast in Tiffany is unique, funny and out there.

  10. Kristin T.
    Twitter:

    I got hooked on Bella Andre last year and really enjoy her books…still need to read a few of her books, including Come a Little Bit Closer. Have you read anything by Melissa Foster yet? She has a similar style to Bella Andre…I’ve been reading quite a few of her books recently.

    Hope you have a great birthday celebration for your kids! I personally prefer ice cream cake, myself!!!

    Enjoy your week!!!
    ~Kristin @ Always With a Book
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    • kimbacaffeinate

      I will look at Melissa Foster, thanks so much for the recommendation Kristin :)

  11. Kristin
    Twitter:

    Breakfast at Tiffany’s read by Michael C. Hall!!! That will be interesting – I bet it will ROCK!!!!!!! Are you moving into audio reviews or did that one just pop into your home???

    Would you believe I couldn’t comment last night because my computer got so bogged down it was cccrrraaaaawwwling! Here’s to me getting my computer back today!!!! YAY!
    Kristin recently posted…Sunday Post #26 – I Didn’t Go FarMy Profile

    • kimbacaffeinate

      It was weird at first having Dexter read me a story..LOL He is quite good.

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I think we all have been daydreaming about it! Have a lovely week Michelle.

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Congrats Carol, I saw the pics on facebook…enjoy your new grandbaby!

  12. Yvonne
    Twitter:

    I’d be interested in your thoughts about audible.com after you’ve had time to use it. I tried it once, but I didn’t really give it a chance. Breakfast at Tiffany’s narrated by Michael C. Hall sounds great. Loved your review of the Bella Andre book since that’s a series on my list to read someday.

    Have a great week!
    Yvonne recently posted…Sunday/Monday Posts – February 22nd and 23rdMy Profile

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Thanks Melissa, with this the only time I am not reading/listening is when I sleep, work or spend time with my peeps. :)

  13. Melissa (My World...in words and pages)
    Twitter:

    I do the audible thing, but I closed my membership as I don’t get that many books to pay the price. But I do enjoy looking. I actually have a credit at this time and looking for a standalone book to get. :)

    Happy birthday to the kiddos!

    Have a great week. :)
    Melissa (My World…in words and pages) recently posted…Sunday Post #44My Profile

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I know I will want at least one a month so I went with their lowest plan. Plus I love the deals through Amazon.

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Oh how wonderful that you saw the play. Thanks Terri and I am quite enjoying this. Hall is doing a good job.

  14. Lindy
    Twitter:

    Great Haul Kim! I got Ghost Seer a little while ago! I haven’t read anything by Maya Banks, but really want to! Breakfast at Tiffany’s is one of my favorite movies :) Happy Reading Friend!

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I am excited about Ghost Seer and hope Banks second book is good.

  15. Candace
    Twitter:

    I’m listening to Written in Red and it’s SO good! That’s cool you joined audible! I was a member at one point but never used it much. Now I get more for review than I can seem to manage to listen to so it’s not a worry. But I do enjoy having them to listen to while I walk the dog, clean the house and drive. It’s a nice way to squeeze in a bit more ‘reading’. Hope you enjoy your books!
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    • kimbacaffeinate

      I am liking it, and I bough Written in Red on Amazon so I got the audible deal :)

  16. Lark
    Twitter:

    Happy birthday to your offspring! And have fun with your TBR pile challenge – I’m looking forward to it! (But miffed that I won’t get to read much in the first week or two due to a huge work project that I expect to eat up most of my time. Nuts. Oh, well, I’ll have to try to make up for it in the second half.)

    The Robin Owens book looks interesting. I’ve heard of her, but never gotten a chance to read her books – my library doesn’t have any, can you believe it?! I guess I will have to buy some. If you give Ghost Seer a good review, I might start there.

    Have a great week!
    Lark recently posted…Sunday Post – 2/23/14My Profile

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Isn’t that always the way? Well hopefully you will get some read after that. I am excited about Ghost Seer. :)

    • kimbacaffeinate

      Ha, it seemed like the only way to narrow the list down. My wishes and ability are very different..hehehe

  17. Tanya
    Twitter:

    You have February birthdays in your house too! Mine was last week (big 4-0 for me) and my son’s 18th is Tuesday. They grow up so fast. I have been really curious about Maya Banks books, haven’t had a chance to pick her up though.
    Tanya recently posted…Sunday Post Edition 25My Profile

  18. Pamela D
    Twitter:

    Enjoy your audible subscription. It is a pretty fun service. Also, their customer service is fantastic. I’ve had some problems with them every so often, and customer service has always been able to fix the issue super fast.
    Pamela D recently posted…Sunday Update – 2/23My Profile

    • kimbacaffeinate

      The ice cream cake was yummy even if it is freezing outside..LOL

    • kimbacaffeinate

      So glad you are enjoying them too Heidi. I was unsure at first, and now I am addicted..hehe. I am really excited about Ghost Seer, with so many of my favorite UF series coming to an end I am really hoping it is good.

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I am so excited to listen to Winner’s Curse Wendy. I am listening to Written in Red right now and so far enjoying it.

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I am really excited about Ghost Seer, with a lot of my series ending I am hoping this will replace one :)

    • kimbacaffeinate

      I am, as a matter of fact I started listening to the audio version.
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