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Friday, October 11, 2019

Sunday Post #319


The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews
It's Monday! What Are You Reading is hosted by Book Date 
  
Last week after I posted about Harbor for the Nightingale (the new School for Unusual Girls book) I opened the mail and lo- there was a copy of the book from the author. What timing! Thank you to Kathleen Baldwin- it looks amazing in person! Also this week I was notified that I was selected as one of the Best Book Review Blogs of 2019 by Reedsy. I see on this list lots of other blogs that I know and love too- I have no idea what criteria they use or if this means much of anything- but it was still kinda neat. :)  
In other news- the Bookish Games (A Darker Shade of Magic) are back underway, and you can find all the fun here. For those who don't know, the Bookish Games are where players are assigned Town (good guy) or Mafia (bad guy) roles- based on the books- and you have to vote off who you think are Mafia. It's fun and gets cutthroat AF. I'm just doing the Spectator Chat and honestly the Chat has been more fun than the Game so far! You can join here.            

Harbor for the Nightingale (Stranje House, #4)Wilder GirlsSomeone We Know

Song of the week


PULP COVER OF THE WEEK: 

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NEW ARRIVAL/ UPCOMING REVIEWS:

The Perfect Wife

BOOKISH LINKS  

 Sina kills it on Highway Star by Deep Purple. 


Here's Sina doing Burn. This is not an easy song to play. 

And for comparison purposes (and for fun) here's Whitesnake doing Burn (great video BTW). 

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41 comments:

  1. chucklesthescotOctober 12, 2019 at 2:43 AM

    I try to spend most of my time ignoring the news at the moment as it gets my blood pressure soaring! I wish I could build a prepper compound with a bunker and live off the grid and not care what happens once I lock the doors!!!

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  2. sjhigbeeOctober 12, 2019 at 5:50 AM

    And... I'm with Chuckles - every time I plug back into the news, I find myself yelling at the TV, using far too many really bad words. So I choose to ignore the lot of them, right now:(. As for the pics - thank you once again for a wonderful selection - I loved Scrapyard... Have a great week, Greg:)

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  3. Jolene WilsonOctober 12, 2019 at 5:52 AM

    Congrats on the best blog award and scoring a book from the author! Have fun with the Bookish games. The Perfect Wife looks good, I didn't know someone wrote a book about me hahahaha!

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  4. Tammy SparksOctober 12, 2019 at 7:16 AM

    I've never even heard of Reedsy but that's so cool about your award😁

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  5. La La in the LibraryOctober 12, 2019 at 12:48 PM

    Congratulations on making that review blog list! 🙌🙌🙌

    I follow Sina on YouTube! And Whitesnake, thats a blast from the past. Thanks for making me want to listen to some Deep Purple, too! 🎶

    Have a wonderful week and enjoy your new School for Unusual Girls book! 🌞

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  6. Samantha@WLABBOctober 12, 2019 at 3:46 PM

    That is so wonderful that the author sent you a copy of the book. I hope it's amazing.

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  7. Mary KirklandOctober 12, 2019 at 9:23 PM

    Congrats on getting on the list of best book blogs .

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  8. Siran ToukhanianOctober 12, 2019 at 9:23 PM

    Congrats on the review blog. I sure it will give your blog plenty of exposure. I requested to be a part of the bookish games spectator chat thanks to this post.

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  9. BiblioSanctumOctober 12, 2019 at 9:52 PM

    Some great sci-fi scapes in the pics this week! BTW, you still playing SWTOR and if so how's the leveling/story-telling going?

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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  10. Maureen's BooksOctober 13, 2019 at 4:17 AM

    Harbor for the Nightingale sounds interesting Greg. I hope you enjoy it.
    Have a great week and happy reading!

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  11. Suzanne @ The Bookish LibraOctober 13, 2019 at 5:12 AM

    Congrats on making the best book review blog list. That's awesome! And OMG, Lindsey Graham! That is hilarious, lol.

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  12. Michelle@Because ReadingOctober 13, 2019 at 6:13 AM

    The news gives me a headache. I feel like I am currently living in a horror cartoon.
    Congrats on the blog list! You are a really awesome blogger! You deserve it.

    I hope this week is awesome for you, Greg! Happy Reading!

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  13. StormiOctober 13, 2019 at 6:15 AM

    Congrats on making that list, so cool. So many blogs I have never heard of too so I might need to check out some on the list...lol. So cool about you getting that book you mentioned last week in the mail! I need to check out that series as it looks interesting.

    Have a great week and happy reading!
    Stormi
    Week in Review

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  14. The Book DiscipleOctober 13, 2019 at 6:31 AM

    Congrats on making the list! And yay for bookmail!

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  15. shelleyrae @ book'd outOctober 13, 2019 at 7:15 AM

    Congrats on being included on the list!
    I’m not even American and the state of your country’s politics are infuriating,

    Wishing you a great reading week, enjoy your new books.

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  16. Becky BakerOctober 13, 2019 at 7:17 AM

    Well done on making the list of Best Book Review Blogs that's totally awesome. And isn't the best when you've been talking about a book and then it arrives in the post. It's like they know!

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  17. Laurel-Rain SnowOctober 13, 2019 at 7:32 AM

    I had to giggle about Lindsey Graham being pranked. He is so annoying, so it's all good!

    Enjoy your books and your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.

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  18. Rachel @Waves of FictionOctober 13, 2019 at 7:36 AM

    Congrats on the blog award, Greg! And so very nice of Kathleen Baldwin to send you a copy of her book. :)

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  19. NicciOctober 13, 2019 at 8:10 AM

    Congrats on the blog award Greg! Hope you have a good week.

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  20. sherry fundinOctober 13, 2019 at 8:12 AM

    congrats greg. cool about receiving the book. ya never know....have a super week
    sherry @ fundinmental

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  21. Beware Of The ReaderOctober 13, 2019 at 8:13 AM

    Well Greg for Graham in French we would say "l'arroseur arrosé" meaning that he was caught at his own game! Congrats on your nomination!!!!!! I know that I was absent from your blog this week due to migraines so now I'll go catch up with you ;-)

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  22. Natalie @Natflix&BooksOctober 13, 2019 at 12:52 PM

    I love snagging a book right after talking about it. Good luck at the games and happy reading!
    Natflix&Books

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  23. Tanya @ Girl Plus BooksOctober 13, 2019 at 1:47 PM

    How awesome to receive the book from the author! And congrats on the Reedsy recognition! That’s fantastic, Greg! Sins kills it on the drums.

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  24. Joy October 13, 2019 at 3:06 PM

    I'm Canadian but I'm highly embroiled in the US' politics. I can't seem to stop. It's definitely not good for my sanity because it seems like everyday something atrocious is happening. Sigh.

    Anyway, enjoy your reads this week!

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  25. Katherine POctober 13, 2019 at 5:15 PM

    Congratulations on the Best Book Blog Award! That's fantastic! And that's great about the book. Always so fun to get surprise book mail - especially if it's a book you've really been wanting. Have a great week!

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  26. Nise' October 13, 2019 at 5:30 PM

    How nice to get the book from the author. Congrats on the award. Most days I avoid the news. Have a great week.

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  27. KarenOctober 13, 2019 at 6:46 PM

    Congrats in the award! Very cool.

    I saw that Graham story and what killed me is that he says one thing publicly and another on the call. All this political chaos is draining the life out of me lol

    hope you had a nice weekend!

    Karen @ For What It's Worth

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  28. Shannon @ It Starts at MidnightOctober 13, 2019 at 7:48 PM

    I am mostly impressed that you managed to pick only ONE ridiculous story from the hellscape that has been this week's news. It all seems like a REALLY bad parody show at this point, and yet.

    Congrats on the award! I got that email too, idk what it is either, but it sounds like a nice thing, so yay! And don't say we aren't FUN in the actual Game, we are VERY FUN PEOPLE.

    Also I want to write a book about people who live in that apocalypse bus.

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  29. Kathryn TOctober 13, 2019 at 11:14 PM

    So nice to have a book surprise and a blog celebration to bring some warm fuzzies. Enjoy the bookish games, so fun.

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  30. crackercrumblifeOctober 14, 2019 at 6:08 AM

    Congrats on the accolades and making the list!!! Good job!!

    I need to get back to the School for Unusual Girls series. I read the first one and really liked it. :)

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  31. ROOctober 14, 2019 at 6:44 AM

    Yay Gorgeous Greg for the special recognition. You deserve it!😍 Hope all is well. Hugs, RO

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  32. Beth FOctober 14, 2019 at 8:20 AM

    I agree that the recognition is gratifying. Stupid politics--eats into my reading time. LOL. Post Apocalyptic Cityscape 02 looks like it'd be a great writing prompt (for someone . . . not me).

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  33. Kathy MartinOctober 14, 2019 at 10:08 AM

    I bought Harbor for the Nightingale after seeing it on your blog. Now, I just have to find a way to fit it onto my calendar. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  34. pussrebootsOctober 14, 2019 at 6:54 PM

    Congrats on the award. My weekly update

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  35. Tracy October 14, 2019 at 7:07 PM

    Congrats on making that list! How exciting! And it's awesome that that book showed up like that! Haha!

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  36. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 15, 2019 at 4:50 AM

    Wilder Girls has an absolutely intriguing cover.

    These politicians are little boys. Don't they know that they are playing with people's lives?

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  37. Daniela Ark @ BOOKIVERSE (www.danielaark.com)October 15, 2019 at 8:58 AM

    Yay for getting a copy of Harbor for the Nightingale! I still hope to get to book 1!

    AND YEAHHHHH on being selected as one of the Best Book Review Blogs!!! Whooohoooo SO WELL deserved! Congrats!

    And... haha I can only imagine how heated that chat must be! I don't blame you for being an Spectator only :)

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  38. Dani @ Perspective of a WriterOctober 15, 2019 at 3:43 PM

    Congrats on the Reedsy news!! I would love to know the criteria too but either way you totally deserve it Greg!! ;)

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  39. Lauren StoolfireOctober 16, 2019 at 5:55 PM

    Those drum covers are so much fun!

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  40. InkvotaryOctober 20, 2019 at 6:21 AM

    Congrats on the book blog award. That is great news! Happy reading.

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  41. Lindy GomezOctober 23, 2019 at 8:16 PM

    Congrats on getting nominated for best review blog of 2019! That's awesome:)

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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