Sunday Post 141

Hi everyone!

Through Monday, I am linking with the following: 

Reading Reality, who hosts Stacking the Shelves

Readerbuzz, who hosts Sunday Salon

Caffeinated Reviewer, who hosts Sunday Post

The Book Date, who hosts It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Surprise!

I didn't think I'd have time to post this weekend, but I started drafting this a few days ago and here we are! I will keep it short and sweet, as I'm heading out later and I have things to do at home before then. I had a pretty calm week with just a couple of virtual appointments and a good amount of time to read and work on my blog.

IN THE BOOKS

RECENTLY FINISHED

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I finished Witches, Walkie-Talkies, and Warnings (Bewitcher's Beach Paranormal Cozy Mystery 6), by Emily Fluke. (There is a misprint in the title of the book. It should be "Walkie" not "Walkies".) While it leaned more into fantasy than mystery and the magic gets a little confusing, I did enjoy it. I'm planning to post my full review next week.

IN PROGRESS

I read Spring Week 13 in The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, written by Margaret Renkl and illustrated by Billy Renkl. This is the final week in the spring section and it ended on a somber note. Honestly, while some chapters are hopeful, this book has a more melancholy tone than I thought it would. With the title of the book having the word "comfort", I'm hoping future chapters are more uplifting.

I'm more than halfway through The Deep End (Country Club Murders 1), by Julie Mulhern. So, this book is not cozy! The language and themes are not what I expected. I do like the mystery, so I'll keep reading. I've heard that the second one is lighter in tone, so eventually I may give that one a try too.

UP NEXT

I haven't started this yet, so my next read will still be The Masala Chai Mystery Club, by MJ Soni. I met this author at Malice Domestic back in April and I'm excited to read an ARC of her debut cozy mystery. I'm planning to start it this weekend.

ON THE SCREEN

• The Way Home - I watched episode 9. This was an action-packed emotional episode, arguably the best of the season and one of the best in the entire series. I'm sad that there's only one more episode left in the series. I hope it's picked up again to either continue the series or start a spin-off. There is so much more that can be done with these characters.
• The Brady Bunch - I watched a few more episodes in season 4. Fun fact: Rita Wilson (wife of Tom Hanks) made her acting debut on one of these episodes. She played Greg's girlfriend. Rita and Tom didn't meet in person until years later on the set of Bosom Buddies, but Tom said he first saw her on The Brady Bunch.
• Murder, She Wrote - Just a few more episodes left in season 5. I expect to finish the season in the next week or so. For those of you wondering, I've been recording it on frndly tv. It airs on three different channels almost daily. I think I have the entire series recorded.
• Texas Two-Step - This was a new Hallmark movie that premiered last weekend. The cast for this was great, as were the directing, the script, and the music. However, it was a recycled plot that we've seen so many times and it was slow at times. It will fall in the middle of the pack for me this year.

ON THE BLOG

• Sunday Post - 06/13 - Weekly Recap
• Book Review - 06/16 - Pour Choices, by Adrian Andover
• Book Review - 06/18 - Wedding Cake Murder, by Joanne Fluke
• Friday Features - 06/19 - Bookish response, featured book, featured cat/s, nature pic
• Puzzle - 06/20 - Flower Boots

Have a great week!