Bit of an odd week, this one. Lots of laughter, which is always a good thing. But also some stress and worrying and not particularly good news regarding my doggie. An emergency visit to the vet’s brought some relief with painkillers and antibiotics but it’s very much a game of wait-and-see, especially considering her age (15 years). We have a follow-up appointment on Thursday so if you have any positive vibes you can send our way, it’d be much appreciated.
To the books! What did I read this week?
| BOOKS I READ THIS WEEK |
Normally I wouldn’t at all be happy with this but since I was a bit distracted and one of those books was 554 pages and another one was 440, I’ll take it. I don’t know why this always sounds like I’m defending myself 😂. I’m so ridiculously pleased I was finally able to get started on the Shardlake series and since I’m nicely ahead of blog tour reading, I’m hopeful I’ll be able to squeeze in book 2 really soon. For now, Leah can breathe a sigh of relief 😉
| BOOKS I BOUGHT THIS WEEK |
Still none. I had a few preorders but since they haven’t arrived yet, I’ll show them next week. So far I have the withdrawal symptoms relatively well under control but I’m not sure for how much longer. Getting a wee twitchy.
| BOOK POST THAT LANDED ON MY DOORSTEP THIS WEEK |
All for blog tour purposes and boy, am I excited! With thanks to Quercus, Avon, Michael Joseph and Dome Press.
| ON THE BLOG THIS PAST WEEK |
Monday : Reviewed Run Away by Harlan Coben
Tuesday : Shared my review for The Killer in Me by Olivia Kiernan
Wednesday : This Week in Books
Thursday : Joined the publication day blast for the absolutely wonderful Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
Friday : Took the day off
Saturday : Joined the blog tour for the fabulous 55 by James Delargy
Sunday : Weekly Wrap-Up
| NEXT WEEK ON NOVEL DEELIGHTS |
Monday : I don’t know
Tuesday : No idea
Wednesday : This Week in Books
Thursday : Blog tour | Extract | Suddenly Single by Carol Wyer
Friday : Not a clue
Saturday : Taking the day off
Sunday : Weekly Wrap-Up
You can’t possibly imagine how insanely worried I am that I forgot to write something down in my schedule 😂. I have one or two (ahem) reviews to write so there may still be something but … so quiet. Things will be back to normal soon, you’ll see 😉
That’s it. The sun is out (yay!), I have reviews to write (boo!) and books to read (woohoo!). Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
I will leave you with this delightful find from my dear friend Rae, which cheered me up immensely these past few days. 😉
See you next week! Happy reading! xx
Novel Deelights 
So sorry to hear that Yoshi is unwell, sending all positive wishes and I do hope you get better news on Thursday. I’m very jealous of the new Alis Hawkins. I was on the tour for the first but haven’t been contacted about this one. Happy reading.
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Thank you! I hope so too!
It was a weird thing, the Alis Hawkins one. They did a shout-out on twitter but didn’t actually say which book it was for. I was just lucky to have seen it or I would have missed out as well. Not sure why they did it like that.
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Sorry to hear about your doggy…sending lots of positive vibes your way. As ever, I’m mightily impressed with how much you have read this week x
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Thank you! Much appreciated!
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I’m very impresed with the lack of blog tours and book buying and I can imagine all the finger twitching going on! 😉 Sending lots of positive vibes for your doggie. xx
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It won’t last. Just wait 😂
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Sending positives vibes as requested as well 😁 I have book blogger envy (which is the gentlest, nicest kind) about the Alis Hawkins. I was on the blog tour for the first one but also missed the shout out for this one.
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Oh, no! I so hoped you managed to get on the tour. I don’t understand why they didn’t just email us instead of doing a twitter shout-out.
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I follow them on Twitter (and they follow me) and don’t remember seeing anything. As it happens, I couldn’t fit a tour in or review anyway now as I’m pretty much booked up for May (scary thought, although I’m now restricting myself to one blog tour review per week).
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It was a brilliant find! 😉🤣
So glad it made this week a little bit better 😘
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That gif is imprinted on my brain from the amount of times I have seen it this week lol x
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I don’t see how we’ll ever top that one 😂
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Sending lots of positive vibes for your fur baby ❤️🤞🏼Been away this weekend so haven’t done anything blog or book wise 😎
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Gosh, that actually sounds quite lovely. I’m a little jealous 😂
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It was really good …but lots of catching up to do now 🙄😄
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Oh that peachy bottom 😀
So sorry to hear your dog is not too good. Sending lots of good thoughts for the week ahead.
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Mesmerising, isn’t it? How long did you stare at it? 😉😂
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Oh, hours 😉
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I’m so sorry about your furry friend! Will be keeping all my fingers and all my toes crossed for you both 😘
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Thanks so much, sweets! 😘
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Sending healing vibes to your dog! I am reading The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver and Fanny Hill by Jack Cleland.
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Thank you! Very much appreciated! xx
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I’m sending you all the positive vibes that I can!! I hope you’ll have good news to share on that front soon!
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I hope so too! xx
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Sending positive vibes your way! x
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Thank you, lovely! xx
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Sending lots of love and positive vibes for your fur baby. Hope all goes well on Thursday x
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Thanks so much, Jill. Fingers crossed! xx
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Sending all the positive vibes I can find – hope you get better news at the follow-up visit. 🙂
Phew!!!! Boy, am I relieved! It would have been so awful if you’d hated Shardlake! The good news is that they get even better as the series goes on. The bad news is that they get longer too… 😂
Haha – I love your schedule for next week! So funny!
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I noticed they’re getting longer 😂. Still, I flew through Dark Fire in two days and really enjoyed that one too. I’m so glad I took you seriously on that series 😉
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Oh no poor doggie! Sending lots of positive vibes and love your way. ❤ Also, a little quiet time in your schedule isn't always a bad thing… I can always lend you an almost due ARC or two if you want more pressure?? xD
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Hahaha! Erm, no, thank you! I know what my schedule is like in the next few weeks so I will enjoy this peace and quiet for now 😂
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So sorry to hear about your pooch! I love dogs so I’m sending you ALL the happy, healthy, positive thoughts. 🤞🏻
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Thank you so much, sweetie! 😘
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