Saturday, June 21, 2025

Stacking the Shelves #173 Sunday Post #170, Sunday Salon #164

Hey my bookish friends! How was your week? I started Monday at the ER with my daughter, she has a kidney stone that she has been trying to pass all week. My book club met Thursday night, we had a new member, and despite not loving the book we were discussing, we had a great time. I was finally well enough to make it back to the gym Friday morning, and finally feel like I am back in the land of the living. I got hard news Friday afternoon and am still trying to process it. We are planning to see a few houses this weekend (still no luck on selling ours), go to Church, and hopefully go back to the beach lake we found last weekend.

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the Shelves meme is hosted at Reading Reality.

Net Galley: None

Library Treasures: 

 
Untangle Your Emotions by Jennie Allen is our book club pick for July.

Bought: None

Book Mail: None

EbookNone

Other updates:

I finished 3 books and DNF'd one this week. I am pretty excited about less ARCs this summer and more time to read my own books, and catching up on a few series that I just want to binge read. 

What you might have missed on the blog this week:

Book Review: Turtles in the Road by Rhonda Rhea

Book Review: Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans

Top Ten Tuesday-More Books to Read this summer

Book Review: The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton

Book Review: Blessing Bentley by Chautona Havig

I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at Caffeinated Reviewer. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon.

What books have you added to your physical or virtual bookshelves? I would love to hear from you. Click on the icons below to join in on the fun. Have a great weekend! 

    Sunday Post 

46 comments:

  1. You have quite a few reviews this week! Congrats on being a fast reader and reviewer.

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  2. I'm glad you're feeling better and had fun at your book club, but sorry you're not having any luck selling your house. And I don't know what your hard news was, but am sending hugs and prayers your way.

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  3. I'm glad you are feeling better. Selling a house can be a real pain, always keeping it "just so" for the potential buyers. Ask your agent if they have gotten feedback from any of the lookers because that helped us some. A few people didn't like the natural wood walls we had in two rooms so there was the option for us to paint, or give a discount toward them painting, Good luck!

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  4. Oof, hope your daughter is doing okay. Kidney stones are supposed to be one of the most painful things, aren't they? I had gallstones and that was pretty bad. Best wishes for her!

    Hope you have a good weekend!

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    1. Nicky, yes, they are super painful! I also had a gallstone and had to have my gallbladder removed, none of it is fun!

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  5. I really hope you have more reading time for books you want to read. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the books I have to read and forget why I love to read. Enjoy your reading time.

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    1. Thanks Val, I am blessed with time to read right now :)

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  6. Good luck with hard news and with the house sale.

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  7. I’m glad you’re feeling better although it concerns me that you received hard news on Friday. I hope your daughter passed her stone - my sister and Dad both have battled these several times.

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    1. Thanks Jodie, no, my daughter hasn't passed the stone yet!!

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  8. Oh no your poor daughter! My family is so prone to them. Hopefully she is doing better.

    I am sorry that you received some hard news as well. Hang in there Cindy. Hugs and prayers from Michigan.

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  9. Ugh! I’m so sorry your daughter is dealing with a kidney stone. They are so painful. Also sorry for the hard news. But glad you are feeling better. Our house just went on the market. I’m prepared for a long wait.

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    1. Olivia, good luck with the house sell!! It really depends on the price range, everything here under 400,000 is flying off the market, things above are taking longer.

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  10. I am so sorry for the hard news and your daughter's kidney stone! Ugh! Sounds like there was some good mixed in with the bad. I hope the house sells soon. Here is to a week of lighter and more relaxed reading for you! And I'll pray your daughter passes that stone!

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    1. Thanks Lisa, I appreciate it! We have been praying for her to pass it as well, but she hasn't yet.

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  11. congrats, that's a lot of reviews for one week. Enjoy your upcoming reads!
    https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/06/22/sunday-post-143-summer-is-here/

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  12. What an interesting book. Have you started reading it? Always looking for those mindfulness ideas!

    Thanks for visiting STS on Stuck in Books!

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    1. Hi Val, yes, I've read the introduction and first chapter. So far, it's interesting.

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  13. So sorry you are having such a rough year! Praying for you. I hope you find time to read and relax. Hope your health improves and you get good care :)

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  14. Glad you're feeling better! I hope some good books can help keep your mind off the worries.

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  15. Glad you're feeling better, but so sorry about the news you received. I hope your daughter is doing okay. You are in my thoughts and prayers. :)

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    1. Thanks Meezan, we need them and they are much appreciated!

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  16. Sorry to hear about your daughter - kidney stones are so very painful. And also for the hard news:(. Here's hoping the coming week is a kinder one.

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  17. I'm sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she's doing well now. I'm glad you are feeling better, but sorry about the hard news. I hope this is a better week for you.

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    1. Thanks Yvonne, my daughter still hasn't passed the kidney stone, so we are headed to the urologist tomorrow.

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  18. Sorry about your daughter. I hope she is doing well.

    Here’s my Sunday Post and The Sunday Watch

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  19. Ugh. Kidney stones are the worst. I'm sorry your house has not sold---I hope the perfect buyer arrives soon. Hard news always takes me a long time to process.

    Glad you are feeling better!

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  20. Sorry to hear about the not-so-great things going on, but glad you are feeling better! I have had two kidney stones in my life and I felt like I was dying, the pain was so unbearable I could not even walk the first time. I could not pass either of them on my own without even more pain, so an overnight in the hospital and quick procedure the next morning worked out for me. We are praying for you and your family.

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    1. Thanks Sarah. I have passed several myself (and have a kidney disease, so they are all over my kidneys). She hasn't passed it yet, so we are off to the urologist tomorrow.

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    2. Oh no! Hopefully she gets some relief soon. At least you understand how painful they are! trying to explain it to someone who has never had one is really tough. And my urologist isn't sure why, I drink tons of water every day (I have one of those big gallon jugs with motivational sayings on it marking each hour, lol), and don't eat a lot of foods linked to causing kidney stones like spinach and beets. I will never give up my dark chocolate though, no matter what.

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    3. Sarah, yeah, sometimes they don't know why. My guess for my daughter is she doesn't drink enough water. She did pass it though, praise the Lord!

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  21. Fingers crossed that you get a house sale soon, and commiserations on the hard news.

    Have a great week!

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  22. I find this vacation I might get to read more of my own books as well. So glad you're feeling better.

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    1. Cheryl, yay! It's always great to knock out some of our books.

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