Saturday, August 16, 2025

Stacking the Shelves #181 Sunday Post #178 Sunday Salon #172

Hey my bookish friends! How was your week? Mine was fairly uneventful, busy and tiring. We had some nice mornings, so I was able to get out and walk before work. This weekend we are cleaning/doing some errands, then we hope to go for a long walk/hike on Sunday. 

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:  

 
 

Bought:  None

Book Mail: For Review

Kindle FreebiesNone

Other updates:

I finished four books this week, the review for one of them will be up Sunday. I finished it too late on Friday night to finish the review. I added a "Classics" page to this blog, I had thought about joining the Classics club, but decided not to. Everything is explained here. Otherwise, nothing newsworthy going on.

What you might have missed on the blog this week:

Book Review: The Message Women's Devotional Bible

Book Review: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Top Ten Tuesday: No Book Slump Here

Book Review: If All Else Sails Audio Review by Emma St. Clair

Book Review: All's Well That Friends Well by Gracie Ruth Mitchell

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 

35 comments:

  1. Sounds like you had a good reading week! It's nice that you got to walk before work and I hope that you have a good rest of the weekend.

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/stacking-the-shelves-116/

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  2. I hope to get some much needed cleaning done this weekend too. It was such a busy week--I am glad the weekend is finally here! It sounds like you were able to fit in a lot of reading this past week! I like your idea of creating a Classics page. I tried the Classics Challenge, but I do better when I read at my own pace. I hope you are able to read Jane Eyre. It's my favorite classic. Have a great week, Cindy!

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    1. Wendy, I am glad to hear that. The people around me have not been encouraging me to read Jane Eyre, but hopefully I will like it too :)

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  3. Kindergarteners started on Wednesday and 1st-5th grade started Thursday, so to say I am tired is an understatement. I am only at my computer long enough to post one review and respond to comments, then it's to the couch for me for reading and probably a nap. Hope you enjoy your hike on Sunday! It's so beastly hot right now, I did errands this morning and will no be leaving until tomorrow evening to pick Eleanor up from her father's house!

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    1. I saw this as I was commenting Sarah....I am a teacher too so I know how exhausted you are. It's soooooo hard to read and blog in August isn't it? Have a great school year!

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    2. Sarah, so hard to get back into routines, isn't it?! WE had a cooler morning and our high was only 80, so it was a great (still hot) morning for a hike!

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  4. We took a lovely long walk in the shaded forest today, but it's generally too hot even in the mornings to walk here. We ended up walking six miles---a long way for us. Hope your hike is just as lovely!

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    1. Deb, our 4-mile hike turned into 4.7 miles, and it was HARD. So many steps and steep climbs, but it was also so good! It was also hot, but our high today was only 80, and it was 74 when we got out there, so it wasn't terrible.

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  5. We took some time out for a lunch together. A long walk sounds great and hopefully I can get a chance to do one tomorrow. Have a great weekend Cindy.

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  6. You seem to be on a reading roll ... keep it going! I'm impressed you finished off North & South. way to go.

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  7. You had a good reading week! I hope you’re getting to take that long walk / hike today.

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  8. Hope you have a fun hike! And of course some good reading time. 😉

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    1. Thanks Nicky, hike is a check, not much reading time (yet) today!

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  9. I love morning walks! :) I have so many books on hold at the library, but none of them came in last week! That probably means they'll all come in at once and flood me with more reading material than I can handle at once lol. But my sweet husband took me to two local bookstores last week and I got a book at each store.

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    1. Karis, when I reserve quite a few books, that happens to me too, they all come in at one time and inevitably something doesn't get read. And, yay for new books!

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  10. I hope you have a great hike today! We are going to try to get out some today, finally!! Lol.

    The Bible Study book sounds interesting.

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    1. Erin, yay, I hope you all are able to get out and all goes well!

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  11. So glad to hear that you've been having some beautiful mornings and taking walks and going on a hike this weekend! The weather here this summer has been so erratic; some days it's rainy and cold, some days it's so hot, that I can't believe I'm actually looking forward to autumn so at least I know what to expect! Hope you have a wonderful hike today!

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  12. I hope you enjoy these Cindy! I joined the Classics Club for a couple of years and was such an awful participant I quit, lol. Just couldn't get it done. It's a time commitment for sure. You are not alone! Have a great week. I'm glad to hear you are feeling a bit better? and getting out walking.

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    1. Thanks Shellie, I am still have some struggles and waiting on results, but I am determined to do my best to stay healthy!

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  13. Four books in a week is a good reading week.

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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  14. Last week was a busy and tiring one for me, too, with my mom's physical therapy and work starting up again. I wish an easier week for both of us this week. And some good sleep, too. :D

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    1. Thanks Lark, good sleep makes ALL the difference :)

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  15. You had a great reading week. I hope you have a good week this week too.

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  16. I like Katie Powner's books. I need to look this one up. I am hoping to finish listening to The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady by Sharon J. Mondragon this week. Hope you have a good week!

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