Saturday, August 23, 2025

Stacking the Shelves #182 Sunday Post #179 Sunday Salon #173

Hey my bookish friends! How was your week? We did go for that long walk/hike on Sunday. We went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I took a ton of pictures, so click on the link if you are interested in that. The only problem, is that after such a big hike on Sunday, I started the week off exhausted, and it just kept going. By Friday afternoon, I was so overtired and done. We do hope to hike again this weekend, but other than that and my daughter coming in for a short visit, we don't have much plans. 

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: None

Kindle FreebiesNone

Ebook: For review

Other updates:

I finished two books this week, much lower than normal, but with working three days, and this week just being busier than normal, I didn't have a lot of time.

What you might have missed on the blog this week:

Book Review: Enchanting the Heiress by Kristi Ann Hunter

Top Ten Tuesday: Chunkster Books

Book Review: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Book Review: The Tangled Tale of the Woolgathering Castoffs by Sharon J. Mondragón

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 

42 comments:

  1. We took a long walk on Saturday, too, but our walk was at a nature preserve. I'd love to visit that national park!

    I don't tend to read as many books during weeks when I'm traveling. I mostly read at night and on weekends before I retired.

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    1. Deb, I also read before bed and on weekends. But, usually I can sneak in some reading during the day, and that has not been as often as it had been. You would LOVE the National Park, it was amazing, and there is SO much to explore.

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  2. I hope the walk this week proves more energizing.

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  3. Oh no! I hope you aren’t overdoing it Cindy. Have a great visit with your daughter.

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  4. Ha! “Chunkster” books - I love it! I hope you get a chance to rest up. Enjoy the time with your daughter.

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  5. Thanks for the reminder! I definitely need to go accept/reject some Netgalley offers... Hope this week is more relaxing/refreshing for you!

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  6. Hope you managed some restful time this weekend! That exhausted feeling sucks so much.

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  7. It does sound like you were very active. I hope you got some rest this weekend!

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  8. I hope you have a nice weekend. I try not to do much of anything on Sundays because I'm on my feet non stop during the work week.

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  9. We love to visit National Parks and are always dreaming up which one's we will visit next. Glad to see the photos of your most recent visit to a National Park. Was the water level lower than usual?

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    1. Anne, I have no idea what it's normal level would be. But, the pictures are mainly just the waterfall runoff, so I don't think it gets much more than that.

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  10. That hike looks beautiful! I picked up a few books from the library this past week and managed to finish one of them and start on another! Reading is going well this month!

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  11. Looks like a great hike! I like the looks of your books as well. They're pretty much what I'm looking for in a book club. Lol. :)

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    1. Meezan, LOL, my book club ladies won't read these!

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  12. Your hike looks fun. Hope you have a great week!

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  13. Working definitely gets in the way of reading!

    Have a great week!

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  14. That's a very long week and a very long but nice hike!

    I just finished The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady and have the other book on my list for this winter. Hope you have a great week.

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  15. Sounds like you had a nice week, Cindy, even if it was tiring. Looking forward to viewing your photos. Cute books from the library. Hope you enjoy your week!

    https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2025/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-and_25.html

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  16. The River Hollow books look so cute, and I am always looking for clean sort-of romance books for Eleanor because that's her interest right now. There are so many contemporary adult romances she is drawn to because the covers are cute, but they are not clean reads for her. There are even some YA she's begging for that are not appropriate yet. She's 12 and mature for her age, but clean is a must - do you think that series would be okay for her?

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    1. Sarah, yes, there should not be any questionable content. You know I try to only read clean books! If they have any content in them, I mark my reviews with such.

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    2. Yes, that's why I trust your choices in that genre so much! I just know sometimes something can kind of sneak in and not that it's overly graphic or anything, but still suggests more than I would want my twelve-year old to read at the moment. Thank you! I'm going to see if she wants to try this series!

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    3. Sarah, that age is SO hard! Has she read The Penderwick series by Jeanne Birdsall?

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  17. I relate so much to being exhausted after a physical thing! I ran 8km a couple of weeks ago now and I remember being so proud of myself and thinking that I leveled up and wanting to do more, but I was so exhausted the rest of the week! 😂

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    1. Haze, good gravy, if I am running, someone is chasing me, LOL! But I really admire all of those, like you, who do/can run and enjoy it.

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