Sharing the same reading tastes with other members of your family is a joy, but it comes with its funny moments. On Wednesday, my daughter said to me, “It’s disconcerting when your mom reads the same blogs you do. I was reading one of the comments on the Book Smuggler’s blog, and I thought, ‘I would like this person,” and then I thought, ‘Mom would like this person’ — and then I realized it was you!”
I’m really going to miss her when she goes off to college — we love so many of the same books that we can have really geeky fanfests about them. Luckily, I’ve discovered the wonderful world of book bloggers — lots of people who love to talk about books. I appreciate each and every one of you I’ve met so far, and look forward to meeting a lot more of you!
The past week on the blog:
- Tues. 3/05: Top Ten Tuesday: Series I Want to Read But Haven’t Started Yet
- Wed. 3/06: Airs Above the Ground, a classic romantic-suspense novel by Mary Stewart (review)
- Fri. 3/08: The Nightmare Affair, by Mindee Arnett (review)
- Sat. 3/09: News & Notes
I also added a LinkyFollowers widget. (Look for it in the sidebar, just below the GFC Followers widget.) I know that not everyone has a Google Friends Connect account, so this offers another option for following my blog. LinkyFollowers is a free service that lets you follow all your favorite blogs in one place and even group them into categories.
The coming week:
- Review of The Vow, by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter
- Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books On My Spring 2013 TBR list!
- Review of Spellbinding by Maya Gold (forthcoming)
- Review of JoAnne Ross’s Sea Glass Winter
- News & Notes
- and a few other goodies.
All this month I’m participating in the Take Control of your TBR Pile challenge sponsored by Kimba the Caffeinated Reviewer.
New arrivals:
For Review:
Sandy
That’s so funny about your daughter! It’s definitely great that you guys read the same kinds of books.
I’ve also got Spellbinding, but I’m totally jealous that you got Gameboard of the Gods. How did you manage that? I MUST KNOW YOUR SECRETS! 🙂
Check out my SP & STS.
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Sandy, I have no idea why they approved me, but I’m glad they did. I requested it through NetGalley, if that’s any help.
Enjoyed your SP&STS!
Sandy
Oh also, I really enjoyed One Thousand Gifts.
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
That’s good to know! I hope to get to it sometime this month… there are stacks and stacks of books staring me in the face. Right now I’m reading (and enjoying) Splintered.
Jenea Whittington
Lol… My daughter is 19, and we read some of the same books, and we were watching the same series on Netflix. I don’t think they realize how much they are like us. 🙂 The Sweetest Dark was on that I really enjoyed, hope you do too. Enjoy your haul.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever’s Sunday Post
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
It’s a lot of fun. My college-age daughter has been introducing me to good books (and TV — she got me on to Sherlock) for a number of years now — a fair exchange for all the great books I’ve hooked her on (and keep introducing her to.) But I think she’s well aware of how alike we are — a bit too much, if you were to ask her! 😉
And yes, I’m definitely looking forward to The Sweetest Dark.
Creations by Laurel-Rain Snow
You have some delightful looking reads ahead of you…enjoy!
I like what you said about your daughter and you reading the same blogs…that must be great!
I’ve been working toward diminishing the size of my TBR pile, both physical and on my Kindle. Making some progress!
Here’s MY SUNDAY SALON POST
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
It is fun! (See my reply to Jenea, above.)
I haven’t made much progress on my TBR pile yet; I’ve had a busy couple of weeks outside of reading and blogging, and a review book I needed to get through. I’m working on it now, though… after chorus rehearsals this afternoon.
kimbacaffeinate
Aww what a wonderful story about your daughter! So in to you looks cute and sweet you are working on your tbr pile! The Sunday Post
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Hi, Kimba! I always love seeing you here, and on your blog! Yes, I’m reading Splintered now; it’s already overdue at the library. I’ve got a big library stack to work through, and another huge stack of stuff I own but haven’t read yet, so I’ve got plenty to keep me busy if I can only find the time to read it all.
Belle Wong
It’s so sweet that your daughter read your comment and thought she’d like this person before realizing it was you! My daughter doesn’t do much reading – she’s in film, so her life is all about films and TV – but my older son likes to read and we enjoy similar books. It’s nice discussing the books we’ve both read! With my TBR, I’ve been mostly going through the books I have out from the library, since they have a deadline to them, so to speak. It doesn’t help, though, that each week more holds come in for me!
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
I love discussing (oh, heck, call it what it is — geeking over!) books with my daughter, too.
And like you, I’m hitting the pile of library books first. In fact, the one I’m reading now is already overdue, so the sooner I finish it, the better…
Dani Chapman
What a lovely recap for the week! So many great books there. Happy Reading!!! My Sunday Edition @ Paulette’s Papers
(New GFC Follower!)
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Welcome, Dani, and thank you! I’ll hop right over and check out your post.
Jessica Leigh
Very nice! I loved both Gameboard and The Sweetest Dark! I hope you enjoy them!
Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier! Now following you via GFC!
Jessica@Lovin’ Los Libros
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Thank you, Jessica! I’m looking forward to both of them, but probably The Sweetest Dark a little more, because of the historical setting.
Melissa (My World...in words and pages)
Hope you have a great week!
My Sunday Post:
http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-sunday-post-2.html
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Thank you, Melissa! You too! I’ll be over to check out your new books and what you’ve got coming up…
Michelle @ In Libris Veritas
It’s really great that you and your daughter enjoy reading the same books/blogs! I hope you make progress with your TBR pile! I joined the challenge as well and I can’t wait for the readathon.
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
I hope I have time for the readathon. Since the choruses I direct rehearse on Sunday afternoons, I spend a fair bit of the weekend getting ready — making sure I know the music, practicing conducting, preparing practice CDs for the kids to take home. But I’ll keep working on the monthly challenge. Even if I only get to a few books on my TBR pile, it’s better than none at all!
Ashley
Ohhh The Sweetest Dark has such a pretty cover! I look forward to reading your review!
Thanks for stopping by my STS
Ashley @ The Quiet Concert
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
I’m looking forward to reading it — it sounds really interesting, and I love the time period. And yes, it’s a gorgeous cover!
You’re welcome, and thank you for stopping by here!
Henrietta @ Leisure Reads
It’s wonderful that you and your daughter have similar taste in books 🙂
You got Richelle Mead’s book… wow!! Hope you’ll enjoy reading it.
Have a lovely week!
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
It’s a lot of fun. We just finished the second of Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicles, so now we can speculate about the third book and all the unanswered mysteries together.
I hope I’ll enjoy Richelle Meade’s book, too! I’m embarrassed to admit that I haven’t read any of her books yet, so this will be the first. But everyone keeps raving about her, and the premise looks promising!
Melissas Eclectic Bookshelf
Oh my gosh…such a cute story about you and your daughter! I wish I had family with similar reading taste…or that read at all for that matter!! Have a great week and Thanks for stopping by my Added to the Bookshelf post!
♥ Melissa @ Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Thank you for stopping by, Melissa!