Weekly Bookish Wrap Up

Happy Sunday bookish peeps!

My Weekly Bookish Wrap Up is linked with the Sunday Salon and the Sunday Post.

The Sunday Salon is a meme hosted by Readerbuzz and is a place to link up and share what you have been doing during the week. It’s also a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. While the Sunday Post is a meme hosted by the Caffeinated Reviewer and is a chance to share news. It’s a post to recap the past week on your blog and share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead.

Non-bookish things:

As I sit here with an almost empty coffee at hand, I’m struggling to think back on the week that was. I cannot remember what I did yesterday let alone 4, 5, or 6 days ago.

Um…

I had a doctors appointment that was extremely disappointing. One in which almost as soon as I started to articulate how I was feeling, I was dismissed and then had my whole appointment hijacked by the doctor’s preconceived ideas of what my chronic pain should feel like. Needless to say, I’m fairly over the medical establishment atm and am considering just living with the pain and not attempting to get any kind of help…because it’s all too hard.

I had two days off from work due to pain and did my best to relax – not the easiest thing to do when you can’t get comfortable in your own body.

I have watched a fair bit of true crime and have gone down the Lindsay Clancy trial rabbit hole, watching parts of the trial on Youtube and following the social commentary on FB and TikTok. I haven’t really picked up my crocheting or my colouring but I have been doing lots of reading.

Bookish things:

I’ve finished two books this week and have been reading three more – the next in the Lucky River Ranch Series – Duke by Jessica Peterson; book two in the Knockemout series – Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score and a novel that a friend of mine self-published. Both series offer plenty of good banter, laugh out loud moments, romance and the right amount of spice. I plan on having them read by the end of the month and then I’ll be open to reading other books.

Books read this week:

Sawyer by Jessica Peterson – ★★★★

Dirty dancing leads to a chance at forever in this sizzling single parent, found family, small town romance by Jessica Peterson.

As a recently divorced single mom, I have zero interest in flirting with guys while on a rare girls’ weekend away with my sisters. I just want to have fun, celebrate my new job, and listen to live music at a honky tonk.

But when I literally stumble into the most gorgeous guy ever on the dance floor, those plans go up in smoke. Growing up on the barrel racing circuit, I’m not immune to the charms of a cowboy. But this particular one is hot as hell: Sawyer’s got a mustache, some sexy tattoos, and a very filthy mouth.

Needless to say, we end up naked in his swanky hotel room. It’s the best sex of my life. And the way Sawyer treats me like a queen? Let’s just say a girl could get addicted to that kind of adoration.

Good thing he’ll always be just a one night stand I can look back on with a smile. I’m rebuilding our life from scratch, and I need to focus on my three-year-old daughter and the dream job I just landed.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I move to Hartsville and run into a tattooed cowboy with an endearing daughter of his own. Now Sawyer wants more than the occasional playdates between our girls. But the closer we become, the more determined this sexy single dad is to keep me forever.

As much as I am falling for Sawyer, I’m terrified. I’ve been down this road before with my ex, and I wonder if I can trust this cowboy. Will he rope the moon for me? Or is my heart destined to be trampled all over again?

The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren – ★★★★

Three years ago, Emery Finch did something completely out of character: She got married. To Luca—the impossibly charming landscaper she met on one blistering night in Vegas who made her laugh, made her dance, made her feel.

But now, Emery is consumed by her top-secret job, missing dinners, forgetting anniversaries, and promising herself Luca will understand once her cutting-edge research comes to light. Until the unthinkable happens: A tragic accident takes Luca from her.

Desperate not to lose him, Emery breaks every rule to bring him back. And Luca would probably thank her for it, if only he could remember her. Their first kiss, their Sunny Sundays at the beach, the life they built together…all of it is gone.

It may be a miracle of science, but for Emery it’s her one shot at a second chance. And this time, she won’t waste it—because true love is always worth reviving.

Bookish Challenges:

2026 Goodreads Reading Challenge: 57/100 books

Audiobook Challenge: 40/50

20 (10) Books of Summer (Winter): 10/10

And that’s my bookish week.

I hope you’ve had a wonderfully bookish week.

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