The Sunday Post Mailbox & Recap #13

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. 
~this meme was inspired in part by - In My Mailbox~

It's a chance to share News. 

A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. 

I had my surgery Tuesday and it went pretty well, just a couple minor glitches. The biggest glitch was afterwards; the surgery provoked an asthma flare up. It was a possible side effect, one I was hoping would pass me by. Unfortunately, I developed complications and spent all Friday night at the ER; I now have pneumonia. Ah well, I'm recovering. I appreciate all the kind tweets and blog comments, they helped. Thanks.

One thing about being home, recovering? I acquired WAY too many books: review books, kindle freebies and paid books (still using gift cards but I've just about used them up now). Thank goodness the majority were digital so they don't take up physical space. I now have 609 books in my TBR pile. Luckily, most are digital. My Kindle is positively stuffed.

I did a lot of reading, much of while at one hospital or another; a mix of short stories and full-length novels. I didn't get as many reviews written and posted as I hoped but I'm working on it. To that end, I signed up for the Review Copy Clean Up Challenge. Here's a link to my goals post, with an update on last week's accomplishments.

I had several news posts:
New Kelley Armstrong Artwork
 Nominate your favorite librarian 

surgery update

Win a Trip to Austin TX 

2 reviews, one here for "Revealing Hamilton"   and one at my other blog for the 
Mira Grant novellas.

I had an excerpt from "When You Wish Upon A Duke" by Isabella Bradford and an excerpt, with a guest post and giveaway, from Linda Lael Miller's "Big Sky Mountain".

I also had another very good week book week, though fewer of them were purchased; most were freebies or received for review. Luckily, most were digital so I still have room on my bookshelves. 

I've been hearing A LOT of positive buzz about a new erotic romance, "The Siren" by Tiffany Reisz. A friend of mine, Brittany, will be reviewing it Monday at her blog, Brittany's Thoughts. Do yourselves a favor and check it out. You can follow Britt on twitter as @BrittanyKG and you can follow Tiffany as @tiffanyreisz
 

Library 

 

 Won

I won this from the author in a twitter giveaway. Thanks JoAnne!

Apparently, I entered to win this in a goodreads First Reads giveaway. I had completely forgotten until I got an email telling me I was a winner. :D It hasn't arrived but should be here soon.

Kindle Freebies

Purchased

  I had a review PDF copy of this book from a few years ago, but it died with a former laptop, back before I had the sense to back up my files. I really enjoyed it and have been wanting to read it again.

I originally read Rosemary and Rue when it first came out, as a library book. Recently I broke down and have been buying the whole series. With these two books, I now own all and I have the next one pre-ordered. Libraries really do lead to book sales. :)

Book Club 

My publisher, Astraea Press, has a monthly book club on facebook. Each month, they choose one book and offer it for free to anyone who emails and asks. At the the end of the month, the author is available to chat on facebook and answer questions, plus there is swag to be won. They have a done a different genre each month, so there's variety in the selection. I decided to take part in this one.

Review

Thank you Random House, Harlequin, Jessica Scott and Babs Hightower!

Yeah, another really awesome book week for me. Apparently the book fairy likes me. :D

Leave me a link in your comment and I'll come visit during the week.