Book arrivals: (linked to Mailbox Monday)
- The Year My Mother Came Back by Alice Eve Cohen (Algonquin)
- The Backup Husband by Robert Germaux (author)
- The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand (Audible purchase)
- The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan
Last week on Bookfan:
- Review: Second Chances by Stacy Finz
- Review: Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
- #FitReaders Weekly Check-in
Currently reading:
Here’s the promised pic of our daughter and her husband at their wedding last week
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I’ve asked for the Cohen book from Netgalley. Hope it works.
Congratulations to the young couple.
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I hope you get the Cohen book, Mystica!
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Your daughter makes a beautiful bride!!!
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Thanks, Stacy.
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Beautiful dress 🙂
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I think so too 🙂
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Mary, your daughter was a beautiful bride! Love the picture and congratulations to them. 🙂
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Thank you, Kay!
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Your daughter is glowing; she looks just beautiful!
I read The Matchmaker last year and really liked it, it has a little magical flavor to it, which you don’t often find with Elin Hilderbrand. And I reviewed the Art of Baking Blind last week. It was a good one, too.
Have a good week!
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Thanks, Elizabeth. Glad to hear you liked The Matchmaker. It’s been a while since I’ve read on e of EH’s books so I’m looking forward to it. Also glad you thought The Art of Baking Blind was good.
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What a lovely picture and what a handsome couple! I love your daughter’s dress. You got some fantastic books. I’m really curious about The Art of Baking Blind. I have your review on Second Chances saves. I read the first in the series and really enjoyed it. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Katherine. I missed the first book in the Second Chances series but read the second and third.
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The wedding picture is beautiful!! You must be so happy!
I hope you are enjoying Second Chance Friends. It is on my TBR list.
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Thanks, Margie. I’m about halfway through Second Chance Friends. It’s good!
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Congrats on the wedding!
Lovely mailbox, they all look wonderful!
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Thanks, Harvee 🙂
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What a beautiful bride! Your new books look terrific!
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Thanks, Kathy 🙂
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Beautiful wedding picture! How lovely to watch a daughter at her wedding…I still think of my daughter’s wedding on the beach.
Enjoy your new books…I loved The Matchmaker…and I’m curious about The Backup Husband.
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I’ll bet your daughter’s wedding on the beach was beautiful, Laurel. We had such fun at our daughter’s special day last week. Hard to believe it’s behind us.
Very happy to hear you loved The Matchmaker!
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How beautiful the couple is! Thank you for sharing this photo, Mary.
I hope you will enjoy some time with your new books this week.
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Thanks, Susan. After very little reading the previous week (of the wedding) I’m enjoying my books more this week.
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What good books you got in your mailbox!
Congratulations to your daughter and her husband!
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Thank you, Vicki!
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First of all, congrats to your daughter!
As for the books, I’m most intrigued by The Art of Baking Blind. I do love the cover, but the title is really what has me the most curious. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Shoshanah. The title intrigued me as well. I read a review yesterday that explained the title. Something I didn’t know!
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Congratulations to all!
I gave my mum The Art of Baking Blind for Christmas. She loved it, hope you do too.
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Thanks, Sam. Glad to hear your mum enjoyed “Baking Blind”. I hope to read it in a few weeks.
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Beautiful photo! Congratulations! Looks like you had a great week.
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Thank you, Pat. Have a great week!
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Beautiful photo. Thanks. CONGRATULATIONS!!
I enjoyed Second Chance Friends. Will check out your review.
I like Elin Hilderbrand – enjoy her book.
Have a wonderful reading week.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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Elizabeth, I’m reading a print galley of Second Chance Friends. I noticed your blog is blurbed on the first page for The Accidental Book Club!!
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I have to see if my book has it too. I see it. Geeze….I didn’t even notice. 🙂
THANKS for letting me know.
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OOPS…you are reading Second Chance Friends. Two similar titles. I confused myself. 🙂
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Congrats to your daughter. Happy reading this week.
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Thanks, Serena
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Enjoy! your new books! beautiful picture.
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Thank you, Mary Ann!
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Great photo of a beautiful bride and happy husband! Congratulations to them and to the proud parents. 🙂 I like your new arrivals – looks like a good mix. Enjoy your reading!
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Thanks, Martha!
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Beautiful photo! Congrats to the happy couple. 🙂
I just finished listening to the audio of The Year My Mother Came Back. It wasn’t what I was expecting, but I liked it a lot.
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Thanks, Leslie. I’m glad to hear you liked The Year My Mother Came Back. I hope to read it in a few weeks.
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Congratulations. I married off my 3rd and last child last March. These are such life-affirming moments.
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Thanks, Lloyd. She’s our third and last to marry 🙂
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How awesome. Congratulations!
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