Sunday, May 20, 2012

It's Monday and I have a giveaway, people!



This has been a great week, friends. My husband graduated from seminary on Saturday and was ordained on Sunday. That means that he is a real pastor-like person now and he starts at his first church in June! Hooray!!

The hubby, his parents, and yours truly
Also, I have a giveaway! No one has entered yet, so your chances are excellent! I am giving two books away. Click here to enter. 

Read This Week:

The Secret History
By Donna Tartt

Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected--A Memoir
Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected
By Kelle Hampton

Reading Now:
The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner
By James Dashner


Posts from this Past Week:
It's Monday
Wednesdays with David: Mirette on the High Wire
Reviews of Housekeeping and Jane Eyre
Giveaway! (Open until midnight tonight)


Coming Up:
Great House
Great House
By Nicole Krauss


What are you reading this week?

20 comments:

  1. Congrats to your husband! That is so awesome! Looks like some fun reads-hope you have a great week!

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    1. Thank you Abbi! I am very proud. :)
      I hope you have a great week too.

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  2. Well done to your husband! I hope to read The Secret History in the near future. :)

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    1. Thank you so much!
      The Secret History was unfortunately not as good as I was hoping it would be...

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  3. Congrats to your hubby! I LOVED The Secret History. Her other book was excellent as well. Here's mine.

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    1. Thank you so much, Lauren. I have to admit that I didn't love The Secret History, but I'm glad that you did!

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  4. Congrats to your husband, exciting times ahead. Bloom is on my wishlist and Maze Runner on my TBR mountain.
    Have a great week and happy reading :)

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    1. Thank you so much!
      I thought Bloom was a beautiful book. Make sure to have a tissue nearby, though!

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  5. Congrats to your husband! That's a major life accomplishment, and you all look really proud :-)

    I had mixed feelings about The Maze Runner, but I think a lot of it might have been because I listened to it on audiobook. Enjoy your reading this week!

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    1. Thanks Audrey! It was a really wonderful weekend.

      I thought The Maze Runner was ok, but I didn't love it. Did you read the sequel?

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  6. Congrats to your husband! I liked the Maze Runner but could not get into the second book. Have a great week of reading.

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    1. Thank you!
      I liked it, but I had a few issues with it. I'm not sure if I will read the sequel or not.

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  7. Congratulations to you and your husband. I just graduated too from library school. I don't have a job lined up yet but I'm optimistic.

    My favorite read last week was the audio of On the Beach by Nevil Shute. Please come see what else I'm reading.

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    1. Congratulations! It's such a great feeling to be done.

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  8. Congrats to your husband!

    Have a great reading week!

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

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    1. Thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful week as well.

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  9. Congratulations to your husband!

    The Secret History has been on my to-read list for a very long time! I will get to it one of these days. I just heard about Bloom last week and want to read that one as well - I love memoirs. And none of us at my house have read Maze Runner yet but it sounds like something we would like.

    Enjoy your books this week -

    Sue

    Great Books for Kids and Teens

    Book By Book

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    1. Thanks Sue!
      Bloom was great. I was less thrilled with Secret History and Maze Runner, but I know a lot of people who adore them.
      Have a wonderful week!

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  10. Congratulations to your husband. New life coming up for you all. What church are you with? Just curious - my bro was a greek orthodox father.

    by the way - the Maze Runner is supposed to be a very good read. The other books you listed look intersting just from the covers. :)

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    1. Thank you so much. We are American Baptists. How long has your brother been in the ministry?

      I thought the Maze Runner was interesting, but it took a while to really get started.

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