Thank you to Caffeinated Book Reviewer for hosting Sunday Post.
I’m back in Cincinnati to watch the Bengals play for the last time this year. Sadly they didn’t make the playoffs, so this is it for this year. My son Alex is with me, and we’re having a good trip.
*Pregame from earlier this season.
I went right back to work after the new year, and this is my last year. I’ve got less than 8 months to go before retirement. I expect the time will go really fast. At least I hope so.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOG
On Monday I did the 2023 Year End Book Survey. On Tuesday I did Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books of 2023. On Friday I did Book Blogger Hop: Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2024. On Saturday I did a Spotlight of False Truth and Dark Truth by C.D. Steele.
NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOG
On Monday I will review The Pierogi Peril by Geri Krotow. On Tuesday I will participate in Top Ten Tuesday. On Wednesday I will review Hedging Your Bets by Jane Denker. On Friday I will review The All American by Susie Finkbeiner. I am working on my Top Ten Indie books for 2023, and it will be posted on Indie Weekend.
BOOK HAUL
I picked up some interesting books this week:
(Publisher’s Description)
When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA.
Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again.
The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world’s foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth.
Can she help the magnificent creatures fend off poachers long enough for their species to take hold?
And will she ever discover the real reason they were brought back?
A tense eco-thriller from a new master of the genre.
(Publisher’s Description)
A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there
It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone. But for Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection.
Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work. Alone and with no resources, she is determined to find a job that will earn enough money for her ailing sister’s surgery. When she sees a young man—Omar—who has collapsed after a grueling shift, she is the only one who rushes to his aid.
John Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But now, his wife, Marian, has fallen ill herself, and when he witnesses Ada’s bravery and compassion, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Searing and empathetic,The Great Divide explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers—those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.
How about you? How was your week and what are you reading?
I am sure you will have a great time, Bonnie! 🙂
For a moment there (not so familiar with American football) I thought you meant The Bangles…
If I have to choose, I would go w/ college football, Patricia. GO, IOWA HAWKEYES! HUZZA!
ROLL TIDE!!!
Lol Patricia. I have a “Eternal Flame” for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Ooh, the Pierogi Peril looks interesting! Hedging Your Bets is on my TBR too. Hope you have a nice week!
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Too bad the Bengals didn’t make the playoffs. The Lions made it this year, the first time in a long time.
I know! They are great this year!
OH it’s the big Ohio Vrs Ohio game. Cross-state rivals! Have a fun time! A book with Pierogi in the title? Will the story be a good as a pierogi tastes?
It was an easy win for us because Cleveland was playing their backups
8 months until retirement! Woot! Whatever will you do with yourself then? You’ll need more books to fill up your time. Many, many, more books! =)
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I think I might not fall behind then like I do now
I’m in the midst of writing my review for James W. White’s Giants. I”m currently reading The Colored Folks Ain’t Gonna Make It, a memoir by local author Michael Cameron Ward.
Sorry the Bengals lost. I’m glad you had fun with your son despite the loss. I hope you have a good week.
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We actually won today. But didn’t make the playoffs
Oh how fun! I hope the game was good!
The Tusks of Extinction looks interesting, I saw a review of it somewhere and the blogger loved it.
I am only just starting but it’s great so far.
I’m sure it will go fast. Perhaps even too fast. I’m so happy for you!
Thanks! I can’t wait to do absolutely nothing! LOL.
What a fun trip! It sounds like you have a busy next few months with retirement on the horizon! I look forward to reading your thoughts on The Pierogi Peril. The Great Divide sounds really interesting. And the Tusks of Extinction sounds fun! I hope you enjoy your new books and have a great week!
Glad to see you having fun and a good trip. Happy New Year!
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