The Readers Den Weekly Wrap Up #4

Hi everyone, with Rachel and I's crazy work schedules, we miss sharing whats going on with us. We used to have a lot of fun with our Showcase Sunday posts, so thought we'd do something regular on the blog, where we share bookish news and life news in general as a weekly recap!

WHAT I READ/REVIEWED

Jasprit 

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A  bit of a mixed reading week for me again this week, I'm re-reading Paula Weston's Rephaim series with Ari from Reading After Midnight and honestly I'm loving the heck out of it. I've made a start on Haze already too! Paris for One was also a delight to read, some of the stories I wished I got more of. And F*ck Love was such a disappointment, I had such high hopes for this book, but not only did the story let me down, but also the narrator did too. 

Rachel:

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Loved A Darkness Absolute! Therese Plummer is one of my favorite narrators which made the story even better! Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner is a re-read by audio, another total recommend! Undecided was amazing! I couldn't put the book down! I thought I would love Win Some, Lose Some more, but it was still good.

BOOKS RECEIVED 

Jasprit 

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I've heard the best things about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, so I can't wait to get stuck into it! And Love Story and Undeclared have been high on my wish list, so here's hoping they live up to my expectations :/


Rachel:
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I'm currently reading Undeclared with Jasprit.  So far I don't like it as much as Undecided and I think most of that comes down to Kellan, Crosbie's best friend.  I thought he was a jerk in the first book, and it's taken a while for me to change my opinion.  We'll see how it all turns out.  The Skeletons of Scarborough House sounds like a fun mystery. A GRs friend reviewed and loved the story so I couldn't resist getting a copy. I love K.A. Tucker's writing so I'm looking forward to Until It Fades.

NEW TO MY TBR

Jasprit 
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None for me this week, which makes a change, hopefully this will give me the chance to catch up with all the books! 

Rachel:
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After reading Heidi @Rainy Day Ramblings review and finding out Luke Daniels narrates The Rising I requested a library audio copy. Just downloaded it on my phone yesterday.  Not looking forward to the cliffy, though.  Never Let You Go was another book I added because of a GRs friend's review.  I do love twists that surprise me so I requested a copy we'll see if I get it. I love Sandra Brown's books so even though there's no book description it went into the TBR.

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

Jasprit 

I finally started The Flash this week, everyone I know has been harping on about it to me, I've only been able to watch five episodes this week and although its been a bit slow for me so far, everyone keeps saying it will only get better! And I'm also done with Season 2 of Ugly Betty, there's so much that I've forgotten since the first time I watched it, so it definitely has been a lot of fun!

Rachel:

I haven't been watching TV much, but when I do it's always Doc Martin. Yes, I realize I'm a broken record here, but I'm watching the series straight through and they're are several seasons! Plus, I'm usually reading instead, lol!

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Jasprit:

Allie finally made a trip up north as she would say to see me, it was a lot of fun trying to find all the Vegan places that we could visit. My favourite places we ended up visiting were Stonebaked Pizza (I nearly finished my entire pizza) and Cocoa Amore where they had the best hot chocolates. We then ended the day watching Me Before You and scoffing all the chocolates!

Rachel:

It's been raining cats and dogs so going out has been tough.  

 Finally getting some sunshine:

I really had no motivation to go out, so other than work and reading, my husband and I made dinner for our extended family: BBQ'd Tri Tip, Mashed Potatoes with tons of cream, butter, and bacon, and Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots, a recipe I got from Pinterest.  The mashed potatoes were soooo good, but the carrots stole the show.  I know, really fattening, but sometimes you have to splurge! 

For a healthier dinner I did make this:

 I browned sliced chicken in a little butter, salt, pepper, and lemon juice first, set aside, and then
added tons of vegetables (onions, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms) for a stir fry. I used some butter, but kept it at a minimum by using soy sauce marinated with a good amount of minced ginger (love ginger!) and a little bit of lemon juice, salt and pepper. 


How was your week?