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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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It’s time for another Sunday Post!

The sun is shining, it’s warming up to be a beautiful day, and “I’m Alright.” That song is stuck in my head!

Do you remember the gopher in Caddy Shack? The battle between that furry pesky rodent and Bill Murray cracked me up. I have to share a few favorite scenes!

I have watched this movie so many times and I still laugh so hard I almost pee my pants. LOL

I’ve got some awesome books to share with you today. But first lets talk about review ratings.

The other day I was talking with my sister and she asked me a question I’ve been pondering myself. It’s about the Amazon review rating system. You know they changed how the ratings work, what the stars mean. Their rating description doesn’t reflect mine on my blog and my sister asked, do I give a book 5 stars on Amazon when I gave it 4 stars on my blog.

I mostly review books on my blog that I really like. So my ratings are between 3 and 5 stars. A really good book gets a 4 star rating from me but Amazon’s description for a 4 star rating doesn’t coincide with mine. It’s like I need to give it 5 stars to show how I felt about it. So far I use the same star rating as on my blog but each time it bothers me.

The question I have today is, do you change your ratings when posting on Amazon?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

 

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New ones just because!

On my Kindle

   

Print Books

 

From the library.

These are some rereads. This series is why I first started reading cozy mysteries and began my love affair with them!

     

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button!

 

   

   

   

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Books I reviewed this week.

Click on the cover for my review.

I know! Only one this week.

I had several others ready but decided to wait as I had a lot of tour posts this week.

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

 

 

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What I won.

Not the greatest picture but it would have covered the whole table if I spread out all of these goodies!

I won this big box of awesome swag from a giveaway on Angela Roquet’s Website.

Thanks for the lovelies, Angela!

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Fun news from around the web!

On Happy Indulgence, Jeann has a fun Chatterbox: Do you remember book specifics?

Ron from Painting With Light talks about, Why Review Your Own Blog?

On A Daydreamer’s Thoughts, Faye talks about review books.

Carmel at Rabid Reads wants to know if you ever peek at the endings?

At Lola’s Ramblings she asks: Do you Reply to Review Requests?

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

Three Two One ~ Blast Off! Giveaway Blitz for JA Huss and her Steamy Romantic Suspense

Teaser Tuesdays #100 ~ One More Day ~ What If Tomorrow Never Happens

Game on for…Ultimate Prey by Kristine Mason ~ Blurb Blitz and Giveaway

Blitz Giveaway ~ Rescue me ~ Second Chance Ranch Series by Catherine Mann

Find Me Trilogy ~ Paranormal Romance Blitz and Giveaway

Friday Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ Summer of the Oak Moon

The Friday 56 #51 ~ The Promise

Skeletons ~ Everyone Has One ~ Tour Review

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For all of my 2014 reviews go HERE

For a list of free books go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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It’s been a strange week for me. Nothing stands out but I just felt off.

Maybe it’s the post holiday blues.

One thing that’s helped is reading. A lot of it. I’m into so many different genres right now and found some new authors to follow. I’ve also picked up some new Netgalleys.

There’s something that I’ve been curious about. How do you choose the books you purchase? I mean besides already having read the author.

Do you go by the reviews? If so, do you focus mainly on the 4 and 5 star ones? Or do you like a mixed bag of good and bad ones?

What catches your attention first? Is it the title? The cover art?

Just wondering:)

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

You can click on the covers to check them out on Goodreads.

 

 

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New ones just for me!

 

 

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

   

   

   

   

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Books I reviewed this week.

Click on the covers for my reviews.

 

 

   

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

 

   

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What I won.

 

I won the book and the movie from a giveaway on Candace’s Books Blog.

Thanks so much Candace!

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I won a print copy from YA Reads Book Tours.

Thanks so much Nichole and thank you Author Rachel Deagan.

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I won print copies of these fun cozies from the Small Town Christmas giveaway on Stuck In Books.

Thanks so much Valerie!

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I won this eBook from David Englund’s tour  giveaway.

Thanks so much David!

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Other Posts this week.

It’s Zombie Month! Could this be the year they rise?

My 2015 Reading Challenges

Teaser Tuesdays #94 ~ AWOL

Outsider ~ The Flawed Series #2 ~ Release week Sale, Review, and Giveaway

A Trilogy of Horror ~ Just keep running…running…running…

The Devil’s Tombstone ~ Release Event and Giveaway

There’s more than one way to crash ~ Crashers Super Book Blast

Kill ‘Em With Cayenne ~ Piper is at it again! Tour Review and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #47 ~ Dinosaur Lake III : Infestation

Month 9 Books ~ Spring Debuts Blitz and Giveaway

AWOL : A Character Lost by Anthony Renfro

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Have you joined TSU yet?

Click on the widget to friend and follow me!

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For all of my 2014 reviews go HERE

For a list of free books go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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I had this great idea for a topic to discuss and Forgot it! LOL

I can’t believe it. I was lying in bed, and this great idea came to me. I practically wrote it in my head. Thinking, surely I won’t forget this, I didn’t bother to jot down any notes. Now, it’s been several days, and I still can’t remember what the idea was!

Have you ever had that happen? I’ve had it happen while reading a book. I have this great thought to put in a review and then don’t write it down. Wake up in the morning and no clue what I was thinking the night before. So now I keep a notepad and pen by my bed. I even keep pen and paper handy in my car, just in case I think of something awesome.

But did I use it the other night when I had my epiphany? Nope! And it’s driving me nuts. LOL

Not much new has happened this week. I do have a lot of new books to share with you.

So here ya go!

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Here are my new books for review.

You can click the covers to check them out on Goodreads.

   

And the ARC of Racing The Storm, Jay’s upcoming new release in this series.

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New ones just for me!

 

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

     

     

     

And Anthony Renfro is making all of his stories available as free downloads this month!

Click HERE to check them out!

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Books I reviewed this week.

Click on the covers for my reviews.

 

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

   

   

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Interesting posts from around the web.

Lola has an interesting post on her blog Lola’s Reviews about book blurbs.

Roger Colby’s post ~ 10 Worst Cliches in Fiction Writing

Check out Kat Kennedy’s post ~ How to name your blog

Donna Ansari talks about Endings and her Vampire in the City Series

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What I won.

Nothing new this week.

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Other Posts this week.

Bewitching Brews and Devilish Desserts Holiday Giveaway

A year in the Secret Garden ~ Blasy and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #90 ~ Come Along With Me

Christmas Capers ~ Holiday Book Blitz

The Mystic Princesses and the Whirlpool ~ Blast Giveaway

A witching we will go…Rehab is for Witches ~ My Review

Two new books by David Estes! Slip and Grip ~ Blitz Giveaway

4 for Friday December Giveaway Blitz

Justice Jackson P.I. ~ Free short story from Tamaria Soana

The Claus Box Set Tour ~ Journey of a Snowman Excerpt and Giveaway

The Nancy Cat by M R Shields ~ Blast and Giveaway

Bash and Lucy Fetch jealousy ~ Blast Giveaway

Merry Christmas from Anthony Renfro! All of his stories will be free!

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For all of my 2014 reviews go HERE

For a list of free books go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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I hope ya’ll had a marvelous Thanksgiving.

So now it’s the countdown to Christmas. Are you ready? Are you the type to get your shopping done early or are you the type who likes to wait til the last minute? Do you make a list and know what you are looking for or do you just get out there and browse the aisles?

I have a fun question for you and would love for you to participate. What is the most memorable present you received when you were a young child? The one you still feel that amazing awe about?

I’ll share mine. There were six of us kids and to keep us from knowing who the presents were for, my parents would choose a theme, putting characters names on the presents and keeping it secret until Christmas morning. Each year was different. Sometimes it would be cartoon characters names for each of us. Sometimes it would be Santa’s reindeer. You never knew which name on the gift was yours until they revealed the list. It made it so fun and really ramped up the excitement.

One year I accidentally walked in my mom while she was wrapping presents. There was this awesome set of children’s luggage and this sweet little stuffed turtle. Being the youngest girl in the family, I knew it was for me. Imagine my disappointment Christmas morning when I unwrapped all of my presents and there was no sweet, cuddly, soft turtle. I don’t recall saying anything. I do recall the crushing sadness. I really loved that turtle.

Imagine the joy, the bliss, when I opened one small piece of the new luggage and there was my turtle! I still feel that magical moment. My parents must have been smiling inside, waiting for me to find that turtle.

On a happy note, I just had a birthday yesterday. Yep, my son’s birthday was the 20th and mine was the 29th. His due date was on my birthday but he came early! I look at him, over 6ft. tall, and still see that little baby. I spent the day decorating for Christmas, then we had pizza and a bunch of movies. We stayed up way late and ate a lot of popcorn. Fun times!

Now for the book news. Got lots to show you and a bunch of freebies for ya!

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Here are my new books for review.

 

 

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New ones just for me!

   

 

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

     

   

   

   

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Books I reviewed this week.

Click on the covers for my reviews.

   

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

These are ones I was going to review last week. But with the holiday, I decided to wait and post them this coming week.

   

 

And these are more I’ll be reviewing this coming week.

 

 

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Interesting posts from around the web.

Candace had this to say on her blog – Making Peace with your To-Be-Read Pile.

How To Market Your Book – An interesting post by Beckie at Bittersweet Enchantment.

Dionne Lister’s post – Review Cheats – Shameful Author Behavior

Jessi’s post on Novel Heartbeat – Do you continue reading a series if you hate the first book?

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What I won.

I won a signed print copy of The Scale from a giveaway at Tome Tender.

Thanks Dianne and thank you Mika Jolie.

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I won Standing By from a give away on Ali’s Books Blog.

Thanks Alison and thank you Claudia Burgoa.

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Other Posts this week.

Devil Music ~ A different kind of demon story by Carly Orosz

Teaser Tuesdays #89 ~ Rehab Is For Witches

The Trouble With Demons ~ Release Day Special Sale

Check out Tahlia Newland’s YA Fantasy Series ~ Diamond Peak

If a mermaid could be so lucky…Under The Moonlight Tour and Giveaway

The Clock Strikes Midnight by Joan C. Curtis ~ VBT and Giveaway

A Zombie Thanksgiving

Can a pitcher catch her? A League Of Her Own ~ Pre-Release Giveaway

My EX From Hell ~ Giveaway and my review

The Bleaklisted Books ~ Teaser Tour and Giveaway

What are you worth? Meritropolis ~ Author Interview and Giveaway plus a special sale

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For all of my 2014 reviews go HERE

For a list of free books go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.