Title: Old Ham Author: Seraphina Nova Glass Format: eBook Length: 195 pages Rating: 4 stars Publication Date: October 13, 2026
Old Ham by Seraphina Nova Glass was a quick-paced, darkly entertaining read. From the very beginning I couldn’t look away from the main character. Junie is completely unhinged and watching her justify every increasingly outrageous decision made this book impossible to put down. Her unpredictable behavior kept me constantly wondering what she would do next but also cringe at the same time. The cast of supporting characters added even more chaos to an already wild ride. You honestly didn’t know what was going to happen next throughout the entire story.
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The school year started back up, which means I went back to work. This is my second year with my current company but my 11th year as a lunch lady.
Today we went to church in the morning, and then I attended a baby shower for my good friends wife in the afternoon. This is their first baby and we are so excited to meet him next month!
I haven’t had a ton of energy to sit and read this week. I listened to my audiobook to and from work and I tried to get some Kindle pages in before bed… but that’s about it. Wednesday I barely had the energy to pet the dog let alone stare at words on a page. (I actually took a two hour nap on Wednesday, which I never do because it messes with my sleep at nighttime. It did not this time, lol.)
I read this book a few years back so I thought I’d watch the movie when I saw it pop up on Netflix. I liked the movie even though it was different than the book (or what I remember of the book).
This is a mini series I’ve wanted to watch since 2022, and I finally got around to it this week.
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 Review: Old Ham by Seraphina Nova Glass WWW Wednesday – Stacking The Shelves #13 The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #60
Title: Don’t Tell Me How To Die Author: Marshall Karp Format: eBook Length: 385 pages Genre: Thriller Publication Date: March 4, 2025
I have one thing to do before I die. And time is running out.
I had it all: a fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. And then, at the age of forty-three, I found out I would be dead before my next birthday.
My mother also died young. I was seventeen, and she warned me that women would flock to my suddenly single father like stray cats to an overturned milk truck. They did. And one absolutely evil woman practically destroyed his life, mine, and my sister’s.
I am not letting that happen to my family.
I have three months, and I plan to spend every waking minute searching for the perfect woman to take my place as Alex’s wife, and mother to Kevin and Katie.
You’re probably thinking, She’ll never do it. Did I mention that in high school I was voted “Most Likely to Kill Someone to Get What She Wants”?
From thriller writer Marshall Karp (cocreator with James Patterson of the #1 New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series), and rich with Karp’s deft array of three-dimensional characters and his signature biting humor, Don’t Tell Me How to Die has so many twists and turns, you’d swear he wrote it with a corkscrew.
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Monday was a crappy day outside weather wise, so I ended up doing a ton of post writing and setting up things on the blog most of the day.
Tuesday my son had an interview, the dog went to the groomer and I went grocery shopping. Nothing too crazy…
Wednesday I had a work meeting to attend in the morning, and then my husband and I went out to dinner with our friends to a new local restaurant nearby. We also played duckpin bowling- so fun!
Thursday I had errands to run in this morning, followed by dropping my son off at his girlfriends house, then picking my daughter up from college for the weekend. I was in the car over six hours and drove 300 miles without leaving New Jersey! I was completely wiped out by the time I got home.
Friday my daughter and I ran her errands in the morning, and once we got home she helped me straighten up the house. We also baked a gluten free egg free cake together!
Saturday we did a whole bunch of nothing! I got a TON of reading in while sitting in the backyard enjoying the beautiful weather.
And today is church in the morning, and then cleaning out the camper before hanging out in the backyard and BBQing. The last days of summer are here and I don’t want them to end!!!
Library Book I Currently Have Checked Out Throwback Tuesday WWW Wednesday – September 9, 2026 Thriller Thursday: Don’t Tell Me How To Die We Will Never Forget: 9/11 Saturday Series The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #59
Title: The Woman In My Home Author: D.L. Fisher Format: eBook Length: Genre: Thriller Publication Date: October 15, 2026
A MESSAGE POPS UP ON MY HUSBAND’S PHONE. I READ IT, OF COURSE—WHO WOULDN’T?
I’m thirty in two weeks. I can’t wait to find out what my husband has got me.
So when his phone lights up while he’s in the bathroom, I sneak a peek. What I read takes my breath away.
Congratulations on your new home! You’ll find the key under the welcome mat.
He’s bought us our dream home. A log cabin in the mountains, by a private lake.
I have to see it! So the moment Ethan leaves for his work trip, I get in the car and drive. He’s not back until tomorrow evening. He won’t suspect a thing.
But when I pull up on the gravel driveway deep in the Poconos, Ethan’s truck is there.
And so is another woman . . .
Perfect for fans of Daniel Hurst, BA Paris, Freida McFadden, Shari Lapena and Riley Sager. BET you can’t guess the final twist—it’s going to blow your mind!
Thank you to Thriller Book Lovers: The Pulse for sending me an e-ARC copy. I will be reading this one later in the month, and will have a review post up on the blog mid October.
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My son’s girlfriend came to stay with us for a few days. Other than that we actually had a rather lowkey week here. The weather has been beautiful and I’ve been taking advantage of my summer almost being over by sitting the backyard reading and soaking up the sunshine and fresh air! Of course it rained on Friday, booooo!!
I celebrated my birthday yesterday by being in the backyard all day, playing board games with my husband and son. Then I was in the mood for pizza from our favorite local place so my husband ran to pick it up. Then we had brownie sundaes for dessert. It was actually a perfect day!
I borrowed Sunburned by Katherine Wood from my library. It’s a NetGalley backlog book, and I am trying to keep the summer season alive, so why not listen to one last summery book! Hoping to be done with this one at the start of September.
I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. Not sure why I am always slow when reading physical books but it just feels like I’ve been reading this one pretty slow. I’m enjoying this story a lot and plan to make it a priority this upcoming week!
Good morning readers! These are all of the books that I acquired/received/borrowed onto my shelves, virtual and/or physical, for the entire month of August:
I borrowed all of these from Libby.
I borrowed these large print editions from my local library.
I chose the bonus short story read on First Reads this month.
I was approved for the newest book in the Michael Bennett series!
I was also sent a hardcover copy of Delusional thanks to Little, Brown.
The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next?
I am reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife. I needed a book with blood on the cover for HRCYED 3.0 and this is the first one I found on my TBR list.
I am listening to One Of The Family, a NetGalley eARC I have, since I saw my library acquired the audiobook right before publication day. I was first in line thanks to the Libby notify me tag, woohoo!
I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I am making significant progress in this story, and I am enjoying both main characters.
Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.
My daughter helped me choose these books as my next reads.
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I spent all week getting everything set and ready for my daughter going back to college. Yesterday we dropped her off at her dorm and helped her set up the place. I pray she has a great school year!
If you know Delaney you know if she’s not out living life, she’s in bed reaxing!
The kids and I made a spur of the moment trip to the boardwalk on Wednesday night, just to get out and get some fresh air and sunshine. We love spending time at OCNJ!
I randomly started The Last Morning on my Kindle (a First Reads backlog). I forgot what the premise of the book is so I am flying blind.
I am halfway through One Of The Family. Should be done with this one early in the week.
I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I made some progress this past week, but not too much, since I’ve been so busy. I’m enjoying this story a lot and hope to have more time this upcoming week to put a big dent in this one.
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
I requested this one on NetGalley and was approved by the publisher (Atria Books). I love Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series and cannot wait to read it more closer to publication!
One of them is married to a killer. But which one? The author of Kill for Me, Kill for You returns with a high-octane thriller that will keep you guessing from beginning to end.
Vanessa Vanderpool is waiting outside her husband’s secret apartment. She watches him walk in to meet his mistress. Vanessa has been betrayed before and cannot afford to be betrayed again. Patrick’s affair will throw away everything she’s built. Pain and anger courses through her as she enters the apartment building.
The perfect mix for murder.
Patrick Vanderpool is the son of a wealthy businessman forced by his father to run for office. But when he sleeps with Molly Green, for once he finally feels alive. As Molly takes a shower, he looks around her apartment and finds nothing personal. No pictures. No mementos. Only a diary. What he reads in Molly’s journal threatens everything. Betrayed by the woman he thought he loved, pain and anger make Patrick’s blood run cold.
The perfect mix for murder.
Husband and wife both have the perfect opportunity and motive for murder, but which one of them is married to a killer?
Title: Delusional Author: James Patterson and James O. Born Series: Michael Bennett #18 Format: hardcover/ eARC Length: 366 pages Publication Date: August 17, 2026
Detective Michael Bennett and army-sniper-turned-NYPD-officer Rob Trilling travel to Montana to investigate a case that crosses state borders and family lines in this thriller from the world’s bestselling author.
In New York City, a series of deadly bombs explodes. Across the river, a military base is burglarized for munitions. In Montana, violence and arson rock a small town outside of Bozeman. Are the incidents related?
Bennett, Trilling, and the ATF investigate. A single-minded group angry with the government keep turning up in unexpected places, insisting that they’re only trying to make the world a better place. To law enforcement, their claims seem delusional.
Will words or gunpowder light the next fuse?
Thank you to James Patterson Street Team for sending me a hardcover copy.
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What is the Sunday Post? The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up.
My parents were up visiting for a long weekend. They arrived last Thursday and left on Tuesday morning. It’s been a revolving door around here as my sister and her family just left from visiting us the week before. We went to the boardwalk with them while they were here and we had such a blast! ZERO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN :(
I have a best friend who lived halfway across the planet from me (we never met before), but just moved to the USA this past spring. We haven’t chatted on the phone in awhile so we made plans to do just that on Thursday night. It was nice to catch up!
ChatGPT is… weird.
My daughter will be going back to college next weekend. We have been going through her stuff she brought home from the dorm, washing all her sheets and things, and getting her all set to head back.
I am still reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife on my Kindle. I technically put this down to read a quick novella and then picked it back up again.
I am still listening to The Shadow of What Was Lost. It’s a long book but I am making great progress on it despite it being busy, busy, busy around here.
I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I also made significant progress on this one this past week. I’m enjoying this story a lot and both main characters are growing on me.
Can’t-Wait Wednesday – August 19, 2026 Review: Hunting Fiends For The Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie Birthstone Book Covers – August Edition The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #56
Title: He Had It Coming Author: Darby Kane Format: eBook Length: 132 pages Rating: 4 stars Publication Date: October 6, 2026
Synopsis: It’s been eight years since “the incident” that stole the future Jerek Hayes had planned. Accusations. Negative press attention. Rabid anger from people he’s never met.
Some say he avoided responsibility for his crime. That his family’s money saved him. But he’s ready to put those years behind him. He’s moved across the country. Established a new life.
He acts like he’s gotten away with it.
But revenge requires perfect timing and Sabrina’s been waiting for this moment. Waiting for him to start over…so she can take it all away.
He Had It Coming by Darby Kane was a fast-paced and entertaining thriller that kept me turning the pages. I especially enjoyed how unlikable and morally questionable so many of the characters were, which made it impossible to know who to trust. The secrets, betrayals, and twists kept the story moving, and I loved watching everything unravel as more was revealed. Overall, this was a messy-in-a-good-way read with plenty of characters to love to hate!
I received a complimentary e-copy through Thriller Book Lovers: The Pulse.
The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next?
I am reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife. I needed a book with blood on the cover for HRCYED 3.0 and this is the first one I found on my TBR list.
I am listening to The Shadow of What Was Lost. I started reading it at the beginning of the year, and about a little more than a quarter of the way through I was getting confused on some plot stuff. Then the book was due back to the library and I returned it unfinished. The Audiobook became available on Libby and I borrowed it.
I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I am not too far in to this one at the writing up of this post, but I’ve heard good things about this one so lets hope!
Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.
My daughter helped me choose these books as my next reads.
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My parents are up visiting for a long weekend. They arrived on Thursday and will be leaving on Tuesday. It’s been a revolving door around here as my sister and her family just left from visiting us. I can’t wait for it to be F-Troop back to normal around here.
Have I taken any photos since my parents arrived? Of course not! I’m so bad at that. I like to just live in the moment and enjoy life!
I am reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife. I needed a book with blood on the cover for HRCYED 3.0 and this is the first one I found on my TBR list.
I am listening to The Shadow of What Was Lost. I started reading it at the beginning of the year, and about a little more than a quarter of the way through I was getting confused on some plot stuff. Then the book was due back to the library and I returned it unfinished. The Audiobook became available on Libby and I borrowed it.
The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next?
I am reading Old Ham, an ARC I received. It’s a novella so I’m hoping to have it finished by the weekend.
I started to read The Shadow of What Was Lost at the beginning of the year, but returned the book back to the library when it was due and soft DNFed it. The audiobook was available on Libby so I borrowed it. I could use a switch up of genres right now.
Speaking of switching it up, I randomly chose The Evening and The Morning off the shelf at my library. I may soft DNF this one also because getting in the middle of two chunky series isn’t my thing.
My parents are visiting for a long weekend so I doubt much reading will get done while they are here anyway.
Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.
I started In His and just put it down without going back to it (with no real reason why I abruptly stopped reading). Gonna give it another go. And He Had It Coming is an ARC I have is next on my list to read.
Title: One Of The Family Author: Mark Edwards Format: eBook Length: 336 pages Publication Date: August 4, 2026
Patrick couldn’t believe his luck when Holly fell for him. She’s wickedly funny, beautiful, and with an intimidatingly successful father, Charles.
So when she invites him to Charles’ mansion for a New Year’s break in Scotland, all he’s hoping is that they’ll accept him as one of the family.
But everything feels a little off. Whispers in hallways. Rumours of a body that got found nearby the previous year. And something very strange about Charles’ new girlfriend.
Every family has secrets, and Patrick tells himself all he needs to do is survive the next few days.
But then the first body is found, and Patrick realises that all he needs to do is survive the next few days…
Thank you to NetGalley for approving my request for this ARC.
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My sister and her family were visiting us this past week, so they could attend my son’s graduation party. And even though she moved away to NC deep down she misses NJ… so she likes to give her kids a NJ summer by going to the boardwalk, mini golfing, the beach… stuff they don’t have close by them.
The kids also had Vacation Bible School this week. They attended when they were children and now they volunteer there. VBS is a week long children’s ministry program our church hosts, like a summer camp for Christians.
We also went to my NJ in laws house yesterday. My father in law has a boat as he lives on a lagoon, and he took us out on two boat rides out in the bay. It was Rollo’s first boat ride and he LOVED it!
I am reading a NetGalley ARC titled Old Ham. It’s a novella so I am hoping to get through it rather quickly and get a book under my belt early in to the month.
I am listening to a Libby audiobooks, Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped, the third book in the The Guild Codex: Demonized series. I am enjoying this read-along so much!
I am reading You Killed Me First, a paperback I was gifted. I barely had time to read it last week so it’s definitely a priority.
Currently up to date with the current season of House of the Dragon.
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden is a quick psychological thriller with a straightforward writing style typical of the author. The story moves at a steady pace and kept my interest. The characters are not especially deep. It’s an easy read that may appeal to readers looking for a light, uncomplicated suspense novel.
I received a complimentary e-copy. Thank you to Edelweiss.
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My NJ in-laws (I have two sets) were gracious enough to offer up their house to host our son’s college graduation party, which happened yesterday. My sister and her family came up from NC so they could attend the party… and have a week of “Jersey Summer” as she likes to call it (since we grew up here and her children didn’t she likes to come in the summertime and take them to the beach and boardwalk… summery things they don’t have down south lol).
The week was spent getting everything ready for the party and having house guests staying with us.
I can’t believe that July is practically over…. which means that summer is kinda almost over. Not cool!
I am reading a NetGalley ARC titled Do You See What I See?: A Novella. This was a Christmas in July plan but didn’t get a chance to get to it until now. Should be finished with it in the next day or two.
I chose Silent Victim back in 2018 as a First Reads choice, but never got around to reading it after all these years. I am doing really good with clearing out my e-reader (the COYER challenge) so I randomly decided to read this one. This one should be finished come Monday.
This is an older show, and I am sure I’ve seen some of it before… but it popped up on my TikTok page last week and I decided to watch. I am halfway done with season 2.
I got sucked back in to Dreamlight Valley and I played for a few days this week. I have a ton of quests I have to complete, and a bunch of realms to open up. Cozy game my butt cheeks, haha!
