Chuckles Weekend Roundup

Welcome to my new feature Chuckles Weekend Roundup where I will be looking at what books I've received, anything interesting I've done or bought or watched and other random stuff. I'll be taking a look back at what happened in my blogging world too, sort of like The Sunday Post that some of you do! 

Please note that I'll be visiting your STS/SP as normal, but I don't follow or leave comments on blogs run by Google Plus, or DISQUS as I refuse to join something just to leave comments, and I won't allow DISQUS to follow new people, update my profile or post tweets 'on my behalf'. I am the only one who does that on my social media! I won't comment on any blog that makes me sign in using another account. Sometimes, I have problems leaving messages on blogs hosted by Wordpress-they try to block me because I deleted my account with them but I will persevere as it only happens the odd time!

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 Welcome to autumn at The Book Cave! I love it when we reach September as the kids are well back at school, the weather starts cooling down and Winter is Coming! I just love these teo seasons as it means less things to do outside and more reading, blogging, TV watching and slothing! This week has been great for reading as I finish my Deep Blue Terror reads and get on to apocalypses! 4 short stories and 3 full length books isn't bad at all and I enjoyed every one of them which is a bonus! Mike Kraus is becoming a favourite, Rick Chesler writes good creature feature stories and I discovered good new authors in Jamie Hutchison and TR Schumer! I plan to keep watching shark, croc and sea monster films over the weekends of this month as I have a pile still to get through and I'm enjoying it! This will be Sharknado weekend!

 This was a restrained week for book buying but I have ordered a few of the books I've read recently in paperback. I expect them to come next week. I am getting a few books downloaded ready for horror month in October though! I've also downloaded a few parts of the Mike Kraus serial novels which I've enjoyed so now I need to patiently wait for the omnibuses being published! This week, trying new ones by authors I've liked along with horror grabs!

DOWNLOADS:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35456087-black-spawn

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35523391-carrion-shadows

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34339545-the-haunted-forest-tour 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35063044-horror-in-the-woods

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35318005-the-black-tide---remnants

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35442430-dance-of-the-dead

Chuckles Blogging World:

On the blogging side of things I'm getting annoyed with myself for my lack of effort. I'm late replying to comments, I'm not visiting as much as I'd like, no time for Pinterest, trying to do more on Twitter for booky things and still not getting my book reviews done. I managed one this week which is really bad so I need to get motivated to write and post them. Authors need my reviews! I'm doing well with film reviews though! As always, a link is provided for each blog post from last week to take you straight to anything you missed. Comments are moderated so it might take a day or two to see it on the blog! Check out my Next Week section to see what is coming next at the Book Cave...

Book Reviews: 

This week I really need to get my arse in gear and get some reviews done! I know I say it every week but I have lots of them to share and want to post them!

Sonya Bateman-Wrong Side Of Hell

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/book-review-wrong-side-of-hell-by-sonya.html 

Regular Features:

This week on Cover Love I featured Amber Garr, I brought you the best of the bloggyverse in Around The Blogs With Chuckles. Top Ten Tuesday continued with Hidden Gem Apocalypse Reads, Can't Wait Wednesday featured The Winds of Winter. No Chuckles Goes Sampling this week as I had no samples to fit my current Deep Blue Terror theme.

Chuckles Cover Love-Amber Garr

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/chuckles-cover-love-40.html 

Around The Blogs With Chuckles

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/around-blogs-with-chuckles_28.html 

Top Ten Tuesday-Hidden Gems in Apocalypse Genre

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/top-ten-tuesday_29.html 

Can't Wait Wednesday-The Winds of Winter

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/cant-wait-wednesday.html 

Discussion Posts: 

  Chuckles Chat looked at Author Newsletters, while my Game of Thrones Gossip looked at Samwell Tarly. I reviewed episode seven of Game of Thrones Season Seven-and the season is over!!! *SOBS*

Chuckles Chat-Author Newsletters

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/chuckles-chat-32-author-newsletters.html 

Game of Thrones Gossip-Samwell Tarly

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/game-of-thrones-gossip-31-samwell-tarly.html 

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 7

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/game-of-thrones-review-season-7-episode_28.html 

Film Reviews:

Finally I am getting time and motivation to sit down and get some films watched! My Deep Blue Terror viewing so far has been all about the sharks, crocodiles, piranha and alligators. Have you seen the films? Stop by and share your thoughts!

Jurassic Shark

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/film-review-jurassic-shark.html 

Open Water

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/film-review-open-water.html 

Open Water 2

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/film-review-open-water-2.html 

Raiders of the Lost Shark

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/film-review-raiders-of-lost-shark.html 

Sand Sharks

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/film-review-sand-sharks.html 

Special Features: 

Unique Blogger Award

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/unique-blogger-award.html

Book Tags: 

 Four London Book Tag

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/four-london-book-tag.html 

 

 Book Title Book Tag

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/book-title-book-tag.html 

Book Challenge Updates:

Deep Blue Terror Update  

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/deep-blue-terror-update.html 

Sky Is Falling September!

http://chucklesbookcave.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/sky-is-falling-september.html 

My Goodreads Challenge total currently stands at 177/250. 

TBR total of books I own but haven't read yet stands at 822. *grimaces* My total went up as I bought a few books by authors I like and a few horror downloads for Horror Month in October. Not happy with myself for my total going up but I have to say the books look great!

Currently Reading/Next Up:  

I read the three books I planned to read-Sawfish, Red Swarm and Death Catch and liked them all! Then I read the first two parts in two serial novels. These are what I plan to read next:

Next Week On The Blog? 

Chuckles Cover Love features A & E Kirk, Top Ten Tuesday features DNFs this year, Can't Wait Wednesday features Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Game of Thrones Gossip features The Stark Bannermen, Chuckles Chat looks at Ads on Bought DVDs. There will also be a Game of Thrones special post reviewing Season 7 to enjoy, and some more blog posts I've enjoyed this week on my travels online! I'm hoping to have film and book reviews.

That's all for this week! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to visit my blog and leave comments. You guys are great! 

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