The Weekend Post #184: Weekly Highlights & More!

Welcome to The Weekend Post #184! The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at 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 our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon and Marlene of Reading Reality in her meme Stacking The Shelves.

My Week:

It was my birthday this week, and my extended family treated me to a wonderful dinner and cake last weekend. I also had a lovely phone call with a former colleague who now lives in another province—it was so nice to catch up.

This week, Mom, my sister, and I placed wreaths on the graves of my grandparents and great-grandparents for Christmas. It was especially hard to place one on Dad’s grave this year. We all miss him terribly.

We’ve had very little dry weather; it’s been raining on and off all week. It’s the kind of gloomy stretch where it hardly seems to get light outside. The forecast looks like more of the same in the coming days. I’m grateful it’s not cold enough for snow, though—if it were, we’d be buried under several feet by now.

I managed to get a bit of Christmas shopping done, but I still have a few gifts and stocking stuffers to track down. Next week I’ll start the Christmas baking and hope to try some new recipes along with a few familiar favourites.

Recent Additions To My Bookshelf:

From Publishers, Netgalley, & Libro.fm:

Greta Perks, once the beloved face of Maple Gold coffee commercials, now finds her fame fading, her marriage crumbling, and her teenage daughter drifting away. When she discovers the magical Time Hop Coffee Shop and wishes for the idyllic life she once portrayed on TV, she awakens in the flawless town of Mapleville, where sunshine, fresh coffee, and second chances seem endless. As Greta steps into this picture-perfect world and embraces the chance to rewrite her story, she begins to question whether perfection is truly worth the cost—and ultimately must decide between the dream life she wished for and the imperfect but authentic life she left behind. Thanks to Harlequin Audio and Netgalley for the ARC.

Emmy Brewer is facing her tenth Christmas without her mom, feeling stuck in a meaningless job and unsure of her direction, when her sister unexpectedly invites their former neighbour—and Emmy’s childhood crush—Charlie Russell to the family holiday. Their reunion sparks a series of annual Christmas encounters filled with awkward timing, humour, and tender moments that force Emmy to confront her choices and rediscover what she truly wants from life. As the years unfold, she must decide whether Charlie is the love she’s meant for or simply the spark she needed to find her own path. Thanks to Dreamscape Media and Libro.fm for the ALC of this audiobook.

From The Library: None

From Audible: None.

What I’m Watching:

I’ve been watching plenty of Christmas movies both new to me and ones I’ve enjoyed in the past. I also enjoyed Christmas at Rockefeller Center earlier this week.

On The Blog This Week:

November 2025 Wrap Up

A Lot Like Christmas by Jennifer Snow Review – Festive Romance with Small-Town Charm

Can’t Wait Wednesday #167: Now That I Know You By Heart by Amy Hagstrom

A Little Christmas Spirit by Sheila Roberts – Book Review of a Heartwarming Holiday Tale

Celebrity Book Club Picks for December 2025

This Post: The Weekend Post #184

Next Week On That Happy Reader:

Book Review: The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick

Can’t Wait Wednesday #168

Book Review: Ten Christmases Without You by Jenny Hale

Who Wears it Better in December 2025?

The Weekend Post #185

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That’s a wrap on The Weekend Post #184. How was your week?

I wish you a wonderful week ahead!