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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday-Let it snow!

 Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic isBooks Set in Snowy Places (If snow isn’t your thing, pick another kind of place and share books set there!) I don't have the brain capacity to figure out where books are set and I thought about just doing books with snow on the cover, but instead I think I will go with my favorite Christmas books so far this year...and if they have snow on the cover=bonus! I have read/listened to 15 books and currently am reading one and listening to one, so I have a total of 17 to choose from. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.  

Top Ten Tuesday- Favorite Christmas books of 2025 (so far!!)

Monday, December 8, 2025

Let in the Light

Title: Let in the Light: 50 Devotions to Confidently Know God is Good and Guiding Your Steps

Author: Proverbs 31 Ministries Team 

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Devotional

Source: Publisher provided

My Review:

When Let in the Light: 50 Devotions to Confidently Know God is Good and Guiding Your Steps came to my email as an opportunity to review it, I jumped on it. I love Proverbs 31 Ministries, and I knew if they put the book out, it would be good. Plus, in a world that often feels dark, who doesn't want more light?

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Waiting for Gilbert

Title: Waiting for Gilbert

Series: Holidays in Hadley Springs #1

Author: Tasha Hackett

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance, 

Source: Own

My Review:

I have finished this book for the second time and I loved it just as much as the first time I read it last year!! I HIGHLY recommend it!!!

Original review below:

Waiting for Gilbert is the first book I have read by Tasha Hackett, but it will not be the last. I was in the middle of reading this book when I knew I would want to reread it. I am not a huge re-reader, but I want a physical copy for my keeper shelf!

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Stacking the Shelves #195 Sunday Post #192 Sunday Salon #186

Hey my bookish friends!!  How are you all doing? I have missed checking in over the last few weeks! We have been busy looking for a place to live, and packing up
our house. I have been sporadically posting over the last two weeks. I think I have one more ARC to review, then all my deadlines on that front will be met for the year. This weekend will mostly be packing and cleaning. Of course, I will find pockets of time for reading 😃. What are your plans for the weekend?

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Books with Dr. Fizzlebop

Titles: Super Simple Weather Science with Dr. Fizzlebop; Colors & Counting with Dr. Fizzlebop; Space Science with Dr. Fizzlebop; Alphabet & Animals with Dr. Fizzlebop

Author: Brock Eastman 

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

My Review:

All four of these books are beautifully designed. From their perfect size to the vivid colors, little hands will enjoy these books. They are a fun way to start exploring science and learning their letters, numbers, and colors. The beauty of these books is that they appeal to children of any age, and can easily be adapted to an infant, or the start of research for an elementary school student.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Green Card Christmas

Title: Green Card Christmas

Series: Just a Guy with A Goal #2

Author: Jen Atkinson

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romcom, Christmas

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

While this is the second book in the Just a Guy with a Goal series, it can easily be read as a standalone novel.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Single All the Way

Title: Single All the Way

Series: Sweet as Sugar Maple 

Author: Kate Watson

Narrators: Stephanie Rose and Gregory Salinas

Publisher: Audible Audio

Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I thought I had this book pegged by the little bit of the description I had read. I thought it was going to be insta-love and a bit obnoxious. I had totally missed that it was a billionaire romance, or I might have skipped it. However, I am so glad I missed that detail because I loved this story!!