Stacking the Shelves #201 Sunday Post #198 Sunday Salon #192

Hey, my bookish friends!!  How are you all doing? I ended up with Monday off of work because my boss wanted to be sure I wasn't going to bring Covid in there house. Monday night I started with a sore throat, Wednesday I had a high fever and slept most of the day, but the sore throat was gone. Thursday another day of high fever, two naps, and by the evening the sore throat was back. Friday I thought the fever had broken, so I didn't take any fever meds and by mid-day it was back, but thankfully not as high. I took an hour and 15 minute nap. My cough that I have had since I was sick in September is worse again. Mid-afternoon my husband came home not feeling well either (no fever yet, just the sore throat and feeling crummy. This weekend we will mostly be laying low again. My son is feeling better, though still coughing quite a bit. I tested negative to Covid and flu, but it felt like the flu, but is probably Covid. What are you up to?

The Designated Friend

Title: The Designated Friend

Series: Designated #1

Author: Drew Taylor

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

The Designated Friend is the first book I have read by Drew Taylor, but it won't be my last. 

Love in Plain Sight

Title: Love in Plain Sight

Series: An Amish Mail-Order Bride #3

Author: Kathleen Fuller

Source: Library

My Review:

This is the third book in the Amish Mail-order Bride series by Kathleen Fuller. I would recommend reading the first two books before reading this one. While the first two books focus on different characters, there are some from both books that are also in this one, plus an overarching story that carries through all three books. It will make it easier to understand and follow all the relationships. It had been four years since I read the second book, and I wish I had read them closer together so I could remember everything a bit better.

Edenbrooke

Title: Edenbrooke

Series: Edenbrooke #1

Author: Julianne Donaldson

Source: Library

My Review:

I have a confession to make. This book has been on my "want to read" list for years. After checking it out of the library multiple times, including on Hoopla, and never reading it, I decided I didn't want to read it. Then, I decided to give it one more try. You all, I almost missed a fabulous book because of some weird mood I had previously been in!!

TTT-the typography has it

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Book Covers Featuring Cool/Pretty/Unique/etc. Typography (Typography is the art of arranging letters so they look visually appealing and more interesting than, for example, the body text of this blog post you’re reading now. I did a similar post to this a few years ago, so if you need inspiration on what I’m talking about click here to have a look.) Well, I think the last time this topic came up, I skipped it, so let's see what I can come up with today. I feel like, overall, authors are doing more with their fonts/styles than they used to, and there doesn't seem to be a standard font anymore. 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. 

Hearts on the Fly

Title: Hearts on the Fly

Author: Toni Shiloh

Narrators: AhDream Smith and Hassiam Muhammad

Source: Net Galley

My Review:

Hearts on the Fly is a heartfelt, faith-filled contemporary romance. The dual narration of AhDream Smith and Hassiam Muhammad enhanced my enjoyment of this story.

January Reading Wrap Up 2026

January was a dumpster fire and I don't think I have ever been so ready to flip the calendar to a new month! I won't recap here all the bad from the month, but I will talk about all the books I read. I read 18 books and DNF'd 2. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.

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