What if Jesus Was Serious About the Church?

Title: What If Jesus Was Serious About the Church? A Visual Guide to Becoming the Community Jesus Intended

Series:What if Jesus Was Serious

Author: Skye Jethani

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Theology, Devotional, Christian Living

Publisher: Moody Publisher

Source: Moody Publisher

Stacking the Shelves #47, Sunday Post #44, Sunday Salon #38

Hey bookish friends! What are you up to this weekend? We are packing the Uhaul today. I have worn myself out packing everything up so I am glad we are to this stage. Hopefully we will get it all loaded today, finish a few odds & ends on Monday and close on the house Tuesday. I will be a little slower getting to your blogs this week. Have a great weekend!

First Line Friday #69- The Lost Melody

Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link). This week I am reading The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano.  

A Gem of Truth

Title: A Gem of Truth

Series: Secrets of the Canyon #2

Author: Kimberley Woodhouse

Genre:Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance

Publisher: Bethany House

Source: Library

My review:

The beginning of A Gem of Truth immediately grabbed my attention:

Can't Wait Wednesday-Sundown

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Sundown the third book in the Sky King Ranch series by Susan May Warren. It comes out November 1, 2022. I enjoyed the first two books and can't wait to see how the trilogy ends!

Top Ten Tuesday-Creepy Book Titles

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Halloween Freebie. I am going to do Creepy Book Titles and try not to do ones that I did for Morbid Titles last year! 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. 

10 Creepy Book Titles on my TBR (a few have not released yet):

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Book Tag

I came across this Book Tag watching Oceana over at GottaReadEmAll channel on YouTube. She is a book tuber I have recently started following and I love her videos! She is so real and authentic. Anyway, I thought this was a fun prompt so I decided to do it here!

Here are the prompts: 

Portrait of Vengeance

Title: Portrait of Vengeance

Series: Gwen Marcey #4

Author: Carrie Stuart Parks

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction,

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Source: Library

My review:

Wow! What a ride!

Stacking the Shelves #46, Sunday Post #43, Sunday Salon #37

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? This weekend is going to be full of packing as the moving truck comes in one week!!! We DID get a house last weekend, in our second multi-offer bid 🤦 Picture below!

Anything but Plain

Title: Anything but Plain

Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher

Genre: Amish, Christian fiction, romance,

Publisher: Revell

Source: Net Galley & Revell

My review:

Suzanne Woods Fisher is one of those authors whose books I tend to read without needing to know anything about them. She has solid writing, and I always enjoy her books.

Invisible

Title: Invisible: How You Feel is Not Who You Are

Author: Jennifer Rothschild

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Faith

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Source: Own

Challenge: Mount TBR

My review:

Invisible: How You Feel is Not Who You Are is the first book I have read by Jennifer Rothschild. I have heard her speak, and participated in a Bible Study series she taught, so I was intrigued when I realized she wrote books.

First Line Friday #68-Portrait of Vengeance

Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link). This week I am reading Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks.  

Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton

Title: Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton

Author: Susannah B. Lewis

Narrator: Lora Brown

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary, Women's Fiction

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Source: Scribd

Can't Wait Wednesday-Targeted

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Targeted a novella collection by Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn, and Natalie Walters. It comes out November 1, 2022.

Top Ten Tuesday-10 Favorite Children's books

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Words (This isn’t so much bookish, but I thought it would be fun to share words we love! These could be words that are fun to say, sound funny, mean something great, or make you smile when you read/hear them.) I can't think of ANY words other than Shenanigans, so I will go a different route again today. 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. 

Ten Favorite Children's Books (Some have reviews, some don't!):

The Nature of Small Birds

Title: The Nature of Small Birds

Author: Susie Finkbeiner

Genre: Christian Fiction, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Dual-timeline

Publisher: Revell

Source: Own

Challenges:  50 Books Challenge, Chantel's Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

My review:

Susie Finkbeiner is another author who has been on my radar for a while.

True to You

Title: True To You

Series: A Bradford Sisters Romance #1

Author: Becky Wade

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction,

Publisher: Bethany House

Source: Own

Challenges: Mount TBR and Literary Escapes

My review:

Becky Wade has been on my radar for quite a while but True to You is the first book I have read by her.

Stacking the Shelves #45, Sunday Post #42, Sunday Salon #36

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? This weekend is my daughter's fall break, so we are back in Cleveland, house hunting again! We are hoping to find something today so we can enjoy the rest of the long weekend (and ya know, rest 😜).

First Line Friday #67-The Nature of Small Birds

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I am going to be in the car all day today, traveling to Ohio again. My plan is to listen to my audio books 😀 What are you up to today?

Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link). This week I am reading The Nature of Small Birds by Susie Finkbeiner. 

 

The Bride Wore Coveralls

Title: The Bride Wore Coveralls

Series: Racing #1

Author: Debra Ullrick

Genre:Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction

Publisher: Sweet Impressions Publishing

Source: Own

Challenges: Mount TBR & Alphabet Soup Author Edition

Can't Wait Wednesday-The Premonition at Withers Farm

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jaime Jo Wright. It came out yesterday but I don't have a copy, so I can still say I can't wait to read it 😂😉

Top Ten Tuesday-Last Ten Books I added to my Goodreads TBR

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Read On Vacation (bonus points if you tell us where you were!) (Submitted by Dedra @ A Book Wanderer). Since I haven't been on a real vacation in quite some time I am not feeling the topic. I thought about tweaking it to 10 books I would read on vacation, but that would just be my Fall TBR list. So, I decided to do a previous prompt that I have not done: The Last 10 books added to my Goodreads TBR. 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. 

The last 10 books I added to my Goodreads TBR:

Between Stairs and Stardust

Title: Between Stairs and Stardust

Series: Finding Ever After

Author: Pepper Basham

Genre: Historical Fiction,Christian Fiction,Romance,Fairy tale retelling,

Publisher: Independently Owned

Source: Own

Challenges: Mount TBR & 50 Books Challenge

My review:

Dying For Love

Title: Dying for Love

Series: Hidden Justice #0.5

Author: Cara Putman

Genre:Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Whisper Valley Press

Source: Own

Challenge: Literary Escapes

My review:

The Duplicate Bride

Title: The Duplicate Bride

Author:  Ginny Baird

Genre: Romance, Fiction,

Publisher: Amara

Source: Own

My review:

I have read several of Ginny Baird's books. They are enjoyable because they are clean, closed-door romance novels. However, The Duplicate Bride gave me mixed feelings.

Stacking the Shelves #44, Sunday Post #41, Sunday Salon #35

Hey bookish friends! What are you all up to this weekend? I plan to spend quite a bit of time packing. I also plan to read (of course!).

First Line Friday #66-The Duplicate Bride

 Happy Friday, my bookish friends! Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link). This week I am reading The Duplicate Bride by Ginny Baird.

  

A Cry From the Dust

Title: A Cry From the Dust

Series: Gwen Marcey #1

Author: Carrie Stuart Parks

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Source: Own

Challenge: Literary Escapes

My review:

I love reading Carrie Stuart Parks books! I did not realize this was her debut novel until I started writing this review 😀 A Cry From the Dust is the first in the Gwen Marcey series. While each can stand alone, I recommend reading them in order.

Can't Wait Wednesday-Where the Blue Sky Begins

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Where the Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner. I read A Flicker of Light by her last year and it blew me out of the water, so I can't wait to read this one!!! It comes out October 11, 2022.

Books Can Be Deceiving

Title: Books Can Be Deceiving

Series: Library Lover's Mystery #1

Author: Jenn McKinlay

Genre: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Berkley Books

Source: Library

Challenge: Literary Escapes

Top Ten Tuesday-Physical books I own that give off fall vibes

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Bookstores OR Bookstores I’d Love to Visit. I LOVE bookstores, so if I come across one I am going to go in. I am not feeling the topic of my favorite bookstores (any used bookstore!) or bookstores I'd love to visit. Today I going to do books on my physical shelves that give me fall vibes. They are also books I have not read yet.  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. 

Ten books I still need to read on my physical shelves that give off fall vibes:

September Reading Wrap-Up

Summer is officially over, the trees are starting to change, we have a lot of changes going on over here, especially with the move, which affected my reading for September. It will most likely affect October and November as well, but I will do what I can!!

I ended up reading 14 books and DNF 4 in September. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Stacking the Shelves #43, Sunday Post #40, Sunday Salon #34

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? Our house went under contract Sunday night so it's been a busy week. We are doing a very quick trip to Cleveland to house hunt, so I will catch up on comments and visiting your blogs early in the week. I hope you all have a good weekend.