Rendezvous update 2

So, part two of the JustRead Rendezvous 2024 reader event. You can read part one here. After lunch was another reader panel. Kimberley Woodhouse was the moderator of this one. Each author had to pick one of their characters to be and only answer as that character. It was hilarious. Several authors on the panel were suspense writers, and a couple were fantasy. Sara Ella was one of the authors and I loved her answers. She was in character as Alice in Wonderland from her book The Wonderland Trials. While I had read several authors books who were on the different panels throughout the day, hearing all the authors talk and interact made me want to read their books, even though several are genres I don't read. 

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Let's go hiking!

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Halloween Freebie. Saturday I went hiking with my husband and yesterday (Monday) I went hiking with my son. I thought it would be fun to do a post on books that have hiking in them. The problem is my memory! I know I read two books recently that had hiking in it and I only remember one of them. I also know there was one book in one of my favorite series, but of course I can't remember which book, LOL! So, what you are actually going to get are books that either have hiking in them, or are set in National parks so might have hiking in them 😂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 books that might encourage you to go hiking: 

                                  

Top Ten Tuesday- Let's travel!!

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Planes, Trains & Automobiles/Books Featuring Travel (books whose plots involve travel or feature modes of transportation on the cover/title) (submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next) I will do my best to come up with ten!! 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.  

Let's Travel-Here are several different modes of transportation

Top Ten Tuesday-Debut novels edition

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Debut Novels I Enjoyed (A debut novel is an author’s first published book. You could also choose to share genre or age group debuts if you’d prefer, such as an adult fiction author’s first YA book or a mystery writer’s first romance.) (submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy) 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-ish Fiction Debut Novels I Enjoyed (click on book cover for review):

Miss Match by Erynn Mangum

May 2024 Reading Wrap Up

May was a crazy, busy month with two trips. I feel like I did more reading toward the end of the month. So let's see what it actually looks like 😂. I finished 16 books and apparently it was RomCom/Contemporary fiction month, LOL! Usually I have more of a mixed bag of genres. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Love in Tandem

Title: Love in Tandem

Author: Becca Kinzer

Publisher: Tyndale

Genre: Christian Fiction, RomCom, Contemporary

Source: Library

My Review:

Becca Kinzer's sophomore novel, Love in Tandem, is every bit as good as her first novel, Dear Henry, Love Edith. Yet, they could not be more different.

Top Ten Tuesday-In the mood for love

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a Love Freebie (in honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow). I will be sharing books with "love" in the title. I will share five that I have read and five that I hope to read soonish. 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. 

Five Books I Loved (clicking on the cover will take you to my review):

 

Top Ten Tuesday-New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023. I read 57 new-to-me authors in 2023, so I will narrow it down to my top 10 that I am likely to read again. 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 10 New-to-me authors in 2023: (clicking on the book cover will take you to my review)

Kristi Ann Hunter - read 5 books and the book that made me want to read more

Top Ten Tuesday-Recent additions to my TBR

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Ten Most Recent Books I Did Not Finish. I would not normally put my DNF books on my blog, so I am going to skip this topic. Instead I will do the last ten books I added to my "Want to read" list on Goodreads. Most of them are books that haven't been released 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.

 

Top Ten Tuesday-First Quarter 5-star reads 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books for People Who Liked Author X. I am not able to come up with anything for this, so I am going to go with my top 5 star reads for the first quarter of the 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. 

My Top Ten 9 5-star reads of the year (I took out NF and rereads to get me closer to 10):

6 Degrees of Separation -Feb. 2023 Trust

#6degrees of Separation is hosted by Kate at booksaremyfavouriteandbest on the first Saturday of each month. The gist is that everyone starts with the same book, then finds another book that relates to it somehow, then one that relates to the second, until you’ve got a chain of six additional books. It’s a twist on the theory that every person on earth can somehow be connected to any other person in six or fewer steps, and provides an opportunity to talk about random books we love (or don’t).

 

January Reading Wrap-Up

January flew by! I started a new part-time job that I am loving and still had time for a good amount of reading 😁

I finished 22 books in January. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dear Henry, Love Edith

Title: Dear Henry, Love Edith

Author: Becca Kinzer

Genre: Romcom, Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Source: Net Galley

My review:

I had no idea Dear Henry, Love Edith was Becca Kinzer's debut novel.

First Line Friday #77-Dear Henry, Love Edith

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 Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer.

Top Ten Tuesday-The books I am most excited to see released

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is our Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023. This should be fairly easy! 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. 

Books I am most excited to see released during the first part of the year:

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!