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.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024
October 2024 Reading Wrap Up
October feels like it was a pretty good reading month. It was another month with quite a few romcoms, but I also read my first Christmas book of the season. Let's see how I actually did. I read 20 books and DNF'd one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Dragonfly Ashes
Series: Cherry Creek Mysteries #2
Author: C. C. Warrens
Expected Publication: November 2, 2024
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense,
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
Dragonfly Ashes picks up where Firefly Diaries (book 1) ends, and continues with Noelle, Dereck, and Skylar's story. For this reason, I think it is best to read Firefly Diaries before reading this one.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Stacking the Shelves #140, Sunday Post #137, Sunday Salon #131
anticipated. The sleepy drugs didn't wear off until late Tuesday, which was super weird and unwelcome. I will get the results back from the biopsies this week. I did not get much reading done this week. I worked on random stuff this morning, and hope to relax the rest of the weekend!
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-My favorite book from ten different series
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Ten Favorite Books from Ten Series (We all have a favorite book in our favorite series, right?) (submitted by A Hot Cup of Pleasure). 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.
My favorite book from ten different series
Crossroads #5 in the Holly Series-although I have LOVED every book in the series. I *think* this is my favorite, so hard to pick!!
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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):
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Authors I would love to read a new book from
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic Authors I’d Love a New Book From (These could be authors that have passed away, who have retired from writing, who have inexplicably gone quiet, or who might jut not be able to keep up with how quickly you read their books!) 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.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Stacking the Shelves #115, Sunday Post #112, Sunday Salon #106
Friday, March 1, 2024
February 2024 Reading Wrap-Up
February passed in a blur of work. I had some reading duds, but overall I had a decent reading month. I read 25 books and DNF'd two. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Winter Memorial
Series: Holly #1.5
Author: C. C. Warrens
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Favorite Books of 2023
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Books of 2023. I am not going to try to narrow my favorites down to ten. With over 40 books added this year to my favorites shelf on Goodreads, I will do my best to narrow it down to a reasonable number. 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 15 Favorite Books of 2023-Click on cover if you want to read my review
Monday, December 4, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Favorite Christmas Stories
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a freebie, so I went in a pretty obvious direction with the season-favorite Christmas stories (so far!) 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 Favorite Christmas Stories (so far!)
Thursday, November 2, 2023
October Reading Wrap Up 2023
On the personal side, October was a hard month with my son's surgery and ongoing recovery, and having had (and still have) bronchitis for the last two weeks. I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 22 books and DNFed 1. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Crossroads
Series: Holly #5
Author: C. C. Warrens
Publisher: Self-published
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense,
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
Crossroads is book number five in the Holly series, although all of C. C. Warrens books are loosely connected. Her Holly series needs to be read in order.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-September TBR hopefuls
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books That Defied My Expectations. While I have started a list with this topic I have two books on it, and just can't think beyond that. So I am going to be totally lame and do a September TBR list. 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 plan (hope) to read in September:
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Stacking the Shelves #82, Sunday Post #79, Sunday Salon #73
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Most Recommended Books
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books I recommend to others the most. I don't really have a book I recommend the most because of the diversity of reading interests. So, I am going to do this just a little bit different. 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 (So many) Books/Series I Recommend the Most:
Suspense:
The Holly Series by C.C. Warrens. This is one of the best series I have ever read. I have read all of her books and they have all been five stars (I have not read her novella yet). As an added bonus C.C. is very creative and has a bookish shop, check out her T-shirts/swag, I want them all 😂
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Indie Authors
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Indie/Self-Published Books (submitted by Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits). I am excited about this title because I have read quite a few Indie Authors 😂 The hard part will be remembering WHO they all are, LOL. 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 Indie/Self-Published Authors:
You all know I am going to start with Emma St. Clair! I love her books. These represent two of her series. Emma writes sweet, closed-door romantic comedies. They are hilarious. Her heroines are typically sassy and there is always some kind of animal in each book (notice I didn't say pet 😂).
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Favorite books of 2022
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is our favorite books from 2022. Not sure how I am supposed to narrow it down to 10, but will give it my best shot 😂 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.
Well, this should be easy since I marked 56 of the books I read this year as favorites 😂😂 Here are my top 10ish (in no particular order):
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Top Ten Tuesday-Books I wish Santa would bring me
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is books I hope Santa brings me this year. I know one book he is bringing me because I was with my son when he bought it 😂 and since I have not bought myself any books for Christmas I doubt I will get anymore, which is fine, I have plenty. 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.