December Reading Wrap-Up 2024

Happy New Year, my bookish friends!! I read 17 books in December. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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Advent

Title: Advent

Author: Chautona Havig

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Christmas

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

Advent by Chautona Havig is a quick read.

Top Ten Tuesday- Christmas Tree Edition

 Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is another freebie. I was going to go with covers with Christmas lights on them, but since I found exactly zero, I decided I should head in a different direction. Then I decided to share my top Christmas reads, until I realized I did that last year. So, I am going super generic and will be sharing books with Christmas trees on them. Then I am going to list a few things I am thankful for. 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-Ten Christmas books with Christmas trees on them that I haven't read yet, have you?

 

Stacking the Shelves #145, Sunday Post #142, Sunday Salon #136

Hey bookish friends! These past couple of weeks have been busy. This one had quite a bit of hard and stressful things. I have no idea what we are doing today,
possibly a hike, but probably just catching up on chores. Tomorrow will be church and a whole lot of relaxing. Are you doing anything fun this weekend?

Top Ten Tuesday-Books that are easy to escape into

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books That Provide a Much-Needed Escape (bonus points if you tell us why!). I am of the mindset that ALL books (at least fiction) provide an escape, so I am tweaking the topic just a little bit to books I recently loved escaping into. In order to make the list, the books must have received 5-stars from me. And, since I have read a TON of romcoms recently...hopefully there is a little bit of variety in the 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.  

Top Ten Tuesday: books I recently loved escaping into (tweaked it even more so I am not using the same author or series):

 

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!!

July 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I am not sure how July is over already. It was a busy month but I feel like I still got a decent amount of reading in. Let's see what the month actually looks like. I read 17 books and DNF'd one (which is the exact same as June 😮, although I had more novella's in July). Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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Clock Tower Bound

Title: Clock Tower Bound

Series: Bookstrings #2

Author: Chautona Havig

Publisher: Havilah Press Publications

Genre: Christian Fiction, Books about Books, Contemporary

Source: Own

My Review:

Clock Tower Bound is the second book in the Bookstrings series. It can be read as a stand-alone novel, but I recommend reading them (including the novellas) in order. 

Twice Sold Tales (reread review!)

Title: Twice Sold Tales

Series: Bookstrings #1

Author: Chautona Havig

Publisher: Havilah Press Publications 

Genre: Books About Books, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Own

My thoughts upon reading for the second time:

 My second reading of Twice Sold Tales was even richer than my first reading. I recently read the novella Spines and Leaves which gives us great background on Milton (the book doctor) and Atticus (his parrotlet).

Spines and Leaves

Title: Spines and Leaves

Series: A Bookstrings Novella #.5

Author: Chautona Havig

Publisher: Chautona Havig

Genre: Christian Fiction, Bookish books, Contemporary Romance

Source: Own

My Review:

Having read Twice Sold Tales, I was thrilled to find out there was a novella. Spines and Leaves is the perfect introduction to the series.

Top Ten Tuesday-Shiny books still sitting unread

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Was Super Excited to Get My Hands on but Still Haven’t Read. So, I see we are having confessional today, LOL! I am not sure I really want to confess, but I will because I know I am not alone!! The hardest part is going to be narrowing it down to ten. I will also say, some were gifted, some were won, and some I did actually buy. 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) Shiny books still sitting unread on my book shelves:

Stacking the Shelves #110, Sunday Post #107, Sunday Salon #101

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? It was a long week. I have spent the day working and I still need to work, but I am wiped out and fighting a migraine. Tomorrow morning is church, and then I plan to spend the rest of the day reading. blogging, and RELAXING 😀.

Top Ten Tuesday-Ten Library books I am waiting to read

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is Bookish Superpowers I Wish I Had (e.g. never accidentally buying the same book twice, every book I buy would be automatically signed/personally dedicated by the author, the ability to read faster, etc.) (Submitted by Cathy @WhatCathyReadNext). I think we might have done this topic before, but I am not feeling it. Instead, I will share ten books I have put on hold at the library and am waiting for.  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. 

Stacking the Shelves #107, Sunday Post #104, Sunday Salon #98

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? It has been a long, exhausting week. I am enjoying not having classes today, so I am catching up on things in the sewing studio this morning, then planning on relaxing most of the weekend!

Spell the Month in Books-December 2023

 

I am happy to be participating in this monthly meme again! It is hosted by Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks. Here is how she describes the meme: Spell the Month in Books is a linkup hosted on Reviews From the Stacks on the first Saturday of each month.

November Reading Wrap Up 2023

November passed in a blur of work, travel, car troubles, and my son's ongoing recovery. I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 13 books (low for me) and DNFed 1. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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None-this has never happened before 😮😮

Snow Crossed Letters

Title: Snow Crossed Letters

Author: Chautona Havig

Publisher: Chautona Havig

Genre: Fiction, Inspirational Romance, Christmas

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

Snow Crossed Letters is a Christmas novella written by Chautona Havig.

Stacking the Shelves #96, Sunday Post #93, Sunday Salon #87

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? I had a another busy week, which did not allow for much reading. I was in TN watching my niece last weekend, and headed back to Indiana on Tuesday to take my mom home. I got back to my house around noon on Wednesday. I have a sewing class this afternoon, so I spent part of the morning finalizing that, then we are putting up our Christmas tree this evening. We usually put it up Thanksgiving, but this year we will be in VA. When do you put your tree up? This introvert is completely wiped out. What are your plans for the weekend?

Top Ten Tuesday-Halloween/Fall vibe books I still need to read

Happy Tuesday and Happy Halloween my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Halloween Freebie. Today I am going to highlight some books with Halloween or fall vibes that are still on my 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. 

Ten-ish books with Halloween or fall vibes that I still need to read: 

 

Summer Reading Challenges Wrap-up

Normally I am late with these posts, but this time I am early, LOL. But, to be real, I know I am not going to read anymore big books before September 4th, and I won't get to anymore on my summer TBR. When I planned for these challenges I had NO idea I would lose my job and then spend 2ish months setting up my a small business. This REALLY cut down on my reading time. 

So, what did I read. For the 20 Books of Summer Challenge, here were my possibilities (the ones I read are linked to my reviews):