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):

Top Ten Tuesday-Top Summer Reads

 Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Characters from Different Books Who Should Team Up (or date, be friends with, etc.) (Submitted by Cathy @ WhatCathyReadNext). While it is a great topic, it is not one that would be easy for me to do.  I am going to go with my top books I have read this summer. 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 8 Books of Summer 2023:

 

Stacking the Shelves #80, Sunday Post #77, Sunday Salon #71

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? I am doing good. Yesterday I was in the car all day, I am visiting my sister in Tennessee. I will be here until Friday, not sure how much time I will have for blogging, but will do my best to visit each one of you this week.

June Reading Wrap Up 2023

June was quite an insane month. Once again, I read less books than my average.

I finished 13 books in June (which is the lowest I can remember-ever). Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

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Twice Sold Tales

Title: Twice Sold Tales

Series: Bookstrings #1

Author: Chautona Havig

Publisher: Havilah Press Publications 

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

Source: Library

Challenge: Books About Books

My Review:

It's been a while since I have read a book by Chautona Havig. I was drawn to Twice Sold Tales when I heard the setting was a bookstore (plus that cover!!!). It started getting a lot of hype, and I decided to reserve it from the library.

20 Books Of Summer-2023 & Big Book Summer Challenge

It's no secret that I have been trying to whittle down my physical TBR shelves, as well as my Goodreads shelf (although I am continually adding to that one 😂).

Stacking the Shelves #73, Sunday Post #70, Sunday Salon #64

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I ave no idea where this week went. I spent half the morning running errands, just trying to catch up, then part of the afternoon getting my grocery order put in. I have BIG plans to do nothing the rest of the weekend 😂 again. I most likely will be going to church in the morning, but other than that, I am done. My son woke up feeling like junk this morning, hopefully he is just exhausted, and the rest of us stay healthy!

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 😂).

Top Ten Tuesday-Bookish Books to read

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic Bookish People I’d Like To Meet (These can be authors, book characters, book bloggers/influencers, cover designers, cover models, etc.) Since I really don't have any thoughts on this topic today...I decided to instead list ten bookish books that I want to read (Which might help me with this topic next time it comes up 😂). 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 Bookish Books I want to read (and yes, you will have seen a few of these before because I own them and STILL haven't read them 🤦) 

OWN

Top Ten Tuesday-Weddings

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is pick a genre and build around it. We won't talk about how tired my brain is or how hard this was for me 😂 I had recently said I love books with wedding dresses on it and it surprised someone, so this week I decided to prove that comment and build my list around weddings! I have other books with "bride" in the title, but I specifically went with covers that represented something to do with weddings. 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. 

All things wedding, sorry, not sorry that it is more than 10! I own all of these in Kindle format:

Thirty Days Hath

Title: Thirty Days Hath

Author: Chautona Havig

Genre: Christian Fiction

Publisher: Chautona Havig

Source: Kindle Own

My review:

I know I downloaded Thirty Days Hath simply because of the cover (I must have books if they have a wedding dress on the front!). It had been languishing on my Kindle for over two years, and I regret not getting to it sooner! 

Stacking the Shelves #55, Sunday Post #52, Sunday Salon #46

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I am pretty tired today, so I am planning more of a restful relaxing day. I plan to hang out with my family, read, and blog 😀 Have a wonderful weekend!