March Reading Wrap Up 2025

March was a mix of hard moments and fun moments. We had some sickness and I feel like I read more this month trying to relax from the stressful times. I read 25 books in March, but several were 2-stars so they won't be mentioned here. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  

Safe and Sound

Title: Safe and Sound

Series: Lantern Beach Guardians #3

Author: Christy Barritt

Publisher: River Heights

Genre: Mystery, Christian Fiction, Contemporary

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Safe and Sound picks up right after Shock and Awe ends. I highly recommend reading the series in order, especially since some threads continued into this story.

Shock and Awe

Title: Shock and Awe

Series: Lantern Beach Guardians #2

Author: Christy Barritt

Publisher: River Heights

Genre: Mystery, Christian Fiction, Contemporary

Source: Library

My Review:

Shock and Awe picks up one week after Hide and Seek ends. I highly recommend reading the series in order, especially since there were threads that continued into this story.

Hide and Seek

Title: Hide and Seek

Series: Lantern Beach Guardians #1

Author: Christy Barritt

Publisher: River Heights

Genre: Mystery, Christian Fiction, Contemporary

Source: Library

My Review:

Hide and Seek is the first book in the Lantern Beach Guardians and the twenty-seventh book in the Lantern Beach Universe series (I went on a tangent; there are 52 books in the Lantern Beach Universe 😲).

Top Ten Tuesday-Spring 2025 pile of possibilities

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books on My Spring 2025 to-Read List. This one is always easy for me as I want to read books, LOL! The hard part is narrowing it down to what do I want 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.   

Top Ten Books on my spring TBR: (these are a mix of ARCs, books I own, and library books)

Green Pastures by Patricia Johns-ARC-Amish fiction

 

Stacking the Shelves #159, Sunday Post #156, Sunday Salon #150

Hey my bookish friends! How was your week? Mine was A WEEK. My nephew went to the hospital last Saturday with a cough he has had for 2 months, on Tuesday he was diagnosed with cancer! A bit more on that below. My son is having friends over this evening, the worst timing with time-change, but thankful he has the opportunity. I will be hiding in my room with my books and computer 😁.

Stacking the Shelves #157, Sunday Post #154, Sunday Salon #148

Hey my bookish friends! How was your week? Mine was hard and long. We got several updates on family members health that was not good, my sons lab work has quite a few abnormals, yet no word from his medical team, my husband's aunt went into hospice and passed yesterday, plus extra work. I had book club on Thursday and that went well. This morning is work and after that the plan is to go to Cleveland and see frozen Lake Erie. We'll go to Church tonight, and tomorrow will be a rest day.

Stacking the Shelves #130, Sunday Post #127, Sunday Salon #121

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? Last weekend, I had decided I wouldn't make any plans. I knew I had to work in the morning to prep for the week, but finding mouse droppings and scattered chocolate powder in the pantry made for a long day as we went on a mouse hunt and cleaning spree.

September Reading Wrap-Up 2023

September found me with more reading time again...although the month went by pretty quickly. I finished 21 books. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ready to Fumble

Title: Ready to Fumble

Series: The Worst Detective Ever Mystery Series #1

Author: Christy Barritt

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing

Genre: Cozy-Mystery, Romance, Contemporary, Christian Fiction

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

I love the cover of Ready to Fumble by Christy Barritt. I didn't quite find the story to be as light-hearted as the cover made it appear.

Top Ten Tuesday-Fall TBR 2023 1.5

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books on My Fall 2023 To-Read List. This is probably one of the easiest lists we make all 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. 

I am going to take a page out of other blogger's books and make at least two parts to my Fall TBR list. I already made a September TBR list here, it should technically be part one, LOL. I have read or DNFed 4/10 books from that list. Here is part 1.5:

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Book Recommendations from other Book Bloggers

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I’ve Read/Want to Read Because of Top Ten Tuesday (books you discovered through Top Ten Tuesday, or they kept appearing in top tens and you got intrigued) (submitted by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm). I think this is a fabulous topic and I have been keeping a list for the last few months in anticipation of a topic like this. Unfortunately, my list is in Ohio and I am in NC, so we will have to rely on my memory, LOL! I apologize in advance for not remembering whose list I got the books from. 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. 

10ish Book recommendations I want to read because of other book bloggers:

 

Spell the month in books-February 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 here on Reviews From the Stacks on the first Saturday of each month.