Top Ten Tuesday -Eclipse titles

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie. I decided with having a full eclipse yesterday to go with words that go with eclipse: sun, moon, and earth. I will also share a few pictures at the bottom of this post that other people took here of the eclipse. 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. 

TTT-Eclipse word titles: Sun, Moon, and earth (no particular order, ones I have read will link to the reviews)

Analyzing my 2023 reading goals and Reading Challenges

At the beginning of the year I listed my 2023 Bookish goals. I am very much a type A personality. When I set a goal I have every intention of getting it, and I feel this internal pressure to finish what I started. As the year progressed, I was really feeling pressure to hit my book challenges, but had lost sight of my reading goals. So, let's see how I did!

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Two Reasons to Run

Title: Two Reasons to Run

Series: Pelican Harbor #2

Author: Colleen Coble

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense,

Source: Library

My Review:

Two Reasons to Run is the second book in the Pelican Harbor series. It is best to read the series in order. Two Reasons to Run picks up a few weeks after One Little Lie ends. I accidentally read the third book before this one, and it gives spoilers, but it had been long enough that I did not remember everything.

Stacking the Shelves #90, Sunday Post #87, Sunday Salon #81

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? Any plans for the weekend? After getting home last weekend, my husband told me my son wasn't feeling that great. He ended up in the doctor's office Tuesday, a specialist on Wednesday, and surgery on Thursday. He is doing better, and on the road to recovery! Today, my daughter was heading back to college when she put her window down at a drive-thru and it refused to go back up 🤦, so she now has my car and hers will go in the shop on Monday. It has been a wild, busy, crazy week. The plan this weekend is to sew some projects, read, blog, and relax. Next week is another busy week, so really hoping to have a lot of downtime this weekend.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Break of Day

Title: Break of Day

Series: Annie Pederson #3

Author: Colleen Coble

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Romance

Source: Library

My Review:

 Wow! What a fantastic conclusion to the Annie Pederson trilogy! Break of Day ties up all the loose ends from the previous two books. I will say it again, these books should be read in order.

Top Ten Tuesday-Fall TBR 2.0

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Secondary/Minor Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book. I stink at these lists so I am doing more books on my fall 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. 

I already made a September TBR list here, I have read or DNFed 6/10 books from that list. Last week I did a Fall TBR 1.5 list and I have sent back to the library 5 of those books, and read 2 out of the other 5. Here is my fall TBR 2.0 list:

 

Dark of Night

Title: Dark of Night

Series: Annie Pederson #2

Author: Colleen Coble

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Romance

Source: Library

My Review:

Dark of Night is the second book in the Annie Pederson series by Colleen Coble. They need to be read in order as the series follows Annie. Otherwise, you will get major spoilers.  

First Line Friday #105-Dark of Night

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hope you all have a great day and weekend! First Line Friday is 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. This week I am reading Dark of Night by Colleen Coble. It is the second book in her Annie Pederson series. This series needs to be read in order. 

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:

 

Edge of Dusk

Title: Edge of Dusk

Series: Annie Pederson #1

Author: Colleen Coble

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Romance

Source: Library

My Review:

Wow! Edge of Dusk is gripping, haunting, and full of surprises!

Stacking the Shelves #83, Sunday Post #80, Sunday Salon #74

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? It was a long week with being in NC for a few days. There was not much time for reading or blogging. I plan to read, relax, and hang out with my family this weekend.

Top Ten Tuesday-Most anticipated new releases 2nd half of 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2023. (So apparently this was last week's topic, so it's my freebie 😂) There are SO many great books coming out just this summer that it will be hard to limit it to 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. 

The Top Ten Books I am most excited about releasing the 2nd half of 2023: 

Top Ten Tuesday-Goodreads Giveaways

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books on My Summer 2023 to-Read List. I basically did that when I did my 20 Books Of Summer Post. So, today, I decided to do something I have never done before. I am featuring that last ten book giveaways I have entered on Goodreads. I have NEVER won a giveaway on there, but it doesn't stop me from entering. Especially since some of you have won, so I know it's possible 😀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. 

The Last 10 Book Giveaways I Entered On Goodreads:

ACFW Storyfest Tour + Giveaway!!

 

Welcome to the Takeover Blitz for ACFW Storyfest, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

I am super excited about Storyfest and I thinking about going! Are you planning to go???

You are Invited

ACFW Storyfest
August 24-26, 2023
Hyatt Regency at the Arch, St. Louis

When hundreds of authors gather for their annual ACFW conference in August, readers are invited to participate in their own event on the same premises. Storyfest will present a full program of meet & greet or meals with authors, casual conversation, games, panels, swag bags of story-related treasures, and the opportunity to hear from the heart of readers’ favorite authors.

Top Ten Tuesday-Random books on my Shelves

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf (close your eyes and touch/grab/point to 10 random titles and tell us what they are! And tell us what you thought if you’ve read 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. 

Ten Books Randomly Grabbed From My Shelf: (if it has a star rating I have read it and you can click on the cover if you want to see my full review)

February Reading Wrap Up

While February is a short month, it felt long this time with all the sickness we had in our house. However, it was a good reading month.

I finished 18 books and DNF 1 in February. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Smitten Book Club

Title: Smitten Book Club

Series: Smitten #3

Author: Collen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, Denise Hunter

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction,

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Source: Own

Challenge: Literary Escapes 2022; 23 in '23, Bookish Books

My review:

Smitten Book Club is a novella collection by four authors. It is the third book in the Smitten collection, but I do not think you need to read the others before reading this one.

Can't Wait Wednesday-Dark of Night

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Dark of Night by Colleen Coble. It released yesterday January 10, 2023.  Since I am not likely to get a copy of it anytime soon I can still be excited about it 😂 Plus, I haven't read the first in the series, so I need to catch up. And, since I just looked and the third book comes out in July, I might just binge them all toward the end of the year, LOL!