Counterfeit Truth

Title: Counterfeit Truth

Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #.5

Author: Crystal Caudill

Source: own

My Review:

I don't read novellas very often because I don't feel like they give the full story, or enough of the story to be invested in the storyline.

TTT-C is for Cool books or something like that

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Authors You Wish Were Still Writing Today. I cannot think of an author that I love that isn't still writing, so I am going to go a different route today. I am going to continue to do titles that start with a certain letter (thanks Pam).  I am going to do "C," today. A is here and B is here. 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-Recap of Anticipated releases early in 2025

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Freebie/Throwback (Come up with a topic you’d like to do or go back and do an old topic you missed or just want to do again!) With us doing our most anticipated releases for the last half of the year last week, quite a few of you revisted your 1st half list and said how you did. So, this week, I am looking back at what I anticipated from the first half of the year and seeing how many of them I read. 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-Did I read all of my anticipated reads from the first half of the year? Spoiler alert-no. But, you can click on the cover to see my review of the ones I did read, if you are interested.

First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer -Read it, it was a 5-star read

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Ohio Authors

 Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Authors (or books by authors) Who Live In My State/Country (submitted by Jennifer @ Funk-N-Fiction) I can think of two off the top of my head, but I will try 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.   

Top Ten Tuesday-Anticipated releases Jan-Jun

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2025. I had read it wrong and thought it said first quarter, so it was going to be a short list. But, I might actually get ten by doing the first half of the year. I am sure there are a ton of books coming out I am going to want to read, I just don't know about them yet 😂 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 most anticipated releases for the first half of the year:

First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer, love her books!

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):

Miss Match by Erynn Mangum

Top Ten Tuesday-In the mood for love

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a Love Freebie (in honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow). I will be sharing books with "love" in the title. I will share five that I have read and five that I hope 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. 

Five Books I Loved (clicking on the cover will take you to my review):

 

May Reading Wrap Up 2023

May flew by! It seemed to go faster than ever.

I finished 17 books in May (which is less than my monthly average). Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Counterfeit Faith Review + Tour/Giveaway

 

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Counterfeit Faith by Crystal Caudill, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Title: Counterfeit Faith 

Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #3 

Author: Crystal Caudill 

Publisher: Kregel Publications 

Release Date: May 16, 2023 

Genre: Christian Historical Romance 

 

My Review:

Counterfeit Faith is the third book in the Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age series. It can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.

Counterfeit Hope

Title: Counterfeit Hope    

Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #2

Author: Crystal Caudill

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance,

Publisher: Kregel

Source: Library

My review:

Counterfeit Hope is the second book in the series. It can be read as a stand alone novel, but the stories are loosely connected with their characters.

First Line Friday #92-Counterfeit Faith

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! 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 will be reading Counterfeit Faith by Crystal Caudill. I am finishing up Counterfeit Hope now, the second book in the series.

Stacking the Shelves #72, Sunday Post #69, Sunday Salon #63

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I ended up working this morning and part of the afternoon, but I have BIG plans to do nothing the rest of the weekend 😂. I think reading/blogging/relaxing is just what is needed after an incredibly difficult week.

Stacking the Shelves #65, Sunday Post #62, Sunday Salon #56

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I am traveling this weekend. I am doing a quick trip to NC, driving there today, and coming back on Monday so that my son can FINALLY get his braces off! We are excited. I will catch up on comments as I can.

Top Ten Tuesday-The books I am most excited to see released

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is our Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023. This should be fairly easy! 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. 

Books I am most excited to see released during the first part of the year:

Top Ten Tuesday-Top books of 2022 (Jan-Apr)

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is bookish merchandise I would like to own. I have bought quite a few books recently, and got bookish merch for Christmas, so honestly, I am not feeling this topic at all. I think today I would rather share my "top" books of 2022 (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.

So far in 2022 I have read 73 books. Here are my 5-star books for the first quarter of the year: 

March Wrap-Up

 I think March went just as fast as February did!!! I had a pretty good reading month (I think!).

I read 18 books, dnf 2. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Counterfeit Love Review + Giveaway

Title: Counterfeit Love

Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #1

Author: Crystal Caudill

Publisher: Kregel

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romantic Suspense

Source: Publisher Provided

My review:

What a stunning debut novel by Crystal Caudill! From the gorgeous cover to the story between the pages, Caudill has knocked it out of the park. I am thrilled there will be two more books of the Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age series.

Top Ten Tuesday-Books on my Spring TBR

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books on your spring TBR list. I shared a similar list last week and some of these are repeats, so I am very sorry for the ones you have already seen!  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:

Top Ten Tuesday- Love Books

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a love freebie. I am going do books with "love" in the title. I have more books on my Goodreads page with "love" in the title than I care to count 😂 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 Twelve Books with "Love" in the title that I hope/plan to read in 2022 that are already on my TBR: 

Can't Wait Wednesday-Counterfeit Love

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 Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill. This debut novel is expected to release February 15, 2022. I am excited to read this one because it sounds so good and I love supporting new authors!