Rendezvous update 2

So, part two of the JustRead Rendezvous 2024 reader event. You can read part one here. After lunch was another reader panel. Kimberley Woodhouse was the moderator of this one. Each author had to pick one of their characters to be and only answer as that character. It was hilarious. Several authors on the panel were suspense writers, and a couple were fantasy. Sara Ella was one of the authors and I loved her answers. She was in character as Alice in Wonderland from her book The Wonderland Trials. While I had read several authors books who were on the different panels throughout the day, hearing all the authors talk and interact made me want to read their books, even though several are genres I don't read. 

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Let's go hiking!

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Halloween Freebie. Saturday I went hiking with my husband and yesterday (Monday) I went hiking with my son. I thought it would be fun to do a post on books that have hiking in them. The problem is my memory! I know I read two books recently that had hiking in it and I only remember one of them. I also know there was one book in one of my favorite series, but of course I can't remember which book, LOL! So, what you are actually going to get are books that either have hiking in them, or are set in National parks so might have hiking in 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.   

Top Ten books that might encourage you to go hiking: 

                                  

June 2024 Reading Wrap Up

June was a crazy, busy month that felt like about 600 years. I feel like I did a fair amount of reading, but I also felt like it was taking me forever to finish each book. So let's see what it actually looks like 😂. I read 15 books and DNF'd one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Hidden in the Night

Title: Hidden in the Night

Series: Missing in Alaska #3

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense,

Source: Revell

My Review:

Hidden in the Night is the third book in the Missing in Alaska series by Elizabeth Goddard. While threading them in order is most enjoyable, they can easily stand alone.

Stacking the Shelves #122, Sunday Post #119, Sunday Salon #113

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? It was a weird week with the holiday on Monday, a very full Tuesday, then traveling all day on Wednesday to North Carolina. Thursday and Friday were spent catching up with my in-laws, playing games of badminton, and kayaking on the lake.

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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

None-this has never happened before 😮😮

Shadows At Dusk

Title: Shadows at Dusk

Series: Missing in Alaska #2

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Source: Revell

My Review:

Shadows at Dusk is the second book in Elizabeth Goddard's Missing in Alaska series. However, it can easily be read as a stand-alone novel. 

First Line Friday #110-Shadows at Dusk

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 Shadows at Dusk by Elizabeth Goddard. It is the second book in her Missing in Alaska series. 

Stacking the Shelves #92, Sunday Post #89, Sunday Salon #83

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? Any plans for the weekend? My son has been cleared to go back to work half-days next week, and we are thrilled! He is still recovering from his surgery, but hopefully he won't have any pain or anything. I am sick with some kind of coughing crud, so I will be chilling this weekend.

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-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: 

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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Buried

Title: Buried

Series: Mountain Cove #1

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Romance, Love Inspired

Publisher: Love Inspired

Source: Own

Challenges: Twenty-Three in 2023, Chantel's Read Your Bookshelf

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 😂).

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Cold Light of Day

Title: Cold Light of Day

Series: Missing in Alaska #1

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Christian Romance,

Publisher: Revell

Source: Publisher Provided

My review:

Cold Light of Day is an excellent start to Elizabeth Goddard's newest series, Missing in Alaska. 

Stacking the Shelves #60, Sunday Post #57, Sunday Salon #51

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? My husband did end up testing positive for Covid last Sunday morning and was very sick this past week. He is still testing positive, but seems to have turned the corner, still pretty sick, but going in the right direction! So far, my son and I are still testing negative.

Top Ten Tuesday-February TBR

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is 2023 debut books I am looking forward to. Since I literally have no idea of ANY debut books I am looking forward to (does this mean new author debut books? (my assumption) Or just books coming out in 2023?), I decided to go with my February TBR. I never do a monthly TBR so it's new for me, LOL. I decided to list ten of the authors I plan to try this 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. 

10 Books I plan/hope to read in February:

Top Ten Tuesday-Wintry Reads

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Cozy reads. I am not really feeling that topic (I have a hard time deciding what is a cozy read). I looked back over previous TTT topics and one was "cozy reads/wintry reads" so I decided to go with wintry reads, especially since it already feels like winter here in Ohio, 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. 

10ish Wintry Reads that I own (so why haven't I read them 😂):