Christmas Reading Challenges 2025

I know, I know, I said I was tired of challenges, and I am, BUT, hear me out. I am tired of the ones I am already working on, I'm not tired of Christmas yet 😂. I am going to read Christmas books anyway, I might as well support some fellow bloggers 😁. So, I am going to try to finish up my other challenges this month, so that I can clear the deck to read as many Christmas books as my heart desires. This year has been super hard and I am looking forward to the hope/happy feels that Christmas reads generally bring.

Top Ten Tuesday-Fall Vibes 2025

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Book Covers that Give off Fall Vibes (Or, if you’re not a cover person, share the books in general that feel like Fall.) I have done this topic four times and I am not sure if I can come up with anything new, but I will try. 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.   

2022   2023 RomCom edition  2023 Halloween/Fall Vibes  2024

Top Ten Tuesday-Fall Vibes 2025

The Marriage Jinx by Krista Noorman

Top Ten Tuesday-Books that scream spring

 Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books with Springy Covers (Pastel colors, flowers, baby animals, sunshine, etc.) 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 Scream Spring:

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Marriage of Convenience

 Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books that Include/Feature [insert your favorite theme or plot device here] (for example: unreliable narrators, coming of age, darkness vs. light, time travel, metafiction, a specific romantic trope, good vs. evil. cliffhangers, flashbacks, plot twists, red herrings, loose ends, stories within stories, meet cutes, symbolism, etc.) (submitted by Alice @ The Wallflower Digest) I really enjoy the Marriage of Convenience trope, so that is what I am going to share about today. 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-ish Marriage of Convenience stories (click on the cover if you want to read my review):

Top Ten Tuesday- Christmas Tree Edition

 Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is another freebie. I was going to go with covers with Christmas lights on them, but since I found exactly zero, I decided I should head in a different direction. Then I decided to share my top Christmas reads, until I realized I did that last year. So, I am going super generic and will be sharing books with Christmas trees on them. Then I am going to list a few things I am thankful 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.   

Top Ten Tuesday-Ten Christmas books with Christmas trees on them that I haven't read yet, have you?

 

September 2024 Reading Wrap Up

September was a blur. I don't really feel like I accomplished or did much. I read 18 books and DNF'd two, but I had more variety in reading this month!! Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Grump and the Girl Next Door

Title: The Grump and the Girl Next Door

Series: On the Hunt for Love #1

Author: Ellie Hall

Publisher: Ellie Hall

Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Fiction,

Source: Own

My Review:

I am a sucker for a good book cover. The Grump and the Girl Next Door by Ellie Hall fits the bill perfectly. This is the first book in her newest series, On the Hunt for Love.

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.

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):

 

Stacking the Shelves #104, Sunday Post #101, Sunday Salon #95

Hey bookish friends! This week was back to the grind! I went back to work (nanny job) on Monday. That afternoon I looked out the window and there was a puddle under my car! Guess what went back into the shop on Tuesday?! My MIL also went into the hospital on Monday, with some kind of infection (she had knee replacement surgery the Wednesday before). Wednesday my daughter went back to college and my husband took a mental health day (we needed it!). We also realized there was a puddle in one of the rooms of the basement, so we have a small leak. Thursday I got my car back again! This morning was all work, I am fighting a migraine and I HOPE to relax the rest of this day :) How are you doing?

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!

Top Ten Tuesday-Christmas list of possibilities

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books on our winter 2023-24 to read list. I have not made a list like that, and this year I don't plan to (gasp!). Usually my list is made up of ARCs and books on my book challenges. I only have one ARC that I have committed to, and I don't plan to do any traditional challenges in the next year (we'll see how long that resolve lasts, LOL). So, my list today is a Christmas list of possibilities. These are books I own, or have out from the library, or have on my Kindle. 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. 

Christmas list of possibilities

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dare to Love My Best Friend

Title: Dare to Love My Best Friend (audiobook)

Series: Forever Marriage Match #5

Author: Ellie Hall

Narrator: Lorana Hoopes

Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Scribd

My review:

I loved the Forever Marriage Match series.  Dare to Love My Best Friend is the fifth (and final 😢) book in the series. I highly recommend reading them in order as the series follows a group of five friends.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Dare to Love the Guy I Hate

Title:  Dare to Love the Guy I Hate (audiobook)

Series: Forever Marriage Match #4

Author: Ellie Hall

Narrator: Lorana Hoopes

Genre: Romcom, Humor, Fiction,Contemporary Romance

Source: Scribd

My review:

I am enjoying the Forever Marriage Match series.  Dare to Love the Guy I Hate is the fourth book in the series, and I highly recommend reading them in order. The series follows a group of five friends.

Dare to Love My Fake Husband

Title: Dare to Love my Fake Husband (audiobook)

Series: Forever Marriage Match #3

Author: Ellie Hall

Narrator: Lorana Hoopes

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Source: Scribd

My review:

I am enjoying the Forever Marriage Match series.  Dare to Love My Fake Husband is the third book in the series, and I highly recommend reading them in order. The series follows a group of five friends.

Dare to Love the Guy Next Door

Title: Dare to Love the Guy Next Door (audiobook)

Series: Forever Marriage Match #2

Author: Ellie Hall

Narrator: Lorana Hoopes

Genre: Sweet Romantic Comedy 

Source: Scribd

My Review:

I liked the first book but enjoyed Dare to Love the Guy Next Door better. This series is best read in order because it follows a group of five friends, and you might get spoilers if you read them out of order.

Top Ten Tuesday-Perfect Valentine's Day Books

Happy Valentine's Day, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Valentine freebie, so I am going to do ten perfect Valentine's Day books. 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 Perfect Valentine's Day Books:

The first five I own on Kindle, the rest are ones on my TBR.

The Obvious:

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.