Saturday, March 9, 2024
Stacking the Shelves #112, Sunday Post #109, Sunday Salon #103
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A Groom of One's Own
Series: Appies #1
Author: Emma St. Clair
Publisher: Create If Writing LLC
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Humor,
Source: Author Provided & Bought paperback
My Review:
A Groom of One's Own is the first book in Emma St. Clair and Jenny Proctor's The Appies series. Even though it is the first in the series, I highly recommend reading Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair and Absolutely Not In Love by Jenny Proctor, because those two books introduce us to the Appies (the hockey team), setting the stage for this book.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Stacking the Shelves #111, Sunday Post #108, Sunday Salon #102
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Short Memorable Reads
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is Top Ten Quick Reads/Books to Read When Time is Short (Books under 150 pages, or if you’re not a novella reader maybe spin this to be books you could read in a day or a single sitting.) (Submitted by Jennifer @ FunkNFiction.com and 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.
I am not a huge novella reader but here are 10 novellas/short memorable reads
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire
Series: Oakley Island #3
Author: Emma St. Clair & Jenny Proctor
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
I was so excited to finally read Sadie's story in Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire. The first two books set the scene perfectly for Sadie and Ben. I highly recommend reading the series in order.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Most anticipated 1st quarter new releases of 2024
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Most Anticipated Releases for the first half of 2024. I am going to narrow it down to first quarter releases. 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.
Most Anticapted New Releases for the first quarter of 2024:
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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!
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Favorite Books of 2023
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Books of 2023. I am not going to try to narrow my favorites down to ten. With over 40 books added this year to my favorites shelf on Goodreads, I will do my best to narrow it down to a reasonable number. 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 15 Favorite Books of 2023-Click on cover if you want to read my review
Monday, January 1, 2024
December Reading Wrap Up 2023
December passed in a blur of rental cars, work, Christmas, travel, and finally some down time!! I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 17 books and I did have a few 5-star reads! Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Bookish Holiday Haul
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas (if you celebrate) and Happy Boxing Day to those who celebrate today. Happy New Year to all of you!! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is The Ten Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf (Maybe share your holiday book haul?) 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 my bookish holiday haul
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Falling For Your Brother's Best Friend
Series: Love Cliches #4.5
Author: Emma St. Clair
Publisher: Create If Writing, LLC
Genre: RomCom, Humor, Contemporary Romance,
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
Another binge-worthy book from Emma St. Clair. While Falling For Your Brother's Best Friend was available last year to Emma's newsletter subscribers, it has been updated and expanded and is now available to everyone.
Monday, December 4, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Favorite Christmas Stories
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a freebie, so I went in a pretty obvious direction with the season-favorite Christmas stories (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.
Top Ten Favorite Christmas Stories (so far!)
Thursday, November 2, 2023
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.
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
August Reading Wrap-Up
August found me with more reading time...although the month still flew past.
I finished 21 books again in August and DNFed 4. Audio books really helped my numbers this month, as did a few short books. I am back to my average 😊. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.
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Monday, August 28, 2023
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):
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Stacking the Shelves #85, Sunday Post #82, Sunday Salon #76
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Just Don't Fall
Series: Sweater Weather Series
Author: Emma St. Clair
Publisher: Emma St. Clair
Genre: Clean RomCom, Contemporary Romance
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair is the first book in the Sweater Weather series. The beautiful thing about this series is that multiple authors write it. The books are loosely tied together by their cozy fall romcom vibe and take place in the same town, Harvest Hollow. Each book can be read as a standalone, but I personally want to read them all 😀.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Fall RomCom Vibes
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a genre freebie. Since a few authors I know and love are doing a fall series together, I decided to highlight fall covers this week.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.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-Top Summer Reads
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Characters from Different Books Who Should Team Up (or date, be friends with, etc.) (Submitted by Cathy @ WhatCathyReadNext). While it is a great topic, it is not one that would be easy for me to do. I am going to go with my top books I have read this summer. 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 8 Books of Summer 2023: