Showing posts with label Emma St. Clair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emma St. Clair. Show all posts

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Stacking the Shelves #112, Sunday Post #109, Sunday Salon #103

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? It was a long week, but more productive.  I have work this morning, but hope to relax for most of the day. Tomorrow morning is church, and then I plan to spend the rest of the day reading, blogging, and RELAXING 😀 while my son has friends over for a game day.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

A Groom of One's Own

Title: 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

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? It was another long week. On Thursday I ended up at the doctor's office for an infected cyst on my face. She did not give me antibiotics, but sent me to a specialist. Thankfully, I was able to get in Friday morning. I am now on antibiotics and if all heals well, will have the cyst surgically removed on March 15. I have work this morning, but hope to relax for most of the day. Tomorrow morning is church, and then I plan to spend the rest of the day reading, blogging, and RELAXING 😀.

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

January 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

January alternated between flying by and being slow (mostly when I was at my part time job, LOL). I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 16 books and DNFed one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Friday, January 12, 2024

Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire

Title: 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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

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

Title: 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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

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

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? Today we moved my daughter back to college. It was SO much easier than in previous years because we are so much closer! We went there and back in the same day, plus she is only an hour and a half away, she didn't have to take as much stuff! It was a long week. I plan to read, blog, go to Church, and rest for the remainder of the weekend. It's going to be odd trying to get into a new routine again.

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Just Don't Fall

Title: 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: