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.

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Top Ten Tuesday-FALLing for reading

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Read/Avoided Because of the Hype (and did you make the right choice?) I tend to avoid books that are super hyped, for whatever reason that is a turn off to me. Sometimes I will end up reading a hyped book years later, but probably wouldn't have enough to make a list from. So, I am going to go with books that are great to read in the fall. 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 books that are great for reading in the fall: (click on the book cover if you want to see my review of the book)

The sweater weather series are loosely tied together by their cozy fall romcom vibe and take place in the same town, Harvest Hollow.

  

{Insta} Connection

Title: {Insta} Connection

Series: The Insta series #2

Author: Jen Atkinson

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Romcom, Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Can I just tell you how dumb I feel for not quite making an *obvious* connection? I realized that while Insta can mean an instant connection (or in the first book boyfriend) but it is most likely because Instagram plays a big part in the stories! It is so well done, but it took my brain a while to make the connection 😂😂😂.

{Insta} Boyfriend

Title: {Insta} Boyfriend

Series: The Insta Series #1

Author: Jen Atkinson

Publisher: Independently published

Genre: Clean Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fiction

Source: Own

My Review:

Iris is on her way to meet her cousin, when her car breaks down and strands her in the middle of nowhere. Dean happens to be driving by and offers to assist her. Iris grudgingly allows him to wait in his car while she calls for a tow truck, with her pepper spray handy.

Top Ten Tuesday-Books that are easy to escape into

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books That Provide a Much-Needed Escape (bonus points if you tell us why!). I am of the mindset that ALL books (at least fiction) provide an escape, so I am tweaking the topic just a little bit to books I recently loved escaping into. In order to make the list, the books must have received 5-stars from me. And, since I have read a TON of romcoms recently...hopefully there is a little bit of variety in the list😂.  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: books I recently loved escaping into (tweaked it even more so I am not using the same author or series):

 

August 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

August was a lighter month for me (work wise), but I still feel like it passed in a blur. I read 24 books, eight of which were audio books. I have been traveling around Ohio for the All Ohio Shop Hop, which is why I have so many books and audio books this month. It was unintentionally a RomCom month too, LOL! Once I started a book and it was good, I found myself bingeing the whole series! Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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Miles Bailey Gets Down On One Knee

Title: Miles Bailey Gets Down On One Knee

Series: Another Bailey Brother #3

Author: Jen Atkinson

Publisher: JA Books

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom, Fiction,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Another Bailey brother? Yes, please! I was shocked when I saw Miles Bailey Gets Down on One Knee. After bingeing the first two books in the series I knew Miles was not dating anyone. 

Owen Bailey Needs Advice

Title: Owen Bailey Needs Advice

Series: Another Bailey Brother #2

Author: Jen Atkinson

Publisher: JA Books

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom, Fiction,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

I didn't realize that the Bailey Brothers was a spin-off to The Insta Series by Jen Atkinson. I plan to go back and read them as it gives the background to Coco and the Bailey Brothers. However, Owen Bailey Needs Advice and the rest of the Another Bailey Brother series should be read in order.

Levi Bailey has Butterlies

Title: Levi Bailey Has Butterflies

Series: Another Bailey Brother #1

Author: Jen Atkinson

Publisher: JA Books

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom, Fiction,

Source: Author Provided

My Review:

Levi Bailey Has Butterflies is the first book I have read by Jen Atkinson, but it will not be the last. The audiobook releases on the 27th, with narrators Rachel L. Jacobs and Oliver Clarke. It should be a fun read or listen :)

Stacking the Shelves #132, Sunday Post #129, Sunday Salon #123

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? Today I hope to go Quilt Shop Hopping. There is something called All Ohio Shop Hop (other states have it as well) and you visit participating quilting stores to get a special 4" quilt block. So far this past week I have visited 7/84. I hope to get all 84 but I am not sure if time allows it, especially since some are 3 1/2 hours from my house. Anyway, the rest of the weekend will be relaxing.

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual.This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the Shelves meme is hosted at Reading Reality.

Top Ten Tuesday-Shiny books still sitting unread

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Was Super Excited to Get My Hands on but Still Haven’t Read. So, I see we are having confessional today, LOL! I am not sure I really want to confess, but I will because I know I am not alone!! The hardest part is going to be narrowing it down to ten. I will also say, some were gifted, some were won, and some I did actually buy. 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) Shiny books still sitting unread on my book shelves:

Stacking the Shelves #120, Sunday Post #117, Sunday Salon #111

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? Did you miss me? Or did you realize I was even gone 😂😂? These past few weeks have been insane. I only thought things would slow down. I was going to post last weekend and didn't get time, then me and my husband went to Michigan to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary! Hang on tight because I have a TON of books to share this week! Can you guess how many bookstores we visited in Michigan, not counting thrift stores? The answer will be down below.