June was a blur. It was busy and I can't quite remember most of what I did, LOL. I know I did some reading, so let's see how the month went. I finished 18 books, and I had one DNF. My reading is still less than normal for this time of the year. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.
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Series: Only Magic in the Building #3
Author: Jenny Proctor
Narrators: Stephanie Rose and Lee Samuels
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
Petals and Plot Twists is a standalone book in the Only Magic in the Building series. These books are all set in the same historic building, with light magical elements and a tendency to play matchmaker among its residents.
I don't know how we are already at the end of September! I didn't have as many 5-star reads this month, but I still read a lot of good books. I read 17 books (1 reread) and had 4 DNF's and one two star read (which I don't talk about on here). Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.
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Series: Oakley Island #3.5
Author: Emma St. Clair & Jenny Proctor
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, RomCom, Christmas
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
Izzy and Her Off-Limits Love is a quick visit back to the characters of Oakley Island. It's labeled as a Christmas romance, but very little of the story has to do with Christmas. It's a fun second-generation story.
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List. I pretty much already made this list when I listed the books I wanted to read for the summer challenges, you can see that here. But, here are 10 more I hope to read by the end of 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 Tuesday- Ten Books I hope to read by the end of the summer
May was busy and went by so fast, I think things will slow down for June. I read 18 books and NO DNFs, yay! Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review. Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston continues to be a family favorite, we just listened to it for the third time.
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Series: Appies #6
Author: Jenny Proctor
Publisher: Jenny Proctor Creative
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Fiction
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
I love the Appies series and I am working my way through it. When Alec Met Evie is the sixth in the series, but each book works well as a standalone novel.
Series: Appies #4
Author: Jenny Proctor
Publisher: Jenny Proctor Creative
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Fiction
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
I love the Appies series and I am working my way through it. Romancing the Grump is the fourth in the series, but each book works well as a standalone novel.
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Ways in Which My Blogging/Review Style Has Changed Over Time (submitted by Susan @ Bloggin’ ’bout Books). My answer: my font has gotten larger, and I occasionally do more of a list type review, other than that, my review style has not changed, so it would be pretty boring and impossible to come up with 10 ways my blogging style has changed. Instead, I am going to share ALL the books I am currently wanting to read, and either have downloaded to my kindle, have out from the library, or own. 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-I want to read them all right now! (just the tip of the iceberg, I have more I want to read right now 😂)
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books I DNFed for whatever reason. I feel like we had this topic recently, but it's not one that I care to do, so I am going to do round two of my spring TBR. 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 on my spring TBR round 2: (a mix of library books and books I own)
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.
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.
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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.
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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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 Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor. It is the last 😢 book in the Sweater Weather series.
Happy Tuesday and Happy Halloween my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Halloween Freebie. Today I am going to highlight some books with Halloween or fall vibes that are still on my TBR. 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 with Halloween or fall vibes that I still need to read:
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.
Title: Just Don't Fall
Series: Sweater Weather Series
Author: Emma St. Clair
Publisher: Emma St. Clair
Genre: RomCom
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Ten Most Recent Books I Did Not Finish. I would not normally put my DNF books on my blog, so I am going to skip this topic. Instead I will do the last ten books I added to my "Want to read" list on Goodreads. Most of them are books that haven't been released yet. 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.
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.
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