January 2025 Reading Wrap-up

January moved at a nice pace. I was busy but I still felt like I had a lot of time to devote to reading.  I read 17 books in January and DNFed 3. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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Top Ten Tuesday-Location, location, location!

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Destination Titles (titles with name of places in them. These places can be real or fiction! Thanks to Rachel @ Sunny Side for the idea!)  Today we are traveling through books, which is one of my favorite things to do. So, where are we going? 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 will take us to a specific location. Where are we going? These are all books on my physical or kindle shelves that I have not read. 

 

Stacking the Shelves #131, Sunday Post #128, Sunday Salon #122

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? Things are starting to slow down for our business, which means I have started catching up on things! This morning I hope to finish a project, then spend most of the weekend watching Olympics, reading, blogging, and 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-Book wishes 6/2024

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Bookish Wishes (List the top 10 books you’d love to own and include a link to your wishlist so that people can grant your wishes. Make sure you link your wishlist to your mailing address or include the email address associated with your e-reader in the list description so people know how to get the book to you. After you post, jump around the Linky and grant a wish or two if you’d like. Please don’t feel obligated to send anything to anyone!) I always feel a little weird about this one, but I didn't feel like coming up with another topic, LOL!  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. 

Here are some of the books on my Amazon Wishlist:

 

Stacking the Shelves #109, Sunday Post #106, Sunday Salon #100

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? I ended up with Monday and Tuesday off, but it still felt like a long week. I have spent the day working and I still need to work, but I am wiped out. So, I took a break to finish this post.

Hammered by Love

Title: Hammered by Love

Series: Bama Boys Sweet RomCom #3

Author: Kaci Lane

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Hammered by Love is the third book in Kaci Lane's Bama Boys Sweet RomCom series, but could easily be read as a stand-alone novel.

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.

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Top Ten Tuesday-New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023. I read 57 new-to-me authors in 2023, so I will narrow it down to my top 10 that I am likely to read again. 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 10 New-to-me authors in 2023: (clicking on the book cover will take you to my review)

Kristi Ann Hunter - read 5 books and the book that made me want to read more

Chicken About Love

Title: Chicken About Love    

Series: Bama Boys Sweet RomCom #2

Author: Kaci Lane

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Own

My Review:

I don't know why it took me so long to get to this book! Chicken About Love by Kaci Lane is the second book in the Bama Boys Sweet RomCom series. I recommend reading them in order, although they would be okay to read as stand-alone novels.

First Line Friday #114-Chicken About Love

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hadn't realized it had been so long since I did a First Line Friday post (Dec. 8!). 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 Chicken About Love by Kaci Lane. It is book two in the Bama Boys Sweet RomCom series.

Hunting For Love

Title: Hunting For Love

Series: Bama Boys Sweet RomCom #1

Author: Kaci Lane

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

Hunting for Love by Kaci Lane is a sweet, clean, entertaining book. 

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:

 

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

 

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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Stacking the Shelves #100, Sunday Post #97, Sunday Salon #91

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? I had another busy week. I am ready for a break and hopefully, after this week, things will slow down. Still no word on when we will get the car back. I am trying to get some sewing projects completed this weekend, or at least make some progress (they need to be done before Christmas!). What are your plans for the weekend?

Christmas in Dixie

Title: Christmas in Dixie

Series: Apple Cart County Christmas #1

Author: Kaci Lane

Narrator:   Lorana Hoopes

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: Christmas, RomCom, Contemporary Romance

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Christmas in Dixie immediately pulled me in. Lorana Hoopes is an amazing narrator and I could listen to her voice all day. Kaci Lane has written the perfect Christmas story, full of humor, heart, and angst. I lost track of how many times "Are you ok?" was said, and I will be hearing it in my sleep, but this story was hilarious. I want to read everything she has ever written!

Top Ten Tuesday-Animals gone wild

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Titles with Animals In Them and/or Covers with Animals On Them (submitted by Rachel @ Sunny Side). I have to admit I am not one of those people who love animals in all my stories, no offense, but I can take them or leave them. So, let's see if I can come up with anything. I am going with covers with animals on them because I can't think of a single title with an animal in it. 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 Covers with Animals on them:

Top Ten Tuesday-Ten Authors I plan to try in 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a freebie. I decided to list ten of the authors I plan to try this year! 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. 

10 Authors I have been saying I am going to try and finally plan to try this year with the book I plan to read:

Chris Fabry-this also goes with my goal to read more male authors:

Stacking the Shelves #56, Sunday Post #53, Sunday Salon #47

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I survived my first week of being a part-time nanny and I love it! I was actually able to read more than I thought I would this week, with starting a new job. Have a wonderful weekend!

Top Ten Tuesday-Funny Book Titles

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Hilarious Book Titles. I am off to my Goodreads list to see what I can come up with. I think this is topic is going to be subjective and I am not finding much (anything) that is truly hilarious. 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. 

Book titles I think are funny: