Stacking the Shelves #115, Sunday Post #112, Sunday Salon #106

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? I hope you all had a great Easter weekend. I decided to take a mini-blog break and spend time with my family, and just relax, I wasn't feeling the greatest. This week has been long, I put in my notice at my nanny job, and have worked long days with my business, I am wiped out. I am going to share books I have gotten over the last 2 weeks.

March 2024 Reading Wrap-up

March is traditionally a very long month with no breaks. This month was weird with Easter being in March. I feel like I did a lot of reading this month, so let's see what it actually looks like 😂. I read 19 books and DNF'd one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review. As a reminder, I don't share anything lower than 3 star's on this page, or my DNFs.

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Full Steam Ahead

Title: Full Steam Ahead Audiobook Review

Series: Full Steam Ahead #1

Author: Karen Witemeyer

Narrator: Carine Montbertrand

Publisher: Grace Publishing

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian Romance,

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I enjoy Karen Witemeyer's stories, but this one is my least favorite of all the ones I have read.

Stacking the Shelves #104, Sunday Post #101, Sunday Salon #95

Hey bookish friends! This week was back to the grind! I went back to work (nanny job) on Monday. That afternoon I looked out the window and there was a puddle under my car! Guess what went back into the shop on Tuesday?! My MIL also went into the hospital on Monday, with some kind of infection (she had knee replacement surgery the Wednesday before). Wednesday my daughter went back to college and my husband took a mental health day (we needed it!). We also realized there was a puddle in one of the rooms of the basement, so we have a small leak. Thursday I got my car back again! This morning was all work, I am fighting a migraine and I HOPE to relax the rest of this day :) How are you doing?

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-Christmas list of possibilities

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books on our winter 2023-24 to read list. I have not made a list like that, and this year I don't plan to (gasp!). Usually my list is made up of ARCs and books on my book challenges. I only have one ARC that I have committed to, and I don't plan to do any traditional challenges in the next year (we'll see how long that resolve lasts, LOL). So, my list today is a Christmas list of possibilities. These are books I own, or have out from the library, or have on my Kindle. 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. 

Christmas list of possibilities

Top Ten Tuesday-Recent additions to my TBR

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.

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Most Recommended Books

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books I recommend to others the most. I don't really have a book I recommend the most because of the diversity of reading interests. So, I am going to do this just a little bit different. 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 (So many) Books/Series I Recommend the Most:

Suspense:

The Holly Series by C.C. Warrens. This is one of the best series I have ever read. I have read all of her books and they have all been five stars (I have not read her novella yet). As an added bonus C.C. is very creative and has a bookish shop, check out her T-shirts/swag, I want them all 😂

No Other Will Do

Title: No Other Will Do (Audio Review)

Series: Ladies of Harper Station #1

Author: Karen Witemeyer

Narrator: Johanna Parker

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction,

Publisher: Bethany House

Source: Library

Top Ten Tuesday-Wintry Reads

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Cozy reads. I am not really feeling that topic (I have a hard time deciding what is a cozy read). I looked back over previous TTT topics and one was "cozy reads/wintry reads" so I decided to go with wintry reads, especially since it already feels like winter here in Ohio, 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. 

10ish Wintry Reads that I own (so why haven't I read them 😂):

Top Ten Tuesday-Buy Worthy Books

 Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Loved So Much I Had to Get a Copy for My Personal Library (Submitted by Alecia @ The Staircase Reader). This should be fairly simple for me as I can think of a few books I have added over the last few years for this exact reason 😀 The hard part will be narrowing it down 😂 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 12 Buy Worth Books:

Stacking the Shelves #36, Sunday Post #33, Sunday Salon #27

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I had a superficial keratectomy Thursday evening, so I am recovering, it's hard to see, read, or do just about anything.  Please be patient with me as it will take a while to visit your blog, my eye sight will take a while to return to normal.

Top Ten Tuesday-Authors who taught me to enjoy historical fiction

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books I wish had an epilogue. While this is a great topic, it's not one that I think much about. Usually I am pretty satisfied with the endings. So instead, I am going to discuss historical fiction authors that I am trying to catch up on. I picked this topic because I always say I don't care much for historical fiction, but my reading shows otherwise 😂 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. 

May Reading Wrap-Up

Happy June, my bookish friends!!! I can't believe the year is half over! How was your reading this month? I had a lower reading month than usual, but most of what I read was good.

I read 14 books this month and will dnf 1. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review of the book. The review for The Songs That Could Have Been is for a blog tour and will be posted mid-June.

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To Win Her Heart

Title: To Win Her Heart

Author: Karen Witemeyer

Narrator: Thérèse Plummer

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Romance

Publisher: Recorded Books

Source: Hoopla (library)

My Review:

It's Monday! What are you reading? #12 '22

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are planning to read over the week. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and add to your TBR pile! This meme is hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. I am reading/listening to To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer.

Top Ten Tuesday-Top books of 2022 (Jan-Apr)

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is bookish merchandise I would like to own. I have bought quite a few books recently, and got bookish merch for Christmas, so honestly, I am not feeling this topic at all. I think today I would rather share my "top" books of 2022 (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.

So far in 2022 I have read 73 books. Here are my 5-star books for the first quarter of the year: 

February Wrap-Up

Although we are already three days into March I still can't believe February is over!! I know it's a short month but it still went by so fast.

I read 18 books, dnf 5 (a record for me!). Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

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A Worthy Pursuit

Title: A Worthy Pursuit

Series: A Worthy Pursuit #1

Author: Karen Witemeyer

Narrator:  Barbara McCulloh

Publisher: Recorded Books Inspirational

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance,

Source: Library Hoopla

My review:

It's no secret that I adore Karen Witemeyer's historical fiction stories.  This story is no exception.

It's Monday! What are you reading? #5 '22

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are planning to read over the week. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and add to your TBR pile! This meme is hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. I finished 7 books this week but don't have time to do all the updates (mostly because I participated in a read-a-thon yesterday) 😀 Happy Valentine's Day, I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Currently reading: