Here we are for another monthly wrap up fa la la la la la la la la. I have no idea how it is already December. It's hard to slow down and enjoy anything when time is marching along at warp speed. I feel like November was a good reading month, so let's get to it! I read 17 books and DNF'd one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
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So, part two of the JustRead Rendezvous 2024 reader event. You can read part one here. After lunch was another reader panel. Kimberley Woodhouse was the moderator of this one. Each author had to pick one of their characters to be and only answer as that character. It was hilarious. Several authors on the panel were suspense writers, and a couple were fantasy. Sara Ella was one of the authors and I loved her answers. She was in character as Alice in Wonderland from her book The Wonderland Trials. While I had read several authors books who were on the different panels throughout the day, hearing all the authors talk and interact made me want to read their books, even though several are genres I don't read.
Series: Haven Manor #1
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Beverley A. Crick
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Regency Era, Romance,
Source: Library
My Review:
A Defense of Honor is the first book in Kristi Ann Hunter's Haven Manor series.
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
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
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!
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
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.
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Title: An Inconvenient Beauty
Series: Hawthorne House #4
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon
Genre: Historical Fiction, Regency, Christian Fiction, Romance
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
The Hawthorne House series is wonderful, and I recommend reading them in order. I have enjoyed bingeing this series, and I am so sad that it is over! We finally get Griffith's story in An Inconvenient Beauty. I really enjoyed the narration from Ann Marie Gideon.
September found me with more reading time again...although the month went by pretty quickly. I finished 21 books. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.
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Series: Hawthorne House #3
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Regency, Romance
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
An Uncommon Courtship is the third in the series and I recommend reading them in order.
Series: Hawthorne House #2
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore
Publisher: Bethany House & Tantor Audio
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Regency, Romance
Source: Hoopla
Welcome to the Takeover Blitz for JustRead Rendezvous, hosted, sponsored, and organized by JustRead Publicity Tours!
JustRead Rendezvous
November 16-17, 2023
Holiday Inn St Louis SW – Route 66
Join fellow readers and authors at the inaugural JustRead Rendezvous to celebrate Christian fiction and sweet reads with food, games, giveaways, and books. This event aims to sweeten reading and storytelling experiences with fellowship and encouragement and is modeled after Christian Fiction Readers Retreat. Friday's activities will include speaker sessions, author panels, small group discussions, and author signings.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.
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Series: Hawthorne House #0.5
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon
Publisher: Bethany House & Two Words Publishing
Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction,Regency
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
A Lady of Esteem is a novella that starts the Hawthorne House series. I read it after the first book, and it worked well there. However, I would recommend reading it to begin the series.
Series: Hawthorne House #1
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Anne Marie Gideon
Publisher: Bethany House/Recorded Books
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Regency,
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
A Noble Masquerade is the first book I have read by Kristi Ann Hunter, but it will not be my last. Her books remind me of Karen Whitemeyer and Jen Turano's books, which I also love.