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: WITSEC Town #5
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Lisa Phillips
Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
Sanctuary Forever is the fifth and final book in the series. I highly recommend reading the books in order since each story builds upon the previous one.
Series: WITSEC Town #3.5
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Lisa Phillips
Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
I am enjoying my time in Sanctuary. When I started reading the fifth book in the series it mentioned Shelby and Elliot, and since I had no idea who they were, I stopped reading it and started reading A Sanctuary Christmas Tale first.
Series: WITSEC Town #4
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Lisa Phillips
Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
Sanctuary Deceived is the fourth book in the series and I highly recommend reading the books in order. Each story builds upon the previous one.
Series: WITSEC Town #3
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Lisa Phillips
Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
Sanctuary Breached is the third book in the series and I highly recommend reading the books in order. Each story builds upon the previous one.
October feels like it was a pretty good reading month. It was another month with quite a few romcoms, but I also read my first Christmas book of the season. Let's see how I actually did. I read 20 books and DNF'd one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
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Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Was Assigned to Read in School (These can be books you loved or hated. Or just tolerated. Bonus points if you give us a tiny review of your thoughts!) I have been out of school for a LONG time, including graduate school, so I am going to go a different direction today. I will revisit my spring and summer TBRs and see how I did. 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 Spring and Summer TBR update:
Series: Last Chance Fire and Rescue #3
Author: Lisa Phillips & Emilie Haney
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
I have read books by Lisa Phillips, but Expired Promise is the first book I have read by Emilie Haney. While it is the third in the series, it easily stands alone.
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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Series: WITSEC Town #2
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Lisa Phillips
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
Sanctuary Buried is the second book in the series and I highly recommend reading the books in order. The first book sets up the WITSEC town, and Sanctuary Buried builds on book one (Sanctuary Lost).
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books on My Fall 2024 To-Read List. I missed participating last week, but I knew I wouldn't have time to visit other blogs. This week I am sharing books that I have ARCs for and others I want to read this fall...although I haven't thought much about it yet, 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.
Top Ten Tuesday: my reading options (suggestions) for fall
ARCs (ones I have already committed to whether I have them in my hands already or not):
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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Series: WITSEC Town #1
Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense
Source: Kindle Own
My Review:
I have owned Sanctuary Lost on my Kindle for years. I wish it had not taken me so long to get to Lisa Phillips's book, I really enjoyed it.
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books on My Summer 2024 To-Read List. I haven't been doing lists like this this year, just trying to mostly go with the flow. However, I do have some ARCs I have signed up for and a few books I would like to get to (I won't include the two ARCs I am currently reading). So, let's see what the plan should be 😉 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.
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.