Top Ten Tuesday: Looking back at spring and summer

 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:

Top Ten Tuesday-FALLing for reading

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.

  

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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Never Fall Again

Title: Never Fall Again

Series: Gossamer Falls #1

Author: Lynn H. Blackburn    

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary

Source: Revell

My Review:

Never Fall Again is the first book in Lynn H. Blackburn's newest series, Gossamer Falls.

Top Ten Tuesday-Spring Into Books

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is Books on my Spring 2024 TBR. I am not planning my reading out very far these days, or taking on very many ARCs, so going to tweak this slightly. 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 I might Spring Into Next:

 

Stacking the Shelves #113, Sunday Post #110, Sunday Salon #104

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? It was a really long week, with lots of extras (dentist, haircut, meetings). I did have my cyst surgery yesterday, it was more complicated than they thought it would be, but it's done. I will have a small scar on my face when it heals.  I worked this morning, and part of the afternoon.  I am wiped out.

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:

 

March Reading Wrap Up

I blinked and March was gone. We need to make the most of the days because they are going by so fast!

I finished 22 books in March and DNFed 2. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Under Fire

Title: Under Fire

Series: Defend and Protect #3

Author: Lynn H. Blackburn

Genre: Suspense, Romance, Christian Fiction

Publisher: Revell    

Source: Publisher Provided

My review:

Under Fire is the final book in the Defend and Protect series by Lynn H. Blackburn. While it could be read and enjoyed as a standalone novel, I highly recommend reading the first two books in the series to understand the relationship between the agents.

Top Ten Tuesday- Spring 2023 TBR

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books on My Spring 2023 To-Read List. I am going to narrow this down further and list the stack of library books and review books I really need to get through. 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 Books I need to read this month:

Stacking the Shelves #64, Sunday Post #61, Sunday Salon #55

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I am planning to go to the "Hop Into Spring Vendor Show" today in Strongsville, Ohio. I know there will be one author (maybe more) there and I am planning to pick up at least one of her books 😀

The Bookworm Tag

 The (very simple) Rules-

-answer the questions

-make up new ones

-tag people

I was tagged by Sarita @ More to Discover

Here are her questions to me and the other bloggers she tagged:

1. What is your earliest book memory? I remember having a reading tutor in second grade.

Top Ten Tuesday-The books I am most excited to see released

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is our Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023. This should be fairly easy! 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. 

Books I am most excited to see released during the first part of the year:

Stacking the Shelves #54, Sunday Post #51, Sunday Salon #45

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? Happy New Year!! Anyone else struggling to comprehend that today is the last day of the year?! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Can't Wait Wednesday-Targeted

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Targeted a novella collection by Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn, and Natalie Walters. It comes out November 1, 2022.

Top Ten Tuesday-Anticipated Book Releases 2022

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is most anticipated book releases in the second half of 2022. I feel like this will be one of the easier topics as we ALL have books we are looking forward to releasing. 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 books I am excited are releasing in the second half of 2022 in no particular order: 

March Wrap-Up

 I think March went just as fast as February did!!! I had a pretty good reading month (I think!).

I read 18 books, dnf 2. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Malicious Intent

Title: Malicious Intent

Series: Defend and Protect #2

Author: Lynn H. Blackburn

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Romance

Publisher: Revell

Source: Publisher Provided/Net Galley

My Review:

Wow. Just wow. 

Can I leave it at that? 

First Line Friday #44-Malicious Intent

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! Any plans for the weekend? Today I am traveling to Ohio to see my daughter for the weekend. I have three audio books lined up to get me there and back! Tomorrow and Sunday will be helping my daughter with a few things and then relaxing. Sunday evening her choir has a concert and she is singing a solo! I can't wait to hear them perform. 

Welcome back to First Line Friday 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. To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link).  This week I am reading Malicious Intent by Lynn Blackburn.

Can't Wait Wednesday-Malicious Intent

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Malicious Intent by Lynn H. Blackburn. I LOVED the first book in the series, Unknown Threat and have been waiting for Malicious Intent since I finished the last page!!! Malicious Intent is the second book in the Defend and Protect series and is set to release March 1, 2022.