
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Stacking the Shelves #163, Sunday Post #160, Sunday Salon #154

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday-Books You'd be a fool not to read
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books You’d be a Fool Not to Read (Happy April Fool’s Day! In honor of this silly holiday, share the books you think people must read for whatever reason. They could be your favorites, books you deem classics, books that you learned something important from, books you wish you’d read sooner, etc. You could even narrow it down to a specific genre and share the must-reads for that genre. Get creative!) I went back and found the last ten books that I gave five stars to to come up with my list. 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 You'd Be A Fool Not To Read:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday-Spring Possibilities round 2
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books I DNFed for whatever reason. I feel like we had this topic recently, but it's not one that I care to do, so I am going to do round two of my spring TBR. 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 on my spring TBR round 2: (a mix of library books and books I own)
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday-Marriage of Convenience
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books that Include/Feature [insert your favorite theme or plot device here] (for example: unreliable narrators, coming of age, darkness vs. light, time travel, metafiction, a specific romantic trope, good vs. evil. cliffhangers, flashbacks, plot twists, red herrings, loose ends, stories within stories, meet cutes, symbolism, etc.) (submitted by Alice @ The Wallflower Digest) I really enjoy the Marriage of Convenience trope, so that is what I am going to share about today. 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-ish Marriage of Convenience stories (click on the cover if you want to read my review):
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday-2024 Releases I was excited about but...
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: 2024 Releases I Was Excited to Read but Still Haven’t Gotten To (will you be prioritizing these this year?) This should be interesting. I don't remember release years but Goodreads should be able to help a girl out. 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.
2024 New Releases I OWN that I was excited to read and still haven't (in my defense, your honor, I got several of these in Nov/Dec):
Monday, February 3, 2025
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.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Monday, January 13, 2025
Some Like It Scot

Author: Pepper Basham
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Expected Publication: April 8, 2025
Genre: Christian Fiction, RomCom, Contemporary Romance
Source: Net Galley
My Review:
I adored Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham. It had everything I look for in a contemporary romance, plus more.
Thursday, January 2, 2025
December Reading Wrap-Up 2024
Happy New Year, my bookish friends!! I read 17 books in December. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Dear Santa, I Want Them All
Happy Tuesday and MERRY CHRISTMAS my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is : Books I Hope Santa Brings/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 thought about skipping this one, but I love seeing people's wishlists (don't we all!) and I hope to grant a few wishes today. 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-Dear Santa, I Want Them All
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I love Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster. I first read it on Kindle and LOVED the illustrations. I bought a copy for my keeper shelf and it didn't have illustrations!!! So, now I have one on my wishlist. |
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Mistletoe Season

Authors: Sheila Roberts, Kathleen Fuller, Pepper Basham
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Chrsitmas
Source: Library
My Review:
Mistletoe Season has three Christmas novellas in it. I had not read anything by Sheila Roberts before, but I have loved several books by Kathleen Fuller and Pepper Basham. I went into it thinking I could skip a story if I didn't enjoy it, but it wasn't necessary because all three stories are wonderful.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday- Winter 2024-2025 Pile of Possibilities
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books on My Winter 2024-2025 to-Read List. How are we already talking about 2025??? I had not started thinking much about it what I would be reading, I am happily absorbed in all the Christmas reading, but now I am, LOL! Let's see what we can come up with. 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-Ten possibilities for my Winter TBR
ARCS for early 2025:
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The New Loneliness by Cindi McMenamin |
Monday, December 9, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Ten books to read in a snow storm
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books to Read During a Storm (these can be cozy/comfy reads, books with storms in them, atmospheric reads for dark and stormy nights, light reads to combat the heavy weather, etc.) (Submitted by Astilbe.) While it is a great topic, I am going to tweak it for books to read in a snow storm. These books might have a snow storm in them, or they might just have snowy covers, we'll see what I come up with.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-Ten + books to read in a snow storm
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It does have a blizzard in it, my full review will be up on Thursday, but I LOVED Waiting for Gilbert by Tasha Hackett, so much witty banter, overall a fun story. |
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Christmas in Mistletoe Square

Author: Pepper Basham, Cara Putnam, Teresa Tysinger, Janine Rosche
Publisher: Whisper Valley Press
Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Christmas
Source: Own
My Review:
A fun Christmas collection all set in Kedgewick Creek, North Carolina.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday- Christmas Tree Edition
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is another freebie. I was going to go with covers with Christmas lights on them, but since I found exactly zero, I decided I should head in a different direction. Then I decided to share my top Christmas reads, until I realized I did that last year. So, I am going super generic and will be sharing books with Christmas trees on them. Then I am going to list a few things I am thankful for. 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-Ten Christmas books with Christmas trees on them that I haven't read yet, have you?


Saturday, November 23, 2024
Stacking the Shelves #145, Sunday Post #142, Sunday Salon #136

possibly a hike, but probably just catching up on chores. Tomorrow will be church and a whole lot of relaxing. Are you doing anything fun this weekend?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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.


Saturday, October 19, 2024
Stacking the Shelves #141, Sunday Post #138, Sunday Salon #132

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-My favorite book from ten different series
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Ten Favorite Books from Ten Series (We all have a favorite book in our favorite series, right?) (submitted by A Hot Cup of Pleasure). I will do my best to come up with ten!! 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.
My favorite book from ten different series
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Crossroads #5 in the Holly Series-although I have LOVED every book in the series. I *think* this is my favorite, so hard to pick!! |
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday- Most Anticipated Releases Fall of 2024
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2024. There are ALWAYS books I am looking forward to so this will be an easy topic for this week. 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.
My top anticipated releases for the rest of the year:


Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Summer Reading Plan 2024
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.