TTT-One Word Reviews

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: One word reviews for the last ten books I read (a throwback to 2022). This sounds fun, but possibly hard, LOL! Some of my words/descriptions might sound mean, and that is not my intention. My intention is to always be honest with my reviews. 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-One Word Reviews-Click on the cover of the book if you would like to see all my thoughts on a particular book.

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym-

Classic

October Reading Wrap Up 2026

October was busy, especially with moving, but I feel like I was still able to read a lot. It was a better reading month than the last few months have been, as far as ratings/enjoyment goes. I finished 20 books, and I had  two 2-star reads, so only 18 will be highlighted here.  Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Where the Road Bends

Title: Where the Road Bends

Author: Rachel Fordham

Source: Own

My Review:

I finished this a few days ago and then moved, so my brain is all over the place. My review will not do this book justice.

TTT- Fall 2026 possibilities

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books on My Fall 2026 To-Read List (or Spring if you live in the Southern Hemisphere). I actually haven't given this much thought, but there are always books that I want to read, so let's see which ones I want to read the most, right now, 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 top 11 Fall Possibilities (because I can't count, LOL)

From HOOPLA:

Resisting the Fall by Jess Heilman

TTT-On this Day

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) My records are fairly accurate, but I wasn't reviewing as diligently as I am now, so some books only have my rating, not my review. 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-On This Day (click on title to be taken to my review)

2025 -

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Top Ten Tuesday-Books with Honorifics in the Title

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books with Honorifics in the Title (“…an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person’s name, e.g.: Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., Mx., Sir, Dame, Dr., Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person’s name, as in Mr. President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.” For more info, click here.) (Submitted by Joanne @Portobello Book Blog) This sounds like a fun topic and I am curious to see what I can come up with. I don't think I read a lot of books with titles, but we will see! 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-Books with Honorifics in the Title

Physical copies I have not read:

The Governess of Penwythe Hall by Sarah E. Ladd

Top Ten Tuesday-Books that feature travel

 Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books that Feature Travel. I am not really feeling the topic but let's see what we can come up with anyway! I am going to go with books I think feature travel. 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-Books (I think) feature travel (that I own physical or Kindle copies of)

A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

Top Ten Tuesday-Which "road" will you read?

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books with the Word “[Insert Word Here]” in the Title (Choose a word and find ten books with that word in the title.) I decided to go with the word "road" for today. I am spending a lot of time on the road looking for a new house, and traveling about, so it seemed fitting. The ones I have read are linked to my review, just click on the image if you want to see my thoughts on the book. 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-Which "road" will you read?

Good Hope Road by Lisa Wingate-I own this one but haven't read it yet.

 

Top Ten Tuesday- Favorites from 2024

Happy Tuesday and Happy New Year my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is : Best Books I Read in 2024. The hardest part about today's topic is going to be narrowing it down. I had 55 books that I marked as a favorite in 2024 (and that's assuming I didn't miss any)! Let's be honest, I am not going to try to get it to 10, but will *try* to keep it around 20. 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.   

A few of my favorites from 2024:

Top Ten Tuesday-Books that are easy to escape into

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books That Provide a Much-Needed Escape (bonus points if you tell us why!). I am of the mindset that ALL books (at least fiction) provide an escape, so I am tweaking the topic just a little bit to books I recently loved escaping into. In order to make the list, the books must have received 5-stars from me. And, since I have read a TON of romcoms recently...hopefully there is a little bit of variety in the 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 Tuesday: books I recently loved escaping into (tweaked it even more so I am not using the same author or series):

 

August 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Beyond Ivy Walls

Title: Beyond Ivy Walls
Author: Rachel Fordham
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: August 14, 2024
Genre: Historical Romance

My Review:

I love the cover of Beyond Ivy Walls, but the story within is just as beautiful as the cover. Rachel Fordham has outdone herself with this one, I think it is my new favorite of hers.

Stacking the Shelves #130, Sunday Post #127, Sunday Salon #121

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? Last weekend, I had decided I wouldn't make any plans. I knew I had to work in the morning to prep for the week, but finding mouse droppings and scattered chocolate powder in the pantry made for a long day as we went on a mouse hunt and cleaning spree.

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:

 

The Letter Tree

Title: The Letter Tree

Author: Rachel Fordham

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction,

Source: Net Galley

My Review:

The cover of The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham is beautiful. It helps you visualize the letter tree that is in the zoo.

August Reading Wrap-Up

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.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Summer Reading Challenges Wrap-up

Normally I am late with these posts, but this time I am early, LOL. But, to be real, I know I am not going to read anymore big books before September 4th, and I won't get to anymore on my summer TBR. When I planned for these challenges I had NO idea I would lose my job and then spend 2ish months setting up my a small business. This REALLY cut down on my reading time. 

So, what did I read. For the 20 Books of Summer Challenge, here were my possibilities (the ones I read are linked to my reviews):

A Life Once Dreamed

Title: A Life Once Dreamed

Author: Rachel Fordham

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance,

Source: Own

My Review:

I was immediately drawn into the story of Agnes leaving her home behind because of a secret she discovered.

First Line Friday #98- A Life Once Dreamed

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hope you all have a great Friday and weekend! First Line Friday is 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. This week am reading A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham. 

Top Ten Tuesday-Most anticipated new releases 2nd half of 2023

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 2023. (So apparently this was last week's topic, so it's my freebie 😂) There are SO many great books coming out just this summer that it will be hard to limit it to 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. 

The Top Ten Books I am most excited about releasing the 2nd half of 2023: