20 Books of Summer & Big Book Challenge 2025

It's no secret that I have been trying to whittle down my physical TBR shelves, as
well as my Goodreads shelf (although I am continually adding to that one 😂).

Top Ten Tuesday-I want to read them all

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Ways in Which My Blogging/Review Style Has Changed Over Time (submitted by Susan @ Bloggin’ ’bout Books). My answer: my font has gotten larger, and I occasionally do more of a list type review, other than that, my review style has not changed, so it would be pretty boring and impossible to come up with 10 ways my blogging style has changed. Instead, I am going to share ALL the books I am currently wanting to read, and either have downloaded to my kindle, have out from the library,  or own. 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-I want to read them all right now! (just the tip of the iceberg, I have more I want to read right now 😂)

 

I checked The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter out from the library and then realized I have book #3 Just a Kiss on my physical shelf, so I want to read them both to finish this series.

Top Ten Tuesday-Spring 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 Spring 2025 to-Read List. This one is always easy for me as I want to read books, LOL! The hard part is narrowing it down to what do I want to read soonish. 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: (these are a mix of ARCs, books I own, and library books)

Green Pastures by Patricia Johns-ARC-Amish fiction

 

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):

Top Ten Tuesday- Binge-worthy new authors from 2024

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024. I read 77 new-to-me-authors last year, so I will try to narrow it down to 10! 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: Binge-worthy new-to-me authors from 2024:

Top Ten Tuesday-Debut novels edition

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Debut Novels I Enjoyed (A debut novel is an author’s first published book. You could also choose to share genre or age group debuts if you’d prefer, such as an adult fiction author’s first YA book or a mystery writer’s first romance.) (submitted by 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. 

Ten-ish Fiction Debut Novels I Enjoyed (click on book cover for review):

Miss Match by Erynn Mangum

Stacking the Shelves #127, Sunday Post #124, Sunday Salon #118

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? I thought I was going to have more time to read and blog this week than I actually did. Technically, I was on a mini-vacay and went to TN with my family to visit my sister and her family, and my brother and his family. There was not much downtime, and we spent all day today (Saturday) traveling home. We did make time to go to McKay's while we were there, but instead of going to the one in Knoxville, we visited the one near Chattanooga, which was a nice change.

Top Ten Tuesday-Shiny books still sitting unread

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books I Was Super Excited to Get My Hands on but Still Haven’t Read. So, I see we are having confessional today, LOL! I am not sure I really want to confess, but I will because I know I am not alone!! The hardest part is going to be narrowing it down to ten. I will also say, some were gifted, some were won, and some I did actually buy. 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) Shiny books still sitting unread on my book shelves:

Stacking the Shelves #118, Sunday Post #115, Sunday Salon #109

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? I am doing pretty good. I am finally finished with my nanny position, which means I am finished working 6 days a week, YAY! (at least with 2 jobs, LOL). Today, I am working until about 12:30, having a quick lunch, then heading over to Mount Vernon, OH for my daughter's final Spring Concert, all the feels. It will be a very long day. Tomorrow on the agenda, is church and relaxing, recharging!

Top Ten Tuesday-Top books read for the first quarter of 2024

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday Characters I’d Like to go on Vacation With (Pretend you’re going on vacation and can bring 10 of your closest friends with you. Pick your vacation spot and tell us who you’d like to bring! Bonus point if you tell us why. Or maybe you like the idea of traveling in small groups, so plan 10 trips or 5 trips!)  I don't have the best memory for remembering characters and honestly wouldn't want to go on vacation with most of them. Therefore, it will be a week where I go off topic again. Today, I will be sharing my Top books read for the first quarter of 2024. 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 9 (out of 72) books read for the first quarter of 2024 (in no particular order, click on book cover if you would like to see my review)

My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh

January 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

January alternated between flying by and being slow (mostly when I was at my part time job, LOL). I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 16 books and DNFed one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady

Title: The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady

Series: Purls and Prayers #1

Author: Sharon J. Mondragón

Publisher: Kregel

Genre: Christian Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Source: Library

My Review:

The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady is Sharon J. Mondragón's debut novel. It reads like she is a seasoned novelist.

Stacking the Shelves #99, Sunday Post #96, Sunday Salon #90

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? I had another busy week. I am REALLY hoping things settle down soon. We found out another problem with my car. When they took the engine apart they discovered the block the engine sits on is not straight. They had never seen that before 😲. Still no word on when we will get the car back. I am hoping to catch up on a few things this weekend, and MOSTLY relax. What are your plans for the weekend?