Top Ten Tuesday-Thanksgiving books and expressions of gratitude

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Thanksgiving/Thankful Freebie. I am going to share a few books I hope to read this week/next week (I have a few ARCs to finish first) that mention Thanks or Thanksgiving. 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.   

Even If We Cry

Title: Even If We Cry

Author: Terrie Todd

Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction,

Source: Author Provided

My Review:

Even if We Cry by Terrie Todd is a standalone novel set in Canada. 

Finding Jesus

Title: Finding Jesus: A Fun and Meaningful Countdown to Christmas

Author: Lillian Richey

Illustrator: Lauren Cox

Publisher: Finding Jesus, LLC

Genre: Christian, children

Source: Front Gate Media

My Review:

I wish Finding Jesus existed when my children were little. We love to celebrate the Christmas season with an Advent calendar, picture books, and a Jesse tree where we had ornaments that represented each scripture that was in the Jesse Tree book. For a few years we even did Elf on the Shelf.  I would have much rather my children found Jesus than Elf on the Shelf 😂!

The Burning of Rosemont Abbey

Title: The Burning of Rosemont Abbey

Author: Naomi Stephens

Publisher: Bethany House 

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance

Source: Bethany House

My Review:

The Burning of Rosemont Abbey was my first introduction to Naomi Stephen's, but it won't be the last. 

Stacking the Shelves #145, Sunday Post #142, Sunday Salon #136

Hey bookish friends! These past couple of weeks have been busy. This one had quite a bit of hard and stressful things. I have no idea what we are doing today,
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?

One For the Murphys

Title: One For the Murphys

Author: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Publisher: Scholastic

Genre: Middle Grade, Fiction, Family, Fostering

Source: Own

My Review:

One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt has been on my to be read pile for a few years. I was glad when it was picked for this month's book club.

Rendezvous update 2

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.