Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023. Hello Readers! Today we’re talking about new-to-us authors we discovered in 2023, and every year when I do this post …
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ARC Book Review | The Getaway List by Emma Lord
Title: The Getaway ListAuthor: Emma Lord Genre: Young Adult, RomancePublished On: January 23, 2024Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: When Riley graduates high school with a rearview of shenanigans but an empty road for a future, she does what they all say to do—pack her bags and head for New York. Her plan is a …
Top Ten Tuesday: Backlist Books I Meant to Read in 2023
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Books I Meant to Read in 2023 but Didn’t Get To. Hello Readers! It’s been a hot minute since I did a TTT—which has been …
ARC Book Review | The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Title: The FuryAuthor: Alex Michaelides Genre: Thriller, MysteryPublished On: January 16, 2024Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: Paperback via publisherPages: 320 Synopsis: A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient. This …
My Popsugar Reading Challenge for 2024
Hello Readers! This will be my seventh year to participate in the Popsugar Reading Challenge. What I like about this challenge is it pushes me out of my comfort zones a bit, but I can almost always find books off my own shelf to fill the prompts. There’s an informative Goodreads group, as well as …
ARC Book Review | A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
Title: A Fragile EnchantmentAuthor: Allison Saft Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, RomancePublished On: January 2, 2024Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her …
My 2023 End-of-the-Year Reading Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! Happy New Year! Before we say goodbye to 2023, it’s nice to look back on our reading year and see what worked and what didn’t, what goals we met, what new bookish things we discovered, and what maybe we decided to let go. Sometimes it’s only while working on my year-end wrap-ups that …
ARC Book Review | Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Title: Last Call at the LocalSeries: Love, Lists, & Fancy Ships, #3Author: Sarah Grunder RuizGenre: RomancePublished On: January 2, 2024Publisher: BerkleySource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 368 Synopsis: Opposites attract when a free-spirited American singer-songwriter with ADHD teams up with a charming Irishman to revitalize his family’s pub in the next heartfelt romance from the author of Luck and …
Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Books of 2023
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Favorite Books of 2023. Hello Readers! I hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday and new year. I took an unplanned hiatus for personal reasons, but …
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings This Year
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Books I Hope Santa Brings This Year! Hello Readers! I hope today’s TTT finds you well! If you celebrate the holidays, I hope you’re past …