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 Set In X (Pick a setting and share books that are all set there. This could be a specific continent or country, a state, …
Tag: Samantha Mabry
August 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! August was a mixed bag for us. My husband and son had their first bout of Covid, my oldest daughter returned home from an amazing month-long trip to SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil, my middle child turned 21, and my youngest started dual credit classes (online this semester) through the local community college. And amid …
20 Books of Summer 2022 Wrap-Up
I enjoyed participating in the #20BooksOfSummer22 challenge hosted by Cathy @ 746 Books this summer. I managed to read 12 out of 20 books, which isn’t too bad since I chose all backlist books and no ARCs. My goal was to at least read 10. Participating in the Trope-ical Readathon last month helped me to …
My August 2022 Trope-ical Readathon Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! I had fun participating in the Trope-ical Readathon in August. It was my second time to participate, and I ended up reading 12 out of the 15 books I had planned, plus 1 extra book, which didn’t count for the challenges, but I was able to count for pages read. I ended up …
My August 2022 TBR
Hello Readers! Typically, June is my month with the most ARCs (advanced readers copies), but this year it was May and July. And August coming in third. Which means most of my books this month are ARCs, but I’ve decided to participate in Trope-ical Readathon with the hopes it will push me to read beyond …
20 Books of Summer 2022
I’ve decided to join in the #20BooksOfSummer22 challenge hosted by Cathy @ 746 Books! I first saw this challenge when Carla @ Carla Loves To Read shared it, and I’ve since seen several other fellow bloggers joining in. You can check out the announcement here if you’d like to join, as well! What I like …
January 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up & Book Haul
Hello Readers! I haven’t been able to combine my wrap-up and haul since May of last year, but I finally read more than I added to my shelves. π I don’t know if it was just me, but it felt like January had a few extra weeks. But I wasn’t complaining. Due to the resurgence …
Top Ten Tuesday: Engaging Debut Novels You Might Have Missed
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. I wasn’t quite feeling this week’s prompt, which is Things Iβd Have at My Bookish Party, so I decided to share engaging debut …