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 a Freebie, so I decided to stick with my annual tradition of combining TTT and Jana’s Christmas Song Book Tag. You can check out my post from 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 as well.

Hello Readers! It’s been a hot minute since I participated in Top Ten Tuesday, but I couldn’t miss my annual Christmas songs book tag! I promise you’ll hear more from me soon. I’m powering through to finish my yearly Popsugar Challenge, then I’ll be posting some End-of-the-Year posts. I’m a reader who typically reads 100+ books a year, and I’ll be lucky to get to 60. It’s been quite the busy year for me. But, at least reading less books will make this tag a little easier. 😉

Let’s see what books I chose!

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For today’s prompt, I will be limiting my choices to books I read for the first time in 2024.

(Link to synopsis on Goodreads through the book title.)

1

“All I Want for Christmas Is You”:
Favorite bookish couple

I have been desperate to read the next installment in the Brady family series, and I wasn’t disappointed. Temperance and Duncan from Right Where We Left Us are an easy choice for favorite couple this year.
My Review

2

“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”:
Name a book where a character is away from home (school, vacation, etc.)

• Misery is an outcast as a Vampyre bride to an Alpha Werewolf. I LOVED Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Her first paranormal romance, it reaffirmed for me that she’s an author who can set her romances in any world. My Review
• Liz no longer wants to be a minor character in her life, which means stepping out of her comfort zones. Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North resonated with me on many levels. I’m very excited to have been pre-approved for her next book set in the same world. My Review
• Phoebe has arrived at the Cornwall Inn prepared to spend her final night at the beautiful Rhode Island location when she gets mistaken for a wedding guest and it changes her life. I gave The Wedding People by Alison Espach five stars. It’s deeply compelling, heartbreaking, AND humorous. My Review

3

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”:
Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.)

For once, this is a a harder prompt to choose because I read A LOT of shorter books this year. But the one that stands out the most is If I Go Missing by Briana Jonnie, Nahanni Shingoose, and Neal Shannacappo. Everyone should read this indigenous voices graphic novel based on the author’s letter that went viral. It’s powerful and so very important.

4

“Santa Claus is Coming to Town“:
What book do you hope Santa brings you this year?

I was 10 years old when the Challenger disaster happened. I remember sitting around a television with fellow school mates when something clearly bad happened and teachers began ushering us back to our classrooms. I’ve been fascinated with space exploration stories since, so I’m eager to read Challenger by Adam Higginbotham.

5

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”:
Which book turned your nose red (made you cry)?

I didn’t mind the slow-burn of Rainbow Rowell’s Slow Dance one bit. In fact, I didn’t want this one to end. I was happy to take my time with this book set in the 1990s and 2000s, filling me with nostalgia for my own teens and young adulthood.
My Review

6

“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”:
Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays

For my holiday reads, I prefer them to be set in the snow, heartfelt, and romantic. The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler ticked off each requirement.
My Review

7

“We Three Kings”:
Your favorite trilogy

I haven’t read any complete trilogies so far this year, but I did read the third book in a connected series by Erin Hahn. I’ve adored these adult romances, and I think the third one may be my favorite of all.

• Built to Last – My Review
• Friends Don’t Fall in Love – My Review
• Catch and Keep – My Review

8

“Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow”:
A character you would love to be snowed in with

Fisher, a chef in Tarah DeWitt’s Savor It, could keep me well fed.
My Review

9

“Last Christmas”:
A book that seriously let you down

I’ve loved every book I’ve read by Katherine Center—up until her last two, including The Rom-Commers. Both books were just okay for me, but I’m not giving up on Center yet!
My Review

10

“White Christmas”:
Upcoming releases you’re dreaming about

Since I haven’t read as much as usual this year, I am anticipating sooo many new books from my favorite authors. I forced myself to only pick five.

• Deep End by Ali Hazelwood – coming 2/4/25
• Swept Away by Beth O’Leary – coming 4/10/25
• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry – coming 4/22/25
• One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune – coming 5/6/25
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid – coming 6/30/25

Have I included any of your favorites? Or one from your TBR?? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Wandering and Happy Holidays!