Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post sponsored by The Artsy Reader Girl. Each month I post a review of my favorite book of the month. Today's topic is New-to-me authors I discovered in 2022. I realized many of them last year were by authors I hadn't read before. I've posted links for my reviews;... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday 1/17/23:
Top Ten Tuesday is weekly post sponsored by The Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is 2023 reading g Goodreads goal: read 85 books. My total for this year was 82, so it seemed like a realistic goal Read at least one book a month that has been on my tbr pile for years.... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England’s Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood
Thank you to Netgalley for providing with a free ebook copy of this title in exchange for an honest review. Description: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? Why did Elizabeth I's courtiers hail her as a goddess come to earth?The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries... Continue Reading →
My 2022 Reading Stats
This is a little delayed because I had some issues with exporting my goodreads information to storygraph: Read 72 books, 25,073 pages This is typical of my reading since I read a lot of romance and women's fiction, which qualifies as emotional and lighthearted. I'm not really sure how they determine pace, but comparing this... Continue Reading →
My Top Ten Reads of 2022
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post sponsored by artsyreadergirl for people who love books and lists. The topic this week is favorite books of 2022. Note: these are books I read in 2022, not published in 2022. I've included links to my reviews. 10 My Review 9 My Review 8 My Review 7 My... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of December 2022: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
"Sometimes what you want is given to you in a way that is so very different from how you had pictured getting it." — Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War Goodreads Synopsis Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943--aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a... Continue Reading →
Most Anticipated Book Releases of January 2023
These books are a great start to 2023! January 10 Goodreads Synopsis: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday 12/27/22
I'm a day late on this one, but wanted to get it in since I haven't posted much this month. These aren't necessarily gifts, but they are the most additions to the tbr pile. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday 12/13/22
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This Week's topic: December 13: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List I have a mix of books that others have requested from me on paperbackswap.com... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the week: The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: The Jolly Regina written by Kara LaReau illustrated by Jen Hill
Synopsis: As their name implies, Jaundice and Kale Bland live boring lives. They rarely leave the house, eat oatmeal everyday, never wear color and their favorite book is a dictionary. Then one day, they're dragged out of their boring lives and drawn into adventure when a band of female pirates kidnaps them. My Thoughts: I... Continue Reading →