Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten “New-to-Me Authors I Read in 2021.” I tend to bounce around a lot of new authors (I am terrible at finishing a book series!) so I “discovered” a lot of new ones last year. In fact, I just checked my Top Ten Books of […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten “2021 Releases I Was Excited to Read But Didn’t Get To.” Out of the ten I was looking forward to in June, I’ve only read two so far (The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix and Gilded by Marissa Meyer). Oops. I’ll share my top ten anticipated book releases in early […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share the ten most recent additions to our book collections this week. My husband and I stay in our RV while we travel with his job so I try hard not to actually buy books due to space constraints. I decided to list ten recent additions […]

I read 180 books last year, beating my previous record by 51 books! I’m usually really stingy with my 4.5 & 5-star ratings but I actually have enough this year to fill out my list. I’m also surprised to find that I’ve chosen five nonfiction books. You’d never know that as recently as 2010, I didn’t read nonfiction at all, would you? Links go to my review if I’ve written […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten book settings this week. I chose a mixture of fantasy and real-world locations. Let’s go exploring! I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe in beautiful Asheville, NC. I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you if you purchase merchandise […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten bookish pet peeves this week. I’m not clear if this is supposed to focus on tropes/stereotypes/plot errors or pet peeves about physical books but I’m going to list some of each. Most of these don’t bother me as much as I make […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share “Ten Books on My Fall 2021 TBR” (To Be Read list). I’m very much a mood reader but with Halloween just around the corner, Banned Books Week coming up in a few days, and several of my reading challenges having monthly prompts, I decided I […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten books with numbers in the title this week. That’s straightforward enough so let’s get started! One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Tempting as it was, I did decide not to list […]

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share “Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time” this week. At first glance the topic may sound weird but there is a difference between re-reading an old favorite and reading a new favorite for the very first time. There’s so much excitement as you realize how much you love […]