Bout of Books 39

Sunday, December 31, 2023


Happy 2024, Everyone, and Happy Bout of Books 39.

This is one of my favorite reading challenges. Here are some details from their site:

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 1st and runs through Sunday, January 7th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 39 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Happy Reading!

Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 15, 2023


Hi Everyone!

Thank you for making 2023 an enjoyable one for me. I will be taking a small hiatus to enjoy the Holidays. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and get to check out some great books! 

Happy Reading!

Cat Thursday

Wednesday, December 13, 2023



 

Happy Reading!

TTT: Books On My Winter To-Read List

Monday, December 11, 2023


Hi All,

Stopping by to share a few books on my Winter To-Read List:




 

Happy Reading!

December Bookish Bingo

Friday, December 8, 2023


I'm stopping by to share the Bookish Bingo card for this month! 

Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: Swan Song

Tuesday, December 5, 2023


Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book that I am waiting on.

Author: Elin Hilderbrand
 
Summary from Goodreads:
In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there's a new couple in town... and they instantly shake things up. Amid the extravagant parties on land and sea, there's trouble on the island, forcing Chief of Police Ed Kapanesh to postpone his retirement and changing the fabric of life on the picturesque island forever...

After thirty-five years serving as the Chief of Police on the island of Nantucket, Ed Kapenash's heart can no longer take the stress. But his plans to retire are thwarted when, with only three days left to serve, he receives a phone call. A 22-million-dollar summer home, recently purchased by the flashy new couple in town, the Richardsons, has burned to the ground. The Richardsons are far from hurt—in fact, they're out on the water, throwing a lavish party on their yacht—but when news of the fire reaches them, they discover that their personal assistant has vanished. The Chief is well-acquainted with the Richardsons, and his daughter is best friends with the now-missing girl, leaving him no choice but to postpone his retirement and take on the double case.

On a small island like Nantucket, the Richardsons shook things up from the second they stepped on to the scene, throwing luxurious parties and doing whatever they could to gain admittance to the coveted lunches at the Field & Oar Club (with increasing desperation). They instantly captured the attention of local real estate agent Fast Eddie, and the town gossip Blond Sharon, both dealing with their own personal dramas. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce, and in order to avoid becoming a cliché, she's enrolled in a creative writing class, putting her natural affinity for scandal towards a more noble purpose. To solve the case of the fire and track down his daughter's best friend, the Chief will have to string together the pieces of the lives of all of these characters and more, rallying his strength for his final act of service to the tight-knit community he knows and loves.

The last of Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling Nantucket novels, Swan Song is a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart, featuring the return of some of her most beloved characters, including, most importantly, the beautiful and timeless island of Nantucket itself.


 

Happy Reading!

Book Date: The Woman In Me

Sunday, December 3, 2023



Hi All,

Happy Book Date Monday. Stopping by to share a recent read. 
 

Happy Reading!

December Readathon

Thursday, November 30, 2023



Hi Everyone!

Can you believe we made it to December? I came across the following December readathon list on Goodreads and thought it sounded fun.

Read a Holiday Book

Read a Book with your favorite song playing in the background( Even more fun if it's a Christmas song)

Read a Christmas Romance

Read a Book With A Red Cover

Read a Book With A Green Cover

Read a Book With A Silver Cover

Read a Book With A White Cover

Decorate Christmas Cookies with someone or by yourself

Listen to Christmas Music while reading for this readathon

Read As Many Books for the Month As You Can

Will you be participating?

Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Summer Pact

Tuesday, November 28, 2023


Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book that I am waiting on. 

Author: Emily Giffin
 
Summary from Amazon:
In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a life-changing adventure together—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meant to Be.


Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds: Lainey, a California party girl with a flair for drama; Tyson, a brilliant scholar and law school hopeful from D.C.; Summer, a recruited athlete and perfectionist from the Midwest; and Hannah, a mild-mannered southerner who is content to quietly round out the circle of big personalities. Soon after moving into their shared dorm, they strike up a conversation in a study lounge, and the seeds of friendship are planted.

As their college years fly by, their bond intensifies and the four become inseparable. But as graduation nears, their lives are forever changed after a desperate act leads to tragic consequences. Stunned and heartbroken, a pact is made to be there for each other in their time of need, no matter how separated they are by circumstances or distance.
 
Ten years later, Hannah is anticipating what should be one of the happiest moments of her life when everything is suddenly turned upside down. Calling on her closest friends, it soon becomes clear that they are facing their own crossroads. True to their promise, they agree to take a time out from lives headed in wrong directions and embark on a journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and acceptance. 

In this tender portrayal of grief, love, and hope, Emily Giffin asks: When things fall apart, who will be at our sides to help pick up the pieces?

Happy Reading!

Book Date: Identity

Sunday, November 26, 2023



Happy Book Date Monday! 

Stopping by to share a recent read. 
 

Happy Reading!

Stacking the Shelves

Friday, November 24, 2023




Hi All,

Happy Saturday! Stopping by to share a couple of books that I have picked up recently. Thank you publishers for the ARC's of The Getaway List and Four Thousand Paws! 

Happy Reading!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 22, 2023




 

Happy Reading!

Book Date: What My Bones Know

Sunday, November 19, 2023


Hi All,

Stopping by to share a book I recently read for Book Date Monday.

 

Happy Reading!

Stacking the Shelves

Friday, November 17, 2023





Stopping by to share a few books I recently got access to! Thank you publishers :)
 

Happy Reading!

Cat Thursday

Wednesday, November 15, 2023




 

Happy Reading!

TTT: Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read

Monday, November 13, 2023



Happy TTT! 

This week's theme is: Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read.

Here are a few of mine: 
Abby Jimenez 
Sarah J. Maas
Margaret Atwood

Who would be on your list? 
 

Happy Reading!

Veteran's Day

Friday, November 10, 2023

 

Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: Every Time You Go Away

Tuesday, November 7, 2023



Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book I am waiting on. 

Author: Abigail Johnson 
 
Summary from Goodreads:
Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, forgiveness, and the kind of love that blooms in the aftermath.

Eight years ago, Ethan and Rebecca met, two trouble-making kids sharing secrets and first kisses in a treehouse, until Ethan’s mom returned to take him away. Each and every visit, his only goodbye was a flower on Rebecca’s windowsill.

Three years ago, Ethan left for the last time to take care of his mother, who’s struggled with addiction his whole life.

Two years ago, Rebecca was in a car accident that killed her father. She’s been learning to navigate life as a wheelchair user ever since.

Now, they discover if their hardships have torn them apart…or will bring them closer than ever.


 

Happy Reading!

Book Date: Love and Other Words

Sunday, November 5, 2023


Happy Book Date Monday! Stopping by to share my current read. 

What have you been reading?

Happy Reading!

Stacking the Shelves

Friday, November 3, 2023





Hi All,

I am stopping by to share a few books that I have received recently.

Happy Reading!

November Bookish Bingo

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

 

Happy Reading!

Happy Halloween!

Monday, October 30, 2023

 

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Halloween Book Tag

Friday, October 27, 2023


 


  • Favourite scary must-read for Halloween?
    •  I don't read a lot of scary books, any recommendations?
  • If you could go Trick-or-Treating with any author, who would you go with?
    • Elin Hilderbrand
  • If you could dress up as any bookish character for Halloween, who would you be?
    • So many options! Carmen SanDiego? 
  • If you could find anything (from any book) in your trick-or-treat stash, what would you hope it would be?
    • Some of the magic candies from Harry Potter
  • In what fictional world would you like to go trick-or-treating?
    • Diagon Alley maybe?
  • What book villain would you like to not meet in a dark alley on Halloween?
    • All of them, lol
  • What would you rather dress up as a vampire, zombie, werewolf or Shadowhunter?
    • Zombie! 
  • What is your favourite Halloween candy?
    • Peanut Butter Cups! 

*This wonderful Halloween Book Tag was created by Jane over at Blogger Books, and I also saw it on Aoife’s blog, Pretty Purple Polka Dots.

Happy Reading!

Cat Thursday

Wednesday, October 25, 2023


Anyone else loving the Spooky Season?

Happy Reading!

Book Date: Twintuition Double Vision

Sunday, October 22, 2023




Hi All,

Happy Book Date Monday! Stopping by to share with you the book I am currently reading.

Happy Reading!

Happy Dewey's!

Friday, October 20, 2023



Hope that the readathon treats you all well! 
 

Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Women

Tuesday, October 17, 2023



Hi Everyone,

Stopping by to share a book with you that I am waiting on. 

Author: Kristin Hannah
 
Summary from Goodreads:
The missing. The forgotten. The brave… The women.

From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds, comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s. The Women is that rarest of novels—at once an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided by war and broken by politics, of a generation both fueled by dreams and lost on the battlefield.


“Women can be heroes, too.”

When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has all too often been forgotten. A novel of searing insight and lyric beauty, The Women is a profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define a generation.


 

Happy Reading!

Book Date: Think Again

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Hi All,

Happy Monday! Stopping by to share my current read with you all.

Happy Reading!

Stacking the Shelves

Friday, October 13, 2023





Hi Everyone!


Hope your weekend is going well. Stopping by to share some books I received recently. Thank you so much to the publishers for the opportunity to read these! 

 

Happy Reading!

Cat Thursday

Wednesday, October 11, 2023



 

Happy Reading!

Dewey's Pre-Readathon Challenges

Monday, October 9, 2023



Stopping by to share with some of the pre-readathon festivities:

This Challenge has Two Levels.

Level One: Read one book for each time period: Past, Present, and Future. You decide when Present is, such as present year, present decade, present century. Then having decided that, you can choose what is Past or Future in comparison to the Present.

Level Two:Read one book with each time description: In Time and Outside of Time. Some examples? Anything set In Time such as music or poetry or sequence or anything else that works for you. Outside of Time such as timelessness of beauty or art or philosophy or where time is nonlinear or anything else that works for you. (I'm thinking timelessness of Shakespeare.)

Enjoy!


Happy Reading!

Bookish Bingo

Friday, October 6, 2023


Happy October Bookish Bingo! 

 

Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Snow Forest

Tuesday, October 3, 2023




Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
 
Summary from Goodreads:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love, a dramatic story of one wild and mysterious girl in a pristine wilderness, and of the mystical connection between humans and the natural world.


What does it take to escape the world?

In a remote, high-altitude corner of Siberia, a lone family of religious fundamentalists lives isolated and undetected. Since retreating in the 1930s, they have scrounged off the cold and unforgiving land, refusing all contact with society even as they raise their children. Untethered from human progress, unaware even of the events of WWII, their knowledge and beliefs remain frozen in time, until their mountaintop homestead is finally discovered.

In 1980, one unlikely woman is sent to bridge the chasm between modern existence and the family’s ancient, snow forest life. She has spent her life in a different kind of hiding, and what she discovers in the taiga, and in the unique youngest girl, will prove stranger and more miraculous than anything she ever expected, upturning her own quiet life forever.
 

Happy Reading!

Book Date Monday

Sunday, October 1, 2023


Hi All,

Hope you had a nice weekend. Stopping by to share my current read. 




 

Happy Reading!

Trick-or-t(read)athon

Friday, September 29, 2023




Hi All,

Stopping by to share about a readathon going on October 1-31. Check it out! 

Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Tuesday, September 26, 2023



Hi All,

Stopping by to share a book that you all should be waiting on. I was lucky to get early access to this one! :)

Author: Charlotte Stein
 
Summary from Goodreads:
A steamy, opposites-attract romance with undeniable chemistry between a grumpy retired footballer and his fabulous and very sunshine-y ghostwriter.


When grumpy ex-footballer Alfie Harding gets badgered into selling his memoirs, he knows he’s never going to be able to write them. He hates revealing a single thing about himself, is allergic to most emotions, and can’t imagine doing a good job of putting pen to paper.

And so in walks curvy, cheery, cute as heck ghostwriter Mabel Willicker, who knows just how to sunshine and sass her way into getting every little detail out of Alfie. They banter and bicker their way to writing his life story, both of them sure they’ll never be anything other than at odds.

But after their business arrangement is mistaken for a budding romance, the pair have to pretend to be an item for a public who’s ravenous for more of this Cinderella story. Or at least, it feels like it’s pretend―until each slow burn step in their fake relationship sparks a heat neither can control. Now they just have to is this sizzling chemistry just for show? Or something so real it might just give them their fairytale ending?
 

Happy Reading!

Book Date: Confess

Sunday, September 24, 2023


Happy Book Date Monday! 

What are you currently reading?

Happy Reading!

 
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