Reindeer Readathon: My TBR is Finally Picked!

Hello Readers!

This year I am going to be participating in Reindeer Readathon! It is my first year and I am so excited. The team I have been assigned to is Team Candy Cane🍬!

This readathon starts December 1st and goes through the 31st. I am sure I will have plenty of time to finish my picks! I’ll just prioritize them over other books. 😂

DASHER – 15 PTS
Finish a series or pick up a book that you started and put down. If
neither of these are options, a short story/novella.

DANCER – 10 PTS
A book with a cursive/flowy/elegant font on the cover

PRANCER – 20 PTS
A book with your favorite season on the cover or the book cover
has colors from your favorite season on it.

VIXEN 15 PTS
A book you want to read but think it might be overhyped.

COMET – 25PTS
A book with an astronomical word in the title (sun, moon, star, sky
etc.)

Christmas Star (Bonus/25 pts): A book over 500 pages.

CUPID – 15 PTS
A book with a favorite trope in it.

Christmas Carols (Bonus/20pts): An audiobook.

DONNER – 20 PTS
A book that you want to read but are not a fan of the cover

BLITZEN – 20 PTS
Use a random number generator to find a number between 0 and
9 and find a book that ends in that page number.

RUDOLPH – 15 PTS
Start a new series.

Christmas Lights (Bonus/15pts): An ebook.

Sleighing It (Bonus/50 pts): If you have completed all of your prompts
and the Christmas Star, Christmas Lights and Christmas Carols
bonus prompts, you can redo one prompt of your choice for
extra points

Let me know if you are doing the Reindeer Readathon too! I’d love to go look at your post.

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Medieval-A-Thon: 2022 TBR!

Hello Readers!

This year I am going to be participating in Medieval-A-Thon which is hosted by Holly Hearts Books!

I did this same read-a-thon last year and the year before that! This year the prompts are staying the same which is fine with me because I did like how they were.

This starts May 1st and goes through May 31st. It is plenty of time to be an overachiever and complete almost all, or all of them if I’m feeling it, to be able to complete the prompts! I will include a book for every prompt and we will see how far I get.

If you would like more information, here is the video she posted to her YouTube channel:

Baker TBR (In Order of Prompts):

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
• Seoulmates by Susan Lee
• The Edge of Summer by Erica George
• The Vanishing Triangle by Claire McGowan
• The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

Bard TBR (In Order of Prompts):

• The Last Graduate by Naomi Novak
• Wind Daughter by Joanna Ruth Meyer
• Jasper by Carla Reighard
• Babel by R.F. Kuang
• Winter’s Captive by Robin D. Mahle & Elle Madison

Blacksmith TBR (In Order of Prompts):

• Fatal Throne by Candace Fleming
• A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers
• Don’t Go to Sleep by Bryce Moore
• The Last Gargoyle by Paul Durham
• Ebonwilde (Bloodleaf #3) by Crystal Smith

Clergy TBR (In Order of Prompts):

• Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• The King’s Beast Vol. 1 by Rei Toma
• Viper by Bex Hogan
• What I’m Looking For by Karen Grey

Tailor/ Seamstress TBR (In Order of Prompts):

• Falling for Your Best Friend’s Twin by Emma St. Clair
• Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
• Rewrite the Stars by Emma Heatherington
• My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding by Sajni Patel
• Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Let me know if you are doing the Medieval-A-Thon too! I’d love to go look at your post.

Have you ready any of these books? Am I making good choices? Do you plan to participate?

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December’s Reading Possibilities | 11-30-21

Hello Lovely Bookworms!

Usually I would do a Most Anticipated Reads post for the new month, but since there really isn’t any I figured I just make up a tbr that is subject to change, haha. It will honestly just depend on my mood but I would like to get to the arcs and finish the two I have started in November.

So, let’s just get into!

What are you hoping to read in December? Will it be more of a relaxing month for you?

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First Lines Friday (5/21/21)

Hello Lovely Readers!

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
• Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
• Finally… reveal the book!

“Each icy gust bit me to the bone. A daydream of roasting next to a fire in the kitchens while eating fistfuls of hot, flaky bread made the cold feel even harsher, the wind wetter and my stomach all the more empty. But the thought of death made me coldest of all.”

The book is….

I’ve had this on my shelf for quite some time now but haven’t picked it up yet. That seems to be my problem a lot, haha. I love the colors on the cover though and I am looking forward to getting to this eventually.

Have you read this book?

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Goodreads Monday: Float Plan by Trish Doller (2/28/21)

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Goodreads Monday is hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To participate, choose a random book from your TBR and show it off.

Title: Float Plan
Author: Trish Doller
Genre: Adult Contemporary / Romance / Mental Health
Publication Date: March 2nd, 2021
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

“Critically acclaimed author Trish Doller’s unforgettable and romantic adult debut about setting sail, starting over, and finding yourself.

Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has spent the last year foundering on land, shipwrecked by her grief and inability to move on. But when a reminder goes off about a trip they were supposed to take, she impulsively sets off in their sailboat, intending to complete the planned voyage around the Caribbean that Ben had mapped out for them.

But after a treacherous night’s sail and a brush with an ocean tanker, she decides she can’t do it alone, and hires a professional sailor to help her get to Puerto Rico. Much like her, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned, and he can’t refuse her offer. Together they find a way to rebuild their lives and the possibility of new love.” (Goodreads)

I was asked to be a part of a blog tour for this book and I couldn’t refuse! I haven’t read it yet but it sounds like one I will really enjoy. I can’t wait to start it today.

Does this one sound like something you would read?

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Cover Reveal: Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker

Hello Readers!

Today I wanted to share the cover for a new rom-com coming out next year! It looks really good and I can’t wait to read it.

Title: Happy Singles Day
Author: Ann Marie Walker
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: January 19th, 2021
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

 

“Single and proud of it! Oh, oops…

Paige Parker proudly celebrates Singles Day on February 15 every single year. Who needs a man anyway? They have zero taste in quality television, leave the toilet seat up, and sleep with your best friend. No thanks.

The owner of a run down B&B, widower single dad Lucas Croft’s life is simple and quiet. It’s him and his five year old daughter. Who needs a woman anyway? They nag you to clean up your stuff, want the toilet seat put down, and expect the dishes to be done the same day the meal is served. No thanks.

But we all know the universe has a sense of humor, so of course Paige and Lucas’ two worlds collide–with hilarious results and a HEA.” (Goodreads)

I’m a sucker for a plot with a single dad and it looks like there will be plenty of banter between these two!

Does this one sound like something you would read?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Opening Lines for Random Books on My Shelf I Haven’t Read Yet

Hello, Lovely Bookworms!

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018.

Today’s prompt is Opening Lines. I am going to just pick random books on my shelves that I haven’t read yet and we will just see what those first lines are!

1.) “History might be whittled down until all that remains are shining fables of fairy magic and curse-defying kisses. War go unmentioned in the polished children’s tales of the two girls with rose petal lips and hair of spun gold, the girls whom I was tasked with making queens.” – Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West

2.) “A year had passed, but the nightmare began the same way it always did. Princess Anatolia crouched, hidden in the icy shadow of Southern Wall, panting through waves of fear that threatened to cloud her vision.” – Rise of the Dragon Moon by Gabrielle K. Byrne

3.) “Do we really have to play this game?” Delaney asked, the question coming out halfheartedly. She already knew what the response would be. “Come on,” Mariana pushed. “I’m nervous.” – Amid Stars and Darkness by Chani Lynn Feener

4.) “Pale fog filled he canyons and valleys of the Gray Range. The Dragon’s Tongue, Great Blade, and other peaks towered defiantly above the mist, tips raised toward the evening sun.” – The Dwarves by Markus Heitz

5.) “I feel the stars. Energy pulses against my skin, murmuring secrets about this small galaxy, about orbits and alignments and asteroids streaming in space.” – Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre

6.) “Millie Gerdavey cheated on her boyfriend again. But it’s OK. No one needs to know, right? And no, she’s not going to tell Jack (‘Obviously!’), and she doesn’t want to be with Leo (‘That muppet?’). It was just a one-time thing. Again.” – A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

7.) “She’d never killed before tonight. “Stay back,” her sister hissed. Jana pressed against the stone wall of the villa.” – Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

8.) “”Dead!” a woman screamed. “It’s dead!” My heart shot into my throat, and shocked cries rippled through the station.” – Something Strange And Deadly by Susan Dennard

9.) “”Block!” “Where?” “I can’t tell you where –you’re supposed to follow my movements!” – Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

10.) “Some people say that all the world’s a stage. But here, a shaky scaffold in the paddies, Can hold a universe inside an hour.” – For A Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig

Have you read any books by an author that shares the same name as you? If not, have you read any of these books?

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Ebooks Added To My Shelf This Week

Hello Readers!

I’ve added six ebooks to my already long ebook tbr but how could I say no to free? I am a sucker for it!

These were all found on Amazon (US) so if you are interested in any of them, go get them while they are free!

Title: Kate Watson and the Painter’s Plot
Author: Mez Blume
Genre: Mystery / Historical Fiction
Publication Date: December 2nd, 2017

“Sherlock Holmes meets Shakespeare in this time-travel murder mystery with a twist of magic.

Eleven-year-old Katie is sure her summer is doomed. Sheltered because of her injuries from a horse riding accident, she longs to break free on an adventure like the ones in her favourite detective novels.
Instead, she’s stuck with Nan and Pop whose idea of adventure is touring old houses. But Otterly Manor isn’t just any old house…

When Katie discovers a secret chamber with a magical painting, she falls – literally – into a perilous adventure beyond her imagination.

Whisked back in time to the reign of James I, Katie makes an ally in Princess Sophia who helps her navigate the strange new world of superstitions, prim manners and very uncomfortable clothes! But Sophia and Katie’s fun soon plummets into danger when murder strikes at Otterly Manor. With the murderer on the loose and Sophia’s family threatened, can Katie prove her detective skills before life at Otterly Manor is ruined forever? Or could it cost her the chance of ever getting back home?” (Goodreads)

Title: Nora & Kettle (Paper Stars #1)
Author: Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Genre: YA Historical Fiction / Retelling
Publication Date: March 15th, 2016

““What if Peter Pan was a homeless kid just trying to survive, and Wendy flew away for a really good reason?”

Seventeen-year-old Kettle has had his share of adversity. As an orphaned Japanese American struggling to make a life in the aftermath of an event in history not often referred to — the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and the removal of children from orphanages for having “one drop of Japanese blood in them” — things are finally looking up. He has his hideout in an abandoned subway tunnel, a job, and his gang of Lost Boys.

Desperate to run away, the world outside her oppressive brownstone calls to naive, eighteen-year-old Nora — the privileged daughter of a controlling and violent civil rights lawyer who is building a compensation case for the interned Japanese Americans. But she is trapped, enduring abuse to protect her younger sister Frankie and wishing on the stars every night for things to change.

For months, they’ve lived side by side, their paths crossing yet never meeting. But when Nora is nearly killed and her sister taken away, their worlds collide as Kettle, grief stricken at the loss of a friend, angrily pulls Nora from her window.

In her honeyed eyes, Kettle sees sadness and suffering. In his, Nora sees the chance to take to the window and fly away.” (Goodreads)

Title: A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
Author: Y.S. Lee
Genre: YA Historical Fiction / Mystery
Publication Date: April 6th, 2009

“Introducing an exciting new series! Steeped in Victorian atmosphere and intrigue, this diverting mystery trails a feisty heroine as she takes on a precarious secret assignment.

Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners — and an unusual vocation. Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls is a cover for an all-female investigative unit called The Agency, and at seventeen, Mary is about to put her training to the test. Assuming the guise of a lady’s companion, she must infiltrate a rich merchant’s home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships. But the household is full of dangerous deceptions, and there is no one to trust — or is there? Packed with action and suspense, banter and romance, and evoking the gritty backstreets of Victorian London, this breezy mystery debuts a daring young detective who lives by her wits while uncovering secrets — including those of her own past. (Goodreads)

Title: The Confectioner’s Guild (The Confectioner’s Chronicles #1)
Author: Claire Luana
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: October 23rd, 2018

“A magic cupcake. A culinary killer. The perfect recipe for murder.

Wren knew her sweet treats could work wonders, but she never knew they could work magic. She barely has time to wrap her head around the stunning revelation when the head of the prestigious Confectioner’s Guild falls down dead before her. Poisoned by her cupcake.

Now facing murder charges in a magical world she doesn’t understand, Wren must discover who framed her or face the headsman’s axe. With the help of a handsome inspector and several new friends, Wren just might manage to learn the ropes, master her new powers, and find out who framed her. But when their search for clues leads to a deep-rooted conspiracy that goes all the way to the top, she realizes that the guild master isn’t the only one at risk of death by chocolate.

If Wren can’t bring the powerful culprit to justice, she and her friends will meet a bittersweet end.” (Goodreads)

Title: A Thief in Time (A Thief in Time #1)
Author: Cidney Swanson
Genre: YA Fantasy / Sci-fi / Romance
Publication Date: November 16th, 2016

“HE CAN’T STAY — SHE CAN’T LET HIM GO
Halley’s world is full of hand-outs and hand-me-downs. Even her apartment bedroom is shared, with her distant and self-centered mother. Halley has only a battered blue truck to call her own—until she meets Edmund, the second Earl of Shaftesbury.
Edmund has a manor, employs dozens of servants, and has never been close to falling in love—until Halley crashes into his life during an accidental trip to 1598. Now a spiraling series of encounters with a dangerous time-traveling thief will bring their worlds together with heartbreaking ramifications. (Goodreads)

Title: Memory’s Wake  (Memory’s Wake Trilogy #1)
Author: Selina Fenech
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: June 5th, 2011

“Lost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out who she is and why her memories were stolen before she is found by those who want her dead.

She takes the name “Memory” and knows she has just one goal – to find her way home, wherever that is. But this land is strange. No technology to be seen, and iron is banned, thanks to a pact the humans have with the magical creatures who share their pre-industrial era world. In her t-shirt and torn jeans, Memory knows she’s different, even before she performs impossible magic.

Haunted by her past, chased by a dragon, wanted by the king and stalked by the strange, handsome savage that seems to know her, everyone is after Memory, and she suspects it’s not just for her eye-catching outfit. Her forgotten past holds dangerous secrets that will challenge everything she believes and risk the lives of everyone she loves.” (Goodreads)

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Goodreads Monday (4/6/20)

Hello Readers!

Goodreads Monday is hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To participate, choose a random book from your TBR and show it off.

Title: Jackaby
Author: William Ritter
Genre: YA Fantasy/Mystery
Publication Date: September 16th, 2014

“Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary–including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police–with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane–deny.

Doctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.” (Goodreads)

I have had this on my shelf for a few years now. Will I ever get to it? Eventually! Haha, I wanted to in January but these months have gotten away from me.

Does this one sound like something you would read?

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WWW Wednesday (3/18/20)

Hello, My Lovely Bookworms!

This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and is now hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.

It consists of answering these three questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently Reading:

I am listening to A Web of Air by Philip Reeve. It is the second book in a series which is the prequel to Mortal Engines. Honestly, it’s fine but not as great as the Mortal Engine books but I’m trying to read through the books I own.

I am reading Beauty by Robin Mckinely. I’m almost finished and I am enjoying it even though it had a slow beginning.

Recently Finished:

I recently finished up the last two books in the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series. They were fine for the most part but I could have been fine just reading the first book and calling it a day, ha.

Reading Next:

I will be listening to Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh next while I wait for a couple audiobooks to come in from the library to finish up a couple of series.

I will most likely be reading Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge but there are a few Kindle Unlimited reads I want to get to like Immortal Fire to finish up that series.

What is your current read? Are you loving it? Have you read or want to read any that I have listed? Let me know in the comments!

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