Books that Conjure Up Happy Memories Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I’ve read a lot of books in really special places and whenever I think of them, I remember exactly where I was so vividly. This is a really fun prompt to share some of those!   I started the Black Dog Bay series on a whim with CURE FOR THE COMMON BREAKUP as I was heading to meet my husband at the ski mountain. I vividly remember being enthralled by the small town setting and enjoyed starting this quaint series while night skiing. We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon and – again on a total whim – I started THE QUARRY GIRLS while staring at the ocean. It’s definitely a very depressing book and not at all right for that location, but I smile every time I think of this book and can remember it so perfectly. Great to not read this one at night in the dark at home, and instead overlooking the ocean. I was determined to finish WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? and listened to the audiobook traveling back and forth to my friend’s bachelorette this summer. I think about this all the time because it […]

Fall Freebie: Cozy Fall Books & Genres Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about all of the autumn-themed books and how this is becoming a more popular genre. It looks like I should’ve saved that post for today because I struggled to think of a fall freebie! I wrote another post in 2025 about some of the cozy fall-time books I’d read if I weren’t in a little slump, along with some of my favorite genres to read in the fall. I thought that would be a fun spin, focusing on the types of books I like to read and how they feel autumnal to me! Mystery/Thrillers and Spookiness There’s something seasonal about a mystery/thriller, though I definitely read them all year! These ones are on my TBR and either have a horror/paranormal spin (perfect for autumn) or just FEEL like fall to me. Witchy or Magical Fall Romance No-brainer to have a witchy/paranormal romances on here too. I had A WITCH’S GUIDE on my post from last year and still haven’t gotten to it but I think Mandanna’s books are great for the fall. I preordered GRIM TIDINGS, which came out mid-September, […]

Fall Release TBR Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I always focus these TBRs on the upcoming releases for the season, rather than all of the books I plan to read through the season. Here we go! Non-Holiday Review Copies Late September Releases October Releases November Releases

Book Series I Want to Catch Up On Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. The answer to this is “too many” because I am pretty bad at continuing series unless I’m incredibly obsessed. Even when I really enjoy a book, I struggle to finish it off for whatever reason.

Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. This is such a fun topic! I have been tracking my reading semi-obsessively for years, ever since I started blogging in 2014. I was able to go into my yearly read shelves on Goodreads and scroll to the August 11th timeframe to see what I was reading. If I was reading two books at that time, I did decide to share each book for that year. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Cover Freebie: Cover Reveals I NEED and Unreleased Book Covers I love Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I am literally always going to do a cover freebie. I feel like I haven’t been pulled to as many covers as I usually am and my “cover love” shelf on Goodreads is looking a little bleak. I usually wouldn’t want to feature NON covers for this challenge but I figured I should show covers I am really excited to see revealed soon. Covers I Can’t Wait to See Feels Like Falling by Abby Jimenez // I love Abby’s books so I’m always curious to see what the covers look like! Usually they have really pretty colors and illustrated designs. Every Ordinary Thing by Jessica Joyce // I haven’t had success with Joyce’s other two books (I DNFed one and didn’t read her followup) but the covers are totally gorgeous. I can’t wait to see what this new release’s cover looks like… and if I’ll read it! Emily Wilde’s History of Dark Faerie by Heather Fawcett // I put the first book’s cover here as a placeholder because I think all of them are so pretty. When this fourth unexpected book was announced, I got so […]

Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. This is a dangerous one for me because I hate reflecting on how annoying I am about buying books lol. There are a lot of books I’ve bought, were super eager to read, and even preordered, but still haven’t read. I thought it would be fun to do a double TTT with 10 books I’ve preordered and still haven’t read as well as 10 books I bought and still haven’t read. Books that I just neeeeded and still have not gotten to! Preordered and Still on the TBR   Had to Buy and Still Unread  

Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. Okay this is such a fun topic! I feel like there are a lot of books that I don’t stop thinking about. I even wrote a post a few years ago looking for hyper specific book recommendations because I just neeeeded more books like them. A couple of those will be featured here but there will be some newer ones as well!   The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was such a specific experience for me and so many other readers. I remember being so floored by how the narrative was shaped and how TJR went through her life. It’s that fun mix of historical fiction and contemporary that I enjoy. The Black Dog Bay series is one I’ve talked about so much on here. The town of Black Dog Bay is built around being a place for heartbroken folks to travel and heal. It’s like a classic romance companion series on steroids. The businesses have names like Better Off Bed-and-Breakfast, the Eat Your Heart Out bakery, and the Whinery bar. It was just such a clever premise for a book and I’m always thinking about it. Dissonance is one […]

Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I recently wrote about some new auto-read/buy authors but this is a twist for some books on my TBR by authors I haven’t read yet. Hopefully in a year or so these folks will make it onto my new auto-buy/read list too! Upcoming Releases   Recent Releases    

Book Titles That Include “Summer” (that I Highly Recommend) Top Ten Tuesdays were started by The Broke and the Bookish and are now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where we make lists of our top ten books (or something else!) based on that week’s prompt. The topics are provided ahead of time and can be found here. Book links bring you to Goodreads or my review. I saw the prompt of “Book Titles That Include the Word [blank]” and thought I’d go with “summer” because tis the season! I sorted my shelves by rating so I could share my favorite books with the word in the title.