Saturday, December 31, 2016

December Wrap Up

Finish in December  
Cress by Marissa Meyer

December TBR
I also finsihed reading Winter by Marissa Meyer 
Wrapped in Red by Meghan M Gorecki
Jingle Bell Romance by Valerie Hansen
Her Holiday Hero by Margaret Daley
The Sheriff's Christmas Twins by Karen Kirst
Kissing Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
Hometown Holiday Reunion by Mia Ross
Oliver, the Cat Who Saved Christmas by Shelia Norton
The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere
The Bachelor's Homecoming by Karen Kirst
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale
The Silent Songbird by Melanie DIckerson
A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Reclaiming His Past by Karen Kirst



Thursday, December 1, 2016

December TBR

Finish in December  
Cress by Marissa Meyer

December TBR
Wrapped in Red by Meghan M Gorecki
Jingle Bell Romance by Valerie Hansen
Her Holiday Hero by Margaret Daley
The Sheriff's Christmas Twins by Karen Kirst
Kissing Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
Hometown Holiday Reunion by Mia Ross
Oliver, the Cat Who Saved Christmas by Shelia Norton
The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere
The Bachelor's Homecoming by Karen Kirst
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale
The Silent Songbird by Melanie DIckerson
A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan




Wednesday, November 30, 2016

November Wrap Up

Finish in November
Si-Renity by Si Robertson
The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep
The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
See How they Run by Ally Carter

November TBR
Can't Help Falling by Kara Isaac
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
She Walks in Power by Marylu Tyndall
Murder Comes by Mail by A.H. Gabhart
Tangled up in Brew by Joyce Tremel
Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale 

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordion 

Sunday, November 13, 2016

The Start of my Summer or Why the New Gilmore Girl's thing on Netflix is bitter Sweet

I've been absent from both my blogs since May. Not so odd for my personal blog but slightly unusual for my book blog. One reason stems from the fact that for a while I didn't feel like reading anything. So nothing to review. I wish that my absence from the blog had indeed been because I didn't feel like reading.  Cause that means I could pretend that what happened this year in May was just a bad dream. But I can't pretend it's just a bad dream, because it really did happen.

It's taking me almost six months to be at a point that I can finally write about it. What happened in May is something that no matter how old you are you are never really prepared for. There's no way one can ever be prepared for. I'm also hoping by getting this written and posted to the blog; I can get back into a normal posting schedule.

On May 21st of this year my mom passed away suddenly. We had no warning. She was fine on the 20th and then the next day she was gone. We were in shock. I wasn't prepared to lose my mom when I was only 28.  My dad was in shock he had just lost his wife of almost 30 years and my sister as well. At 19 she was planning on a normal summer between her sophomore and junior year of college. And then my grandparents had to bury their daughter. So needless to say we were all in shock and a fog. But somehow I was the one who was able to put my grief aside to plan everything.

Other than gravesite and tombstone my parents hadn't really planned much. So everything had to be planned in a short period of time. My dad wanted to the funeral and visitation if all possible taken care of before May 28th not because he wanted to rush anything. He just didn't want me to have to go through either thing on my 29th birthday.( Which I didn't really celebrate, but that's another blog post.) But he was to shocked to do the planning. But I did take the time to grieve. I held together basically to the day of the visitation and as soon as by best friend showed up to the funeral home and gave me a hug I broke down. And finally cried the tears I was holding back to get through everything.

 So I did everything with the planning from picking out the casket, to the guest book and cards. To the pictures. I picked out 40 pictures that ended up being in the slide show that they had playing.
Instead of flowers on the casket my mom wouldn't have wanted us to waste money on flowers because her view of flowers was unless they were ones you could plant it was a waste of money. So instead we had a quilt draped over the casket. She loved to quilt. So we felt that fit her better. The three songs I ended up picking for her funeral was  When I get where I am going by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, My Wish by Rascal Flatts, and Go Rest High by Vince Gill. The pastor who preached her funeral chose 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 because of the simple fact that my mom loved her family. It was also her favorite Bible verse and it's one of my favorites as well.

But losing my mom has also made me stronger and a better daughter and sister because in the last six months I've grown closer to my dad. My dad my sister and I have learned to better talk with each other. And to share what's going on.

But losing my mom has also made the netflix Gilmore girl's showing bitter sweet. My mom and I loved that show. As well as the relationship that Loreli and Rory had. So yes I am going to watch but I will be doing so with a blanket tissues and ice cream. Knowing that my mom wouldn't want me to mourn for the rest of my life. She would want me to remember her and the happy times and to continue to live my life.


I wish that it was the only sad event of the summer but it's not. That's another blog post. 

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

November TBR

I'm keeping my November TBR light as I am also doing Nanowrimo this month. Plus I want to get caught up on my book reviews that I am behind on as well.

Finish in November
Si-Renity by Si Robertson
The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep
The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
See How they Run by Ally Carter

November TBR
Can't Help Falling by Kara Isaac
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
She Walks in Power by Marylu Tyndall
Murder Comes by Mail by A.H. Gabhart
Tangled up in Brew by Joyce Tremel
Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale 

October Wrap Up

October TBR
Books To Finish In October
Canary Island Song by Robin Jones Gunn
Once Upon Eliza by Erynn Mangum
October TBR
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
She Walks in Power by Marylu Tyndall
Off the Books by Lucy Arlington
Murder Comes by Mail by A.H. Gabhart
Tangled up in Brew by Joyce Tremel
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordin
Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon
See How they Run by Ally Carter
Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale 

Sunday, October 9, 2016

October TBR

Books To Finish In October

Canary Island Song by Robin Jones Gunn
Once Upon Eliza by Erynn Mangum

October TBR
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
She Walks in Power by Marylu Tyndall
Off the Books by Lucy Arlington
Murder Comes by Mail by A.H. Gabhart
Tangled up in Brew by Joyce Tremel
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordin
Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon
See How they Run by Ally Carter
Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale



September Wrap Up

September Wrap Up
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
Fire and Ice by Mary Connealy
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Her Small-Town Cowboy by Mia Ross
Katie in Waiting by Erynn Mangum
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Only Pirate at the party by Lindsey Stirling
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. ROwling
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale
Life Just Got Real by Sadie Robertson
Her Rancher Bodyguard by Brenda Minton
Once Upon Eliza by Erynn Mangum
She Walks in Power by Marylu Tyndall




Sunday, September 4, 2016

September TBR

September TBR
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
Fire and Ice by Mary Connealy
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Her Small-Town Cowboy by Mia Ross
Katie in Waiting by Erynn Mangum
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Only Pirate at the party by Lindsey Stirling
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. ROwling
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale
Life Just Got Real by Sadie Robertson
Her Rancher Bodyguard by Brenda Minton
Once Upon Eliza by Erynn Mangum

She Walks in Power by Marylu Tyndall

August Wrap Up

From this Moment on by Elizabeth Camden
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Under a Maui Moon by Robin Jones GUnn
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Bachelor's Girl Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
Fire and Ice by Mary Connealy
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Her Small-Town Cowboy by Mia Ross
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Katie in Waiting by Erynn Mangum
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Only Pirate at the party by Lindsey Stirling
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. ROwling
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale
Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson

The Final Reveille by Amanda Flower

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

August To Be Read Pile

August TBR
From this Moment on by Elizabeth Camden
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Under a Maui Moon by Robin Jones GUnn
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Bachelor's Girl Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
Fire and Ice by Mary Connealy
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Her Small-Town Cowboy by Mia Ross
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Katie in Waiting by Erynn Mangum
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Only Pirate at the party by Lindsey Stirling
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. ROwling
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher  McHale
Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson
The Final Reveille by Amanda Flower


July Wrap Up

In July I read 14 books 

Batgirl, Vo1 1 The Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart
The Legend of the Irish Castle by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Her One and Only by Becky Wade
Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar
Close to You by Kara Isaac
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Sisterchicks Down Under by Robin Jones Gunn
DOuble Down by Gwenda Bond
The Crimson Cord by Jill Eileen Smith
The Mystery of the Soccer by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
The Grinning Gargoyle by Gertrude CHandler Warner
Batgirl VOl Family Business by Cameron Stewart
Sisterchicks Say Ooh La La by Robin Jones Gunn

Sunday, July 24, 2016

May June Wrap UP

May and June Wrap Up
Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Mother-Daugther book camp by HEather Vogel Frederick
The Marine's NEw Family by Roz Dunbar
Rest in Peach by Susan Furlong
ALias Hook by Lisa Jensen
A Greif Observed by C.S. Lewis
The True Tails of Baker and Taylor by Jan Louch
Romans
Cinderella's Shoes by Shonna Slayton
Never Never by Brianna Shrum
Dorothy and the four Corners of Magic by Red Reyna
Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry
Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck
Mansfield Park by Jane AUsten
DUcan, the Story Dragon by Amanda Driscoll

To Helvetica and Back by Paige Shelton 

Friday, May 20, 2016

Reading this week


Finished 
The Marine's New Family by Roz Dunbar
October 31, 1517 Martin Luther and the Day that changed the World by Martin E Marty
The Lawman's Surprise Family by Patricia Johns

Currently reading
Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
The Topaz Road by Red Reyna
Rest in Peach by Susan Furlong
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
Her One and Only by Becky Wade
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar

Non-fiction reading
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling
Go Big Or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream by Scotty McCreery

Getting ready to read
Lakeside Hero by Lenora Worth
Smoky Mountain Investigation by Annslee Urban
The Hero's Sweetheart by Cheryl Wyatt
Wrangling the Cowboy's Heart by Carolyne Aarsen
Katie in Waiting By Erynn Mangum
A Singular and Whimsical by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
Love, Lies, and Spies by Cindy Anstey
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
Never Never by Brianna Shrum

Classic
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Audio on the Way to Work


Reviewing




Devotional reading
The Woman's study Bible, NKJV
Romans


Did not Finish
Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson



Reviews Posted this week 

Friday, May 13, 2016

Reading this week

Finished 
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Mother-Daughter Book Camp by HEather Vogel Frederick
Plain Danger by Debby Giusti

Currently reading
Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
The Marine's New Family by Roz Dunbar
The Topaz Road by Red Reyna

Non-fiction reading
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling


Getting ready to read
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
Katie in Waiting By Erynn Mangum
A Singular and Whimsical by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
Her One and Only by Becky Wade
Love, Lies, and Spies by Cindy Anstey

Classic
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Audio on the Way to Work


Reviewing




Devotional reading
The Woman's study Bible, NKJV
Romans


Did not Finish
Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson


Reviews Posted this week



Friday, May 6, 2016

Reading this week


Finished 
The Proposal by Becky Wade
A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson 
One more Wish by Robin JOnes Gunn
Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates
The Firefighter Daddy by Margaret Daley
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

Currently reading
Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott
The Marine's New Family by Roz Dunbar
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Non-fiction reading
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling


Getting ready to read
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
Katie in Waiting By Erynn Mangum
A Singular and Whimsical by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
Her One and Only by Becky Wade
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
Mother-Daughter Book Camp by HEather Vogel Frederick

Classic
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Audio on the Way to Work


Reviewing




Devotional reading
The Woman's study Bible, NKJV
Romans


Did not Finish



Reviews Posted this week 

Sunday, May 1, 2016

May TBR

May TBR
I'm keeping my May TBR list kind of small I want a bit of freedom in choosing what I want to read in May.
May-Folks in Uniform Challenge-
The Firefighter Daddy by Margaret Daley
The Lawman's Surprise family by Patricia Johns
Plain Danger by Debby Giusti
The Baby Barter by Patty Hall Smith
The Hero's Sweetheart by Cheryl Wyatt
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
A Singular and Whimsical Problem by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
Never Never by Brianna Shrum
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry
Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

Her One and Only by Becky Wade 

Saturday, April 30, 2016

April Wrap UP

April Wrap

In April I read a total of 16 books and 5161 pages. I met most of my reading goals for April.
Look to the East by Maureen Lang
Harvest of Gold by Tessa Afshar
Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green
The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Steveson
Daring Sacrifice by Jody Hedlund
A Disguise to Die for by Diane Vallere
Charity's Cross by Marylu Tyndall
A Churn for the Worse by Laura Bradford
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
The Rancher's First Love by Brenda Minton
A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly
Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell
Out of the Dying Pan by Linda Reilly
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
No Cats Allowed by Miranda James


April TBR*
Through the ages book challenge-
Biblical times- Harvest of Gold by Tessa Afshar
Regency Period- The Spy's devotion by Melanie Dickerson
Civil War- Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green
WWI-  Look to the East by Maureen Lang

WWII- GI Brides by Grace Livingston Hill

bonus era the age of pirates - Charity's Cross by Marylu Tyndall

Middle ages- A Daring Sacrifice by Jody Hedlund


Charity's Cross by Marylu Tyndall
The Rancher's First love by Brenda Minton 
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
A Sweet Misfortune by Maggie Brendan ending up not likely it
A Disguise to die for by Diane Vallere
I Saw the Light by Collin Escott
The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton


Other choices if I got the ones above read
A Singular and Whimsical Problem by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
A Daring Sacrifice by Jody Hedlund
Never Never by Brianna Shrum

Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

Friday, April 29, 2016

Reading this week


Finished 
No Cats Allowed by Miranda James
Me before You by Jojo Moyes


Currently reading
Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson 
One more Wish by Robin JOnes Gunn
Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi

Non-fiction reading
Pistols and Petticoats by Erika Janik

Getting ready to read
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
Katie in Waiting By Erynn Mangum
A Singular and Whimsical by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling

Classic
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Audio on the Way to Work


Reviewing




Devotional reading
The Woman's study Bible, NKJV
Romans


Did not Finish
A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable

Say you love me by Johanna Lindsey



Reviews Posted this week 

Friday, April 22, 2016

Reading this week

Finished 
A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly
Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell
Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey (Main stream historical romance not for everyone)
The Magic of you by Johanna Lindsey (Main stream historical romance not for everyone)
Out of the Flying Pan by Linda Reilly


Currently reading
Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson 
A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable
Say you love me by Johanna Lindsey
Me before You by Jojo Moyes

Non-fiction reading

Getting ready to read
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Chivalrous by Dina L Sleiman
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
Katie in Waiting By Erynn Mangum
A Singular and Whimsical by Rachel McMillan
The Bachelor girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling

Classic
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Audio on the Way to Work

Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey

Reviewing




Devotional reading
The Woman's study Bible, NKJV
Romans


Did not Finish



Reviews Posted this week