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

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

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 

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. 

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 

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

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

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

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 

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 

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

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 

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 

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

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 

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