Hello and Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Americans! 🎆 Today is also my first day as a host for Bookending Summer 2019. I am so excited to be hosting for the next four days! I loved being a host last spring, and I just know that this time is going to be even better. 😁
Today’s prompt is inspired by the fact that today is the 4th of July. I’ll be sharing books that fill me with pride for America and books that just give me a very distinctive, American vibe. For those of you not in the US, I’d love to see which books remind you of and fill you with pride for your country!
Without further ado, let’s begin!
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Welcome to the Blog Tour for Midnight on the River Grey by Abigail Wilson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: Midnight on the River Grey
Author: Abigail Wilson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Genre: Historical Suspense/Gothic Romance
She knew the house was keeping secrets. If only the darkness would speak . . .
After her elder brother’s mysterious death, Rebecca Hunter vows to expose the man she believes responsible: Mr. Lewis Browning—known by the locals as the Midnight Devil and by Rebecca as her new guardian.
Summoned to his reclusive country estate to await her London season, Rebecca plans her own secret investigation among the darkened corridors of the mysterious Greybourne Hall. Yet Lewis Browning is not as she once imagined, and his motivation is horribly unclear. Recurrent nightmares and Rebecca’s restless feelings are further complicated by the shadow of her mother’s prior descent into madness and wondering if she, too, will follow the same heartbreaking path.
Even as midnight rides, strange injuries, and further murders lead back to Mr. Browning, Rebecca can’t ignore the subtle turn of her heart. Has she developed feelings for the man she swore to see hanged? And moreover, can she trust him with her uncertain future?
PURCHASE LINKS*: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Christianbook
*I received a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A huge thank you to the author and publisher!*
After reading the synopsis of this book, I was instantly intrigued. I love a good mystery, and that is something Midnight on the River Grey definitely has!
Hello! Friday, June 21st, is the official first day of summer. To celebrate, Amy @ A Court of Crowns and Quills, Jen @ Pinot and Pages, Heather @ Bookables, Aimee @ Aimee Reads, and Melanie @ Meltotheany are hosting the ultimate, summer readathon! I’ve been wanting a very relaxed and summery readathon for quite a while now, so when I found out about theirs, I just knew I was going to participate. The readathon runs from June 21st through June 27th. To find out more, each of the hosts have talked about the readathon on their blogs and channels. There’s also an official Summerathon Instagram!
Today, I’m going to be sharing my TBR for the readathon. So, let’s just jump right into it! 🎉📚☀
Hey everyone! It is summertime again! 🙌🏼 The summer months are my favorite, and it feels so great to be swimming and gardening again. Today I’ll be sharing with you all my bookish related goals for the summer. Typically, I count my summer reading from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day – late May through early September. So, I’ve already started working towards those goals.
Without further ado, here are my 2019 summer reading goals! 🎉
Hey everyone! Two weeks ago, I shared my TBR for the Pagesathon. Well, the readathon’s final day was on Sunday, so it’s time to share how I did!
Title: Ornamental Graces by Carolyn Astfalk
Pages: 366
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Christian/Catholic
Publisher: Multa Verba Publishing (Oct. 11th, 2016)
Summary
After his duplicitous girlfriend left, Dan Malone spent six months in a tailspin of despair and destruction: emotional, physical, and spiritual. Just when his life seems to be back on track, he meets Emily Kowalski, younger sister of his new best friend.
Emily’s the kind of girl he’d always dreamed of—sweet, smart, and sincere. But he’s made a mess of his life and ruined his chances for earning the love and trust of a woman like her.
Could Dan be the man Emily’s been waiting for? How could he be when every time they get close he pulls away? And will he ever be free from his shady past and the ex-girlfriend who refuses to stay there?
*I received a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A huge thank you to the author and publisher!*
As many of you probably already know, I love Christmas so much! So, when I received Ornamental Graces for review, I was quite excited. I’m a sucker for a Hallmark Christmas movie, and this book sounded just like one. While I ended up enjoying this one just as much as any Hallmark movie, it was so much more than that, too!
Title: Own Your Everyday by Jordan Lee Dooley
Pages: 240
Genres: Non-fiction, Self-help, Christian
Publisher Waterbrook & Multnomah (May 14th, 2019)
Summary
Do you ever feel the pressure to prove yourself? Or to “figure it all out” as you’re waiting in seasons that seem like the awkward in-between? Does it ever feel seem that you’re the only one with “unfigured-out dreams”?
Jordan equips you to confront the feeling of being stuck and instead live your purpose by owning (not ignoring) your story, your quirks, your struggles, and everything that makes you, you.In this book, Jordan provides practical tools as she shows you how to:
tackle limitations like disappointment, perfectionism, comparison, distraction, and more;
overcome the lie that you can’t live your purpose until or unless you reach a certain goal, milestone, etc.;
remove labels and break out of the box of expectations;
identify and eliminate excuses, insecurity, and unnecessary stress about an unknown future.
*I received a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A huge thank you to the author and publisher!*
I’ve been following Jordan Lee Dooley on Instagram for quite a while now. So, when I saw she was releasing a book, you can bet I was so excited! I’m happy to say that this book truly lived up to its hype, and I am so glad to have read it.
Hey everyone! I know I’ve been quiet on here the past couple weeks, but I’m working on getting my blogging back into more of a schedule. By June, I plan to be fully back to my regular blogging schedule.
Anyway, I’m excited to announce that I will be participating in the Pagesathon, hosted by Louisedanielle.reads and the Bookgeekery! The readathon runs from May 27th through June 9th. Today, I’m sharing the books that I hope to get read in these two weeks. So, here we go!
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Hi friends! Today I’m back with my April wrap-up, and in true Theresa fashion, we’re already halfway through May. Will I ever post a wrap-up on time? Who knows! Stay tuned…😂
As you all can probably guess from my lack of blog posts last month, I didn’t have a great reading month either. I ended up only reading two books. I realize that’s still two books to celebrate, but I was hoping for more. Regardless, I really enjoyed both of the books I read last month!
Title: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Page: 384
Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons (Aug. 14th, 2018)
Summary
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life–until the unthinkable happens.
Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
This book. This book!! I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to reviewing Where the Crawdads Sing. I’ll be honest, I only read this book because everyone on Bookstagram talked about this book daily. I barely even knew what it was about, but I knew it must be good because the library waiting list was huge!! 😂 Where the Crawdads Sing was one of the best books I’ve read in a very, very long time. It is truly deserving of every ounce of hype and praise it has received!
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