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t’s Top Ten Tuesday again!  It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Top Ten Bingeworthy TV Shows and Movies Today we’re taking a step away from books and talking about something we all know and love: books and movies!  Now, I’ll be honest, I actually don’t watch a whole lot of television or movies.  Despite that, I still have a couple favorites that I really love,… Read More

It’s Top Ten Tuesday again!  It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Books I DNF’d Too Quickly I am not someone to DNF (did not finish) books too often.  So, even though I really enjoyed thinking about this week’s topic, it was a really hard one for me.  Because of that, I could only think of 8 books that I’ve DNF’d that I may have given… Read More

Hey everyone!  Today it’s my stop for The Rebellion Blog Tour!  The Rebellion is book #2 in the Tales of Tarsurella series by Livy Jarmusch.  In honor of it’s release next Tuesday, I’m sharing my spoiler-free review of the book!  Also, just in case you’re curious, you can check out my review for book #1, The Coronation, by clicking here. Title: The Rebellion (Tales of Tarsurella #2) by Livy Jarmusch Pages: 345 Genres: YA, Christian, Contemporary Published by: Self-published (May 8th,… Read More

Hey everyone! To celebrate the release of Maureen A. Miller’s newest book, Beneath, I’m participating in the blog tour!  Today, I’m sharing my thoughts about the book, and I’m also sharing how you can enter to win a $50 Amazon gift Card! Title:  Beneath by Maureen A. Miller Pages: 340 Release Date: March 26, 2018 Publisher: Self-published Genres: YA, Fantasy, Romance Format: Print and digital Synopsis An overnight fishing trip on the Atlantic Ocean… It was… Read More

Title: Dreaming with God: A Bold Call to Step Out and Follow God’s Lead by Sarah Beth Marr Pages: 203 Genres: Christian, Non-Fiction, Motivational Published by: Baker Books (Feb. 6, 2018) Summary The world tells us that the way to make all our dreams come true is to set our own course and strive every day. But when it’s all on us, we end up feeling exhausted, frustrated, and, disappointed when things don’t turn out as we’d… Read More

It’s finally February!!  I don’t know about you, but January felt about three months long.  Last month was also a very emotionally draining and a rather stress-filled month for me for a good chunk of it, too.  So, I’m really glad it’s behind us, and I’m looking forward to happier days in February! Despite all that, I think I still had a pretty good blogging month, and I also managed to read… Read More

A while back I was nominated by Jade at Drink Coffee and Read Books to do the Unique Blogger Award tag!  Thank you so much for tagging me, Jade!! THE RULES Share the link to the blogger who nominated you. Answer the questions they gave you. Nominate 8-13 other bloggers and pay it forward. Ask them three questions. THE QUESTIONS 1. What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves?… Read More

Hello!  Today I’m going to share with you all how I did for the #ReadersCrossing readathon hosted by Aentee from Read at Midnight!  This was a super cute readathon based off of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and it ran from December 10th – 31st.  Unfortunately, just like during the Holiday Adventureathon, I didn’t complete all the challenges, nor did I keep track of my points like I had originally planned on doing.  December… Read More

There’s only a few days left in 2017!  It’s hard to believe that 2018 is almost here!  This past year was filled with great books and exciting milestones for my blog.  I discovered some new favorite books (which I’ll be talking about in another post soon), and my blog has almost doubled in views since last December.  I’m really looking forward to seeing what next year brings! Today, I’m going to share… Read More

Hello everyone! Merry Christmas!! In honor of today, I’ve decided to make a little bit of a different post today.  It doesn’t really have anything to do with books, but it’s Christmas, so I think that’s okay. 🙂 Today, I’m going to share with you all some of my most memorable Christmas memories and traditions. My family has always been super into Christmas!  We decorate in early November, and fill the months of… Read More