Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This weeks Top Ten is: Halloween Freebie – So I went with books that give off Halloween Vibes!
A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Sign Here by Claudia Lux
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst
Hide by Kiersten White
The Hacienda by Isabel Canas
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Hi Friends, I am finally here with my second round up for October. I have been pretty slow in my reading this month and am pretty much caught up on my reviews! These were all great books but my favorite was probably my re-read of Beard In Mind.
Beard in Mind by Penny Reid – Reread – 5 Stars This one was a re-read for me and I still loved it. I love the Winston family so much and I always getting to read from this family again. This story follows Beau and Shelley and their story is one of my favorites but it is also one of the harder hitting books in the series. This book does have heavier topics and trigger warnings might be needed.
Never Rescue A Rogue by Virginia Heath – 4 Stars This is book two in The Merriwell Sister’s series and follows the middle sister Diana. Diana works for the newspaper writing columns about the Ton as well as harder hitting pieces but her family thinks she just proofreads the other writers. This story follows Diana as she helps her friend Giles try and uncover some family history that he wants to keep hidden. I really loved the writing in this story there were so many good lines in this book but my favorite was; “I haven’t refused. I’ve loved her since the moment she lambasted me with her first pithy set-down and really cannot wait to spend all eternity shackled to the prickly minx. She feels the same.” He smiled at her and she smiled back. “Don’t you?” “He’s my fungus.” He’s my fungus!!! I loved this line so much and really summed up the entire relationship between the two characters! I also loved all the interactions between Diana and Giles as well as Giles’s man servant Dalton! Dalton was such a fun character and really would have liked to have had more time with him. I think they also hinted at the end of this book who might be the love interest for the last Merriwell and I really hope it’s who I think it is! After thoroughly enjoying this book I decided to go back and read first book in this series that has been sitting on my kindle since last year and so far I am loving it! Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for my #gifted copy for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet – 4 Stars I picked this fantasy series up on a whim after seeing book 4 talked about over on instagram. I really enjoyed this one and liked the world that the story takes place in. We follow Cat who is kidnapped by Griffin and his team that includes Carver, Kato and Flynn. The relationships were some of my favorite aspects of this book and not just the romance. If you are looking for a fun fantasy romance then I would check this one out.
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews – 4 Stars After loving The Siren of Sussex earlier this year I was so excited for this one but it kind of fell flat for me. It was described as a marriage of convenience but it took way to long to get there for that to be a real factor me. This one follows Julia who is trying to escape her family and their arranged marriage and Captain Jasper Blunt who was known for his ruthlessness in the Crimea War. I liked both of the characters and their story was nice I just wished the pacing was a little better and that things happened sooner. I am still excited to continue with this series though.
Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid – 4 Stars I really enjoyed this one and you can see my thoughts on it when I post my review for the blog tour. Thank you Social Butterfly PR for my gifted copy.
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include any books you acquire throughout the week no matter how you receive them or what format they come in! Gifts, library, netgalley or whatever!
I brought in 13 books this week and so far I have read 3 of them and am part way through 2 and 1 book I got in e-book and audio from my library.
Physical Books
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews – Bought myslef – 4 Stars
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata – Gift from a friend – 4 Stars
Throw Me To The Wolves by Lindy Ryan & Christopher Brooks – Unplugged Book Box
A Little Bit of Luck by Jill Shalvis – Thank you Forever for my #gifted copy!
Audio Books
The Boy With The Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith – Library
The Plot and The Pendulum by Jenn McKinlay – Library
The Butcher and The Wren by Alaina Urquhart – Library
E-books or e-galleys this week.
A Spinster’s Guide to Danger and Dukes by Manda Collins – Netgalley e-arc from Forever
Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid – ARC for blog tour – 4 Stars
Two Wrongs Make A Right by Chloe Liese – ARC from Berkley for blog tour – about 60% into it.
The Boy With The Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith – Library
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison – Library – Started this one and about 30% in and it’s good so far.
Little Eve by Catriona Ward – Library – Hoping to start this one as soon as I finish Such Sharp Teeth.
I have been seeing this monthly meme for awhile and it looked like fun and I thought October was the perfect month to start since it’s my BIRTHDAY Month!! I love my birthstones and pink in general!
Folk Around and Find out, a small town, second chance contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid is now available!
Hank Weller doesn’t help people. He leaves that do-gooder nonsense to his best friend, Beau Winston. Hank does what he wants, when he wants, with whomever he wants—and Hank does not want to hire Charlotte Mitchell to be an exotic dancer at his club, The Pink Pony. Sure, he can’t help noticing the dips and curves of her, how shrewd, smart, and funny she is, the fire in her hazel eyes. He’s always noticed. She’d probably draw a crowd and entice the regulars. But after Charlotte’s messy, public divorce made Hank’s club out to be the culprit—and made her the single mother of four kids—he doesn’t need or want any additional bad press courtesy of Charlotte Mitchell. Or the distraction. Unfortunately for him, the town’s prettiest charity case doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of the words nope, no, and never.
Charlotte Mitchell doesn’t much like Hank Weller. Once upon a time, she used to. Years ago, she liked him a whole heckofalot despite other folks in town labeling him as “eccentric” and “nonconformist,” which were polite southern alternatives to “filthy rich” and “self-centered douchebag.” Her opinion of him changed dramatically after he volunteered to be her date to junior prom and then promptly stood her up. They haven’t so much as acknowledged each other in over a decade. But a sudden family emergency means Charlotte needs access to Hank’s club ASAP. Unfortunately for her, the narcissistic fancy-pants doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of the words help, generosity, and compassion.
But he’s about to find himself schooled. Charlotte is going to teach Hank a lesson once and for all about basic human decency, whether he likes it or not.
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she writes kissing books. Penny is an obsessive knitter and manages the #OwnVoices-focused mentorship incubator / publishing imprint, Smartypants Romance. She lives in Seattle Washington with her husband, three kids, and dog named Hazel.
Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam on Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!
The three Ws are: What are currently reading? What have you finished reading? What will you read next?
What are you currently reading?
Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet – I am about 50% in to it. This is book 2 in fantasy series. It’s getting pretty boring and not holding my interest right now.
Malice House by Megan Shepherd – Listening to the audio and I am about 43% into it. This is a thriller/horror about a creepy house.
Partners In Crime by Alisha Rai – I started this one before I went on vacation but didn’t take it with me so hopefully can finish it this week. I got about 45% into it and I am really liking it.
Two Wrongs Make A Right by Chloe Liese – Received the ARC while on vacation and I started it and am about 37% into it.
Folk Around And Find Out by Penny Reid – Received the ARC while on vacation and I started it and got to 50% and I am loving it!!
What did you recently finish reading?
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews – 4 Stars
What do you think you’ll read next?
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead – Hoping to start soon for a buddy read
Little Eve by Catriona Ward – Have it from the library
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison – Have it from the library
What are you currently reading? Let me know in the comments below!
Weekendween Monster Mash is a spooky themed readathon over on youtube that is hosted by GabbyReads and Oliviareadsalatte. It will run from October 28-31. There are four prompts which I have listed below as well as some books that I am hoping to read during the weekend.
Prompts:
Let a coin toss decide your first read – Pretty easy I will just do a coin toss to pick my first book.
Read a book with a monster in it, or a monster on the cover – For this one I am hoping to finally get to Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant which is about killer mermaids. I also might do a re-read of Rat Queens because I love this series so much!
Listen to a spooky audiobook or read a horror graphic novel / manga – So for this one I am probably going to go with more of a cozy themed graphic novel and I might read Mooncakes or a re-read of Blood Stain! I also might check out The Chilling adventures of Sabrina.
Read a book in the dark or at night – I will probably read whatever I have on my kindle and I always read at night so this one should be easy.
Here are some other books that I might end up reading during the weekend. I have these on my list for the month so if I don’t get to them before the readathon I might pick one of these up.
Hello Friends! I am going on vacation and we leave tomorrow morning and these are a few of the books I am hoping to read. I have a decent amount of time to read while on the plane plus all the time I will be relaxing by the pool or ocean. I am only bringing two physical books and then my kindle so really I have whatever I feel like mood reading that is downloaded but the books below are ones I am going to try and prioritize.
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews – This is a historical romance and the second in a series. I recently read the first one The Siren of Sussex and loved it and can’t wait to dive into this one!
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead – I am buddy reading this one with some friends on Instagram so. I will be bringing it with me and hopefully will be able to read it while there.
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala – I have this one on my kindle checked out from my library and I am hoping to get to sometime while I am on gone.
Heart On Fire by Amanda Bouchet– I am binging my way through this serie sand will probably read book 3 in this series while I am laying by a pool!
The Buring Girls by C.J. Tudor – A thriller/horror I have had on my kindle for awhile and this is the perfect month to try and get to it!
Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam on Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!
The three Ws are: What are currently reading? What have you finished reading? What will you read next?
What are you currently reading?
Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet – Started yesterday and about 30% in to it. This is book 2 in fantasy series.
Malice House by Megan Shepherd – Listening to the audio and am about 20% into it. This is a thriller/horror about a creepy house.
Partners In Crime by Alisha Rai – Also started this one yesterday got about 25% into it, it’s good so far.
What did you recently finish reading?
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna – 4 Stars
Beard In Mind by Penny Reid – 5 Stars (Re-Read)
Never Rescue A Rogue by Virginia Heath – 4 Stars
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet – 4 Stars
What do you think you’ll read next?
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead – Taking this one on vacation with me
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews – Also taking this one on vacation with me and I can’t wait to start it.
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala – Have this downloaded on my kindle from the library.
Heart On Fire by Amanda Bouchet – Book 3 in a fantasy series and I already have it downloaded to start once I finish book 2!
What are you currently reading? Let me know in the comments below!
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