Books from the Backlog: Suspended in the Stars by E.A. Hendryx

Carole @ Carole's Random Life hosts a weekly blog link-up called "Books from the Backlog" where you share neglected books from your bookshelf. Since I continually make reading goals to narrow down my physical TBR and do terrible at actually keeping up with those goals, I thought it would be fun to join in from …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making you happy this week? A really fun night at the book club I started at work and all the ladies who came being so great Ice cream nachos from Almost Heaven Book mail coming days sooner than expected Playing Breath of the Wild again Coming up with more t-shirt designs Episode 2 of …

Top Ten Tuesday: May Flowers

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is May Flowers. I made it easy on myself by choosing pretty covers with flowers on them. It's surprising, but I haven't done this for a TTT prompt before! Small Favors by Erin A. Craig: I love this book and that cover. Don't let the brightness deceive you, though. …

Writing Update: April 2024

April has been my best month of writing so far this year. It's still not a lot (not when I've written a 50K word novel in less than 30 day multiple times), but it's definitely a start to get myself back into the habit of writing. This month's writing has been such a random assortment …

Book Spotlight: Rip Tide by Lisa T. Bergren

Welcome to book spotlight where instead of giving you another book review, I’m just going to talk about books I’ve read recently that I enjoyed. Prepare yourself for the fangirl gushing. There are some authors I will always love. Some authors that I know, without a doubt, when I pick up a novel by them, I'll enjoy …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making you happy this week? The makerspace at work finally opening and making fun things for people (and also "dreaming" up more ideas for people) Celebrating Judah's birthday at Kast Iron with board games and ice cream cake The D&D chat conversations after a crazy (ridiculous) session Getting stuff done on my day off …

Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons I Haven’t Read a Book

This week's Top Ten Tuesday is Petty Reasons You’ve DNF’d a Book. I thought this might be hard at first since I usually have a somewhat decent reason for not finishing a book, but as I started brainstorming, more and more reasons came to my attention. Ha. This list includes reasons I didn't finish a …

A Whisper in the Walls by Scott Reintgen

Welcome to book spotlight where instead of giving you another book review, I’m just going to talk about books I’ve read recently that I enjoyed. Prepare yourself for the fangirl gushing. Whenever you enjoy the first book in a series, there are always a few worries when you read the sequel. Will it be as good as …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making you happy this week? Attending the Ohioana Book Festival with my friends meeting authors and getting books signed asking a question during a panel good queso and guac the best chicken bacon ranch avocado sandwich ever visiting the Book Loft (even if I didn't buy anything) good conversations and feeling like I belong …

Top Ten Tuesday: Physical TBR Books I Still Need to Read

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Unread Books on My Shelves I Want to Read Soon. Since one of my bigger reading goals this year is to whittle down my physical TBR (aka books I own and haven't read yet), this list was so easy to make! Circle of Shadows duology by Evelyn Skye: …