My Book Club: Year One

Almost a year ago, I helped start a book club with some of the younger ladies in my church (for high school and older). I've always liked the idea of a book club, but I never knew how to run one or how to ask people to join. The ladies from my church started a …

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Books and Waffles Alphabetical: R

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Books I Enjoyed but Rarely Talk About. I didn't know how to make a list for this prompt, so here's analphabetical post instead. Rules: Credit Alex for the idea, and link back Post at your own pace, do as many or as few letters as you want Post your …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Bought in 2019 Because…

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Books I Bought/Borrowed Because… Last year, I got a little carried away buying new books. I want to support authors, especially ones I've already read, but the constant barrage of special editions and preorder incentives was overwhelming. This year I'm trying to get my priorities straight and read …

Top Ten Tuesday: Non-Fairy Tale Retellings

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Genre Freebie (pick a genre and build a list around it! i.e., best/worst romances, non-fiction for travelers, memoirs for foodies, classics that feel timeless, romance novel kisses, science fiction that feels too real for comfort, women’s fiction for newbies, etc.) It took me a while to pick a …

Book Review: Romanov by Nadine Brandes

I've always loved the Anastasia animated film, but I was never content with how much the story was changed from the actual historic events. Almost any book about the Romanov family fascinates me, so Nadine Brandes' Romanov caught my attention. A historically accurate retelling from Anastasia's point of view, Romanov adds a dash of magic …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2019 TBR

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Books On My Spring 2019 TBR. I planned to only list new books on my spring TBR, but it was harder than I thought to find ten titles I'm excited to read. I'm a lot more picky this year about what I pick up, so here are just …

Top Ten Tuesday: 2019 Releases Part 1

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019. There are so many books coming out that I want to read! I made a list last month in preparation, and there are already seventy books I want to read. Seventy! Most of those come out during the first …

Top Ten Tueday: Winter TBR-ish

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Winter 2018 TBR. I don't normally make a set TBR list because I usually don't stick to it. But there are several books and series I want to try to read over the next few months. Here are ten. Grisha trilogy and Six of Crows duology by Leigh …