Month: July 2022

Top Ten Books From My Past Seasonal To-read Posts I STILL Haven’t Read

Posted July 25, 2022 by Jana in Top Ten Tuesday / 17 Comments

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic was submitted by Dedra at A Book Wanderer. Thanks, Dedra!

I’ve said it once and will say it at least a thousand more times in my life: I’m a mood reader. I read what I want, when I want or I will not be happy. It’s just a fact, and I started enjoying book blogging much more when I allowed myself to do this. I host 4 seasonal TBR posts a year and I rarely stick to them. lol. A lot of my old TBR lists contain books I still haven’t read, but don’t really want to read anymore. So I’m not even going to cover those. I’m going to share 10 of the books I am still really, really excited to read! And I’m not including anything from lists I’ve written this year because that’s just not fair. lol.

1. The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (featured on my fall 2021 to-read list)
2. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (featured on my summer 2021 to-read list)
3. Must Love Cowboys by Carly Bloom (featured on my spring 2021 to-read list)
4. A Place in the Sun by R.S. Grey (featured on my spring 2021 to-read list)
5. The Trouble with Tabbies by A.G. Henley (featured on my winter 2020-2021 to-read list)
6. The Woman in the Mirror by Rebecca James (featured on my fall 2020 to-read list)
7. Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (featured on my summer 2020 to-read list)
8. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (featured on my winter 2019-2020 to-read list)
9. A Promise of Fire
by Amanda Bouchet (featured on my winter 2017-2018 to-read list)
10. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (featured on my summer 2015 to-read list)

Which ones should I prioritize? Which ones should I forget about?


Top Ten 2022 Christmas Book Releases I’m Excited to Read

Posted July 18, 2022 by Jana in Top Ten Tuesday / 20 Comments

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic is a freebie, which means you get to pick any topic you’d like! If you can’t come up with one your own, feel free to go back into the TTT archive and choose a past topic you either missed or would like to do again. In honor of Christmas In July, a gift-giving event I host each July, I thought it would be fun to share my excitement for some upcoming Christmas book releases! I love Christmas books, particularly romances, so much and I’ve got quite a few on my radar for the end of the year!

1. The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk
2. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
3. A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary
4. All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
5. Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
6. Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
7. Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop by Kiley Dunbar
8. Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
9. Alaska for Christmas by Jennifer Snow
10. Let It Snow by Beth Moran

What topic did you pick for this week?
Do you love Christmas books as much as I do?


Top Ten Summery Book Covers

Posted July 11, 2022 by Jana in Top Ten Tuesday / 17 Comments

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic was submitted by Ellie @ Curiosity Killed the Bookworm, and is about book covers that look or feel like summer! I love this topic and will be sharing all my favorite colorful, summery book covers today! Most of these are relatively recent or upcoming releases I’m excited about and I’m going to try really hard to share books I haven’t mentioned on the blog  yet. It’s so easy to just talk about the same books all the time, but so many deserve love!

1. All Roads Lead to You by Jackie Ashenden
2. Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
3. The Setup by Lizzy Dent
4. The Meet Cute Method by Portia MacIntosh
5. Head Over Feet by Whitney Dineen
6. The Suite Spot by Trish Doller
7. Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay
8. Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella
9. Chasing the Italian Dream by Jo Thomas
10. Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London

Have you read any of these? Are you excited about any of them?
What’s the summeriest (lol) book cover you’ve seen lately?


Top Five Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022

Posted July 4, 2022 by Jana in Top Ten Tuesday / 12 Comments

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022. This is another one of those topics that will weigh down my to-read list, which is good, because I can only think of 5 picks for this topic! I’m clearly focusing on author backlists rather than looking ahead at new upcoming releases these days, so please tell me what you’re excited about and bulk up my tbr!

1. Well Met by Jen DeLuca (December 6, 2022)
2. The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk (November 10, 2022)
3. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss (October 18, 2022)
4. Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan (September 20, 2022)
5. The Beekeeper at Elderflower Grove by Jaimie Admans

Are you excited for any of these?