Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic was submitted by by Hopewell’s Public Library of Life and is: Books With Occupations in the Title. What a fun idea! I love a challenge, and I made sure to not repeat occupations (apparently I like doctor romances. lol.). I’ve read the first two on this list and the others are from my to-read pile.

Hotshot Doc by R.S. Grey

The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

The Heartwood Chef by Elana Johnson

The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes

Seduced by a Pirate by Eloisa James

The Cartographer’s Secret by Tea Cooper

The Artist of Blackberry Grange by Paulette Kennedy

Sir Andrew and the Authoress by Sally Britton

The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton

The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard

Have you read any of these?

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic is all about books with high page counts, aka the doorstopper books! Today I’m sharing the top ten longest books I’ve ever read, from highest page count to lowest. Some of these surprised me! I had no idea how long some of these books were, which is a testament to how good they were (minus one, which I rage read**).

1. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (886 pages)
2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (758 pages)
3. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (756 pages)
4. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (699 pages)
5. The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson (684 pages)**
6. The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen (673 pages)
7. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (629 pages)
8. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (626 pages)
9. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (624 pages)
10. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (618 pages)

Have you read any of these books?

What’s the longest books you’ve ever read?

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic is: Books Guaranteed to End to Your Reading Slump. Which books would you recommend to someone (it’s me, I’m someone) dealing with the dreaded reading slump? No book is grabbing their attention or making them excited to sit down and read and they are suffering for it. What book would you hand them? And, if you’re feeling chatty, what qualifies it as a slump-ending book? I am struggling with reading right now. I’m currently reading my 13th novella in a row to catch up on my Goodreads goal. No full-length books are holding my attention. I need something amazing and I can’t find it! Below you’ll find the books that have worked for me in the past, and I might re-visit one of them to try and rip me out of my slump yet again. But I’m always looking for more recs, so I will be visiting many blogs this week in the hope you can help me!

What qualifies a book as a slump-ending book for me? Well, it’s usually action-packed. It grabs you right from the start and never lets go. You know those books that have large info dumps in the beginning that you have to get through before things begin? I don’t have the attention span for that when I’m in a slump. Maybe it’s the first in a long series I can binge so I don’t have to think about picking a book for a while. It’s easy to read, with flowing sentences and good dialogue. It doesn’t require too much deep thinking and there aren’t too many characters to keep track of. All my choices for this week fit at least one of these qualifications. Here we go!

1. The Promise of a Kiss by K.C. Bateman
If you love the movie The Mummy, you will love this. Plus you can read it in an hour or less!

2. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
This is unlike anything I’ve ever read, and I was riveted.

3. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
This entire series has both pulled me out of a slump and put me into a book hangover, so be careful with this one! Make sure you have the next book ready to go.

4. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Cozy, low-stakes, wholesome fantasy. If you need a hug, this is a hug in book form.

5. Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer
This is a 90’s-style rom-com with subtle nods to While You Were Sleeping. I loved it!

6. Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle
A twirly, springy, magical tale set in a comforting small town you can’t find in this world anymore.

7. Never Blow a Kiss by Lindsay Lovise
There’s more to this historical romance than meets the eye. Danger and conspiracy abound, and it’s so exciting you won’t want to stop reading!

8. The Only One Left by Riley Sager
You will forget everything you need to attend to in your life while reading this creepy, spooky story. It grabs hold of you and never lets go. I still think about this book two years after reading it.

9. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
This is truly the most captivating, exciting, and inspiring historical fiction novel I’ve read.

10. Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
This was my first Lisa Kleypas book and it was the beginning of a reading marathon that took the better part of a year. I read the entire Ravenels series, the Wallflowers, and the Hathaways almost bak to back. It was a glorious time. I’m considering listening to Mary Jane Wells read the entire series to me now to try and end my slump!

So, any recs for me? What books have gotten you out of a reading slump?
Do you agree with any of my picks or plan to read them to try and get out of your slump?
Do reading slumps happen to you? I know not everyone experiences this!

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic is a genre freebie, which means you get to pick any genre you’d like and build a list around it. You can even narrow the topic if you’d like, such as: thrillers with unreliable narrators, fantasy romance with fae characters, or historical romance with suspense elements. I decided to share my favorite contemporary romances with travel elements. These characters are all on vacation!

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Olive’s sister and Ethan’s best friend get sick during their wedding reception and can’t go on their honeymoon, so Olive and Ethan decide to assume their identities and pose as a married couple so the Hawaiian honeymoon doesn’t go to waste.

Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh

Molly and Andrew have been airplane friends for years, somehow always ending up on the same flight home for Christmas. This year, a snowstorm has grounded their flight so they decide to work together to travel home by any means necessary.

Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca

Lulu tags along with a band as they tour Renaissance Faires for the summer and falls in love with one of the band members, Dex.

The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler

Zoey is finally checking Alaska off her bucket list and travels to the cutest little Alaskan town with a moose who licks windows and loves the smell of baking bread. Oh, and Graham is there, too (don’t get my wrong, I adore Graham, but the moose is my favorite.).

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

Lily is a guide who takes people on fake treasure hunts through the red rock canyons of Utah. Leo just so happens to be on one of her tours and when danger strikes, they have to survive together.

Enemies Abroad by R.S. Grey

OK, so this is technically a work trip but they get to have a lot of fun! Audrey and Noah are chaperoning a bunch of 8th graders on a trip to Rome, and it’s amazing.

One Last Shot by Betty Cayouette

Ok… another work trip. But oh well! Emerson and Theo were best friends as teens and even made a marriage pact. Ten years later and after a falling out, they meet again at a photoshoot in Cinque Terre, Italy. She’s the model and he’s the photographer.

The Gem Thief by Sian Ann Bessey

Romance and mystery abound in this fake engagement story set on a cruise in the Mediterranean.

Eighty Days to Elsewhere by K.C. Dyer

I had to steal part of the book synopsis because it’s perfect. “The Amazing Race” meets Around the World in 80 Days as a woman desperate to save her family bookstore falls for her competition.

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

This is the book that started my love of travel romance. 18-year-old Bria signs up for a guided tour of Central America, but ends up off the beaten path with Rowan, a backpacker and dive instructor. He shows her places the tour would never take her, she makes some great friends, and she falls in love! Perfection.

What topic did you decide on for this week’s prompt?

Contemporary travel romance is probably my favorite genre so, as always, if you have any recommendations for me please share them in the comments below!