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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Abandoned (or almost abandoned)
For many years, I felt the need to finish a book if I started it. Now, I’m much more lenient about letting go of a book that doesn’t grab me in the first 50 pages or so. I figure that either I can come back to it at another time…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things I’d Have at My Bookish Party
Now, that I’ve spent a few minutes discovering all the really great stuff out there to create an epic literary party, I might just have to throw one! These were some fun ideas I came across! Top Ten Tuesday: Things I’d Have at My Bookish Party Book Page Flower Arrangements…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wish I Had Read As a Child
I read a lot as a kid. My idea of getting fresh air was taking my book outside to read! My nose was in a book constantly, but somehow I missed all of these books! Some I’ve read as an adult and a few are still on my list! Top…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Titles That Would Make Good Band Names
This was a fun theme to play with! It was interesting to look at book titles in a different way and I used a combination of middle grade and young adult titles that I thought were a lot of fun! Top Ten Tuesday: Titles That Would Make Good Band Names…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed but Rarely Talk About
Today’s list ended up being a list of gorgeous, quiet picture books that I love. I don’t get to talk about these books very often because they usually fit a specific type of kid or family situation. But, if you’ve never taken a look, you definitely should take a peek.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: YA Books I Would Read Based on Their Covers
I wanted to take today’s theme in a little bit of a different direction and select titles I haven’t read yet. These are books I’d love to read when I have time and it’s based almost solely on their covers. I actually don’t know much about the books themselves! I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Signs You’re a Book Lover
Today’s theme is interesting because it doesn’t focus on sharing titles, rather sharing ideas about what it means to be a bibliophile. I think this can be different for everyone, but for me, it looks a little like this: Keeping books on my bookshelf that I might read someday. Let’s…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Magical Realism in Middle Grade Fiction
Since today was a Genre Freebie theme, I decided to go with one of my favorite sub-genres – magical realism and in one of my favorite age groups – middle grade fiction. Magical realism is a touch of magic in an otherwise very real setting. Check out these great examples…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Spring 2020 TBR List
This was such a hard list to create because I have soooooo many books on my spring TBR list. I narrowed it down to just ten middle grade books that I currently have sitting on my bookshelf in ARC format. I chose these titles because I love the author’s previous…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors with a Fun Social Media Presence
I had such great hopes for sitting down and really diving into this theme this week! But, then coronavirus hit and I had back-to-back meetings at work for a 12-hour day and here I am. I’m happy with the list of authors and illustrators I came up with even with…