Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Bookish Wishes

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.  

Welcome back to Tuesday! Hope you're having a good week. REALTOR Day on Beacon Hill was fun. I'm glad, however, to be back home and concentrating on other things. At least I got some good exercise walking around the state house. 

This week it is time to look at books on your friends' wish lists to see if you want to grant any wishes. I've tried it once and received a book from my list, so I sent one in return. Here is how it works:

List the TOP TEN books you’d love to own and include a link to your wish list so that people can grant your wishes. Make sure you link your wish list to your mailing address or include the email address associated with your e-reader in the list description so people know how to get the book to you. After you post, jump around the Linky featured at That Artsy Reader Girl and grant a wish or two if you’d like. Please don’t feel obligated to send anything to anyone!

I put together my book list last time Bookish Wishes were done, but I've also added a few books since then. You can check out Cheryl's Book List here. These are my...

TOP TEN BOOKISH WISHES

Have you read any of these? What are some bookish wishes you are looking to have granted?

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings/Bookish Wishes

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.    

Welcome back to Tuesday! Hope you're almost done getting ready for the holidays. Every Christmas, Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl encourages us to fulfill the wishes of our fellow bloggers. Here are the instructions:

• List the top 10 books you’d love to own.
• Include a link to your wish list so that people can grant your wish. Make sure you link your wish list to your mailing address [here’s how to do it on Amazon] or include the email address associated with your E-reader in the description so people know how to get the book to you.
• Then you can jump around the Linky (on Jana's blog) and grant some wishes!
• You can do this anonymously or identify yourself in a gift note (including your twitter/insta handle, blog URL, or email address, which would allow people to thank you). You might even have some of your own wishes granted! 

Top Ten Books I Hope

 Santa Brings/Bookish Wishes

Here is the link to my Amazon Book List. 

While I usually list the Top 10 books I hope Santa brings, this will be the first time I am participating in the bookish wishes. No pressure for anyone to participate, but I will plan to visit some blogs today to see what your bookish wishes are. 

Happy holidays to all my fellow Top Ten Tuesday blogging friends!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Feb 13

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.   

 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.     

Welcome to Monday! I hope you had a lovely week. Mine was good. Hectic, but good. Though the real estate market is shifting, we are still seeing price gains here and multiple offers due to low inventory. The dip in interest rates has helped with that. 

On Saturday, I went to a local production of Clue. This fabulous local theater used the game of Clue to create a fun and engaging whodunit. If you want to read more about Exit 7 Players, you can find them here. I also finished formatting and editing the first book in a planned series for one of my author friends. 

In my reading world, things are chugging along. After finishing 365 Thank Yous, I grabbed this book on Audible and have made it half way through. 

I finished Family Gatherings at Promise Lodge on Saturday night. Look for my review on February 20 during Hubbard's virtual book tour. 

These two are next. 

I definitely want to do more reviewing and blogging at my children's book blog. 

Upcoming virtual book tours:

• The Menagerie by Julie Willmore - Feb 15
• Family Gatherings at Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard - Feb 20 (review)
• Interview with Thomas White, Author of The Siren's Scream - Feb 22
• Kiss My Boots by Jennifer Learmont - Feb 23
• The Code by Sean Keefer - Mar 6 (review)
• Path of Peril by Marlie Parker Wasserman - Mar 13

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

I grabbed this book on Audible as I continue my professional development for 2023. I am enjoying it so far, but somehow the narrator is stating chapters that are three or more chapters behind what it shows me on the screen. The book only has 14 chapters and an epilogue, but according to Audible I am on Chapter 15 with an hour left. :) Sounds like the narrator is right and the text is wrong. 

Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, bestselling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives.

Whether you're seeking to improve your career or your intimate relationships, increase self-esteem or create harmony within yourself, this inspiring prescriptive guide will help you master anything you choose and achieve success in all areas of your life. In Mastery, you'll discover:

• The 5 Essential Keys to Mastery
• Tools for Mastery
• How to Master Your Athletic Potential 
• The 3 Personality Types That Are Obstacles to Mastery
• How to Avoid Pitfalls Along the Path
• and more...

I still have this month's Audible credit to use, but I haven't decided what I want to listen to next. 

That is it for me today. If you have any recommendations for personal development books or children's books, I am open to hearing them. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Best Books I Read in 2021

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This week's topic is typical to round out the year. When I used to read more books than I have time for now, I actually gave out virtual awards. I might get back to that one day, but right now, I am just glad to have surpassed my Goodreads goal of 40 books. I know some people don't count children's books or books under a certain page count, but I always have, so I don't feel like I am cheating. I will finish at least one more book before year's end. 

Top Ten Best Books I Read in 2021

Probably no surprise that mysteries, suspense, police procedurals, and true crime make up a good portion of this list. Here are a few honorable mentions:

What are some of the great books you read this year? Do we share any of the same books?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - July 19

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.

 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Here we are at Monday again. Hope you had a nice week. We are experiencing unbelievable amounts of rain here. Flash floods, flooded basements, and washed out roads. I can't remember the weather being this rainy for so long ever... and I've lived here my entire life. Maybe I just blocked it out along with all those bad childhood memories. LOL!

Our unofficially adopted daughter turned 18 last week. Her dad threw her a huge birthday/graduation party. We got rained on, but it was a great time.

Daughter #3 is the same age as the Lil' Princess, but because LP's birthday is in November, they are a year apart in school. 

My birthday was Monday, which means I am creeping even closer to 55. Yikes! The Lil' Diva bought me some nice flowers.

I sometimes wonder how Theo doesn't hate us with all the ways we make him miserable. The Lil' Diva bought him a sweatshirt this week. 

Dwight and Travis look adorable, but don't let them fool you. They are total mischief makers. 

In my reading world, I surprised myself by finishing off and reviewing my first Murder, She Wrote novel. 

Read my review here.

I am reading this one. 

Though I could probably work another Murder, She Wrote novel in before these reviews are due, I think I will behave and start these right away. 

I also signed up for this book tour in October.

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

I was so excited to see this one arrive in the mail this week. I sat in on a great Zoom conversation with the author, editor, and illustrator of this book on Sunday. 

I also grabbed this Kindle freebie, because you can never have enough books; though some might argue with me if they saw my closet.  

That's it from me this week. What are you reading? Do you have any good cozy mystery recommendations for me? I love to read them.