Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl sponsors this weekly gathering of bookish blogs that love a good list and she has been providing weekly prompts since 2018! This week the topic is to share specific books or genres or the qualities of books we look to for a comfort read. That's pretty wide open! Since I don't reread books, I think I'd define a comfort read for me as genre or author based. For years and years my go-to genre has been mysteries. I've read hundreds and hundreds and

The Change by Kirsten Miller Genre: General Fiction (Fantasy?) Published May 2022, 480 pages This book is billed as a "feminist revenge fantasy", and for a change, I actually agree with the blurb. Three women in their late 40s find themselves developing unexpected, unexplained powers (a little magical realism here). The women, in the prime of their midlife, gradually discover that they matter and what they can do matters, so they proceed to use that knowledge, that power, to

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl continues to host Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish list sharing event. She provides prompts, and we book bloggers join in with our take on them. This week is all about book quotes around a theme of my choosing. So, I choose to share ten general inspirational quotes about reading. Hope you enjoyed my list of quotes! Leave me a note in the comments and let me know your fave of these quotes - and please share one of your own. You can never have to

Burn by Patrick Ness Genre: YA Fantasy Published 2020, 371 pages My sister, Donna, and I read Burn as our Buddy Read this month - we choose 2 books a month that we get from the library and read at approximately the same time so that we can have a conversation and both be remembering the same book. Both of us getting the book and then being at a place to start it at the same time is sometimes a challenge - but we're up for it! We have one more this month to wrap up our year an

Jana at That Artsy Reading Girl hosts a fave place for list-loving readers to share their take on weekly prompts. This week's Top Ten Tuesday's prompt was a bit eye-opening for me..... Looking back over my bookshelves and seeing some books languishing there that I was SO eager to read. Why are they still on the shelf???? Here's a look at the books that are hanging out on my shelves for some bizarre reason but I still think "OOOhhh, THAT one, I need to read THAT one", and the

We just got back from a week in Maui. A lazy, relaxing week. But I was prepared with a well stocked Kindle and a goal of reading some of the books that have been languishing there for years! When you travel, do you pack a book for the plane, download a movie, or read on an e-reader (or do you sleep)? Do you tend to pack a longer book than you usually tackle because you know you'll have plenty of time or do you stick to a favorite author? Do you try to finish a series? What's

Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Genre: Historical Fiction Publish Date: June 7, 2022, 336 pages This book took me a few chapters to get involved, but once I was, I stayed engaged. A historical novel set in 1930s Denver, it's a character driven story, focusing on Luz, a 17-18 year old Chicano girl living in poverty and trying to figure out her life while living with her aunt in Denver. It's sort of a COA story as she and her cousin move from teens to young adults and na

Another week, another list. Thanks again to Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl for hosting this bookish roundup. I love that each week has an intriguing prompt that let's me look back through my reading history. This week is a short wander since it's covering only the 10 most recent books I've read - so here goes. PROMPT: use ONE word to review each of the last 10 books I've read. Poetic Emotional Surprised Plodding Full review here Exciting Typical Full review here Encouraging