October - 2022

Top 10 Tuesday - Unlikeable Characters (with a twist)

Terrie

Oct 31, 2022

Top 10 Tuesday - Unlikeable Characters (with a twist)

I love a good list and any reason to make one is fun for me. This week's prompt for Top 10 Tuesday is to share unlikeable characters I can't help but love. I thought for a bit and not one book came to mind, so I changed it up. I was going to do "just terrible people with no redeeming qualities", but couldn't find any of them either. So I'm resorting to something totally not related! Books with titles having to do with villains, bad guys, con men, evil, etc. or where the title

Devil's Peak #1 - a mystery in South Africa

Terrie

Oct 31, 2022

Devil's Peak #1 - a mystery in South Africa

Set in S Africa, the story of 3 flawed characters and their search for redemption. | Book Review | BOOKSHELF JOURNEYS

My October TBR List Additions - Too Many???

Terrie

Oct 30, 2022

My October TBR List Additions - Too Many???

Another month, another stack of books added to my TBR list. Are you as compulsive about adding books to your list as I am? I really do read them off the list, it's just I add more than I can possibly read. But, they all sound SO good! Click on the cover image to go to the Goodreads blurb or my review. ARCs RECEIVED IN OCTOBER (most publishing in 2023) FREEBIES ADDED TO MY KINDLE Reviewed 10/26/22 ADDED FROM FRIENDS OR OTHER BLOGGERS reviewed 11/1/22 Lifestyle of me Elza R

Thief River Falls: A Thriller by Brian Freeman

Terrie

Oct 30, 2022

Thief River Falls: A Thriller by Brian Freeman

Book Review of Thief River Falls, a thriller by Brian Freeman. A woman finds a little boy with no memory but he's in danger. Twisty!

Stacking the Shelves #22, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #22

Terrie

Oct 28, 2022

Stacking the Shelves #22, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #22

It's the weekend, so it must be time to enjoy a few of my favorite book memes. Stacking the Shelves is hosted every Saturday by Marlene @ Reading Reality and promotes sharing books you actually received during the week - library, purchase, ARC, gift, etc. as well as what you think you might read in the upcoming week. The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer and is a place to share posts, reviews, personal updates, etc. The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb

Terrie

Oct 28, 2022

Two New Release Novels Due November 1

Book reviews for B.A. Paris new thriller, The Prisoner and They Believed They Were Safe by Cordelia Frances Biddle, a dark, deliberate story

Terrie

Oct 27, 2022

Two Mini Reviews for October

Mini Review of Upgrade by Blake Crouch and Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi | BOOKSHELF JOURNEYS

BOOK TOUR: The Beached Ones - a ghost story

Terrie

Oct 26, 2022

BOOK TOUR: The Beached Ones - a ghost story

The Beached Ones by Colleen M. Story Genre: General Fiction, Paranormal Published July 2022, 400 pages Thanks for visiting today for the Book Blog Tour for The Beached Ones, sponsored by Lola's Blog Tours. The blurb from the jacket: He came back, determined to keep his promise. Daniel and his younger brother grew up in an abusive home. Daniel escaped. Now an established stunt rider, he intends to go back to rescue his brother. But then one jump goes horribly wrong . . . He r

Terrie

Oct 24, 2022

Top 10 Tuesday: Bookish Confessions

Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl is hosting another week of Top Ten Tuesday. I enjoy participating each week for a couple reasons. I'm a compulsive list maker and love a good list. And, I love a connection with other readers as I wander their book blogs. This week's prompt is a Halloween "freebie", meaning I get to choose the theme. Hmmm. Something spooky? Something terrifying? No, I think I'm going with BOOKISH CONFESSIONS. Here goes. Here are some of my secret (and not so sec

Stacking the Shelves #21, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #21

Terrie

Oct 22, 2022

Stacking the Shelves #21, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #21

Terrie

Oct 19, 2022

A Spooky Read - The Witch in the Well

This epistolary novel is about 3 women connected through history by the life of a witch and the telling of her story in the present day.

Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #10

Terrie

Oct 19, 2022

Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #10

These mid-week memes suit me well because they provide me a quick reminder to check my own shelves and see what interesting books are lingering there. How about you? Why don't you feature one of your shelf books (or e-reader) and see if that helps you decide to read it or toss it. Shelf Control and Books From the Backlog #10 Both of these memes target a particular problem of mine - reading books I already own. Like many of you, I'm sure, I can't stop adding to what I already

Terrie

Oct 17, 2022

Top 10 Tuesday: All About the Words

This week's theme could be interesting though I'm struggling with it - favorite or funny words found in books or words you wish were used in books. Hmmmm - I think I'm going to go with descriptive words I wish I used in writing reviews. Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl is hosting another week of Top Ten Tuesday. I enjoy participating each week for a couple reasons. I'm a compulsive list maker and love a good list. And, I love a connection with other readers as I wander their bo

Stacking the Shelves #20, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #20

Terrie

Oct 14, 2022

Stacking the Shelves #20, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #20

Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #9

Terrie

Oct 12, 2022

Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #9

These mid-week memes suit me well because they provide me a quick reminder to check my own shelves and see what interesting books are lingering there. How about you? Why don't you feature one of your shelf books (or e-reader) and see if that helps you decide to read it or toss it. Shelf Control and Books From the Backlog #9 Both of these memes target a particular problem of mine - reading books I already own. Like many of you, I'm sure, I can't stop adding to what I already o

Top 10 Tuesday: Books Set in Places I've Visited

Terrie

Oct 10, 2022

Top 10 Tuesday: Books Set in Places I've Visited

For this week's Top 10 Tuesday list, I put a twist on the theme and have shared books set in places I've visited set around the world.

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese: historical fiction

Terrie

Oct 10, 2022

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese: historical fiction

Hester is the creatively imagined story of the woman who inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write The Scarlet Letter.

NEW Celebrity Book Club Selections : October 2022

Terrie

Oct 9, 2022

NEW Celebrity Book Club Selections : October 2022

I have the complete list of book club selections for some of the more popular celebrity reading groups located at the Reading List tab at the top of the page. Each of them usually add a new book monthly, so I'm checking in and updating the lists with these newest additions for this month. Reese Witherspoon Hello Sunshine Book Club Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 352 pages This sounds fascinating and I love Ng's writing so this is a must read for me and has already been on my

Stacking the Shelves #19, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #19

Terrie

Oct 7, 2022

Stacking the Shelves #19, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #19

The Librarian Spy - historical fiction of two determined women in WWII

Terrie

Oct 6, 2022

The Librarian Spy - historical fiction of two determined women in WWII

Inspired by true events, a WWII story of two determined women. Book Review | BOOKSHELF JOURNEYS

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