Category: Book Blogger Hop

Book Blogger Hop is run by Billy@CoffeeAddictedWriter. There is a different bookish question each week. This week’s question asks: How many books are on your To Be Read list (TBR)?

Answer: Right now there are 27 books on my Netgalley Shelf, which is too many, but I got some great widgets and approvals this week, which I’ll share below. I also have about 15 Indie books to read. My Goodreads TBR is much bigger, since it has everything I’ve wanted to read for the last 14 years on it, and I doubt I’ll ever get to some of them. There are 184 books on my Goodreads TBR. I’ll probably delete some of them when I get around to it.

New books this week:

HAPPY READING EVERYONE!!!

Book Blogger Hop is run by Billy @CoffeeAddictedWriter. There is a different bookish question each week.

ANSWER: Of course! My husband and I are book lovers, and most of the people I’m close to are book lovers. We don’t always give or receive books, but we often give book-inspired gifts. I don’t get a lot of books as Christmas gifts because I get so many for free as a blogger. But I get book-inspired gifts like Harry Potter t-shirts and collectibles, or movies inspired by books. I got the DVD of Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris last year. 

Last year, my husband and I unknowingly gave each other books from the same author/series! We ended up only overlapping a few.

What about you? Do you exchange Christmas gifts with other book lovers?

Book Blogger Hop is run by Billy @ coffeeaddicted writer. There is a different bookish question this week. This week we’re looking at our favorite book of 2023.

Answer: I read a lot of amazing books this year, but I’m going to go with Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich. This is heartwarming Southern fiction at its very best! You can read my review by clicking on the cover.

It’s the homestretch before Christmas! For all who celebrate, I hope your preparations are going well. What was your favorite book of 2023?

Answer: A bookworm I guess. I guess a reader could be anyone who reads, and a bookworm loves books, so I would definitely say I’m the latter. The dictionary definition defines a bookworm as “someone unusually devoted to reading and study,” so I guess that’s me, minus the “study” part. My reading is for fun.

I will say with Netgalley I used to find myself reading to meet a deadline if I didn’t enjoy the book, but now I will DNF that book in a heartbeat because my reading must be fun.

How about you? Are you a bookworm or a reader? Also, how do you feel about DNFing a book if you aren’t enjoying it?

Book Blogger Hop poses a different bookish question each week. It is run by Billy @coffeeaddictedwriter. See the latest question below

Truth be told, I have a terrible sense of direction and get disoriented everywhere. But there is a delightfully dusty Moody Bookstore in Johnson City, TN, and it has endless shelves that are not well-lighted. Some are not lighted at all. Getting turned around in there is common, and a treat because while getting lost, you find some lost treasures. It’s not your typical books and coffee place. The books are not the newest or latest thing. There’s no coffee. But It’s a blast from the past that is still around, and if ever I were going to write about a magical bookstore, this would be the setting.

How about you? Are there any bookstores that stand out for you? Or that you’ve gotten lost in?

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by the Coffee Addicted Writer. There is a new bookish question every week.

Absolutely. Reading the Bible led me to Christ and gives me hope and inspiration. Reading certain authors gives me new ideas and fresh perspectives. Re-reading some books reunites me with old friends. Reading is a huge part of my life.

How do books help or inspire you?

Billy at Coffee Addicted Writer is the host of Book Blogger Hop, and the topic today is to suggest a book for his 42nd birthday.

Answer: Since I don’t know Billy super well, I went through some of his reviews on his blog and he appears to read a wide range of genres. I decided to recommend a mystery series that has become one of my favorites, the Electra McDonnell series. Book one is called A Peculiar Combination. It is about a family of safe-cracking criminals who, when caught, make a deal with the British government to use their talents for good, turn spy, and help them during WWII. There are three books currently published in the series, and the fourth will be coming out in May 2024. Click on the cover below for my review of Book One.