Tuesday, February 27, 2024

March 2024 TBR!

 This coming month with learning dutch I am also doing a bunch of readathons like usual. At least that is the plans. My Manga reading isn't all listed here but that will never end :D


Middlegrade March: 

1. One Word Title - Smile by: Raina Telgemeier

2. Debut - Witch Wars

3. Immigration and Refugee Story - Nowhere Girl by: A.J. Paquette

4. Animal on the Cover - Alone by: Megan E. Freeman

5. Book you feel like you missed out on - Amari and the Night Brothers by: B.B. Alston


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Spring into Reading:

Group Read - Shadow of the Fox by: Julie Kagawa

1. Spring Cleaning - 

2. New Beginning - Deal with the Elf King by: Elise Kova

3. Wet T-shirt - 

4. Road Trip - 

5. Let it Shine - 

6. Stormy Weather - Faebound by: Saara El-Arifi

7. Spring Fashion - Shadow of the Fox by: Julie Kagawa

8. Rewind - Bride by: Ali Hazelwood

9. April Showers - 

10. Luck of the Irish - 

11. Selfcare - 

12. Prom Queen - Bride by: Ali Hazelwood

13. Group Book - Shadow of the Fox by: Julie Kagawa

14. Spring Forward - 

15. Love is in the Air - Lisa and Lottie by: Erich Kastner

16. Over the Rainbow - The Hound of the Baskervilles by: Arthur Conan Doyle

17. Spring Break - The Summer I Turned Pretty by: Jenny Han

18. Refresh your TBR

19. Friendship Bracelets - Starfall by: Melissa Landers

20. Women's March - The Invocations by: Krystal Sutherland

21. Flower Power - Shadow of the Fox (uk) by: Julie Kagawa

22. Read Like an Ares - The Hound of the Baskervilles by: Arthur Conan Doyle

23. Tiptoe through the Tulips - Never Ever Getting ... Together by: Sophie Gonzales

24. Spring Court - Starfall by: Melissa Landers


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Romance Takeover Readathon - 72 hrs


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Galaxyathon

1. Set in the Future - The Day of the Triffids by: John Wyndham and Samuel West

2. Planet on the Cover - Life as we knew it by: Susan Beth Pfeffer

3. Space Royality - Starfall by: Melissa Landers

4. Stars in the title - Starfall by: Melissa Landers

5. Space Novella - Saga v. 4,5,6


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Bows and Books Readathon

1. Ribbon in the cover - Anne of Green Gables or Emily of New Moon

2. Female Author - Anne of Green Gables or Emily of New Moon

3. Pick a bow (blue), romance - Anne of Green Gables or Emily of New Moon


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there are two more but not sure I'll get to them :(

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The Weekend Retreat Spotlight

 Spotlight!



THE WEEKEND RETREAT

Author: Tara Laskowski

ISBN: 9781525811456

Publication Date: December 26, 2023

Publisher: Graydon House

18.99 US | 23.99 CAN

Buy Links: | Harlequin | BookShop.org | Barnes & Noble | Books A Million | Amazon |

Social Links:

Author website: https://taralaskowski.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TaraLWrites/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tara.laskowski.9



Author Bio:

TARA LASKOWSKI is the author of The Mother Next Door and One Night Gone, which won an

Agatha Award, Macavity Award, and Anthony Award, and was a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark

Award, Left Coast Crime Award, Strand Critics' Award, and Library of Virginia Literary Award. She is

also the author of two short story collections, Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons and

Bystanders, has published stories in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Mid-American

Review, among others, and is the former editor of SmokeLong Quarterly. Tara earned a BA in

English from Susquehanna University and an MFA from George Mason University and currently lives

in Virginia. Find her on Twitter and Instagram, @TaraLWrites.



Book Summary:

Every year, the illustrious Van Ness siblings, heirs to a copper fortune, gather at their lush winery

estate for a joint birthday celebration. It's a tradition they've followed nearly all their lives, and now

they are back with their significant others for a much-needed weekend of rest and relaxation, away

from the public spotlight.

With lavish comforts, gorgeous scenery, and indulgent drinking, the trip should be the perfect

escape. But it soon becomes clear that even a remote idyllic getaway can’t keep out the problems

simmering in each of their lives. As old tensions are reignited, the three couples are pushed to the

edge. Will their secrets destroy them, or will they destroy each other first? And who’s been watching

them from beyond the vineyard gates?

When a torrential rainstorm hits, plunging them into darkness, the answers prove all too deadly...

The Vacation Spotlight

 Another Spotlight!



THE VACATION

Author: John Maars

ISBN: 9781335006042

Publication Date: 12/19/2023

Publisher: Hanover Square Press

18.99 US | 23.99 CAD

Buy Links: | Harlequin | BookShop.org | Barnes & Noble | Books A Million | Amazon |

Social Links:

Author website: https://www.johnmarrsauthor.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnmarrs.author/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnmarrsauthor/?ref=bookmarks

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnmarrs1

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnmarrs.author



Book Summary:

How far would you run to escape your past?

Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth. Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise

of Hollywood. But for eight strangers at a beach-front hostel, there is far more on their minds than an

extended vacation. All of them are running from something. And they all have secrets they’d kill to

keep...

This holiday-set read is a compulsive and addictive thriller, perfect for fans of T.M. Logan.



Author Bio:

John Marrs is an author and former journalist based in London and Northamptonshire. After

spending his career interviewing celebrities from the worlds of television, film and music for

numerous national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time author. His books include

No1 bestseller and Netflix series The One, The Passengers, award winning What Lies Between

Us and The Good Samaritan. Follow him at www.johnmarrsauthor.co.uk , on Twitter

@johnmarrs1, on Instagram @johnmarrs.author and on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/johnmarrsauthor.

Pretty Little Lives Spotlight

 I didn't finish this but here's a spotlight post!



Perfect Little Lives
Authors: Amber and Danielle Brown
ISBN: 9781525805059
Publication Date: December 5, 2023
Publisher: Graydon House/HarperCollins
Buy Links:
HarperCollins.com: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/perfect-little-lives-amber-and-danielle-
brown?variant=41028995514402
BookShop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/perfect-little-lives-original-amber-and-danielle-
brown/19612183?ean=9781525805059
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/perfect-little-lives-amber-and-danielle-
brown/1142864657?
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1525805053/keywords=thrillers?tag=harpercollinsus-20
Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781525805059
Social Links:
Author Website: https://www.amberanddanielle.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ambersharelle
https://twitter.com/dani_nicbrown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberanddanielle/
Goodreads
Book Summary:
LibraryReads December Bonus Pick!
ON ASHER LANE, SOME SECRETS ARE WORTH KILLING FOR…
Simone’s mother was murdered when she was thirteen. When her father was convicted, everything
changed. Overnight, Simone went from living in a wealthy white neighborhood to scraping by.
Ten years later, Simone has given up on her dreams and lives a quiet life, writing book reviews
and getting serious with her boyfriend. But with a true crime documentarian hounding her for a scoop
and a surprise encounter with her childhood next-door neighbor, Hunter, the past seems set on
haunting her. And after Hunter reveals that his father and her mother had a years-long affair, Simone is
determined to find out who really killed her mother.
Simone is convinced that all evidence points to Hunter’s father, a renowned judge who had everything
to lose if his affair—and his nascent love child—came to light. Playing the game from all sides, Simone
enlists Hunter’s help in her investigation into his family—whether he realizes it or not. But is she so
desperate for closure that she'll risk imploding her carefully rebuilt life?
Authors’ Bio:
Amber and Danielle Brown both graduated from Rider University where they studied
Communications/Journalism and sat on the editorial staff for the On Fire!! literary journal. They then
pursued a career in fashion and spent five years in NYC working their way up, eventually managing their
own popular fashion and lifestyle blog. Amber is also a screenwriter, so they live in LA, which works out
perfectly so Danielle can spoil her plant babies with copious amount of sunshine. Their debut Someone
Had to Do It, was a Library Reads pick.