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Top 10 Tuesday — I Like(d) Big Books!

19 Aug

Happy Tuesday! Today bloggers are featuring their favorite books with BIG page counts. In my youth, I was a big reader of chunksters. The longer the better. But my advanced age, limited free time, and reading deadlines keep me from choosing those mega-books. I know, I know — I am retired. But my husband’s retirement earlier in the year really impacts my reading time. LOL! So today I am going to highlight my favorites from the distant past and those books that qualify as BIG books that I have read more recently and enjoyed. I define a Big Book as 450+ pages.

For more bloggers’ favorites, please visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Big Books!

Five from The Past

Bleak House by Charles Dickens (800+ pages)

Exodus by Leon Uris (500+ pages)

Poland by James Michener (600+ pages)

The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas (500+ pages)

Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd (900+ pages)

More Recently Read

Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (450+ pages)

A Noble Calling by Rhona Weaver (450+ pages)

When We Were Young And Brave by Hazel Gaynor (450+ pages)

The Women by Kristin Hannah (450+ pages)

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray (500+ pages)

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Top 10 Tuesday — Breaking A Reading Slump

12 Aug

Although I usually don’t have time not to read (read that again 😉 ), I do go through reading slumps occasionally. If you see me scrolling on the phone instead of reading a book, then that means I am either not engaged with the story or just too spent to keep reading. When that happens I need a book that has a unique plot or engaging characters or a subject that is intriguing. If you are ever faced with that dilemma, then check out the following books — they are sure to break that slump!

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Top Books to Break A Reading Slump

The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh

Indigo Isle by T. I. Lowe

The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jamie Jo Wright

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

Of Love And Treason by Jamie Ogle

Stealing Magnolias by Leslie Kirby DeVooght

Under The Magnolias by T. I. Lowe

Up from The Dust by Heather Kaufman

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray

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Top 10 Tuesday — Let’s Speculate

5 Aug

Today is a Genre Freebie on TTT. I love a good speculative novel — a label that encompasses a lot of sub-genres like fantasy, sci-fi, horror, etc. I really like when a novel takes a real world setting and adds a twist that alters that reality, whether it’s time travel, immortal humans (sometimes, but not necessarily vampires), and other unique elements. Today my list includes books that fit that category and are Christian. So if you like what-ifs, then you will be in for a treat.

For more bloggers’ favorite genres, check out That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Speculative Novels

Blink by Ted Dekker (seeing into the future)

The Bright Empires Series by Stephen Lawhead (time travel/multiverse)

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Darcy by Any Other Name by Laura Hile (Freaky Friday meets Pride and Prejudice)

The Immortal by Angela Elwell Hunt (immortality)

Kiss Series by Debbie Viguié (immortality/vampires)

The Secret of The Journal Series by C. F. Dunn (immortality)

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The Timeless Series by Gabrielle Meyer (time travel)

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Top 10 Tuesday — Beach-y Reads!

29 Jul

Today’s TTT topic is beach reads. A beach read can mean different things — a romance with a tropical setting, an escape book, or an engaging whodunit. My list includes books all that plus they literally have beach settings! 😉 You’ll find a variety of genres — there’s something for everyone.

For more beach reads, please visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Beach-y Reads

By Way of The Moonlight by Elizabeth Musser

Indigo Isle by T. I. Lowe

The Light on Horn Island by Valerie Fraser Luesse

Midnight on The Scottish Shore by Sarah Sundin

A Novel Proposal by Denise Hunter

A Place to Land by Lauren K. Denton

A Stranger’s Game by Colleen Coble

Sunrise Reef by Irene Hannon

Unintended Target by D. L. Wood

What We Found in Hallelujah by Vanessa Miller

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Top 10 Tuesday — Honorifics

15 Jul

Happy Tuesday! Today the bloggers of TTT are listing books with honorifics in the title. Basically titles in a book’s title. 😉 Honorifics include Mr., Mrs., Miss, Sir, Dr., etc., but can also include General, President, Your Highness, Your Honor, etc. Before searchingbooks for this post I had no idea what I would find. What I got was a great variety of genres! I hope you find one to love.

For more fun book lists, please check out That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Book Titles Featuring An Honorific

Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay

The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller

The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray

Lord Edgeware Dies by Agatha Christie

Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Grey

Prince Edward’s Warrant by Mel Starr

Saving Mrs. Roosevelt by Candice Sue Patterson

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Top 10 Tuesday — Books That Deserve A Re-Read

8 Jul

This week the TTT theme has another throwback vibe — books that deserve a re-read. It is rare that I re-read a book — there are just so many other books vying for attention! Last week I shared my favorites from July 2015, so I thought I would pick those from the whole summer of 2015 that would be great to read again. 10 years is a long time in the reading world, so many of the books would be fresh again. I hope you find one to re-read or read for the first time!

For more books that need a second look, check out That Artsy Reader Girl.

Born of Persuasion by Jessica Dotta

Center of Gravity by Laura McNeill

A Cry from The Dust by Carrie Stuart Parks

Hope Harbor by Irene Hannon

A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor

Pearl in The Sand by Tessa Afshar

Secrets of A Charmed Life by Susan Meissner

Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer

Through Waters Deep by Sarah Sundin

Waiting for Sunrise by Eva Marie Everson

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Top 10 Tuesday — What I Read (And Loved) in July 2015

1 Jul

Happy Tuesday! Today is a Freebie Day with a bit of a throwback vibe. I am listing the books I read and loved in July 2015. This was an easy post to compile since I keep a list of all the books I read by month and year. Plus it was fun to lock back on the great books that I have read in the past. If you haven’t read some on my list, I hope you find one to love.

For more great bloggers’ lists, please visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Books Read in July 2015

 The Curiosity Keeper — Sarah Ladd

 Direct Hit — Mike Hollow

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 Gone without A Trace — Patricia Bradley

 Love Arrives in Pieces — Betsy St. Amant

 Price of Privilege — Jessica Dotta

 Secrets of A Charmed Life — Susan Meissner

 Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor — Melanie Dobson

 Thief of Glory — Sigmund Brouwer

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Top 10 Tuesday — Upcoming Romantic Suspense

24 Jun

Happy Tuesday! Today bloggers are tasked to list their most anticipated books of the rest of 2025. There are a lot of books on my list, so I decided to limit this post to upcoming romantic suspense novels. There are some great books incoming!

What book are you most anticipating?

For more new books of July — December 2025, check out That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Anticipated Romantic Suspense Novels

Canyon of Deceit by DiAnn Mills

Final Approach by Lynette Eason

On The Edge of Trust by Patricia Bradley

Out of Time by Irene Hannon

Perilous Tides by Elizabeth Goddard

Prowl by Colleen Coble

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Top 10 Tuesday — Summer TBR

17 Jun

Happy Tuesday! Is it hot where you are? It is here in the sunny South, so that means it is officially Summer! of course, it is often hot here in the Spring and Autumn as well, but Summer is a special kind of hot. Some refer to it as Satan’s front porch. 😉 And let’s not even talk about the humidity! But the AC and ceiling fans that are obligatory here keep our reading environment cool and dry, so don’t feel too bad for us. Today bloggers are listing their Summer TBRs. I have a few projects that are keeping my pleasure reading at a minimum, but I do have a few books that will be well deserved breaks. I’ve only listed a few, but they are highly anticipated.

What are you reading this Summer?

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Top Books on My Summer TBR

Becoming Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray

For A Lifetime by Gabrielle Meyer

The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham

The Light on Horn Island by Valerie Fraser Luesse

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Top 10 Tuesday — Book Wishes

10 Jun

Happy Tuesday! I have a tiny library in our cottage in the woods that holds books we love, artwork from my daughter, and family treasures. I have managed to fill most of the shelves, but I have some space that I am saving for books that we have loved that have been published with beautiful covers. I have been looking at them for some time, but have yet to hit the purchase button. Aren’t they beautiful?

What’s on your book wishlist?

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Top Books on My Wishlist

Emma by Jane Austen

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Peter Pan by James Barrie

Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Sense And Sensibility by Jane Austen

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