Top Ten Tuesday: The Books I Meant To Read in 2020

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC:
THE BOOKS I MEANT TO READ THIS YEAR

This week's prompt is actually Books I Hope Santa Brings, but it would basically be a repeat of last week's prompt (books on my winter TBR), so I decided to go rogue. Instead I'm sharing ten of the books I meant to read this year, but... it just never happened. #storyofmylife #bookwormproblems


  


  


 



HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS?
WHAT BOOK DID YOU NOT GET TO IN 2020?
 

The Sunday Post #233 | December 20, 2020

      

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
It's a chance to share news: a post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books,
 and share what's coming up on your blog in the week ahead. 
It's been a fairly uneventful week. I went into the office on Thursday but otherwise I was home (working) all week.

A local news station had shared a list of some of the bigger Christmas light displays around the city so last night The Husband and I went out to check them out. The one we went to had such a huge turnout they had police there directing traffic. The light display was definitely impressive!




For those that celebarte, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. For most of us, it will look a lot different this year, but hopefully a little sacrifice now means a safe and healthy new year for us all.

And because you haven't already heard this one 742 times this month, it just wouldn't be Christmas without Mariah Carey. :) 


Monday, December 14

Tuesday, December 15

Friday, December 18

WHAT I COMPLETED IN THE LAST WEEK


Not a thing. I was trying to force myself to read a book club pick earlier this month and it put me in quite the reading slump. I did finally DNF the book but now I'm struggling to find anything at all to hold my interest. Boo!


WHAT I'M CURRENTLY READING

     

Listening to:

Almost done with my re-listen (my 4th, I think?) of the first book in The Others series. This has been perfect while I'm trying to end this reading slump because it's like visiting with old friends.

Reading:

On Friday I picked up yet another book (I tried and set aside several others over the last week or so) and I think this one might do the trick. It's an anthology of short stories so maybe my short attention span can handle it.

Not a thing.



How was your week? Any new books? Any news to share?
I'd love to hear about it!

#BestReadsOf2020 Day 17 and 18: Best Contemporary or Romance, Best Historical

 


It's that time again! One again Sophie at Beware of the Reader is kicking off December with daily prompts for all of the years' best reads. And this time she's joined by Bookstagrammers @sophiesreadingcorner, @pavlinamich, @eliz_white, and @utcabookblog. This is my third year participating and I'm excited to take part again.


DAY 17: BEST CONTEMPORARY OR ROMANCE

Contemporary is my genre and, more specifically, contemporary romance so I had a lot to chose from for this prompt. I managed to narrow it down to three and I consider that a win. Lies & Lullabies was the first book in a trilogy and even though I enjoyed all three books, this first one is the one that made the biggest impact. I loved the main characters hard. Regretting You is one I read way back in March but it really stayed with me and made an impression. In typical Collen Hoover style, I was hooked on the story from the very start and became completely wrapped up in the characters and the turns their stories took. Cake was an audio book that I picked up on a whim... and ended up being floored by how much I loved it. Bengtsson was a new-to-me author so I didn't know what to expect. But what I got was an emotional story that had me fully invested from start to finish.

  


DAY 18: BEST HISTORICAL

I often enjoy historical fiction but I'm picky about the time period. The history of the American West has never been an era that has interested me, but I trust Amy Harmon. And when she released Where the Lost Wander, the tale of a young woman on the Oregon Trail with her family and a half-Pawnee man, I dove in knowing that Harmon would deliver a story I would love. Where the Lost Wander exceeded my expectations and this epic saga of family, faith and endurance became one of my favorite reads of the year..




HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS?
ARE YOU TAKING PART IN #BESTREADSOF2020?
 



Top Ten Tuesday: My Maybe-Kinda-Sorta Winter TBR

 
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC:
WINTER TBR

So we all know that I don't make TBR's. And even if I did the odds of me sticking to one are slim to none. But I also never met a list I didn't like. So let's make a Winter TBR and pretend there's actually a chance that I'm going to read these. Fun, right? :)


   


   


 



ARE ANY OF THESE BOOKS ON YOUR TBR?