The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Top Ten Tuesday – Character Traits I Love

Hey there, book lovers! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week we’re discussing Character Traits I Love, which sounded really easy at first but ended up being a little trickier than I thought. I mean, it was easy enough to think of character traits I loved, but do you think I could come up with books to match? Thank goodness for Goodreads!

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Top Ten Tuesday – Title Countdown

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic brought all sorts of possibilities with it: Book Titles with Numbers in Them.

Being the somewhat OCD person that I am, the idea of finding books with the number one to ten was irresistible…

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Top Ten Tuesday – Autumn/Spring New Releases On My TBR

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is one of my favourites, because I love planning my TBR. For my northern hemisphere friends, it is of course your fall/autumn TBR, but here in the south, we’re celebrating the arrival of spring, hence my all-accommodating title Autumn/Spring New Releases on my TBR.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Titles for Food Lovers

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is Favourite Things to Eat/Drink While Reading, but I’m not really one for eating or drinking while I read. So to keep with the food theme, I’ve decided to give you a list of books that include some kind of food in the title. Without further ado, here are ten Titles for Food Lovers.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books I’ve Had to Delay Reading (Because . . . Time)

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s official topic is Books on my TBR I’m Avoiding Reading and Why, but I don’t have room for those kinds of books on my TBR. What I do have on my TBR are books that I haven’t been able to get to because . . . well, there’s only 24 hours in the day, so I’ve altered the topic slightly to Books I’ve Had to Delay Reading (Because . . . Time).

The good news is that I’ll have finished some non-blogging reading commitments that have been tying up my reading time by the end of the week, so I’ve been eagerly planning which books I’m going to pick up first. Here are the books I’ve had to delay reading (in no particular order).

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Took Me Out Of My Comfort Zone

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is Books that took me out of my comfort zone. Going out of my comfort zone has resulted in both good and bad reading experiences, and I’m going to give you a little of both in today’s list. 🙂

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Want to Add to My Kids’ Bookshelf

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s official topic is Books I’ve Read That I’d Like in My Personal Library. To be honest, I don’t remember the last time I read a book that wasn’t in my personal library—if you include my Kindle. One of the blessings of being a reviewer, I guess!

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Top Ten Tuesday – Literary Firsts

Happy Tuesday, book lovers! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday from That Artsy Reader Girl is a freebie, so this week I’m talking about Literary Firsts. We have so many genres available to us today, but they haven’t always been around. And that got me to thinking. Who were the brave souls who stepped out and decided to write something new? Who first decided to write a romance as we know them today (as opposed to the romances of medieval chivalry)? Who first delved into the world of science fiction?

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