Well, it has certainly been a week this week: we have just had the landlord around for a property check, during which he chose to give notice to quit the property by the end of May... which feels very close at the moment. And there are not that many homes available in the limited areas in which we are looking in order to avoid disrupting our daughter's schooling too much... And today, out of the blue, I discover that my boss has been suspended pending investigations... So, the chance to reflect on short book, books to devour in a day, or when time is short, feels rather fitting! Many thanks to Jennifer @ FunkNFiction.com and Angela @ Reading Frenzy for submitting this topic. I may not have managed to keep all of these under 150 pages but the Claire Keegan's - real gems of tiny novellas - are so short my average is probably about that level! And there are a couple of series here, all of which fit the criteria really... so I have only added the first book in each series.
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Defied My Expectations
The new school year has now begun and summer is over: my daughter has had her first day at her new school, a slew of paperwork has been thrown at me at work, another heatwave has (somewhat gently) gripped the UK. And the backlog of reviews on my blog is continuing to grow: finishing two books last night was both satisfying and a little overwhelming! This week's theme is also one that deserves a little thought: books that defied my expectations, Submitted by Sia @ย everybookadoorway.com, which is glossed as books you thought you would didnโt like that you loved, books you thought youโd love but didnโt, books that were not the genres they seemed to be, or in any other way subverted your expectations! Sometimes, it's great to get a book that does exactly what you expect: a favourite author, a favourite genre, a title like The Kaiju Preservation Society or The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires which really do give you a heads up about the content. But this post celebrates those that unsettled and defied my expectations.
Top Ten Tuesday: Books Iโve Read/Want to Read Because of Top Ten Tuesday
For me, Top Ten Tuesdays has become a prime source of discovering new books, new authors and new series and it is a genuine delight and pleasure to recognise and celebrate that. One issue, however, is that TTT lists are one amongst other social media including Twitter, Bookstagram, Booktok, Booklr. I am so grateful to you all, but I have been horribly remiss about remembering or recording who recommended what. Usually, it is a scribbled note to myself on a post-it, back of an envelope, a receipt, the back of my hand. So it is a little tricky to do what I would love to do: to give proper credit and thanks where due! So instead, I offer my heartfelt and humble thanks to all of you who offer up your favourite books each week and who comments and visit my little blog.
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books of 2022
And there we have it: Christmas has come; Christmas has gone again. The new school term looms at work - feeling like it is hot on the heels of the festive period this year - and my daughter and I are sharing last-day-of-the-holiday jitters! We are in the midst of the annual negotiation about when the Christmas Tree should come down: my wife wants her living room back from our rather expansive tree; I want my money's worth from the rather expensive tree; and twelfth night superstitions... Anyway... this month on TTT is a combination of looking back at 2022, and looking forward to 2023, and this week's topic is a list of my favourite books from 2022. I have already listed on my lookback on the year post my 5* reads which you can review here... but it does raise the question of whether a book needs to be a 5* read to be one of my favourite reads of the year...
Top Ten Tuesday: Cosy Reads
There was a time when I would have derided cosy reads - yes, I confess it - because surely books should be disquieting and challenging, shouldn't they? And yes, of course they should. But they should also be heartwarming and sweet and create that feeling of being wrapped up in a warm blanket in front of a fire with a cup of tea (and of course a book) on a winter's night...
Top Ten Tuesday: Books From My Past Seasonal TBR Posts I STILL Havenโt Read
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Previous Top Ten Tuesday Topics 7th June: Books With A Unit Of… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books From My Past Seasonal TBR Posts I STILL Havenโt Read
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer 2022 To-Read List
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Previous Top Ten Tuesday Topics May 17: Books I Was SO EXCITED… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer 2022 To-Read List
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was SO EXCITED to Get, but Still Havenโt Read
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Previous Top Ten Tuesday Topics April 5:ย YA Books I Think Will Become… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was SO EXCITED to Get, but Still Havenโt Read
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2022 TBR
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Previous Top Ten Tuesday Topics February 1: Books with Character Names In… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2022 TBR










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