First Lines Fridays (85) – March 1, 2024

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!
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First Lines Fridays (84) – January 5, 2024

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!
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My Favorite Books of 2023

Hello, everyone! Today I have another year-end list of top books, my favorite books of 2023. I’ve read so many books this year that it was impossible to narrow the list down any further than my favorite fifteen. These are all 2023 releases that I’ve managed to read this year. You can find my favorite backlist books in another post here. So, be sure to check it out, as well. All of the covers link to Goodreads in case anything catches your eye…

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My Favorite Backlog Reads of 2023

Hello, everyone! Today I have my first year-end list of top books, my favorite backlog reads of 2023. I’ve read so many books this year that it was impossible to narrow the list down any further than my favorite fifteen. I read all of these in 2023, but they were published prior to the beginning of the year. I’ll have a post with all of my favorite new 2023 releases sometime in the next couple of days. So, be on the lookout! All of the covers link to Goodreads in case anything catches your eye…

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12 Days of Christmas Book Tag (Christmas 2023)

Merry Christmas! I couldn’t let the holiday pass by without doing one of my favorite Christmas tags. It was created by Lizzie Loves Books. I always have so much fun with this one, and this year was no different. I’ve read so many great books this year, and I enjoyed trying to decide what books fit each prompt best. If any of these catch your eye, each of the covers links to the book’s Goodreads page.

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First Lines Fridays (83) – December 22, 2023

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!
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My Ranking of the 2023 Star Wars Books

This has been another good year for Star Wars content. We’ve gotten plenty of great TV shows, comics, and books in 2023. As the year draws to a close, I always like to reflect on my thoughts about the books released in a given year. For my thoughts on previous years’ Star Wars releases, check out my rankings from 2021 and 2022. This year, I’ve chosen to stick strictly to YA and adult fiction releases for my ranking, with the exception of one High Republic middle grade adventure. There were also comics, manga, and other middle grade stories published this year, but I find it difficult to compare them to the books for the purpose of ranking. Without further ado, here are my rankings for the 2023 Star Wars books.

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First Lines Fridays (82) – December 8, 2023

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!
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First Lines Fridays (81) – September 29, 2023

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!
Read More »