Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Places I’ve Visited
August 25, 2026
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Bookish Places I've Visited
I've done something similar with this topic before, it seemed like a fun topic to try again, but a little different way.
The states featured are states that I have either lived in or visited. Instead of focusing on one book per state to feature, I found a handful of states and then found several books for these states.
Submerged by Dani Pettry (Mystery Family Series set in Alaska)
Love Finds you in North Pole Alaska by Loree Lough (Contemporary Romance)
Treasures of the North by Tracie Peterson ( Historical Fiction)
Meant to Be Mine by Becky Wade (Contemporary Romance)
A Bouquet of Love by Janice Thompson (Contemporary Romance)
Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer (Historical Romance)
Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelynn Green (Historical Fication)
Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz (Historical Romance)
The Killer Angles by Michael Shaara (Historical Fiction)
Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (Historical Romance)
Circle of Spies by Roseanna M. White (Historical Romance)
Wedded to War by Jocelynn Green (Historical Fiction)
With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden (Historical Romance)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Classic)
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (Historical Romance)
Rebellious Heart by Jody Hedlund (Historical Romance)
Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (Historical Romance
A Scattering of Light by Lori Benton (Historical Romance)
Spy of Richmond by Jocelyn Green (Historical Fiction)
A Match in the Making by Jen Turano (Historical Romance, Humor)
In Good Company by Jen Turano (Historical Romance, Humor)
A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander (Historical Romance)
A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander (Historical Romance)
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander (Historical Romance)
What states are you featuring this week?
I will say there are so many places I would like to visit that I have read about. They are definitely on my bucket list.
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I've Read on August 11th
August 11, 2026
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Books I've Read on August 11th
This was a fun prompt, and one where you for sure needed a reading tracker to accomplish it, because there is no way, I would have remember this at all.
Summer is usually my top reading time, so I'm usually back at work by this time, but I'm wrapping up my reading binges. There are a few gaps and I had to fill it in from a little bit longer time.
Winter's Chill by Morgan L. Busse
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
In Good Company by Jen Turano
The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
King's Shadow by Angela Hunt
A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander
Light of the Last by Chuck Black
A Bouquet of Love by Janice Thompson
What have you been reading in the last 10ish years on or around this date?
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Books I want to Read from New to Me Authors
Oh, heavens. I already know it's going to take a lot to narrow this down to 10. My Goodreads TBR is a little crazy, not going to lie. The covers get me and then next thing yo know my TBR is at 986.
So let's dive into this.
In no particular order.
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Calor by J.J. Fischer
The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen
When the Mood Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Lady Termaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Embergold by Rachelle Nelson
Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor
Illuminary by Chawna Schroder
A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie
What new books are on your list this week?
Top Ten Tuesday: These Books Are "Stars"
July 7, 2026
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
These Books Are "Stars"
The prompts was actually books with a specific word in the title. This was a fun prompt. It did take some time to think what word to focus on. I thought "Love" and "Bride" were too easy. Then I thought a little obscure and do "An" or "The", but once I started to look through my books on Goodreads, "Star" really started to pop.
So here are my Top 12 Star Reads.
Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette
See the Stars Alight by Amanda Sykes
Light from Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner
The Stars for a Light by Lynn Morris & Gilbert Morris
Star of Persia by Jill Eileen Smith
The Brilliance of Stars by J'Nell Ciesielski
Hidden Among the Stars by Melanie Dobson
The Star-Blessed by Angie Dickinson
When Stars Light the Sky by Elizabeth Camden
Under Scottish Stars by Carla Laureano
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
What is the word you picked to feature?
Was this a hard or easy prompt for you?
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Most Anticipated Books Releasing for the 2nd Half of 2026
So...many...books!
I honestly can't wait for these books to devour them. Hopefully sooner rather then later. Looking ahead like this really shows how all over the place my reading can be at any given time.
The Resurrection of Evania James by Jaime Jo Wright (October 6th, 2026)
The Palace Spy by Tessa Afshar (November 17, 2026)
Throne of the Heavens by Connilyn Cossette (October 6th, 2026)
Fae & Alchemy 3 by Callie Hart (November 10th, 2026)
Belle's Christmas Carol by Michelle Griep (September 1st, 2026)
Empyrean Story (Not Book 4) by Rebecca Yarros (Late 2026)
I know that there will be more, but I haven't had a whole lot of time as of late to go through to see what is coming out, this feels more like a To Be Continued post.
What are you looking forward to?
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer TBR
June 23, 2026
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Books on My Summer TBR
My summer TBR, there is a lot I hope to read over summer, so I will pair it down and and hope I can knock these out. A few are a continuation of a series. One is an awaited finale. Another is one I need to read before the next book by the author comes out this fall. The rest are books that have caught my eye by authors I enjoy and I honestly can't wait to read them
A Scattering of Light by Lori Benton
Daughter of Rebellion by Jamie Ogle
Love & Baseball by Jaime Jo Wright w/ Chloe JoAnne
The Contest by K.E. Ganshert
All That Glows by Lauren Smyth
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas (Spicy)
What are you hoping or have read this summer so far?
I know my list is kind of all over the place these days.
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes
June 16, 2026
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Bookish Wishes
The prompt was given more with including links, but I don't feel comfortable doing that, so I'm including bookish wishes that I hope will show up on when a wish list is needed (Birthday or Christmas).
Bookish is always appropriate.
- Anything that is a reading inspired pillow. It's 2 for 1. Something plush and something to show off bookish love.
- This one might be crazy, but the anxiety bookshelves. At first I wasn't sure about them, but now, I kind of think they look cool.
- Bookish phrased candles. Fun and nice smelling.
- Harry Potter stuff.
- Bookish stickers. They just always bring a smile and laugh depending the topic.
- Library coasters. I've actually given these to friends already because they are super cute.
- I already have a Kindle page turner, this one looks cool in that the button is on a ring, instead of handheld, less likely to loose it.
- Bookish coloring books.
- More Harry Potter merch. The floating candles with a wand remote just sounds cool.
- Post-It Notes and page flags. You can never have enough.
- Bookish mugs...really any mugs....slight addiction to them.
- Book pillows! How cute are they? I've held off on looking into them because having crazy puppers that destroy plushies has made me hold off.
What is a bookish wish you have? What would you add to a future wish list?
Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Handwriting on Cover
June 9, 2026
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Books with Handwriting on the Cover
I love fonts. They can be bold, fun, or whimsical.
Handwritten style fonts to me are very eye catching. They can be elegant or simple. There doesn't even need to be a background picture if the font is just right.
I really like these titles that are spotlighted. The style just pops and adds a nice touch.
Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar
Honor by Lyn Cote
Let It Be Me by Becky Wade
A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh
More Than Friends by Denise Hunter
Wait For Me by Jody Hedlund
All Through the Night by Tara Johnson
What books did you spotlight this week?
Are you a fan of the more hand written style or do you like more scripted? O Bold?
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