My Reading Spot

Hello Again Strangers!

Oh, how I didn’t mean to leave my blog hanging for that long.  I really have been meaning to blog more often, if you could see my daily to-do list you could see it has been listed every day for about a month or so….but you know, life just happens. I could try to catch up, or I can just jump back in a move forward….so I’m going to do a little of both!

I’ve set my reading goal for 2018, and hope to share that with you in a separate post soon.  But today I want to share a couple great books that I’ve read this month.  So far my book count for the month is 11 – so it’s totally hard for me to pick which ones I want to share with you first!  Since a few are new releases so I know you will want to add these to your reading list soon, so I’m starting with those.

Love and Loss at Whitmore Manor, by Anita Sansfield

This is Anita Stansfield’s newest book and she is always a go-to for me.  I have loved her regency period books that she is releasing lately.  This wasn’t my favorite out of her books, but was still a sweet read.  I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. Despite mystery and action involved in the plot line I found myself skimming at parts.

For Castle and Crown, by Sian Ann Bessey

This is my second book by Sian Ann Bessey that I’ve read and I am glad I picked it up because I enjoyed it much more than the first book I read by her.  This one was full of rich history.  If you enjoy medieval time period and a clean book (sometimes I feel the two don’t always mix well) this would be a good option for you.  There is a bit of mystery and action and I felt it was a pretty good page turner that I couldn’t put down.

Check Me Out, Becca Wilhite

Becca Wilhite is new to me – and I loved this spunky contemporary novel by her!  This is a new release so look for it to hit the shelves next week.  I was given an advanced copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  I mostly was drawn to it because it was a new  release in the Proper Romance series, but also because it was about libraries and books!  The characters were so funny and I seriously laughed out loud at times.  I loved the additions of tee shirt slogans from Mac, but Will was my favorite by far.  If you enjoy a clean romance, or have followed the Proper Romance books at all I highly suggest “checking this book out” (see what I did there?)

Hello Mornings, Kat Lee

I love mixing non fiction in with my fiction books.  I cannot read two fiction books at the same time – the stories get all mixed up, but I totally can read a fiction and non fiction book at the same time!  I have followed Kat Lee and her blog and podcast for the last couple years so I was really intrigued to read her new book.  I also LOVE mornings and just re-read The Latter Day Morning, by Marc Barcera.  I am a huge believer in a morning routine.  That doesn’t mean that I always do it…..I just know that I should.  Lee’s book is pretty easy to follow and she has set up a simple morning routine that is so easy to follow.  God, Plan, Move.  That’s it.  I have tried to implement some of the book suggestions into my morning routine this month.  I keep my phone lock screen as a scripture so I can read it, and study it first thing – and make sure I read it before I even open my phone.  This has really made a difference for me.  If you are struggling to keep a good morning routine, or looking for new ideas I suggest this book, or following her podcast and online community.

Share with me in comments if you have read any of these – or share what you have been reading!

I hope to blog more soon!