I’m happy it’s winter, also known as the curl-up-with-a-good-book season. Winter is my favorite season next to autumn.
I don’t have a particular favorite winter activity that I like doing. I like looking out at the world blanketed in snow. Everything just looks so pretty. Snow is fine as long as I don’t have to shovel it. That is a chore my back is not up to anymore.
Tomorrow I’ll be sharing my winter tbr along with another review to share for 25 Days of Book Reviews (which became more like posts when I can 😂).
PICTURE BOOKS Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Amanda Redd, Illustrated by Nneka Myers The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, Illustrated by Oge Mora Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter, Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
MIDDLE GRADE Thanks A Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas (ARC) Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
YOUNG ADULT CONTEMPORARY Slay by Brittney Morris
YOUNG ADULT FANTASY Blood Sworn by Scott Reintgen (ARC) The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa (ARC) These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy (ARC) Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen (ARC) Hidden Huntress by Danielle L. Jensen The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
FANTASY Celestial by Olivia Wildenstein The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
PARANORMAL ROMANCE Brothersong by TJ Klune Inferno by Donna Grant The Boss by Abigail Owen
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Strong, Silent Cowboy by Lora Leigh (ARC) Feel the Fire by Annabeth Albert Snapped by Alexa Martin Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Fairy Godmothers, Inc. by Saranna DeWylde
ABOUT: Jojo doesn’t know how to make friends. Then, she meets Puddles, the snowman. The discovery of a best friend is a precious gift of childhood.
Jojo looks around and everyone seems to have friends but her. She feels sad and lonely. How do you make a friend? Once you find a friend, how do you BE a friend? Then, Jojo meets Puddles, the snowman made with magic snow.
Learning to be a friend can be difficult. Jojo will reassure children that friendship can be learned. Discover how Jojo makes a forever friend.
My Review:The Magic of Friendship Snow is a good story about how hard it is to make friends. Jojo is a little girl who wants friends like everyone else, but doesn’t know how to make a friend no matter how hard she tries. The reader learns that they should keep trying, be kind, and always be themselves like Jojo and Puddles.The best part of the story were the beautifully painted illustrations. So gorgeous!
What books are you most looking forward to reading in 2021?
This will be my last Top Ten Tuesday post of 2020. I’ve enjoyed doing this posts throughout the year and reading other blogger’s lists. There have been some really cool prompts and I look forward to continuing this series in 2021.
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is: Books On My Winter 2020-2021 TBR.
I usually don’t do a winter tbr and usually don’t post one until January (but maybe I’ll start doing one). So for this list I chose some of my most anticipated, priority reads in the beginning of 2021.
Blood Sworn by Scott Reintgen (Feb 16) Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen (Apr 27) The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa (Feb 9) Strong, Silent Cowboy by Lora Leigh (Mar 9) Thanks A Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas (May 11) These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy (Apr 20)
Be on the lookout for my official 2021 TBR List in early January. I’ll also include a winter tbr on the side bar of my blog soon as well.
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday holiday/seasonal freebie, I decided to make a Top 10 Book Covers with Winter Vibes.
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Baby, I’m Howling For You by Christine Warren
Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Dreamspinner by Lynn Kurland
Frost Like Night by Sara Raasch
Happy Narwhalidays by Ben Clanton
The Mage’s Daughter by Lynn Kurland
One Magic Moment by Lynn Kurland
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
Winter’s Child by Cameron Dokey
I really like all the covers on this list – they’re so pretty! But my favorite covers among them all are definitely Snow Like Ashes, Frost Like Night, and Winter’s Child. Just gorgeous! ❤😍
Did you make a Top Ten Tuesday list? If so, what was your theme? Read any of these books? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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