Category: Top Ten Tuesday

14 Middle Grade Mysteries for Young Sleuths

14 Middle Grade Mysteries for Young Sleuths

Kids like a little bit of mystery in their lives, so I picked out ten middle grade mysteries I loved. (And four more I’d like to read!) Take a look at these fun options… TEN I’VE READ (Click on the links for full reviews, if I’ve posted them.) The Swifts by Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell This book follows young Shenanigan Swift, who has always known she’s supposed to cause trouble. After all, everyone […]

Posted September 5, 2023 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 7 Comments
MG Verse Novels to Read During National Poetry Month (and Beyond!)

MG Verse Novels to Read During National Poetry Month (and Beyond!)

Since April is National Poetry Month, I figured it’s the perfect time to feature some middle grade verse novels I’ve loved. Check out my list below: Alone by Megan E. Freeman This book is a perfect bridge to NIVs for kids who aren’t sure about them. It has lyrical poetry, but also an exciting survival plot that will pull them in and keep them reading. (The MC survives on her own for years!) Plus, it […]

Posted April 5, 2023 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 6 Comments
Top Ten Books of 2022!!

Top Ten Books of 2022!!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is Top Ten Books I Read in 2022 I’m working on my 2022 wrap-up post, but it will take a bit of time, with all the graphs and all. So, I thought for now I’d put up a TTT post to whet your appetite. To choose my Top Ten for the year, I used the very scientific method of […]

Posted January 3, 2023 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 33 Comments
Top Ten Books with Stunning Typography!

Top Ten Books with Stunning Typography!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It’s been a while since I participated in a TTT, but this week I thought I’d jump in (a day late, I know). This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is Top Ten Books with Stunning Typography I chose five books I’ve read with covers that are pretty much all about the typography, and five where the incredible typography enhances an already cool image. You can […]

Posted September 28, 2022 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 19 Comments
2022 YA & MG Verse Novels: A Complete List & Ten I’ve Been Looking Forward To

2022 YA & MG Verse Novels: A Complete List & Ten I’ve Been Looking Forward To

I haven’t done a Top Ten Tuesday Post in a while, but I thought I’d jump in with a list this week, even though I’m not doing the official list. (It’s a step in the right direction, right?) Anyway, I’ve been reading lots of verse novels lately since I’ve also been writing in verse. And I wanted a running list of verse novels releasing in 2022, but I couldn’t find one. So I created a […]

Posted March 29, 2022 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 9 Comments
Top Ten Covers of 2021

Top Ten Covers of 2021

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie, and I was inspired by a post over at Read All the Things to share my Top Ten Covers of 2021 I chose my favorite covers from 2021 releases I’ve read. Not only were these fabulous stories, but just look at the gorgeousness!! As you can see from these faves, I tend to gravitate toward illustrated covers, and […]

Posted December 7, 2021 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 42 Comments
Top Ten Books on My TBR that Terrify Me

Top Ten Books on My TBR that Terrify Me

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I know I’m late for TTT this week, but I love this topic, so I thought I’d just post a Top Ten Thursday instead (I mean, it still uses the same acronym, so it works, right?) Top Ten Books On My TBR I’m Avoiding Reading and Why (AKA Top Ten Books on my TBR that Terrify Me) Oh, I have plenty of books I’ve been avoiding […]

Posted September 12, 2019 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 53 Comments
My Top Ten Unpopular Bookish Opinions

My Top Ten Unpopular Bookish Opinions

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is an audiobook freebie, but I chose to keep it simple: Top Ten Unpopular Bookish Opinions I thought this would be a really hard topic because, honestly, I didn’t feel like most of my views are all that controversial. But then when I started exploring my past discussion posts, I found that I went through a period where I was talking […]

Posted June 11, 2019 in Let's Discuss, Top Ten Tuesday / 79 Comments
Reminiscing: The First Ten Books I Reviewed

Reminiscing: The First Ten Books I Reviewed

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is an audiobook freebie, but I chose to keep it simple: The First Ten Books I Reviewed I thought it might be fun to do a little reminiscing with this post! I started blogging in February of 2013. As a baby blogger I was pretty much just groping around in the dark with no concept of how to run a blog […]

Posted April 23, 2019 in Top Ten Tuesday / 38 Comments
Top Ten Audiobooks I’ve Listened To

Top Ten Audiobooks I’ve Listened To

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is an audiobook freebie, but I chose to keep it simple: Top Ten Audiobooks I’ve Listened To This was actually a pretty tough topic since I’ve been listening to A LOT of audiobooks lately. But I came up with a list I’m happy with. Here are ten of my favorite audiobooks:  For this list, I’m focusing specifically on books where the […]

Posted March 26, 2019 in Top Ten Tuesday / 40 Comments