Top 10 Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Geographical Terms in the Title

September 13, 2022 by Suzie Waltner 5 Comments

This week we’re focusing on books with geographical terms in the title such as mountain, island, latitude/longitude, ash, bay, beach, border, canyon, cape, city, cliff, coast, country, desert, epicenter, hamlet, highway, jungle, ocean, park, sea, shore, tide, valley, etc. I’m going to limit mine to titles which feature bodies of water.

*Click on any cover to go to the Goodreads page

To find out what books others shared, visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Love Written Over Ten Years Ago

August 16, 2022 by Suzie Waltner 5 Comments

The list of books I love written over ten years ago is long, so I’m limiting what I’m sharing to re-reads and books I most recommend.

*Click on any cover to go to the Goodreads page

To find out what books others are sharing, visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to my TBR

April 5, 2022 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

Today’s topic is a freebie, and I chose a quick and easy one since I’ve gotten a good number of books the past couple weeks: Top 10 Newest Additions to my TBR. See what topics others have come up with at our host’s blog: That Artsy Reader Girl.

*Click on any cover to add a book to your Goodreads to read list.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books Too Good to Review Properly

February 15, 2022 by Suzie Waltner 6 Comments

Five star reads. Book hangovers. We’ve all read those books that stay with us long after we’ve finished reading them. With this week’s topic, you better believe I’m sharing my favorite five-star books (aka books I can’t stop recommending). And I couldn’t narrow this down to just ten, so you get a couple of book recommendations this week. I’m including a short snippet of my reviews for each of these books and linking them to the full review. Just click on the book cover image if you’d like to read more. Check out what books others had difficulty reviewing at That Artsy Reader Girl.

Told through five points of view and based loosely on the Unknown Soldier, this book is like nothing I’ve read before. It is a story of war but more so it a story of human nature and fear and heartache and courage and sacrifice. It is emotional and raw and real.

In short, it is the best book I’ve read this year (and maybe since Dykes’ previous book). You do not want to miss this book but be sure to keep the tissues on hand.

Through the eyes of eighteen-year-old Annie, we experience love in all forms in Annie’s life—that of siblings who are best friends, family, friends, and perhaps the beginnings of romantic love. As the town and the family are touched by tragedies, I found myself wanting to hug each of these characters who became so real to me I forgot there only exist on these pages.

Keep that box of tissues near and sit down with Annie, Mike, Joel, and the rest of the family. This is one visit you’re going to want to experience for yourself.