Can’t Wait Wednesday (November 19, 2025) #WOW

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link up as well! Find out more here. This week, I’m waiting for ….

#20BooksOfChristmas2025: Date Night in December (17), While it Was Snowing (18), and Christmas Wishes and Irish Kisses (19) #BookReview #Audiobook

I am continuing to enjoy my Christmas reads this year. My goal is to read all the ARCs and ALCs that I have received this year. At this point, I now have 44 on that list. That means I have to read a minimum of 15 per month to finish them all by the end of December. That will not be easy as I had a 2 week holiday and am participating in Nonfiction November and Novellas in November. I have finished 19 at this point, and 2 extras (both novellas) so I’m 4 behind at this point. Here are my thoughts on #17, #18, and #19.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (November 17, 2025) 📚📚

Welcome to It’s Monday! What are you Reading? It’s hosted by Kathryn from Book Date, this is a weekly event to share what we’ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind.

Never Too Late by Maxine Morrey #BookReview #BlogTour

Never Too Late is a lovely second chance romance set in Paris, that tells us “Every moment of your life is a second chance”. It is available now.

A Love For a Lifetime by Lara Van Hulzen #BookReview #NovNov25

A Love for a Lifetime (Nearlake #2) by Lara Van Hulzen

Published November 11th 2025 by Mosaic Press

Stacking The Shelves (November 16, 2025) 📚📚

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Marlene of Reading Reality. It’s all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in a physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, books for review from authors, Netgalley, Edelweiss or publishers, as well as gifts or books you won.

The Lifeboat Orphans by Ellie Curzon #BookReview #BlogTour @Bookouture @MadameGilflurt

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Lifeboat Orphans by Ellie Curzon. This is the second book in the Runaway Evacuees series. The first, The Lost Orphans, was an excellent story and you can see my review here. The Lifeboat Orphans is available to purchase now. Scroll down to read my thoughts on this enjoyable historical fiction book.

Happy Friday! Positivity Wave! November 14, 2025

This meme was originally created by Meggy @Chocolate’n’Waffles to spread some positivity amongst all the doom and gloom on social media and in the news. Meggy isn’t blogging any more, so Nicki @Secret Library Book Blog is now hosting. Feel free to join in with your own Happy Friday post, and link to this post if you want to. I always enjoyed participating before, so look forward to doing it again. My plan is to share 3 things each week.

Thriller Thursday: We Are All Guilty Here, Just Take My Heart and The Examinier #BookReview #Audiobook #ThrillerThursday #BooksIOwn

It’s Thursday again, and I have 3 reviews to share with you. Kimberly Belle and Freida McFadden are both authors I have read and enjoyed, but Jennifer Fawcett is a new author to me. I enjoyed all of these books, some more than others. I listened to all of these as I caught up on all the chores I had to do to get my yard and home prepared for the winter. That’s what happens when you go away for a month in the fall.