Top Ten Tuesdays: Favorite Websites

This week's topic is favorite websites NOT about books. Oh man, this is going to be hard. Most of the websites I visit are about books.

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1. Pinterest for all the crafty things (and baking)

2. My Etsy shop (to sell all the crafty things)

3. Canva (to design blog logos)

and I've been racking my brain, but I think that's it. 

All the rest of the sites I visit are bookish/writing sites.

What sites do you love?

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish People

This week's topic is bookish people to follow. I'll be honest, most of the people I follow are bookish. There's something to be said for finding your community. So I'm going to mix it up a little with authors and bloggers and librarians. I mostly follow people on Twitter, so check out their feeds. And I hope you find someone new to follow.

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Authors:

Meg Cabot

Sarah J Maas

Librarians:

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Angie Manfredi

Sarah Bean Thompson

Katie Salo

Readers and Bloggers:

Mundie Moms

Broke and Bookish

For Laughs:

Paperpack Paradise

Taylor As Books

Top Ten Tuesday: Hard to Read

This week's topic is books that were hard to read. Most of the books I have a hard time reading because I know they're going to make me cry or give me all the feels. But sometimes it's the main character; if we do click, then it's hard for me to like the book. That includes some of their choices which I have a hard time getting past...

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 This is probably the biggest one, but I read it this summer and I loved it even though it did make me cry

 

I wasn't expecting this to be a YA Nicolas Sparks novel

 

Powerful and sad that this was  based on a true story  

 

I had to read this one, but it wasn't my cup of tea at all. 

Took me a while to get into these - mostly because of the characters and their flaws. While I ended up liking them overall, they made me hesitate.

 

 

Top Ten Tuesday: Do Not Own

This week's topic is Books  I Really Want To Read But Don't Own Yet. This one is hard for me because most of the books I read are library books or review books. So here are some that the library consortium doesn't own and neither do I.

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It's a random selection. What about you? What do you want to read, but can't get your hands on?

Top Ten Tuesday: Blogging Confessions

This week's topic is blogging confessions....so here we go.

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1. I'm much more personable online and very shy in person

2. I rarely review books I don't like. True story: I agreed to read/review a book and it was a huge struggle to get through it. It wasn't my kind of book. I gave it to a girl at the library and she loved it. So, even if the book isn't my cup of tea, it doesn't mean it's a bad book - just not the book for me.

3. Unless there's something wrong with the  book - like that Stats book with the complete lack of women's stats (10 in the whole book) -I wanted to warn other readers. Book Rage.

4. I hate the term book cheerleader

5. But Since I really only write positive (ok - gushing reviews) I guess I am one.

6. I read more romance books that I blog about - I'm thinking about doing a larger post with several mini reviews.

7. I'm bad at commenting on blogs, although I've been trying harder. I usually do pretty good on Top Ten Tuesdays posts - but the rest of the time, I fail at it.

8. I'm getting better though, when I see a post on Twitter and read it, I'm more likely to comment on it.

9. I really do love getting comments on the blog - who doesn't?

10. Most of my facebook posts are blog related. I'm not sure if that makes me real life boring or just more private...

Top Ten Tuesday: If You Like Hart of Dixie

This week's topic is If You Like a TV show. I just finished reading Rebel Belle and loved it. Harper Price reminds me a little bit of Lemon. I'm a huge fan of the show. I love the drama, but also the small town charm and the country acts. Plus the cast of characters is amazing and quirky. 

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For Matchmaking:

For Boarding School:

Country Music:

Belles:

Top Ten Tuesdays: Spring TBR List

This week's topic is Spring TBR piles. I consider Spring to mean April, May, and June. Plus I'm not putting any books on the list that I have in ARC form. With SO many good books coming out, it's hard to choose, so I have three - one tween, one teen, and one adult. 

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Teen:

Adult: (Missing book - Derrick Storm Wild One - which has no cover art yet)

Tween:

Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Make Me Cry

This week's topic is  Top Ten Books That Will Make You Cry - which is why I have yet to read them. I'm not good about reading books that I know will make me bawl. Some of these made me cry recently and some I remember catching me by surprise. Either way, if you're reading these, grab some Kleenex.

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The Ones I Haven't Read:

The Two Big Ones that Everyone Raves About...

The Ones I Read:

The Ones that Made Me Cry