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Welcome to the final Top Ten Tuesday of the year! We made it through another year, friends. I really hope the next one is better. The last few have been a doozy.
Today, I'm sharing the best books I read in 2021. I'm going to post them countdown style because I enjoy being extra dramatic, but honestly, they should all be #1. They're good books, people! Go read them.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today, we're talking about the books I'm hoping to find under the tree on Christmas morning. Will Santa bring these books? Probably not, but I can dream, right? Here are 10 books I'm desperate to read right now.
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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news. It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.
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Welcome to Tell Me Something Tuesday, where I tell you something . . . on a Tuesday! Today, we're talking about the best book covers of 2021. So, here are my 10 favorites. I'm surprised by how many of them have people on the cover. I thought I hated "people" covers. Maybe I'm becoming a convert? Or maybe publishers are just getting less awful at "people."
If you want to see a synopsis of these books, click on the titles.
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I got new books! (You're shocked, I know. This never happens.) I've already read a few of them, and I'm excited about the rest. Here's what I'll be reading in the next few months.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today, I'm going to recommend bestselling books that are worth reading. "Bestselling book" is surprisingly difficult to define. It seems like every website and bookstore keeps its own bestseller list. Self-published authors are constantly proclaiming their book the #1 bestseller of some obscure subgenre on Amazon. If everything is a bestseller, which bestseller list should I use for my blog post?
I decided to go full narcissist and talk about the books on my own blog's bestseller list. If you've been on this blog in the last two years, you've probably noticed my Buy it on Amazon and Buy it on Book Depository links. Those are affiliate links. I earn a few pennies whenever someone uses the links to buy a book. In two years, I've sold a few hundred books and earned a few hundred pennies. (Actually, I think the real amount is $200-something. So . . . 20,000+ pennies?) The links got me wondering about this blog's bestseller list. Which books are people buying most often?
Luckily, I have access to that data! (Don't worry, I only know which books people are buying, not who is buying them. That would be too creepy, even for my spooky ass.) So, here is my blog's bestseller list. I wrote it countdown style. For unnecessary drama.
Drumroll please . . .
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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news. It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.
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Are you a seasoned nonfiction lover who's running out of books to read? Or, are you new to nonfiction and worried that all nonfiction reads like a college textbook? Either way, I can help. Today, I'm recommending 9 stunning nonfiction books. These books are engaging and quick to read. I promise they won't bring back bad memories of all-night study sessions. The books on this list are so fascinating that you won't even realize you're learning.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today, I'm recommending "Monster" books. Not all of these books are scary, but they all feature monstrous creatures (or humans who behave like monsters). I loved every book on this list and think you'll love them too.
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Don't panic; it's not the end of the year yet. But, we're getting close. So close that it's time to do The End Of The Year Book Tag. Hopefully these six questions will help you organize your reading life before the year ends.
Do book bloggers still do tags? I feel like I haven't seen one in forever. I'm probably just not looking in the right places. Anyway, after a bit of Googling, I came across The End Of The Year Tag. I believe it started on BookTube years ago. I liked the questions, so I tagged myself. If you want to answer these questions on your blog, consider yourself tagged. You still have a few months before the year is really over!
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Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings. I get to show off all the new book releases I'm excited to read. Have you read any of these? What did you think?
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I got more books! I know I've been too busy to read much lately, but that hasn't stopped books from showing up on my doorstep. Once they're here, I can't turn them away. That would be rude. The good news is that I've already read some of them because I was excited and couldn't leave them on the shelf. I'll review the ones I've devoured.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today, we're talking about the books I'm going to read this fall. Autumn is witching season, so of course I'm going to read spooky books. I have a few thrillers, mysteries, dark fantasy, and horror books on my shelf that I can't wait to dive into. Here are 10 creepy books at the top of my autumn must-read list.
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Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings. I get to show off all the new book releases I'm excited to read. Have you read any of these? What did you think?
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Welcome to Tell Me Something Tuesday! For today's "something," we're talking about books I'm desperate to read right now. Do you have a book sitting on your shelf that you really want to read, but you just haven't read it for some reason? I do. My reason is work. I'm impatiently waiting for winter so my work hours get cut down, and I have more time to read. Until then, these books will be sitting on my shelf, taunting me.
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Guess what? I got more books! I know I've been too busy to read much lately, but that hasn't stopped books from showing up on my doorstep. Once they're here, I can't turn them away. That would be rude. I'm already planning ahead for Nonfiction November, so you'll see a few nonfiction books in this haul. Also, horror! Spooky season is coming, people! And, there's a random YA contemporary novel-in-verse because it sounds excellent.
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Today, we're trying something new. Welcome to Tell Me Something Tuesday. This is a post where I tell you something . . . on a Tuesday. For today's "something," I'm talking about my job. For the past few years, I've worked in revenue and visitor services for a state park. On a typical weekend day, I interact with around 300 visitors. It's intense. And nonstop. For example, I went back to work fulltime a few days after I got my first COVID shot. In my first week back at fulltime work, I got cussed at and flipped off by several unhappy campers. I dealt with long lines and broken equipment. A dog attacked a cyclist, and then the cyclist attacked the dog’s owner. A homeless woman experienced some highly confusing mental health issues. I froze in a snowstorm. I helped settle a few domestic squabbles. I could keep listing problems, but you get the idea. This is what I do all day.
Since I spend so much time interacting with weird and wonderful people, I thought I'd share a few of the memorable visitor interactions I've had the misfortune pleasure of handling.
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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the
past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news.
It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today, we're talking about books that lived up to their awesome titles. Isn't it great when the insides of a book are just as good as its packaging? I picked up these 10 books because the titles grabbed my attention. Then I read them and rated them all 5 stars. Please read them! I promise they're worth your time.
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I
haven’t posted a book haul in months, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been
accumulating books. I’m always accumulating books. I think they breed on my
shelf when I’m not looking. Anyway, here are the books I got during the spring
and summer. I’ve already read a few of them. Nicely done, me.
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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the
past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news.
It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.
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Welcome to Top
Ten Tuesday! Today, we’re talking about the July-December 2021 releases I’m
excited to read. In this post, I’m going to focus on young adult and
middlegrade books. There was a post a few weeks ago for adult books. If you’re
interested in the young adult books that came out in the first half of 2021, I
have a post for that too! So many posts!
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Welcome to Top
Ten Tuesday! Since we’re halfway through the year, I thought I’d share the best
books I’ve read in 2021 (so far). If you saw my Mid-Year Freak-Out Tag, then
you already know my favorites, but whatever. They’re good books! I’m going to
write this post countdown style so it’s extra dramatic. Drumroll, please . . .
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Welcome to the Mid-Year Freak Out Tag! Can you believe we’re exactly halfway through 2021? It’s been . . . a lot, right? I can’t be the only one who feels like time is going too fast. I can’t keep up! Today, we’re going to look backward and forward. I’m going to freak out about the books I’ve read and the books I still need to read in 2021.
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Welcome to Top
Ten Tuesday! Today, we’re talking about the July-December 2021 releases I’m
excited to read. In this post, I’m going to focus on adult books. There will be
another post in a few weeks for new young adult and children’s books. If you’re
interested in the books that came out in the first half of 2021, I have a post
for that too!
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Welcome to Top
Ten Tuesday! Today, I’m showing off my summer book list. These are the books
I’ll (hopefully) be reading in the next few months. What are you going to read
this summer? Do you have any vacations planned? I don’t. Just work and books.
Exciting life, right?
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Welcome to Top
Ten Tuesday! Today, I’m giving book recommendations, and I need some in return.
Here’s a list of topics that fascinate me. What should I read to learn more
about them? I’m open to fiction or nonfiction. I’m even open to TV shows. Tell
me what to read! Or watch. If you’re interested in these same topics, you’re in
luck! I’m so nice that I’ll give you book recommendations.
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Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings. I’m showing off the upcoming book
releases that caught my eye. I can’t wait to read these books!
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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the
past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news.
It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.
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Welcome
to Stacking
the Shelves,
where I get to show off the books I’ve gotten recently. I forgot to post a
book haul last month, so oops. I have tons of new books to show you. I’ve even
read a few of them. Way to go, me. I’ll post reviews of the ones I’ve read.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday!
Today, I’m sharing thought-provoking quotes from books I’ve read recently. I
even made pretty little graphics for the quotes. Aww, how cute. Feel free to
save my graphics and use them however you want. Click the book titles to see a
synopsis of the book.
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday!
Today, we’re talking about beautiful book covers. I love animals, so of course
books with nature on the covers capture my attention. Here are 10+ of my
favorite animal covers. Every one of these covers made me stop scrolling, read
the synopsis, and add the book to my wish list. This is how you design an animal cover, people! Click the title if you want to see the book's synopsis.
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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the
past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news.
It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.
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Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings. I’m showing off the
upcoming book releases that caught my eye. I can’t wait to read these books!
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today,
I’m going to write book blurbs. You know those short endorsements from
celebrities or authors that publishers plaster on book covers? I’m going to
write those for the last 10 books I read. Blurbs are supposed to convince
readers to buy the book. Unfortunately, I didn’t love every book I’ve read
recently. A few of my blurbs will be anti-blurbs. They’ll be the opposite of
helpful and probably hurt book sales. So, that’s awkward. I guess my
blurbs are more honest than the ones you find on real books. Whatever. Let’s
get into it. Click the book’s title to see the full synopsis.
