No review to post today so that I can take some time to enjoy a birthday/holiday week with my family.
If you celebrate Christmas, I hope the coming days are a cozy, sweet season for you with loved ones near and on Zoom.
If you do not celebrate Christmas, I hope any December celebrations you have experienced or are experiencing are a comfort to you as 2020 comes to a close.
Happy Thanksgiving from The Neverending TBR. Hope your holiday is filled with good food and gratitude. I know 2020 has been weird. And it’s likely that your holiday this year looks nothing like (a) you imagined and/or (b) past years. But I hope you are able to make the best of it.
If you are working on your holiday shopping lists, be sure to review this year’s Holiday Hint List, and all the previous years’ lists, here.
As 2019 wraps up and 2020 begins, I wish you a peaceful transition from one year to the next, one decade to the next. I love the new year – fresh calendars and fresh starts. It’s one of my favorite seasons of the year.
Come back by tomorrow for two cozy mystery reviews, and then a YA review on Thursday. And be sure to stop in on Saturday for my 2019 reading wrap up. See you then!
Merry Christmas to you and yours! If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you have an excellent holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
There’s no review today, but you can pass the time looking through some old posts like:
Happy 2019 from The Neverending TBR!
Merry Christmas from The Neverending TBR!
For my American readers, I hope you have a chance to relax with family and friends today and consider all you have to be thankful for.
Be sure to come back tomorrow and see my reviews of some of this year’s new Christmas books!
You can see my book recommendations for your holiday gift giving here: Holiday Hint List 2018
It’s the second week of April. Does it feel like Spring where you live? As I am typing this, we are in the midst of a huge line of storms, so it sure feels like spring here.
Here are some of the books releasing this week that are on my radar:
Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America’s First Bookmobile – The story of a Maryland librarian who wanted to reach as many of her patrons as possible, even if she had to take the books to them. Sounds like a great biography!
Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert – A kid’s guide to getting through the grocery store. This looks hilarious!
Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths – Two friends discover their differences in this book about a home-body sloth and an adventure-loving sloth. I love sloths, so this looks great to me!
Judy Moody Goes to College (anniversary covers) – The Judy Moody series is 10 years old, and in honor of the anniversary, they are all getting new covers. I adore this new look for a great series. Be sure to check them out!
Charlie & Frog: A Mystery – A boy left with his grandparents discovers a mystery in his new temporary home. A girl who longs to be a detective is eager to help solve this case. I’ll be reviewing this one tomorrow, so I hope you will come back to read about it. This has a terrific hook that I think kids will love.
The Creature of the Pines – Book 1 in the Unicorn Rescue Society series about a group of adventurers trying to save mythical creatures. This sounds like the Menagerie series by Tui T. Sutherland or the Imaginary Veterinary series by Suzanne Selfors or Guardians of the Gryphon’s Claw which I reviewed last year.
Sunny – Book 3 in the Track series by Jason Reynolds about a group of kids who run track who have a lot to prove
You Go First – Two lonely kids connect online through a Scrabble game. I have already requested this from the library. I can’t wait to dive into this one. That cover is absolutely fabulous!
Ace of Shades – This is another one with an amazing cover. First in the new Shadow Games series about a girl tracking her missing mother to a Vegas-like city. I’m eager to dig into this one, too.
Fall of Grace – A girl on the brink of having everything she wants watches everything fall apart when her mom is accused of theft and the FBI is on her doorstep. This sounds like an awesome suspense story!
Rewind – Recommended for fans of The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (I’m a huge fan!), this is the story of a world where “spinners” can travel back in time and help solve crimes, but it costs them their lives when they turn 20. This sounds promising!
Winter Glass – Book 2 in the Spindle Fire series about a pair of half sisters in fairy tale-like circumstances (Sleeping Beauty in book one and Cinderella in book 2). I have the first book tagged at the library for reading as soon as I work through my backlog. The fairy tale twists of this series sound like a perfect fit for me.
Lord of the Pies – Book 2 in the Kensington Palace Chef mystery series about the personal chef of the royal family. I am eager to read book one – both books look amazing. This series is releasing in hardcover instead of mass market paperback, so this is a library read for me.
Tin Men – Three crooked cops work to find out who killed a detective they all knew – and what happened to her unborn child. This sounds much darker than my usual mystery, but I find the premise really grabs my attention.
Everday Holy: Finding a Big God in the Little Moments – A devotional from Melanie Shankle
One List a Day – A Listography journal, with space to record answers to prompts over the course of 3 years. I currently have a journal like this – one sentence or so a day, for 5 years – which I love. It’s great to be able to look back and see what was going on this time last year – or several years ago. The listing format for this means this is already in my Amazon cart.
The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Health Relationships – For those who are interested in the Enneagram personality system, this book looks specifically at the nine types in regard to relationships. The author of this one was co-author on The Road Back to You which I reviewed last year when I first started reading about the Enneagram. This is in my Amazon cart, too.
No review today in honor of the holiday. Be sure to check out my holiday hint lists here before you head out for any shopping this weekend! I’ll be back Monday with some Book News!
