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Life’s A Beach Giveaway Hop

May. 04, 2021

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It is time for another amazing giveaway hop and again I’m keeping it pretty simple. As always I need to thank  The Mommy Island, and  The Kids Did It for putting this hop together for us. This month I am reflecting a little on all the books I have read so far this year. There have been plenty and I will say I have rediscovering a favorite author that I haven’t read in the past.

I have been reading plenty of Nora Roberts books recently. I used to love her but for some reason stopped reading her. I picked up one of her books which led me to read others. In fact, she is going to be the Author of the Month in June and there will be a huge giveaway to go along with that. I have also been in a bit of a reading slump. Other than review books and the few Nora Roberts I have just been rereading some favorites. That is why one of the entries for the giveaway is to tell me what your favorite books have been so far this year. I’m hoping to get some suggestions.

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  1. Cali W. says

    May 4, 2021 at 12:23 am

    I have enjoyed reading Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs and A court of Silver Flames by Sarah Maas. Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Molli Taylor says

    May 4, 2021 at 10:37 am

    we are still schooling at home, so i am really only reading for the kids. i have bee n slowly churning through “animal vegetable miracle”… finally.

    Reply
  3. Viki S. says

    May 4, 2021 at 11:19 am

    CHAIN OF IRON by Cassandra Clare.

    Reply
  4. LeonieT says

    May 4, 2021 at 11:45 am

    I’ve been reading Katie Reus’ Darkness Series and absolutely love it!

    Reply
  5. Kelly Kimmell says

    May 4, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    I have just been reading my Bible devotional this month. But I have my eye on Murder on Cape Cod.

    Reply
  6. athena graeme says

    May 4, 2021 at 1:32 pm

    The HungerGames prequel, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. I couldn’t put it down, I hope there will be more in the series in the future.

    Reply
  7. DebP says

    May 4, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    I finally got around to reading American Gods. Highly recommend it.

    Reply
  8. monique s says

    May 4, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    Kitty Kitty looks great

    Reply
  9. rita leonard says

    May 4, 2021 at 4:08 pm

    Most of the books I have read so far are mysteries. particulary Faye Kellerman

    Reply
  10. Nancy says

    May 4, 2021 at 4:38 pm

    I usually read mysteries and thrillers. I did enjoy reading All the Light We Cannot See.

    Reply
  11. wendy hutton says

    May 4, 2021 at 5:48 pm

    I am reading Dragon’s future and its good so far

    Reply
  12. Natalie says

    May 4, 2021 at 6:30 pm

    My favorite book so far of 2021 has been No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood.

    Reply
  13. heather says

    May 4, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    I may be a bit behind as so far my favorite book this year is The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel.

    Reply
  14. Heather+K says

    May 4, 2021 at 7:38 pm

    My favorite new book this year was Kindred by Octavia Butler. I also reread Ready Player One to be ready for Ready Player Two when my turn comes at the library. Both five stars for me.

    Reply
  15. Richard Brandt says

    May 4, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    The Nine by Gwen Strauss

    Reply
  16. Sherry says

    May 4, 2021 at 11:38 pm

    Nothing Special VIII: SWAT Ed.: Fox & Bull by A.E. Via

    Reply
  17. Judy Thomas says

    May 4, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    I have not read many books this year, I find it hard to concentrate for very long. I really enjoyed Stephen Kings Bag og Bones though.

    Reply
  18. bn100 says

    May 5, 2021 at 1:18 am

    none yet

    Reply
  19. Bea LaRocca says

    May 5, 2021 at 6:25 am

    I have been enjoying The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey and am just starting to read the Appaloosa Ranch series by Delores Fossen

    Reply
  20. Cindy Merrill says

    May 5, 2021 at 7:48 am

    “An Irish Country Welcome” by Patrick Taylor is the book I’ve read most recently. I love the recipes!

    Reply
  21. sandra says

    May 5, 2021 at 11:20 am

    anxious people

    Reply
  22. shannon zeidan says

    May 5, 2021 at 11:35 am

    This year I read hunting november. I think it came out another year, but it’s my favorite so far.

    Reply
  23. chelsea w says

    May 5, 2021 at 12:55 pm

    I actually haven’t read many good books this year, which is a huge bummer!

    Reply
  24. Abigail Gibson says

    May 5, 2021 at 3:00 pm

    I been reading the Hunger game series!

    Reply
  25. paige chandler says

    May 5, 2021 at 3:13 pm

    I just finished The House we Grew Up In. It is sooooooo good,

    Reply
  26. Mishelle G says

    May 5, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    I am actually re-reading my In Death Series from JD Robb. I find that her novels are fantastic – good mystery and wicked romance + the characters grow as the novels progress.

    Mishelle G

    Reply
  27. David Hollingsworth says

    May 5, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    I haven’t read any books this year, but I really want to read The Brothers Mankiewicz.

    Reply
  28. Barbara Montag says

    May 5, 2021 at 6:21 pm

    I am loving John Grisham’s book – The Guardians!

    Reply
  29. Margaret Smith says

    May 5, 2021 at 9:49 pm

    I’m reading Vision in White by Nora Roberts

    Reply
  30. Carolyn Daley says

    May 5, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Kitty Confidential by Molly Fitz.

    Reply
  31. Barrie says

    May 6, 2021 at 1:32 am

    Ruthless King: A Dark Mafia Omegaverse Fated-Mates Romance (Ruthless Warlords Book 1) by Alison James was excellent as well as This Dark Wolf: Soul Bitten Shifter Book 1 by Everly Frost.

    Reply
  32. Cynthia C says

    May 6, 2021 at 10:39 am

    I am finishing up the Paradise trilogy by Elin Hilderbrand and have enjoyed them all.

    Reply
  33. Sarah Hayes says

    May 6, 2021 at 11:39 am

    I’ve been so wrapped up in reading for school that I haven’t found any good books to read yet this year. Im ready to find something thats not American history lol

    Reply
  34. beth shepherd says

    May 6, 2021 at 11:46 am

    I am reading Colleen Hoover’s Maybe Someday. Thank you

    Reply
  35. Jessica C says

    May 6, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    I’ve been reading this book here Of Women and Salt I find its amazing, thank you for the opportunity

    Reply
  36. Shirley O says

    May 6, 2021 at 6:02 pm

    I am currently reading a mystery Every Vow You Break byPeter Swanson. It’s really good so far.

    Reply
  37. Linda says

    May 7, 2021 at 2:32 am

    I enjoyed Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon.

    Reply
  38. katklaw777 says

    May 7, 2021 at 8:13 am

    I have been reading “The Metal Heart” by Caroline Lea. Very interesting book, I recommend it.

    Reply
  39. Jeanna says

    May 7, 2021 at 10:35 am

    The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz was really good!

    Reply
  40. nicole c says

    May 7, 2021 at 1:55 pm

    My favorite so far has been The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne.

    Reply
  41. Susan Smith says

    May 8, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    My favorite book so far was Becoming by Michelle Obama.

    Reply
  42. Sarah+L says

    May 9, 2021 at 2:24 am

    So far my favorite book is The Vintner’s Daughter: A Novel by Kristen Harnisch.
    Thanks for the contest.

    Reply
  43. Elaine G says

    May 10, 2021 at 12:21 am

    The book I liked the most that I read this year is American Demon by Kim Harrison. It wasn’t released this year but I was catching up on this series and finally read it.

    Reply
  44. Penelope @ The Reading Devil says

    May 10, 2021 at 1:20 pm

    A few of my recent faves have been The Hollow Inside, The Devil and the Heiress, Some Other Now, and The Once and Future Queen series!

    Reply
  45. Nina Lewis says

    May 10, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    Furious by R.L. Mathewson & Communion by Ella James. 🙂

    Reply
  46. Janie McGaugh says

    May 10, 2021 at 11:04 pm

    Archangel’s Sun by Nalini Singh, Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews, and Kingdom of Shadow and Light by Karen Marie Moning

    Reply
  47. richelle bowers says

    May 11, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    right now im stuck in the crossfire series

    Reply
  48. Adriane says

    May 11, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    Walden! Read it in high school – re-reading it decades later and it’s wonderful

    Reply
  49. Ashley Chassereau Parks says

    May 11, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    I’m reading Whiskey & Charlie right now. I’m on a few chapters in, but its good so far. I recently read Where the Crawdads Sing and it was so good!

    Reply
  50. Bonnie says

    May 13, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    I have enjoyed The Shape of Water by Guillermo Del Toro, Immortally Yours by Lynsay Sands, and Dark Song by Christine Feehan.

    Reply
  51. Soozle says

    May 15, 2021 at 8:08 am

    I LOVED The Alice Network by Kate Quinn and The Last Flight by Julie Clark

    Reply
  52. Sandra Dufoe says

    May 15, 2021 at 9:09 am

    My favourite this year is Chloe Neill’s newest book from the series Heirs of Chicagoland Shadowed Steel.

    Reply
  53. shelly peterson says

    May 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm

    Beneath the Stars by AL Jackson

    Reply
  54. Jen Reed says

    May 15, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    One of my favorite reads this year so far was In Love with the Veterinarian- Melissa Storm.

    Reply
  55. Annmarie Weeks says

    May 16, 2021 at 11:45 am

    I’ve enjoyed Young Jane Young, Lenny Kravitz’s Let Love Rule & Jillian Cantor’s In Another Time so far this year. Just started Eliza Starts a Rumor & am liking that one as well!

    Reply
  56. EDYE says

    May 16, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    my bible

    Reply
  57. Julie Waldron says

    May 16, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel, I love historical fiction from the WWII era.

    Reply
  58. Dawn Monzu says

    May 16, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Well, this may sound weird, but I love reading Joyce Meyer’s books. I’ve been on a quest to have a closer relationship with God, so her books help me with that.

    Reply
  59. Jeanna Massman says

    May 16, 2021 at 10:31 pm

    I’ve been reading and loving books by Mary Balogh lately.

    Reply
  60. Amy Hall says

    May 17, 2021 at 7:45 am

    I’ve been catching up on the Stephanie Plum series.

    Reply
  61. Linda K says

    May 17, 2021 at 8:57 am

    I really enjoyed Wendy Wax’s new book Break-up Book Club.

    Reply
  62. ShootingStarsMag says

    May 17, 2021 at 10:09 am

    I really loved Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jensen, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenking Reid, etc.

    Reply
  63. Deb Pelletier says

    May 17, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    I like Jane Eyre,

    Reply
  64. Jeryl M says

    May 18, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    I really liked Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton and The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave.

    Reply
  65. Rhonda Tenderholt says

    May 18, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    I’m in the process of reading and enjoying Seven Longest Yards. I get side-tracked too easily and haven’t finished it yet.

    The Seven Longest Yards is a love story between a boy with catastrophic spinal cord injuries, a girl with crippling depression, and the God who brings them together to “above all, love each other deeply” (1 Peter 4:8). It’s a parenting story about kids who need the most love ask for it in the most unloving ways.

    by Chris Norton, Emily Norton, Mark Tabb

    Reply
  66. Audrey Stewart says

    May 18, 2021 at 4:11 pm

    The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. Also, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry and A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.

    Reply
  67. Vikki Billings says

    May 18, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    I am re-reading a couple of my favorite books this year, and am now reading Christine, by Stephen King.

    Reply
  68. Sand says

    May 18, 2021 at 11:18 pm

    I’ve been reading a lot of autobiographies.

    Reply
  69. AEKZ2 says

    May 18, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    My favorite book this year so far was If She Were Dead.

    Reply
  70. megan allen says

    May 18, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    The Villan- lj shen and Layla- Colleen hoover! Thank you for the opportunity!

    Reply
  71. sofina says

    May 29, 2021 at 5:08 am

    I love that with the warmer weather,my mood becomes so much better and that we can get the kids out more.

    Reply

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