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Monday, February 8, 2021

TTT: My Favorite Non-Review Books: December 2020

I'm going use the freebie Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by The Artsy Reader) by posting my Favorite Non-Review Books of December. I'd like to make this a monthly feature and meant to post this last month but time got away from me!

As a blogger sometimes writing reviews can feel like a chore so it seems I rarely write reviews for non-review books anymore. I fee bad about that, because it's not that I didn't enjoy them less than the books I review here, just that I don't have the time or energy to write a review for each and every book I read. I thought it would be nice to list my favorite non-review books each month to bring more attention to them. 

Here are my December 2020 favorites:



A great, suspenseful story! Short, but left an impression.

Kate Mara's narration was excellent! Quiet and compelling.




Love this series! Peter Ash is a one man wrecking ball, but he's got backup now in the form of June and Lewis. I love his developing relationship with June Cassidy.  This installment was exciting and full of action! I plan on continuing it soon. 



 This series is a must for any hockey/sports romance fans. Kate Meader writes some hot stuff, but at the center of each story are characters you grow to care for, multi-layered, flawed, just trying to get by.  Gunnar's story broke my heart! This guy needed a HEA! 




 I'm a big fan of Linda Howard's brand of romantic suspense. MacKenzie's Mountain was first published in 1989, but I think it held up well.






20 comments:

  1. What a nice list. :)

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-conversation-hearts-on-covers

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  2. Hello! I don't usually read this kind of books but the covers are nice ;) jajaj I understand what you mean with the burn out from reading a book and already thinking what you are going to write in the review. It can be counterproductive, right? I liked your post. take care

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    1. Yes, with so many review books it's hard to give the time over to non-review books. Thanks, you too! :)

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  3. This is nice- it is so hard to keep up with books. I'm liking mini reviews or just short snippets more and more lately.

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    1. Me too! I try not to write long reviews anymore because 1. I don't like to write them. 2. I don't like reading them. One exception is with a series book. Like the Rockton series. It's hard not to do a intro into the series for those readers who haven't read about it to stir up interest and maybe get a reader on board to start it. Those reviews are hard to cut short.

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  4. Man Down was an absolute hit for me too. Gunner's story broke my heart

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  5. I didn't review Light It Up either, but I read and loved it! Peter and June are such great characters. :)

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    1. They are! I need to download and read the 4th one now. Thanks again for the recommend!

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  6. Love the cover on McKenzie's Mountain! Nice ;) I hope you can stop by:

    https://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2021/02/top-ten-books-with-love-in-title-292021.html

    Colletta

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    1. It is a great new cover! I'm sure it stirred up new interest in an old release. It did for me. :)

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  7. Oooh! Interesting topic this week! Great list!

    Here’s my TTT!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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  8. Nice list! I'll have to check some of these out. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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  9. I like the freedom and break of not reviewing ever book I read or at least not to the extent I do for a blog review. I want to try Linda Howard's books. It will be fun to see your post b/c I'm always curious about what people are reading.

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    1. Yes, if I made myself write an involved review for every book I read it would spoil reading for me all together. It's hard to go wrong with Linda Howard!

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  10. I hear you! Sometimes it's nice to just read a book and know I'll only leave a short review on Goodreads. ;)

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