Top Ten Tuesday - Extraordinary Book Titles

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl this week's topic is Extraordinary Book Titles (submitted by Elise @ A Book and a Cup). I've compiled a list of titles that I think are quite brilliant. If you haven't read these titles, click on the book cover to learn more!

First Line Friday - Hope's Highest Mountain

Happy Friday!

I love it when God speaks my love language. This week has been...well...beyond crazy. So many things happening and my brain going so many different directions. But, receiving several books in the mail...makes it all worth it. Here is one that came this week and on the tippy top of my reading list. 

Happy Reading!

Today’s first line is from...

Hope's Highest Mountain

Misty M. Beller

My Darling Rachel,

You were everything to me.

GOODREADS | AMAZON

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Top Ten Tuesday - Character Traits

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl this week's topic is...Character Traits I Love (submitted by Hannah @ Books Life and Other Oddities). I've split my list into two categories...Antagonist and Protagonist traits I love...because really, we all love a good antagonist don't we? 

Who are some characters that come to mind when you think of these traits?

Midnight on the River Grey - Abigail Wilson

My Rating

★★★★★ - You have bewitched me, body and soul. (More Info)

About the Book

Can one develop feelings for the man you swore to see hanged? That’s just what Rebecca fears she has done in this Gothic Regency romance. 

After her brother’s mysterious death, Rebecca Hunter vows to expose the man she believes responsible: Mr. Lewis Browning—known by the locals as the Midnight Devil and by Rebecca as her new guardian.

Summoned to his reclusive country estate to await her London season, Rebecca plans her own secret investigation among the darkened corridors of the mysterious Greybourne Hall. Yet Lewis Browning is not as she once imagined, and his motivation is horribly unclear. Recurrent nightmares and Rebecca’s restless feelings are further complicated by the shadow of her mother’s prior descent into madness and wondering if she, too, will follow the same heartbreaking path.

Even as midnight rides, strange injuries, and further murders lead back to Mr. Browning, Rebecca can’t ignore the subtle turn of her heart. Has she fallen for the man she swore would pay for her brother’s death? And moreover, can she trust him with her uncertain future? (from Goodreads)

My Thoughts

My anticipation was high for this book. I love Wilson's style and twists and turns. She keeps the tensions high throughout the whole story and ties up the various pieces in a neat little bow by the end of the story.

Rebecca and Lewis are thrown together by desperate circumstances. When mysterious rumors concerning her brother's death begin to surface, Rebecca finds more questions around every corner.

I love the feel of Wilson's Gothic Regency stories. Dark, mysterious, and full of plot twists. Through it all, the hope and light shine through the cracks until everything crumbles and only the truth remains. 

I received a complimentary copy of Midnight on the River Grey. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

About the Author

Abigail Wilson combines her passion for Regency England with intrigue and adventure to pen historical mysteries with a heart. A Registered Nurse, chai tea addict, and mother of two crazy kids, Abigail fills her spare time hiking the National Parks, attending her daughter's gymnastic meets, and curling up with a great book. In 2017, Abigail won WisRWA's Fab Five contest and in 2016, ACFW's First Impressions contest as well as placing as a 2017 finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her husband and children.

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First Line Friday - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Happy Friday!

Oh this book!!! This book is So.Much.Fun!!! ***DISCLAIMER*** I have not finished it yet...But I am loving every page. It is a great look into the imagination of kids and a fun story. There are some great lines and I will hopefully be reviewing it here soon! In the meantime...here is the first line...

Happy Reading!

Today’s first line is from...

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Catherynne M. Valente

Once upon a time, a girl named September grew very tired indeed of her parents' house, were she washed the same pink-and-yellow teacups and matching gravy boats every day, slept on the same embroidered pillow, and played with the same small and amiable dog.

GOODREADS | AMAZON

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