Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is My Unpopular Bookish Opinions (You can share opinions surrounding being a reader, a book reviewer, etc. OR you could share your opinions on specific books that go against what everyone else is saying. Are there any books you loved that most people didn’t, or vice versa?)
I am going rogue (again) and instead I am doing What I Read on Holidays, which fits nicely into the post because I finished exactly ten books while I was away!
The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki - What an interesting and delightful book! I am planning to review this soon.
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore - Given all the hype around this series, I was expecting more but it was a good book to read on a plane.
Safe Harbour in Pelican Harbour by Maggie Christensen - I always enjoy Maggie Christensen's books and this one was no exception. I reviewed this book here.
White Mulberry by Rosa Kwan Easton - I wanted to read this one because it is set in both Korea and Japan. I had no idea that Japan had occupied Korea between 1910 and the end of the war.
The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley - I told myself I was reading this one for our read on a theme book club. The theme for this month is spy and I guess I could make this fit the theme if I really tried.
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin - This one definitely fits the theme!
Under a Riviera Moon by Helen McGinn - This is an upcoming review book!
Next of Kin by Hannah Bonhan Young - I just wanted to read something fun and this one fit the bill!
Where the Birds Call Her Name by Claire van Ryn - What a book! I really enjoyed this one! I am hoping to review it soon, but I don't have a specific date. Maybe I should just give it a date just to give myself a deadline.
One Day and Forever by Shari Low - I have said yes to a book that features some of the same characters from this book. However, it turns out that this book has lots of links to other books as well!
These all look like great choices for vacation reads! One Day and Forever sounds particularly compelling.
ReplyDeleteI liked that one and I am looking forward to reading her next one in the next couple of weeks
DeleteThe only one of these I've read is The King's Messenger, which I liked (I love all her books). I saw a big pile of books by Laurie Gilmore at the bookstore last week and I was surprised, not having heard of her or fun across her previously. They looked a bit sappy to me.
ReplyDeleteThey are very popular but having read the first one I am not sure if I will read any more!
DeleteThese all look like fun vacation books!
ReplyDeleteI had fun reading them all on vacation
DeleteLove your list, Marg. That's about the only time I can read more than five in a month. Haven't read these, but would love to indulge in several.
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March was a big reading month for me as a result of reading all these books!
DeleteI read, and enjoyed, The Full Moon Coffeeshop last year. I hope to read The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and something by Hannah Bonham-Young this year.
ReplyDeletePam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/books-that-dont-deserve-the-hype-my-unpopular-opinon/
I do enjoy the Hannah Bonhan-Young books!
DeleteThis is a wonderful off-topic idea. I usually take tons of books with me on trips and then rarely read very many. What kind of trip were you on? It must have been a good one for laying with a book poolside. Do tell!
ReplyDeleteI'm off topic, too, this week: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/ttt-excerpts-from-new-to-me-poems-i-like.html
We did a few days in Tokyo then a 10 day cruise to Seoul! It was great.
DeleteI’ve read Librarian Spy! Pumpkin Spice was spicier than I usually read! 😱 ~Carol @ ReadingLadies
ReplyDeleteIt was probably a little more spicier than I was expecting too Carol!
DeleteI loved The Librarian Spy! I listened to that one in audio.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good read for sure!
DeleteTen books is amazing! The Full Moon Coffee Shop looks fantastic, I'm a sucker for a cover with a cat on it :)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/top-ten-tuesday-unpopular-bookish-opinions/
I will have a review up for Full Moon Coffee Shop in a couple of weeks.
DeleteYou finished a lot on holiday! I have yet to read Susanna Kearsley but someday I will get to one of her books. Looks like some good reads for you.
ReplyDeleteSusanna Kearsley is one of my all time favourite authors!
DeleteI hope you had a good holiday! I bring tons of books and then don't read them.
ReplyDeleteThanks goodness for a Kindle! I would never be able to carry this many books in a suitcase!
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