My Goodreads Reviews – click next to them
Dark Butterflies: Poetry and short stories of mental health by Jude Itakali
Poetry Treasures 3: Passions by Kaye Lynne Booth and Robbie Cheadle
Beneath the Deep Wave (One with Nature Book 2) by Andrew McDowell
Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right by Elizabeth Gauffreau
Misty the Cat… Unleased by Dave Astor
The Korpes File Series – Short Stories: Vol 1 by J. I. Rogers
Some Day I’ll Fly Away by Linda Dutton
Broken Ties (Realms of the Mist, #2) by Jude Itakali
Natural Selection (Dawn of Humanity #3) by Jacqui Murray
The Moons of Autumn by Colleen M. Chesebro & Jules Paige
The Enchantress by Michael Scott
Neema the Misfit Giraffe by Robbie Cheadle & Michael Cheadle
Creative Gems: Volume 3 by Andrea Benko
Fascinating Facts about Famous Fiction Authors by Dave Astor
A little nod for us in WP, since we like to write, read, post and blog!
Jude Itakali – Tales Told Different – https://judeitakali.wordpress.com/
Kaye Lynne Booth – Writing to be Read – https://writingtoberead.com/
Robbie Cheadle – https://roberta-writes.com/ and https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/
Andrew McDowell – https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/
Elizabeth Gauffreau – Fiction Writer in Poet’s Clothing – https://lizgauffreau.com/
Dave Astor on Literature – https://daveastoronliterature.com/
Jacqui Murray – https://worddreams.wordpress.com/
Colleen M. Chesebro – Tanka Tuesday – https://tankatuesday.com/
Jules Paige – Jules Pens Some Gems – https://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/
Darnell Cureton – Fictionista – https://darnellcureton.com/
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Thanks for sharing this with us
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But of course! – thanks, Beth ☺️
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An awesome reading list.
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Thanks, Sadje. I’m particularly pleased that I actually know all but one of those people that I have read this year.
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Yes, it’s awesome
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Thank you for this excellent and generous (many links! 🙂 ) post. During the past year, Chris, you were definitely a dedicated reader of a wide variety of books by many very talented writers! (And I greatly appreciate you reading two of my books. 🙂 )
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I was very happy to have read those, Dave. But clearly, Misty was the best of the lot.🐈⬛
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Thanks so much, Chris! You brought a smile to Misty’s face. 🙂
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Thank you for reading and reviewing Beneath the Deep Wave. Wishing you a Happy New Year.
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Only a pleasure, Andrew, and Happy New Year to you too!
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Thank you again, Chris. Same to you.
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Wow! You read a lot of books this year, obviously way more than I did! I will have to go back and click on your reviews!😀
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Ah well, I think you listen to lots of books – like for example, Moby Dick some time ago!
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Lol that’s true. Over the summer I listened to three volumes about Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. Two were 24 hours long and one was 26. Mostly while working on craft projects!😮
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See, thought so!! 😉
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Thank you so much for the shout-out for Simple Pleasures, Chris!!
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My pleasure, Liz. Lovely book☺️
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How fun, Chris. I love looking at the covers at the end of the year and remembering all the books I read. You have some great ones listed. Here’s to a wonderful 2025 of books!
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Oh yes, definitely looking forward to next year. Also, I will choose at least one of yours, Diana!
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If the reading muse moves you, Chris, that would be lovely, but no worries if it doesn’t. It’s all good.
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But I will… and soon😉
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❤
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I love this! I wish I’d taken pictures of all the books I read 🙂
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Fun, eh?
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Cool to see all these book covers that you’ve read in the past year. You’ve read a wide variety of books 🌞
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I have always been an eclectic reader, and almost anything goes for me.☺️
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You definitely have your reading mojo back. I so need to join your book club in 2025. An Amazing guild of authors you’ve displayed. And of course thank you so much for reading mine, dear Chris. 🩵🩵🩵🌻🌺
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Oh yes, my mojo is back… phew!📚 😄🥰🌻
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Wow! It is an amazingly extensive list, my dear Chris; thank you. Although I must look for my afterlife time, I may find the opportunity to dive in!😅✌🤙🎯🥰🙏😘
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Ah yes, I love reading books, and I have seen so many that I want to get to know. I have known that I would never be able to read all of those – even if I would live for more than a hundred years or more! 😉😊😍🙏
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So do I!!!! 😜😂🤗💖🥰
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Wow, you’ve indeed explored a wonderful collection, my friend Chris. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi there, Lamittan, you know that I have put your book, ‘The Long-lasting Tree’, on my list. I will be reading this, this year and I’m looking forward to it. We African friends need to stick together, don’t we!
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I love the variety of reads, it’s something I should think about.
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I have always read lots of different genres but mostly novels. But now I’m reading more and more of poetry, especially those people I know in WP.
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Excellent choices!
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But of course… I still smile about ‘The Multi-Tasker Octopus’. Good one, Darnell! 🐙
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Hi Chris, a lovely selection of books. Thanks for including mine here.
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Oh, I really enjoyed that sweet giraffe from you and Michael, and I will certainly get to read those lovely elephants this year.
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😘🌈🌻
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Thank you so much for the nod for the Moons of Autumn.
And also for other wonderful books from the WP community to look into! ~
You are a treasure to allow us to collect these titles 🙂
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I’m always happy to read other people’s in WP and there are so many great ones too.😊
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I have so many books… that I have yet to read through… from WP folks. If I had a new years resolution list.. I would put on it ‘Read more of your friends books!’ 💖
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