By: Manuela Soares Hello readers and welcome back to another Tuesday post on Functionally Fictional. With so many great books coming out this year, I thought I would share six books that I'm looking forward to in the first half of 2023. 1. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao. Pub. Jan.... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Last year was a great reading year for me all around—in terms of the number of books I read, the amount of 5 star books, and the number of new-to-me authors that I had discovered. There were a lot of really great authors that I hadn’t read any... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2023
By: Cait Marie Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in 2018. This week’s prompt is bookish goals for the year, which I think is super fun. Read at least 100 books total Read at least 20 physical books (I've barely read... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why Hades Deserves More Retellings
By: Stephanie Wyatt Happy Tuesday! I love Mythology. The second I find out a story is based in any sort of mythology, it goes on my TBR list. That being said, I am obsessed with Hades. I love the different approaches to the god of the dead, and I think he deserves more love. Here... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want to Read in 2023
By: Manuela Soares Hello, hello! Welcome back to Functionally Fictional for another Tuesday post. As we usually do at this time of year, I've been reflecting on the past year and what I've read and what I wanted to read but didn't, and I thought this would make an interesting post. So, here is my... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books & Series Read in 2022
By: Cait Marie Can you believe it's already the end of the year?? It blows my mind a bit I'm currently at about 80 books for the year, though Goodreads says a lower number since some of the books I edited aren't on there yet. So, it's time to narrow it down to my top... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: My Own Twist
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The original prompt for this week is … books I hope Santa brings this year. However, this is a bit of a conundrum for me. First of all, I’m Jewish, so I don’t make lists for Santa. I just pass along my wishes to my family. Second of... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 TBR
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. I’m super excited about my upcoming TBR for winter 2022-2023. There are some truly amazing books sitting on my shelf, both those that have already come out and those that are upcoming releases. The top ten books that I’m excited about reading (in no particular order) are: The... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books by Indigenous Authors
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. This week’s prompt is a thankful freebie, but since I kind of did this on Friday, I wanted to honor Indigenous people in today’s post. November is Native American Heritage Month here in the United States, and while there’s a long way to go to achieve justice, I... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Spooky Season TBR
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Halloween is approaching, and it’s starting to feel like the pinnacle of fall. I have a TBR shelf that is overflowing with spooky season reads, and I want to share some of them with you. Since today’s prompt is a Halloween freebie, I’m talking about the spooky season... Continue Reading →