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Bookmas - today we take a tour of the gardening books and talk about seeds. Books mentioned: The Texas Garden Almanac by Doug Walsh Plant Partners by Jessica Walliser Roses love Garlic by Louise Riotte Vegetables love Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegleris The Garden Catechism by Margaret Rose Realy The Catholic Gardeners Spiritual Almanac by Margaret Rose Realy Seed Companies Baker Creek https://www.rareseeds.com/store/whole-seed-catalog Botanical Interests https://www.botanicalinterests.com/ Sow True Seeds https://sowtrueseed.com/ Social Media Links Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

Some of my favorite physical reads of 2023. Channels mentioned: @writingrhonda Authors: Colleen Coble Mary Jessica Woods Carla Lauraeno Curtis Craddock Cathy McCrumb Rhonda Ortiz Social Media Links Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

The December Pile looks suspiciously familiar! The Books: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley The Last Uncharted Sky by Curtis Craddock Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander Summer on Honeysuckle Ridge by Debbie Mason Fatal Mistake by Susan Sleeman Social Media Links Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersfloc

Last Week's Reads, or should I say the book I read last week! Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Launch Team for Guardian by Cathy McCrumb! Social Media Links Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

Last week's reads and it's a short video today. DNFs Dogcatcher in the Rye by Ellen Riggs The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey Texas by James A. Michener Read Trial and Error by Robert Whitlow Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery by Curtis Craddock Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

All the fairy tales and retellings that currently reside on my bookshelves. Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

I watched @BookLoverAmanda 's video, https://youtu.be/02RXqrtZln8?si=UT9nq8zQ2DuleTW1 and was inspired. I had fun and consider yourself tagged if you want to dive into this tag as well. @Celestria and @lovelydaywithholly have created an AMAZING Tolkien Tag! Check out their videos here: https://youtu.be/ctaVS38VWGU?si=B6RwJw_XVWV5A3de https://youtu.be/ej94XzBjxXY?si=-sBHQjj0Dmih_iNz The Prompts: Hobbits (A character who is a real homebody) Elves (a character that does not age normally) Dwarves (a stubborn or very loyal character) Race of Men (A book with diversity in it) Wizards (A wise character) Gollum (A Book with a sympathetic villain) Eagles (A book with an animal in the plot) Beorn (A character with mistaken/alternate identity) Morgoth (a sinister character) Merry & Pippin (An iconic duo) The Ring (A book with a significant object as part of the plot) Hobbiton (A book showing a simple, quiet lifestyle) The fellowship (Found family) The Two Towers (A book with a significant landmark in the story/setting) Return of the King (A book with a royalty element) The Silmarillion (A book that spans many years) PO-TA-TOES (A book with memorable food in it) All that is gold does not glitter (A character who is more incredible on the inside than they seem at first) “You shall not pass” (A series that shouldn’t have continued as far as it did; ex. Books 1 & 2 were great, but 3 and beyond were awful) “I am no man” (A book with an unexpected twist) Rings of Power (A controversial Book) Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

The first glimpse into the future. 2024 planning is in full swing around here and first up, Bible in a Year. Books Mentioned: Walking with God: by Time Gray and Jeff Cavins https://ascensionpress.com/collections/collection-book/products/walking-with-god-a-journey-through-the-bible-1 Bible in a Year Journal: https://ascensionpress.com/collections/collection-book/products/the-bible-in-a-year-notebook-2nd-edition Ascension 2024Planner: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/ascension-planner-2024 Podcast Bible in a Year: https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-podcasts/bibleinayear/ Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

All the books I anticipate loving in the fourth quarter of 2023. Books: Texas by James A. Michener Daughter of Eden by Jill Eileen Smith Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery by Curtis Craddock The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Reilly The Plum Pudding Murders by Joanne Fluke Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

Well, it was a week... Mentioned Channels and their videos @BookLoverAmanda https://youtu.be/tvmSOuVYcjQ?si=sj6YAaXG6NYdm7sc @OceanaGottaReadEmAll https://youtu.be/r46w-rBWrJk?si=ooOkJDfm66xhk7Ll Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors Review: https://youtu.be/uCFNCnSjgNM DNFs: Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson A Pie to Die For by Gretchen Rue A Spark to Match by Jen Turano Julia Monroe Begins Again by Rebekah Millet Read Death of a Showman by Mariah Fredericks Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Absolutely Not in Love - 0:48 Pie to Die For - 2:28 A Spark to Match - 3:58 Julia Monroe - 6:10 Solitude of Wolverines - 9:25 Death of a Showman - 14:30 Fourth Wing - 16:35 Next Week - 24:15 Conclusion - 25:05

This book is amazing and I loved every word of it. Sharon's website: https://sharonmpeterson.com/ See Yourself as God Does: https://ascensionpress.com/products/see-yourself-as-god-does-understanding-holy-body-image-through-catholic-scripture Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Blog: https://theprotagonistspub.com Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock

September book haul, with the last of the birthday book haul included. Written reviews can be found on at https://theprotagonistspub.com

A sampling of the books I "purchased" for the third quarter "Stuff Your Kindle Day". @BookLoverAmanda is mentioned right around 5:30 The full list can be found on my Goodreads shelf here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/288248-tammy?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=stuff-your-kindle-2023-q3 Timestamps: Intro - 0:00 The Wronged Princess - 4:30 Modern Persuasion - 5:14 The Witch Handbook - 6:42 Secrets and Sensibilities - 8:13 Dating Mr. Darcy - 9:32 Goodbye Magnolia - 10:46 A Treacherous Engagement - 12:25 French Kisses - 13:48 The Rules of Matchmaking - 15:20 Lady Edith's Lonely Heart - 17:35 Jealousy is a Witch - 18:25 Lady of Providence - 19:40 Dog Catcher in the Rye - 22:04 It Never Felt so Good - 23:54 Rose - 24:55 Starting Over in Sedona - 26:35 Last Waltz at Blossom Inlet - 28:15 Wrap Up - 30:10 Social Media Links Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistpub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Protagonistspub Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stitchersflock Youtube: @stitchersflock

All I read and didn't read last week. Reviews can be found on my blog at https://theprotagonistspub.com DNFs: The Beast and the Enchantress by Camile Peters Dear Henry Love Edith by Becca Kinzer Easy as Pie by Carina Taylor The Anatomists Wife by Anna Lee Huber Soft DNF June of Ordinary Murders by Conor Brady The Hopkins Manuscript by RC Sherrif Reads Murders of a Feather by Eileen Brady Prologue to Murder by Lauren Elliot Letter from Briarton Park by Sarah Ladd Texas (sections 1-3) by James Michener

What I read and didn't read last week. Like always, written reviews can be found at https://theprotagonistspub.com Videos Mentioned: My personal reading challenge: https://youtu.be/lAg_SMPEChc 2x2x2 ScFi vs Fantasy: https://youtu.be/d-qj7PdcdGM Victober Cozies: https://youtu.be/80Ijfs2L8As DNFs of the Week A Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Faking the Fall by Julie Christianson Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn Reads of the Week Blood Promise by Brian McClellan The Alchemy of Masques & Mirrors by Curtis Craddock The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews The Headless Horseman by Washington Irving Timestamps Intro - 0:00 DNFs - 0:42 Clean Sweep - 5:24 Headless Horseman - 7:45 Alchemy - 8:30 A Promise of Blood- 9:30 The Juliet Code - 11:32 Up Next - 18:23 Closing - 24:02

The books selected for donation to the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Written reviews are located at https://theprotagonistspub.com Timestamps are included so you can freely skip between genres. Birthday Book Haul Video: https://youtu.be/llcB7OLmRB4?si=zrZva6zBhKaPbbpl Review of West with Giraffes: https://youtu.be/rLglZnACzAA?si=pz0_Wus_KEb5iAsL Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Non-Fiction - 1:46 Historical Fiction - 2:33 Fiction Odds & Ends - 3:26 Middle Grade - 4:54 Cozy Mysteries - 6:48 Christian Fiction - 10:12 Fantasy - 13:40 Science Fiction - 19:50 Social Media Links Booktube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protagonistspub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtagonistsPub/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprotagonistspub Flosstube: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchersflock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550056617030 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchersflock