Hello! Welcome to the Literary Lodge. I’m so glad you could come and join our party! Is it chilly outside? The wind was pretty brisk when I went out earlier. But if you get cold, there are plenty of blankets or you can visit around the bonfires. Would you like anything to drink? We have hot apple cider, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. I think there might be cookies and pies later. Probably apple pie, because we have bushels of apples this year. And if you want to look over any books, there are quite a few benches around that you can sit and rest on while you sort though the stacks you want to read.
Oh, great, you brought your book bags! You might need them with all the titles we’ll be giving you. I wonder how long it will take to fill them up with new books to read.
But please, come on in, find a seat and let’s get this party started!
As you know this party is all about our Five Fall Favorites. We’ve chosen two different genres for each day and are going to share our Top 5 books in each one. But to make this a little more fun, there are 5 Party Rooms. Each of these rooms are on a different blog, but don’t worry, I will provide you easy access to them.
Each room will feature a different “B” word: Blankets, Books, Bonfires, Benches, and Bushels. (Just because we like being alliterate here at the Literary Lodge.)
You can discover which room you are in by finding the posted picture somewhere in the blog post . They will look like the ones you see right here.
Pay attention to which room you are in, because the Books room will be doing a Door Prize giveaway to a random writer of a comment posted that day on their blog. (So be sure you leave a comment!)
Each day the rooms will be on different blogs, so keep visiting!
Also, in this Literary Lodge, um, I mean blog, we will be hosting the Grand Prize! There are dozens of ways to enter this giveaway, so be sure to take a look before you get completely lost in the lists of books we’ll be sharing.
All prizes will be announced here on this blog on Saturday, so be sure you come back.
So, let’s get started. After I share my Top 5 favorites in Mystery and Christian Fiction, I’ll give you the links to all the other Party Rooms and you can start exploring. But don’t forget to come back and enter the giveaway here!
Mystery
Most of these books are in series. Sorry, that just seems to be the case with mystery books. So, since I could only list one, I chose the first of each series.
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (My mom introduced me to this sweet, older lady a few years ago. I couldn’t put the book down! Talk about reading on the edge of your seat! Just be careful, a few of the characters don’t watch their language all that well. Either read an edited version, or be prepared to white-out some things. This is the first in several exciting stories about the daring and darling Mrs. Pollifax.)
- Scout (If you like mysteries and dogs, you’ll like this one. Oh, and it has horses in it too! Much to my dismay, there are no other books about Scout and Jeff.)
- The Hardy Boys (I have the first one down here, but I’ve enjoyed all the ones I’ve read, at least, if they are republished from the original by Applewood Press. The “blue” versions are so chopped, edited and altered, that some of them hardly resemble the original story at all! If you have read the altered ones, I challenge you to go read one of the original stories and see what they changed!)
- Bob & Arty (Daring missionary pilots, exciting mysteries, and a loving family make this series very enjoyable! There are five books in this series.)
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (Who is the one who is called “The Scarlet Pimpernel”? The one who rescues men, women and children from the French Revolution and right under the noses of their fierce enemy? I’ve enjoyed listening to the audio of this because the reader does so much better at pronouncing French names than I ever could!)
Christian Fiction
This was so hard to decide my favorites! There are so many that I could have chosen, so many I love to read over and over. This is probably the biggest genre I read. But I tried to give you some variety.
- Little Fishers and Their Nets (This story is by my favorite author and shows just how much influence children can have when they are walking with Jesus Christ. It is set in the 1800’s.)
- The Deepening Stream (I think this might be my favorite book by this author. When a small time reporter gets stranded in an isolated town just before a huge winter storm hits, he has a choice to make. But is this really God’s leading?)
- The Browns at Mt. Hermon (The most humorous book Isabella Alden wrote. The first time I read it I started laughing. But it was also challenging. You’ll just have to read about all the Browns. And I really want to go visit Mt. Hermon!)
- Summer with the Moodys (Even if this series was written for young children, Sarah Maxwell did such a wonderful job of telling a simple story with humor, good principals and godly examples, that I’ve enjoyed every one of her books.)
- Treasures of the Snow (If you haven’t read this story, you should. A story about forgiveness and love. Of doing hard things to make a wrong right. I love it!)
Now that you’ve had a glimpse of my Top 5 books for Mystery & Christian Fiction, it’s time you headed over to the Party Rooms and see what they have chosen. Leaving comments on all the blogs, though not required, is strongly encouraged. (Think of entries for the Grand Prize.) Mention one of your favorite books, or your Top 5, ask a question, just do something to let your hostess know you came by. Just don’t forget to look for the Books Room if you want to enter for the door prize! (Now just click on any of the graphics below and they will take you to a Party Room.)
Grand Prize
This giveaway is open to both US readers and International readers. The prizes will be different, however. Sorry. We just can’t afford to ship internationally.
A US winner will get a “bright ideas” jar full of story prompts, plus four paperback books.
If we have an International winner instead, they will receive a $20.00 Amazon gift card and three kindle books.
And that’s all for today, folks! I hope you enjoyed it and will be back for more tomorrow! Remember, some of those entries for the Grand Prize can be done every day! And if you thought it was fun, invite a friend or two.
This looks like it’s going to be lots of fun! 🙂
Hi Raechel! Glad you could come by and join our party. Hopefully you’ll have fun and find new books to read. 🙂
I’ve been eagerly looking forward to this! Thank you for hosting!
I love to read, and I’m excited to discover more books, authors, and blogs!
Oh and my favorite fantasy series is the Blades of Acktar by Tricia Mingerink. Books one and two are my favorites.
You’re more than welcome, Bethany! I’m delighted you could come join us! 🙂 I hope you leave with a whole “book bag” full of new books to read. 🙂
I’m certain that I will!
This is so exciting! I’m glad I found this. I wouldn’t have, except for Reveries. Now I’m going to have to follow all these blogs! 😀
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Yay for Reveries! 🙂 Glad you came over and decided to join the fun! Yes, these blogs are all great and I hope you enjoy them. 🙂
Such a fun blog hop idea!! I love book lists. I might have to get in on it next time. 😉 And I’ll be adding some of these to my to-read list!!
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Glad you are enjoying this party/blog hop, Kimberly! I hope you have a place to add a lot of books on that to-read list because there are more genres coming!
I would have replied sooner, but for some reason my blog decided that this was spam and didn’t tell me it was here. 😛 I’m just glad I caught it. 🙂
I’m so glad this is finally happening! I’m not sure I would have been able to wait any longer. 😉
Thanks for hosting!
I’m not sure some of the rest of us could have waited any longer either! 😉 Glad you could come over and join the party, Sarah! It’s an honor to host it for you all. 🙂
HURRAY!! Blog party’s begun!!! 😀 (sorry, morning was completely full or else I would have commented SO much earlier ;))
Love the format of your post 🙂 And your books….ahhh…going to add so many of them to my to-read list! And I find it SO much fun when I find some of my favourite books listed under YOUR favourite books too 😀 Like The Scarlet Pimpernel (yesss….amazing. Absolute favourite book, no question about it!), and Summer with the Moodys (oh my goodness, you read these too!!! You’re the first person in the blogosphere I’ve found that reads the Moody series!), and Treasures of the Snow (LOVE this one!)!!
Haha, hopefully my comment wasn’t TOO confusing to read xD Hope you have a great start to a new week! 😀
Yes!!!! It has begun! And just think, we have a full week of this excitement and fun! 😀
Isn’t is fun when you discover others who liked the same books you do? Yes, I really like the Moody books! I can’t wait to see what she writes next!
And no, your comment wasn’t confusing. 😉 I can feel your excitement! 😀
I love the Trixie Belden series!
So do I, Pearl! I just couldn’t fit them in too. *Sigh* Maybe we should have listed our top 10. 🙂
Yay!!! 😀
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Is signing up for the grand prize the same for international readers? Thank you for hosting this. It looks like a lot of fun! 🙂
Hi Abigail! Thanks for joining us! Yes, the entries are all the same for the International and the US Grand Prize. We just wanted to make sure we had a prize for any International winner should we end up with one. Thanks for asking. 🙂 I hope you find new books to read!
Thanks for doing this; It looks like a lot of fun!
You’re welcome, Cari! Thanks for coming out, and I hope you have fun!
I like Summer with the Moodys!!!!
Another “Moody” fan! Yay! 🙂 Glad you could come, Emma!
Thanks for hosting this blog party! I think I’m really going to enjoy it! 🙂
Oh, and I really like The Old River Road, by Ivy Rose! 😉
I have a question: On some of the “Follow” giveaway entries, it says to follow it by email. I’d rather use my WordPress account; is that okay?? Thanks!
(Oh, and I’m sorry that I keep commenting; I just keep thinking of something else. xD)
Sure, you can use your WordPress account. That’s not a problem. 🙂
And comment all you want. I don’t mind. I love comments. 🙂
I love “The Old River Road”! I just couldn’t figure out where to put it and then it got forgotten as it’s on my kindle instead of my bookshelf. Glad you mentioned it. 🙂
I hope you enjoy the party!
Oh, yay! So looking forward to this week and all the amazing books I’m looking forward to discovering! 😀 I’ve really enjoyed the “Moody Family” series, and I LOVE “Treasures of the Snow!”
Another “Moody” fan! Yay! 🙂 And yes, “Treasures of the Snow.”
So glad you could make it, Jesseca! And I hope you are able to fill a “book bag” or two with new titles. 🙂
Hey, I entered just the free entry by accident before I really looked this over, could you please withdraw my entries? I’m super sorry to cause all this trouble, but I can’t enter this.
Thank you, and again, I apoligize.
-Mikayla-
Hi Mikayla! Sure, I can delete your entry, but if you are thinking you can’t enter this because your sister’s book is in the Grand Prize, that doesn’t matter. We allow siblings to enter. 🙂 So, let me know for sure if you want me to delete your entry.
I hope you enjoy all the books and the rest of this party!
Thanks, but I’d rather you just delete the entry! I’ll enjoy the rest of the party enough. =) Thank you so much!
No problem. 🙂 I did it. 🙂
Oh, The Hardy Boys. Quite possibly my first fictional character crushes. lol
When I was little, basically all I read was mystery-related fiction. I love love loved it!
Five Fall Favorites looks like it’s going to be a whole lot of fun! 😀
Did you read the originals or the “blue” cover ones? I liked the “blue” ones until I read an original. 🙂
I hope you enjoy your time at our Five Fall Favorites party! Thanks for coming over!
Now I’m going to have to read “The Browns at Mt. Hermon”! It sounds way too amazing. 😉 So glad this blog party finally started!!!
Yes, you really should go read “The Browns at Mt. Hermon”! 🙂 I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. 😀
And yes! It’s finally started!!!!
Ooh, Treasures in the Snow! I think I saw the movie adaptation of that. And the Scarlet Pimpernel! I have that on my to read list. I am so excited to read it ! 😀
I love the movie “Treasures of the Snow.” I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it. 🙂
Ah yes, the Scarlet Pimpernel! Listening to the audio is probably my favorite way of “reading” it because the reader is so good. 🙂 But either way, the story is great!
This is actually the first blog party I have “been” to!! 🙂
I’m glad you could come and join all the fun and excitement, Elizabeth! 😀 I hope you have fun and find new books to read.
This is the first blog party i have “been” to!! 🙂
Fun list!! 🙂 Hmm… I don’t think I’ve read the original Hardy Boys, as my aunt has the 40-some-odd blue-backs. Now I’m interested to see if I can get my hands on some originals! 😉
“The Browns at Mt. Hermon” was one of my favorite of Alden’s books too! 🙂
Yes, see if you can find an original Hardy Boys! I think the 3rd book in the series is the most changed. I felt like I was reading a completely new adventure. 🙂
Oh, you like “The Browns at Mt. Hermon” too? How fun!
Hello! I agree–Little Fishers and Their Nets is a wonderful little story. I’ll have to read The Brown’s at Mount Hermon. Another great book by Patricia St John is Twice Freed, a story about Onesimus, the slave mentioned in the book of Philemon. That’s my favorite by that author. And my all time favorite book at this time is The Hoosier Schoolmaster, by Edward Eggleston. Old Fashioned storytelling at some of its finest! Now I’ve got to see if I can get a Bob and Arty book. =) Oh, and one of my favorite books growing up was Scout! I think I need to pull it out again too. =)
Another Pansy reader! 🙂 Yes, you should read “The Browns at Mt. Hermon.”
I’m sure I’ve probably read “Twice Freed” but it’s been years.
I’ll have to check out “The Hoosier Schoolmaster.” Thanks for recommending it.
Oh, yes, Bob and Arty. 🙂 If you can’t find them anywhere else, I know that LightOfFaith.com carries them. 🙂
Thanks for coming by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the party!
This blog party is such a good idea and so fun! 🙂 I really loved “Treasures of the Snow”! It’s a good book!
Thanks for coming by and joining the fun, Holly!
Yes, “Treasures of the Snow” is so good! I need to find out if my niece has read it yet . . . 🙂
The Browns at Mt. Hermon looks like an interesting book to read! 🙂
Oh, it is! 🙂
I’ve been waiting for this blog party! It looks great! 🙂
And now it’s here! Glad you could make it, Bethany!
One book I really love (one of many!) is So Little Time by Al and Joanna Lacy. 🙂
Also I have another question. Sorry. 🙂 I was making some entries for the grand prize, and I was wondering what it meant to add books to my “to-read” list. Is this a physical list or on a website somewhere, or is it just my mental list of books I want to read? Thanks!
Hi Abigail! The “to-read” list can be any list you want. You can add them to your to read list on Goodreads if you are on there. You can jot them down on a piece of paper, or you can make a mental note of them. 🙂
Oh, and thanks for the books recommendation. I don’t think I’ve heard of it. I’ll have to check it out. 🙂
Such fun! One of my favorite books is “A Distant Melody” by Sarah Sundin. 🙂
Glad you could come join in on the fun!
I love the Trixie Belden series.
I enjoy reading them too. 🙂