Last Year I Was Reading is a weekly meme created by Maria over at Reading Maria. This is my first time participating and I’m excited to see what comes up with these posts! How does one particpate? You take your current read and compare it to what you reading this exact time last year. Which … Continue reading Last Year I Was Reading…
Author: happiestwhenreading
I'm a book lover of all genres - my favorites are memoir, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and self-help/non-fiction.
My Week in Books {8/19/20}
My kids started school today...and they could not be happier! (I never thought I'd say that sentence, but they were not fans of remote learning AT ALL.) At both of their back-to-school nights, the teachers and administration were so happy to be back in the schools with the students too. I feel confident in the … Continue reading My Week in Books {8/19/20}
T5T: Characters I Would Dress Up As
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah @The Bionic Bookworm and is now being hosted by Meeghan @Meeghan Reads! This week's topic: Top 5 characters I would dress up as! It’s book week in Australia this week! Which means that all the kids in primary (elementary?) school get dressed up as their favourite … Continue reading T5T: Characters I Would Dress Up As
Q3: Most Anticipated
July 2020 Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland The Bright Lands by John Fram Fast Girls by Elise Hooper Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Want by Lynn Steger Strong The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue A Star is Bored by Byron Lane August 2020 The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke … Continue reading Q3: Most Anticipated
Last Year I Was Reading…
Last Year I Was Reading is a weekly meme created by Maria over at Reading Maria. This is my first time participating and I’m excited to see what comes up with these posts! How does one particpate? You take your current read and compare it to what you reading this exact time last year. Which … Continue reading Last Year I Was Reading…
My Week in Books {8/12/20}
Oh boy...I'm definitely hitting a wall in my reading life lately. I am bogged down by heavy nonfiction reads that are really killing my reading vibe. You know it's bad when I can barely find the desire to even pick up a book! I rarely chose tv over books, but that's what's I've been doing … Continue reading My Week in Books {8/12/20}
T5T: Books Where Something Went Right
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah @The Bionic Bookworm and is now being hosted by Meeghan @Meeghan Reads! This week, we're talking about book where something went right... Deacon King Kong by James McBride I read this last month and I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, so I was pleasantly … Continue reading T5T: Books Where Something Went Right
Last Year I Was Reading…
Last Year I Was Reading is a weekly meme created by Maria over at Reading Maria. This is my first time participating and I'm excited to see what comes up with these posts! How does one particpate? You take your current read and compare it to what you reading this exact time last year. Which … Continue reading Last Year I Was Reading…
My Week in Books {8/5/20}
Thrillers are proving to be the genre that saves me during these endless days of coronavirus. They don't require a ton of my attention, yet they keep me interested in reading and I can't seem to turn the pages fast enough. This isn't typically my preferred genre, so I really need to take advantage of … Continue reading My Week in Books {8/5/20}
August 2020 TBR
This month's Unread Shelf Challenge for the Unread Shelf Challenge hosted by Whitney at The Unread Shelf is to particpate in a buddy read. Because I h a t e buddy reads, I'm using my wild card and not taking part in the official challenge. My main focus on books this month will center around egalley books and … Continue reading August 2020 TBR
