By the Numbers: I read 167 total books this year! I'm not even sure how that's possible, but it's true! Last year I read 154 books, and I intentionally made it a goal to read less this year. Clearly, that didn't work out for me. 🙄 In 2020, my goal is going to be 100 books. … Continue reading 2019 Year in Review –> 2020 Goals

As one would expect, I didn't get a lot of reading done this month. Between my son's basketball season wrapping up to Christmas celebrations and family visiting, I was too busy or too tired to really get to any reading. I am so excited for some down time to pick up some books again - … Continue reading December 2019 Wrap-Up

All of my Top Lists of 2019 have already been published (The Best of the Best: My Top Fiction Book & Nonfiction Book of 2019, Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019, Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2019, Top 10 Backlist Books I Read in 2019, Top 10 Audiobooks of 2019, and 2019 Honorable Mentions), but I saved the most … Continue reading The Most Important Book of 2019

Roya's mother had always said that our fate is written on our foreheads when we're born. It can't be seen, can't be read, but it's there in invisible ink all right, and life follows that fate. No matter what." (pg 4) Have you ever wondered what life would have been like had one tiny little … Continue reading December Discussion #HWRbooks: The Stationery Shop

I'll be finishing the year having read roughly 170 books. So believe me when I tell you that picking the top 10 best books of the year can be really hard! I did it, but I also wanted to take a moment to let you about a few more books that didn't make my final … Continue reading 2019 Honorable Mentions

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones yesterday. I hope Santa was good to you and you found lots of bookish goodness under the tree! We flew home from Arizona (yuck, I know...dealing with an airport on Christmas Day?!?!) and now my brother and nephew are visiting from Los … Continue reading My Week in Books {12/26/19}

Today seems like the perfect day to let all of you know just how grateful I am to have you sharing this small piece of the internet. I don't have a lot of friends IRL who read (let alone LOVE to talk about books) like I do, so to have a place to do that … Continue reading Merry Christmas, Friends! 🎄

Here they are: my favorite fiction book and nonfiction book of 2019! Fiction: City of Girls by: Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead) - Pub Date: June 4, 2019 "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is." When … Continue reading The Best of the Best: My Top Fiction Book & Nonfiction Book of 2019

If You Want To Make God Laugh by: Bianca Marais (Putnam) - Pub Date: July 16, 2019 This was a strong contender for my favorite fiction book of the year (find out what I chose as my favorite on Tuesday!). It narrowly missed the top spot! I like to think of this book as one … Continue reading Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by: Cheryl Strayed I mentioned this one yesterday in my Top 10 Audiobooks of 2019, but this one is equally as good in print form! I began it on audiobook, but loved it so much I immediately ordered the book because there is so … Continue reading Top 10 Backlist Books I Read in 2019