Man, summer sure flew by in a hurry! I can't believe it's time to think about fall reading, but once I started compiling this list, it totally got me in the mood! There are some good books coming out and I hope they pull me out of the summer slump I found myself in! What's … Continue reading Fall Preview + TBR // 2022
Category: 2021
Q2 Favorites // 2022
There are some real contenders for my favorite book of the year on this list! I absolutely fell hard for the debut The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois and recommend everyone making time to read it. I know it's a big book, but you become so immersed in the story and characters that it flys … Continue reading Q2 Favorites // 2022
July Wrap-Up // 2022
Welp, I'm pretty much in shock that summer is basically over. My kids have a little over two weeks left before school starts, but they start all of their sport activities this week! This may be the first summer ever that my reading took such a dive, but getting to soak up so many good … Continue reading July Wrap-Up // 2022
My Halfway Top 10 // 2022
Halfway through 2022 already?!? How? This year is flying by...and I'm so busy in my personal life, I can see it in my reading. I just won't push through books that aren't working for me; if I find a minute to sit down and open a book, it better grab and hold my attention pretty … Continue reading My Halfway Top 10 // 2022
June Wrap-Up // 2022
June By the Numbers: Total Books Read: 10Audiobooks: 0Five Star Reads: 2Debuts: 5 (50%)Published in 2022: 6 (60%)Nonfiction Reads: 1 (10%)By Women Authors: 8 (80%)Books by BIPOC Authors: 6 (60%)Diverse Books: 4 (40%)Goodreads Challenge: 67/125 (54%)12 Friends + 12 Books + 12 Months: 5/12 (42%)Nonfiction Challenge: 6/12 (50%)Unread Shelf: 9/24 (38%)EIWTB Challenge: 11/12 (92%)A to Z Challenge: 20/26 (77%) Favorite Book of the Month: * The Love Songs of … Continue reading June Wrap-Up // 2022
April Wrap-Up // 2022
April By the Numbers: Total Books Read: 6Audiobooks: 0Five Star Reads: 1Debuts: 3 (50%)Published in 2022: 6 (100%)Nonfiction Reads: 0 (0%)By Women Authors: 5 (83%)By Nonbinary Author: 1 (17%)Books by BIPOC Authors: 3 (50%)Diverse Books: 1 (17%)Goodreads Challenge: 41/125 (33%)12 Friends + 12 Books + 12 Months: 4/12 (33%)Nonfiction Challenge: 2/12 (17%)Unread Shelf: 8/24 (33%)EIWTB Challenge: 11/12 (92%)A to Z Challenge: 18/26 (69%) Favorite Book of the Month: You … Continue reading April Wrap-Up // 2022
Q1 Favorites // 2022
The first quarter of 2022 has just passed, so I figured it was the perfect time to share the top five books I read from January to March. (And because I'm me, I also have five honorable mentions too!) During the first three months of 2022, I've read 35 books. If you haven't read some … Continue reading Q1 Favorites // 2022
March Wrap-Up // 2022
This month's reading started off strong, and then we got a...puppy! From that point on, my brain was somewhat scattered and my time to read sharply decreased. We've had Mac for two weeks now and we're starting to get settled in a groove, so I'm hoping I can get back to regularly reading in April! … Continue reading March Wrap-Up // 2022
January Wrap-Up // 2022
We're already through the first month of the new year...and while I was optomistic about 2022, that optimism was shattered last week when we had to put our twelve-year-old dog down. He broke his leg walking, and unbeknownst to us, Gus had bone cancer. I am fully convinced that there will never be another dog … Continue reading January Wrap-Up // 2022
2021 Year-End Wrap-Up
Books Finished: 135Fiction: 87 (64%)Non Fiction: 48 (36%), including 19 memoirs Debut Authors: 49 (36%)Authors of Color: 51 (38%)Male/Female Authors: 102 female (76%), 37 male (27%), 1 other (1%) Diverse Topics: 57 (42%)Audiobooks: 7 (5%) (audiobooks are just so hard for me...I prefer listening to podcasts!) Repeat Authors: 31 (23%) – Akwaeke Emezi, Susan Meissner, Kristin Hannah, Walter Isaacson, Maggie O'Farrell, Patricia … Continue reading 2021 Year-End Wrap-Up
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