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January 2023 Wrap Up

February 3, 2023February 1, 20232 Comments

What a rough first month of the year. If you remember, my mom and I both tested positive for Covid on the first of the year, so that was fun. It took a while, as we did end up with secondary issues of bronchitis (my mom) and bronchial spasms (me). Basically, the same thing as … Continue reading January 2023 Wrap Up

February TBR Tackle Challenge

February 1, 2023February 1, 20232 Comments

The TBR Tackle Challenge created/hosted by booksare42, from.tbr.to.read, theartsybookworm88, and hplreads is a series of monthly TBR prompts to help us bookworms tackle our TBR piles five books at a time. I have tried in the past to do the prompts, but sometimes it's just not possible as I don't have a book on my … Continue reading February TBR Tackle Challenge

Series I’d Like to Start/Continue

January 31, 2023January 21, 20239 Comments

I was going to write this post anyway, but since it's a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie, I'll use it for this slot! I was going through my reading log spreadsheet a few days ago and realized that I have a lot of series on my TBR that I need to either start or finish. There's … Continue reading Series I’d Like to Start/Continue

I’m a Librarian, but I Still Purchase Books

January 25, 2023January 21, 20232 Comments

"You work at a library, why do you still buy books?" That's a question I get asked a lot, especially by some coworkers and patrons when I mention I recently bought a book (or five). I get why they ask that, I mean, I have access to free books every day I go into work! … Continue reading I’m a Librarian, but I Still Purchase Books

Bookish Discussion: “BookTok’ Displays

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I might like browsing TikTok for funny videos occasionally, but I'm not a fan of the BookTok displays that are taking over in bookstores. For one, many of the books on those displays tend to be hyped books already, and putting them on those displays seems to make them a "must read" for readers. The … Continue reading Bookish Discussion: “BookTok’ Displays

Battle of the E-Readers

January 16, 2023January 20, 20232 Comments

These posts have been done many times before, and people getting their first e-reader are always checking them out to see which is a better fit for them. Now, I'm not an expert in all the different kinds of Kindles and Nooks and tablets that are out there (or other e-readers), so my post will … Continue reading Battle of the E-Readers

Most Anticipated Books of Early 2023

January 10, 202317 Comments

Good news today, I'm negative for Covid, finally! Still have a dumb cough though, and I heard it can last a while. Whatever, it's better than feeling like total trash. Now I just need to build up my stamina of moving around again, and exercise. I'm not even sure if I have ten books for … Continue reading Most Anticipated Books of Early 2023

Top 10 Books of 2022

January 3, 2023January 3, 202315 Comments

Happy New Year everyone! We made it through another year... and what a year it was! Just as I did in 2021, I destroyed my Goodreads Challenge of reading 75 books and ended up reading 123 books!! What?! Never in my life have I read so much. Of course, I did hit a serious slump … Continue reading Top 10 Books of 2022

December 2022 Wrap Up

January 2, 2023January 1, 202311 Comments

Happy New Year indeed... so both my mom and I started the year with a positive Covid test yesterday. Yay. Neither of us are severe with symptoms, but we're making sure to rest, stay hydrated, and take the medicines we can to manage the symptoms. Praying that we'll both be better soon, especially my mom … Continue reading December 2022 Wrap Up

My 2022 DNF List

December 31, 2022December 28, 20221 Comment

We made it y'all! Happy (almost) New Year! Who else is ready for 2023? I will say it again and again, I'm glad I started DNF-ing books when I can't get into them because life is way too short to read books I'm not enjoying. And there are way too many books that I want … Continue reading My 2022 DNF List

2023 Bookish Goals and Reading Tracker

December 27, 20223 Comments

The end of the year comes so quickly, but the actual last two weeks of the year seem to take forever. At least this year it did. I still can't believe it's almost 2023 though. How have the past few years gone by so fast?? Anyway, since 2023 is nearly here, I wanted to share … Continue reading 2023 Bookish Goals and Reading Tracker

22 Books I Want to Read in 2022 (results)

December 21, 20222 Comments

I know it's not quite the end of the year, but I'm posting this a bit early since I know I won't be reading any of the rest of these before 2023. Anyway, at the end of last year I picked 22 books I wanted to read in 2022. As one could predict, despite reading … Continue reading 22 Books I Want to Read in 2022 (results)

Recently DNF’d Books

December 16, 20225 Comments

One thing I try not to do is review books that I've marked as DNF. I don't even like to review books I've given 1-2 stars to in some cases, unless I really feel the need to share my opinion, but one thing I would never do is tag the author in a bad review … Continue reading Recently DNF’d Books

November 2022 Wrap Up

December 3, 2022November 29, 2022Leave a comment

November was the worst month I've had for reading this year. Which is fine, it's not like I need to read 11-16 books a month to be happy, but it was frustrating because I wanted to read something but at the same time nothing appealed to me. The only thing I wanted to do all … Continue reading November 2022 Wrap Up

Top Ten Tuesday – Cozy Reads

November 29, 20221 Comment

I feel like it's been a while since I've done a Top Ten Tuesday, but it really hasn't. This month has just flown by and honestly, I'm stuck somewhere in spring, mentally. Spring 2019, that is. Anyway, it's finally hitting me how quickly this year has gone by and I'm already over it. Bring on … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Cozy Reads

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