Everything from lighthearted humor to poignant historical fiction to crazy thrillers to mindblowing nonfiction -- no genre was untouched, and I am so grateful to these stories for getting me through this hectic season.
Top 10 Books of Fall 2021
Category: Book of the Month
What I Read January 2021
Oh hi, it's February 5th, and I still can't stop thinking about all the wonderful books I read in January. I put a lot of pressure on myself to get January right -- it's the first month of the year, a way to kick off my new reading goal.
Favorite Backlist BOTM Books
It's no secret that I love Book of the Month Club. I've been a member since April 2017, when I asked my mom for a gift subscription for my 28th birthday. Today I wanted to highlight some of my favorite Book of the Month books from the past 4 years that I've been a member.
Best Books to Help You Escape Election Anxiety
Today, I'm rounding up some of my favorite sci-fi, fantasy, and dystopian books that are sure to distract you from the nightmarish landscape that is Facebook and election results.
6 Books I’m Going to Read in February
I have one bookshelf in my office dedicated to just the books I want to read in the upcoming month, and, when I'm itching for a new book, I go to that shelf. Here's a few that are sitting on that shelf now, waiting to be read in February.
What I Read: January 2019
I read 14 books in January. That's not a typo. And I have no idea how the rest of the books this year will top these!
What I Read: December 2018
I didn’t post one of these in November, because I only read 4 books. I fell into an awful slump, and the books I chose to read were not fast paced enough to get me out of that slump. Luckily, after finishing Anna Karenina, I felt a huge sense of accomplishment, which propelled me to read even more in December. I will be posting my annual “Best of” post in a few days, but I wanted to update this before I began working on that one.
What I Read: October 2018
For some reason, October was a weak reading month for me. It started with the double whammy of homecoming week and the end of the first grading period falling in the first 10 days of the month, and I struggled to get any reading done at all. I finished my first book of the month … Continue reading What I Read: October 2018
All the Rereads: What I Read September 2018
In times of craziness, I always find comfort in revisiting my favorite books. This month, I had some of my favorite rereads of the year.
Suspicious Characters: What I Read August 2018
August was not a great reading month, tbh. With school starting, my brain was definitely somewhere else. I read a lot of books with strange, suspicious characters, and the good books were SO GOOD. Unfortunately, there were probably more not-so-good books. This month was my lowest book count (tied with May at 6) and my … Continue reading Suspicious Characters: What I Read August 2018