2019 Reading Recap & 2020 Ambitions

Life has been busy, so it’s taken most of January 2020 to wrap up my Best of 2019. I’ll link them here ICYMI. Best ClassicsBest FictionBest Nonfiction Best Audiobooks Now that’s finished, I can recap and reflect on my 2019 reading year. 2019 Reading Stats GoodReads goal read 52 books. Total books read 111 MyContinueContinue reading “2019 Reading Recap & 2020 Ambitions”

Choose Your Mark

What books are in this picture?  This post is less about the books and more about what I’ve used to mark favorite quotes or passages. I find it helpful to have things marked for books I will be discussing for buddy reads, readalongs or other book groups. I’d like to take a moment and discussContinueContinue reading “Choose Your Mark”

February Reads

There are plans for what I would have liked to read this month; then there’s what actually happened, what I actually read. The books I had set a side for buddy reads were excellent. The other books I picked up in between, well let’s just say I wasn’t particularly blown away by some of themContinueContinue reading “February Reads”

My week in books and tea 2.16.19

Welcome to this week’s installment (just a few days late)! I feel like I had a pretty good week, finished up a few reviews and I shared my thoughts on a tea subscription box I received. Check it out here. What I finished reading this week I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella I receivedContinueContinue reading “My week in books and tea 2.16.19”

Reading Slumps- Remedies + Recommendations

Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river. – Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See When’s the last time you had one; a reading slump? Maybe it’s because you’ve been busy adulting and just can’t seem to find the time to read. Or perhaps you just finished an amazingContinueContinue reading “Reading Slumps- Remedies + Recommendations”