Summer is really truly coming to a close (well… Michigan hasn’t quite gotten the memo, on the day that I’m writing this it was just 85 degrees out) and I am excited for what this means for my reading habits! And nervous! Fall always makes me want to read scarier books, but reading those scary books also makes me need light gentle reads to break up the scariness so the more I’m thinking about it maybe my reading doesn’t actually chage much?...
Feel free to skip ahead, I won’t be offended, we are officially back in a monthly hopeful reads era for August! I once again made a possibly (probably) too ambitious to read list for August, but at least it’s something! Will I stick to it or will I be distracted by all the Libro.fm ALCs, library books, friend recommendations, and new releases that I see over the next month? Only time will tell but I am choosing to be optimistic....
Helloooo reader pals. Reporting back after my first month in ages without a set TBR. My thoughts are…. mixed? I read a little less than usual in June but I think that’s less due to my lack of TBR than the fact that I was SILLY BUSY all month long. I helped out with several Twitch streaming events this past month, and hosted my own major fundraising event (it went fantastic btw) so reading was unfortunately not my top priority!...
Fun fact I started drafting this post mid-June (already late) and then forgot to even post it until July so… pretend you’re reading this in June! First things first let’s start with the great things - it’s PRIDE MONTH and the Ann Arbor Library’s Summer Game has officially started! Truly my two favorite summer things! In one month! And now for the weirds - I’m in a reading… weird? I’m not calling it a reading slump because I’m still reading every day (and enjoying it, I simply refuse to force myself to read), but I’m struggling to focus on physical books and to work on my monthly TBR....
April went by so quickly and I was in kind of a weird space with reading for the month?? In honor of Emily Henry releasing a new book I actually basically only wanted to read Emily Henry or Emily Henry adjacent books. And then a random nonfiction audiobook from John Green (which I absolutely loved, by the way). I felt super busy in April with my birthday, packing for a trip, and then spending the last few days of the month abroad....
March! My best reading month of the year (so far)!! Has come to a close!!! I didn’t expect it but I somehow had so much motivation to read this month. Between early spring vibes (my favorite time of the year), the readathon I hosted with my pal Bookie, continuing my Hunger Games reading, and the Trans Rights Readathon, there were just so many incredible reasons to read this past month....
Oh hey - it’s March! This year is truly rushing by but I’m extra excited to be entering March aka “new Hunger Games month”. Wait I’m getting ahead of myself… February was an awesome month generally but kind of a weird reading month for me? I read a lot of books I really loved, including two from The Hunger Games series, another Kiley Reid book (so good) and a very spicy queer romance ARC from Meryl Wilsner (who also wrote Cleat Cute, a sapphic soccer romance I loved)....
Hey readers, it’s February already, can you believe it! January was such a lovely reading month for me. I started the month reading The Poppy War in Texas (which I finished after I got home, I’m not that fast) and ended the month reading Written in the Waters a memoir by National Geographic writer Tara Roberts. Both books made me cry, but I’m a softie so I guess that’s not a huge surprise....
Ahh, happy new year and welcome to another year of reading with me!! 2024 was such an incredible year, I still can’t believe I brought y’all along on my reading journey for the entire year. I spent the last three quarters of the year reading at least a few pages (or minutes) every single day (I’m currently on a 288 day reading streak the day I’m posting this). I’m so proud of myself for doing so much reading but not losing any joy in it!...
What an incredible year of reading it’s been - and holy crap how cool is it that I can share a year-long recap for the second year in a row!?! 2024 was a phenomenal year of reading, thank you for joining me! Below is the presentation I made and shared on Stream to take you through some of my favorite or standout reads of the year (and some statistics). I’m so excited to continue reading with y’all in 2025!...