Oh it’s suddenly the end of summer? How did this happen?? I’m so grateful I got to spend time this past month reading at the beach. I absolutely devoured The Seven Year Slip during my long beach reading, and I also made tons of progress on the Petal Pages Summer Book Bingo! I’m looking forward to some really incredible reads in August and I have an ambitious goal to fully fill out the bingo board....
Ahh, summertime is one of my most favorite reading times of the year and I have SO MANY phenomenal books in store this season! I read some really incredible books in June and I want to say a massive thank you to the folks who offered up recommendations. I posted on Twitter a while ago asking for books to add to my Pride Month reading list and some of my absolute favorites of the month (like Homebody and Refusing Compulsory Sexuality) were recommendations from that....
🌈 Happy Pride Month!! 🌈 I’m so happy it’s Pride Month oh my GOSH it’s one of my most favorite reading times of the year I absolutely love reading queer books. I’ve set a really ambitious TBR, classic, because I just want to read so much queer rep. But first - I did read six books in May!! It was such an awesome month for reading. I hosted the first Books with Pals steam and we yapped about Babel (and tons more) for sooooo long truly we could not stop talking about books....
Wow, okay, I’ve got to be honest, April flew by and I can’t believe I just had to write my May TBR..? But I’m back to my nonsense and have a way-too-big list of hopeful reads this month. I couldn’t stop myself. But before that - April reads! I had a somewhat ambitious TBR for April including one book club book and two Books with Pals books. And they were not short....
Hi pals, first things first my March reads were so minimal but I have a very good excuse!! I spent two weeks in March traveling throughout the UK with my partner for our first major vacation in such a long time. It was so lovely! I got to run through Hyde Park, see Hadrian’s Wall, say hello to some internet pals, hike up Arthur’s Seat, and so much more! I anticipated doing a lot of reading while away on vacation but honestly I was just so caught up in the travel my brain did not have space for books....
I had some truly incredible books on my February TBR and I got through… not as many as I’d hoped! Haha, this seems to often be the case when I find too many great books to read in a month. But I know I’ll just keep making too-big TBRs, oh well! This past month of reading included some of the best books I’ve read in a while. I’m not always a fan of YA fantasy but Legendborn had me on the edge of my seat and I’m already so eager to read the second book in the series....
It’s February which means it’s Black History Month here in the United States! This is a time to celebrate, uplift, and share Black voices, Black stories, and Black joy. It’s also a time that white folks (including me) should prioritize educating ourselves on Black History and listen up to the stories and experiences Black folks are sharing - and keep that energy going all year round! My February TBR is full of Black authors and I’m excited to continue prioritizing diversifying my bookshelf and my reading throughout the rest of the year and beyond....
2023 was such a phenomenal year of reading and I’m so glad I got to share so much of it with y’all through Twitch, YouTube, Discord, and this website! To say goodbye to all the books I read this past year, please enjoy the presentation I made for stream highlighting some of my favorites from the year, some that made me cry, and even some I really didn’t love (it happens)!...
We are SO back (I made it out of my reading slump). We came up with so many incredible ideas for how to get over a reading slump - re-reading old favorites, reading short books, listening to audiobooks, etc. But, incredibly, the book that got me out of it was one of the ARCs I read last month. I guess a little pressure helped afterall. Anyways, I did so much reading on vacation and was actually able to focus on my books for long periods of time (not a huge feat but idk it feels like it’s been a while since I’ve been able to read without distractions)....
Alright, it’s official. I have to admit it. I’m in a reading slump!!! I still read some lovely books in November, but I’m being extra gentle with my December TBR. Even though there are books I know I’m excited for, I’m intentionally keeping my TBR super short so I don’t get overwhelmed by it. I hope something inspires me out of this slump, I’ll let y’all know next month! November Reads Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune ⭐ 3 October Discord Book Club selection Something About Her by Clementine Taylor ⭐ 4 digital ARC - pub....