February was the time for nonfiction audiobooks to shine, as that was my main focus when reading this past month. I learned some very interesting information from them, and it led me to finding some more research areas. One of the books I read may even lead to a new book series that I do …
Last year, I made an entire post on how I was horrible at keeping up with reading challenges, and that I was going to stop them. Now, it seems like I did not learn from my previous lesson, as I have decided to start a new reading challenge again this year. Do I think that …
Every year since I had started back actively reading, I tried to follow a reading challenge. While I of course set a book goal on Goodreads for how many books I wanted to read, I also attempted to find reading challenges that had different categories. This was a way to force me to read more …
For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “IT” by Stephen King for the category A Book Over 500 Pages. This book is definitely over 500 pages, and because of my limited time due to work, I decided to listen to this on audiobook rather than read the entire book on my own. Welcome …
For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “The Hazel Wood” by Melissa Albert for the category "A Fairytale or Myth Retelling in a Modern Setting." While this is exactly a retelling of a fairytale, I thought it was close enough to work, especially because it was one I was eager to read. For …
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If you read my previous blog post on my book recap, then you know that April will be getting the blog treatment as well. I will be going back to the video format for May, but if you enjoy this format as well, let me know! This helps me plan when writing my scripts. In …
For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “The Bookshop on the Corner” by Jenny Colgan for the category “A Book about a Librarian or a Bookseller.” In the case of this book, the main character, Nina, is both! After the library she works at is closed and reinvented, Nina must decide what to …
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For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle for the category “A Cozy Mystery with a Beverage in the Title.” This mystery follows coffee shop owner Clare Cosi, as she works to solve the crime that occurred during New York Fashion Week in her shop. Can she figure out …
In June 2019, I decided to try a reading challenge once more. To help me with this, I decided to create a Ravenclaw themed book jar where I placed the titles of the books from the list. This way I can cure my indecisiveness. The first book I pulled from my book jar was We …
For my 2021 Reading Challenge, I had the category “A Book with ‘Better’ in the Title.” For this, I chose a book I had come across before, “Again, but Better” by Christine Riccio. “Again, but Better” is a YA book that follows Shane as she travels to London on a study abroad trip. She believes …
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