we are black history! I really wanted to take the month of February to read and highlight stories about and for black men and women, as well as, stories written by black authors and even though, that's what I did, I don't feel like I really was introduced to anyone new or any new story… Continue reading Reading Recap: Feb 2024
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Reading Recap: Jan 2024
another year! Happy New Year! If you're reading this then, we've got another month in the books (pun intended). I fell off at the end of 2023. I stopped reading at the top of October and I just didn't have it in me to get back into the swing of things -- it's funny how… Continue reading Reading Recap: Jan 2024
Reading Recap: Sept 2023
Making It Through It's like we jump straight from Fourth of July and American Flags on everything to Halloween/Pumpkin Spice/Christmas. I can't take it. Target has Christmas Trees on sale! Dunkin has a full pumpkin menu. Like, slow down Earth, you're spinning too fast. I have made an effort to save money anywhere I can… Continue reading Reading Recap: Sept 2023
Reading Recap: Aug 2023
Where did the time go? I gave myself a budget this month and, I'm proud to say that I did not spend more than what I budgeted on books. Give me some kudos! I've also been testing our Storygraph versus GoodReads to see which one I'll stick with -- word is that GoodReads is being… Continue reading Reading Recap: Aug 2023
Reading Recap: July 2023
No New Books This month, I said that I wasn't going to buy any *new* books. My goal was to read the books I currently had on my shelves and/or use up some Audible credits that I had accumulated. We're over the hump, right? As we close out July, we're officially in the second half… Continue reading Reading Recap: July 2023
Reading Recap: June 2023
60 Books This Year? We've reached the halfway point of the year, who else is excited?! Just me? Okay. I started the year with a reading goal of 3 books a month or, 36 for the year, and early on, I was killing it. I started the year strong finishing 4 books a month, from… Continue reading Reading Recap: June 2023
Reading Recap: May 2023
Beaming with Pride I'm super proud of myself, I've been reading and reading and then, reading some more. This month I even jumped into a new genre, fantasy. #BookTok got me into A Court of Thornes and Roses and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I haven't read a fantasy story since Harry Potter… Continue reading Reading Recap: May 2023
Reading Recap: April 2023
Coming Out of A Slump My birthday month was last month and I wasn't too motivated to read but, this month I've been whittling down my TBR list. I'm so proud of my reading this month! Also, as someone who spent a large portion of 2022 listening to audiobooks through Audible, this month I've been… Continue reading Reading Recap: April 2023
Reading Recap: Mar 2023
End of a Quarter Quarter 1 of 2023 is in the books! We're a quarter through the year and I'm still pushing toward my reading goal. 36 books this year or, 3 books a month. I'm making time and getting through some books that I had on hand but did not get around to reading… Continue reading Reading Recap: Mar 2023
Reading Recap: Feb 2023
Slow & Steady I'm getting there... slow and steady wins the race right? Let's see what I read in February. titleauthorgenre# of pagesformatBlacktop WastelandS.A. CosbyMystery285AudiobookThe HousekeeperNatalie BarelliThriller324E-BookThe Sun Down MotelSimone St. JamesMystery327E-BookThe Wedding DateJasmine GuilloryRomance317E-Book