Top audiobooks I’ve listened to

I will admit it is a completely different experience but it’s still reading. I started incorporating audiobooks into my reading about a year ago now.

Impromptu 24 hour readathon… and it’s importance

This past weekend I read a lot… and I didn’t mean to. Granted, I didn’t read as much as I have in past impromptu 24 hour readathons. Basically…. I read all of After by Anna Todd and quite a bit of Red Queen by Christina Henry along with various bits of some audiobooks. This post […]

Thoughts on Handmaid’s Tale

This is going to show everyone how pathetically behind on writing posts I am. This post was originally drafted in 2017…. in April. Pathetic. But I’ve also read this book multiple times, had many discussions about it and watched season one. It’s ingrained in my brain. Way back in early 2017 I reread The Handmaid’s […]

Why I Don’t Do Star Ratings

One thing some of you may notice (new or old) is that when I post reviews I don’t include a star rating anywhere on my blog.

My New Reading Obsession?

Last month I read 11 books. That was insane. It didn’t feel as though I read that many books, so I wanted to know if whatever I was doing was sustainable. I obviously love books and obviously want to read as many as possible. My TBR This month is 15 books. I just finished one […]

The Book Ban(ish)

I’m pretty sure most people know this by now, but I have eight bookshelves. Mainly full. They would all be full but one of them I use for books I own that I’ve read in the current year. This bookcase so far has six books, plus two others that people are borrowing, and one I’m […]

The Horribleness of Caffeine Withdrawal

The past couple months I got into a routine. Wake up, coffee, workout/work, then do the other, have espresso/protein mix, have a coffee drink at work, and then tea at night. It was a lot of caffeine. Well on Monday I did the math to see just how much I was consuming.

I Believe in… Libraries

The past couple months I have spent more hours in my hometown library than I have since senior year finals. Being there reminds me of the hours looking for books, writing a five page paper in Spanish in two days and now writing cover letters. The library is full of stories you can get for […]

Books I’m Waiting for Jan-June

Over the summer I made a list of books I couldn’t wait for during the second half of 2016. There is only one on that list I haven’t made it to yet. However, I am looking forward to quite a few during the first half of 2017.

Why I don’t have a reading goal

In my post about resolutions I talked briefly about how I do not have a reading goal for 2017. Two and a half weeks in and I think it’s one of the better ideas I’ve had. In the couple of weeks leading up to the new year I went through a couple different phases. There […]

I’m Thankful For…

For some reason this year I’m not in the shopping mood. I didn’t do Black Friday, or Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday. I probably should have and gotten some gifts bought but partially due to the fact I worked all weekend I didn’t. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas we focus so much on what we […]

6.5 Books I’ve Read due to Bloggers

I think it’s safe to say everyone is influenced by the media and I spend a pretty decent chunk of time on my phone, either on Instagram, Twitter, checking blogs etc. Some books appear so often and the hype is so great I either dismiss them or end up eventually reading them. In 2016 I […]

2016 Challenges Update- November

With a little over one month left to go I think it’s time to figure out how much work I have left before I finish the rest of my challenges. And to have a reality check and realize maybe I should have organized my books better throughout the year.

Top Series I want to Reread

Recently I have been in the nostalgic mood, looking through some of my old stuff and thinking about books I read when I was younger. Whether that means in fourth grade or high school, either ones I liked, didn’t, or series I never finished. I don’t normally reread books, but there are some I just […]

I Believe in… Controversial Books

A while ago I came across a comment that essentially said the person didn’t want to discuss a book because it was controversial. It made me take a second glance and think… why?

Spooky Read Recommendations

It’s Halloween month and that means it’s time for spooky reads recommendations that I know everyone is doing. However, thrillers, mysteries and horror have become my go genre, especially this past summer. I don’t really know why but I have found so many good ones and have so many still on my list to read.

Readathons: Talk for Tea Time

Readathons are a wonderful thing. I love seeing them, participating in them and seeing what everyone else is reading (my TBR gets so much longer every time I participate). Over the summer I participated in a couple different ones and learned a lot about my reading habits. A readathon is when a group of people […]

If You Like This, Try This

As I read more and more books every year it’s impossible not to draw parallels between the different books. I don’t necessarily like reading books if they are too similar, so a couple of these I don’t like because they are so similar. However, I do know a lot of people don’t mind similar books […]

Five tips to Five Miles

Three weeks ago I ran five miles outside for the first time. Last week I ran six. If you had told me back in May that I’d do that I’d laugh at you, but I have a lot more time on my hands now to run when I want to. Seeing the progress has made […]

Spooky Reads: TBR

My dashboard of WordPress and Bloglovin’ are filled with spooky book recommendations. That was going to be my post for today, but then I decided to do something slightly different. I decided to share the list of spooky reads I want to get to this year.

Reading Multiple Novels: Tips and Discussion

Countless times I start reading a book, only to begin a different one while still reading the other. There are so many reasons including reading review copies, I want a change in plot, a book being long, reading classics etc. etc. etc. So a lot of people ask: HOW? How can I keep track of […]

I believe in… continuous learning

As graduation came up I began to think “What will I do with all of this free time now?” And since graduation people have asked me “What do you do with all that time?” The answer was so obvious to me because I still wanted to learn. There was so much I still wanted to […]

Books I’m eagerly awaiting

For every reader there are books they can’t wait for, books they eagerly count down the days until the release date. Sometimes they are preordered, sometimes they are ARC copies they can’t wait to share with the world and sometimes they’re favorite authors.

So… What now?

My life has been split into semesters for the past 18 years. That is insane! It’s strange to think now my calendar can have all the months instead of just having September to May. It’s strange to think in September I won’t be sitting in a classroom filled with some people I know but a […]

I believe in… doing something different

During my first semester of college we were told to write a reflective essay about reading and writing. Simply put, where I had been, where I am now and where I hope to be. I was naïve.

Why it takes so long to read sequels

It came to my attention earlier this year, that I have about a million unfinished series- and there’s no way I will finish them- as much as I want to. I will finish some, although I much prefer stand alones.

Changes galore!

Since March of last year I have been writing on two blogs. I didn’t want to spam everyone with a ton of posts about books when they just wanted to hear about travel and I had the time to write two blogs.

How to get more done in less time

Wake up, check FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, Bloglovin’…. how did an hour go by? This happens more times than I want to admit. However, since my schedule works out so I only have to be places before noon twice a week, I have had to learn how to manage my time so I don’t feel lazy […]

Creating a Reading Nook

I would like to think I am one of those people who can read anywhere after all I used to be able to tune out everything. However, as I grew older more and more things began to distract me from reading, whether it be my mom or roommate talking, worries about homework or adult responsibilities, […]

Plans to Conquer 2016

As the first day of 2016 comes to an end, I have decided to finally post my collection of challenges I will be doing this year, along with some other goals.

Top WTF endings of 2015

With the end of 2015 closing in I’ve decided to recap the most “What just happened” endings in 2015. Some of these happened 75% through the book and other times it was on the very last page. There is one or two on this list in which I am still mad about, but since they […]