Category: What I’m Reading
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The Creepy Craze: ‘Tis the Season
It’s spooky season, everyone! I realized it is time for a book recommendation post. So, I wanted to share with you all what I am reading this season. And yes, spooky season most definitely extends beyond Halloween! If it’s autumn, it’s time for creepy vibes. For this particular post, I tried to avoid books that…
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Books, Briefly: How to Sell a Haunted House
“Books, Briefly” is featuring a spooky book today… Title: How to Sell a Haunted House Author: Grady Hendrix READ IF YOU LIKE: scary stories about hauntings, Halloween-vibes, unrealistic characters mixed with realistic ones, reading about sibling relationships MOOD: creepy, morbidly goofy Likes Dislikes How the author inserted comedic relief to offset things that were creepy…
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Reading Wrap-Up: June-Aug. 2024
The summer was filled with European travels, classwork, and more for me, so little reading was done! At least, less reading than my norm in the summertime. I am trying to give myself grace that sometimes even reading at all still counts as reading; it does not matter the amount in a given time. I…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Apr. & May 2024
New year, new reading goals. April and May brought me an abundance of reading time. I read 8 physical books and listened to 4 audiobooks over these two months, and there were some good ones. Check out my ratings below! Physical Books E-Books None! Audiobooks 2 – 2.5 Stars 3 – 3.5 Stars 4 –…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Feb. & Mar. 2024
These past two months have been fruitful for my Goodreads goal of reading 50 books this year! Fourteen books were read between February and March; 8 of which were physical, 1 e-book, and 5 were audiobooks thanks to my spring break road trip. Overall, I am quite happy with my choices; I even had five…
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24 Books in 2024 (Pt. 2)
To the books on my shelves: I’m coming for you! In my previous blog post, I admitted that I have a big problem. A book problem, to be exact. I have way too many books on my shelves that feel neglected of my attention, so it’s time to give them the love they deserve. I asked…
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24 Books in 2024 (Pt. 1)
The time has come. I have way too many books I have not read on my shelves, and it’s time to tackle them! So, I asked my followers on “Bookstagram” which 24 I should prioritize in 2024. Here are the first 12; the next 12 will be announced soon! Consider this inspiration for your own…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Aug & Sept 2023
Let me know what you think of my recent reads! Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 2-2.5 Stars 3 – 3.5 Stars 4 – 4.5 Stars 5 Stars – Severance (2.5)– The Wishing Game (2.5) – The Things They Carried– If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal – The Road– Pop Sonnets– Greenlights – Carrie Soto is Back– The…
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Reading Wrap-Up: July 2023
July was busy, busy, busy! It’s been hard to create much content beyond reading wrap-ups, which has been a bit of a disappointment for me. I started my doctorate this summer and I am preparing for the school year to start with full-time teaching again, so reading time and blogging have been a bit on…
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Reading Wrap-Up: June 2023
June was a month of personal leisure, and mood reading. Unfortunately, mood reading meant I jumped from one book to another without ever really finishing anything. So, I read a total of two books and have many on my currently-reading list as I enter July. Will I actually finish them? The world may never know!…
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