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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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Reading Wrap-Up: Jan. 2024
New year, new reading goals. Ok, technically I have the same goal as last year (50 books) but I just have this feeling that I have some really great books on my list to read. January was a testament to that! Check out what I read below! Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 2 – 2.5 Stars…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Oct. & Nov. 2023
**Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of the publication of this blog post. Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 2 – 2.5 Stars 3 – 3.5 Stars 4 – 4.5 Stars 5 Stars Edith Holler A House with Good Bones The Inmate Crucial Conversations Sweat Starling House Pride (3.5)…
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Books, Briefly: On Juneteenth
“Books, Briefly” is featuring non-fiction today… Title: On Juneteenth Author: Annette Gordon-Reed READ IF YOU LIKE: essay collections, American history & issues, biographies, informative reads MOOD: serious and informational Likes Dislikes Individual essay chapters read quickly Lacking history about Juneteenth, unlike what the title suggests Interesting, historical information about the end of slavery and Texas…
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Reading Wrap-Up: January 2023
I started the year off pretty strong by reading 7 books during January! And what better way to start the new year than with several self-help books?! **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of the publication of this blog post. Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 3 – 3.5…
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2022 Year in Review
Here are my TOP 10 books I read this year! (listed in no particular order) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt – A lonely, elderly woman named Tova takes pride in working as a custodian for the local aquarium after the death of her husband and disappearance of her son over three decades ago.…
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Reading Wrap-Up: March 2022
I read 11 books during March! Unfortunate, there weren’t any five-star reads this month, but there were certainly still some good ones – check them out! **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of the publication of this blog post. ***Planner in photo comes from Little Inklings Design.…
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Reading Wrap-Up: February 2022
I read 7 books during February and – GASP! – four out of the 7 were audiobooks. Thank you, Libby app, for keeping my reading going this month! I’m a bit late to posting this, but it’s never too late to celebrate any reading month! **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on…
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Books, Briefly: My Body
“Books, Briefly” is back to spotlight Emily Ratajkowski’s essay collection, My Body. Title: My Body Author: Emily Ratajkowski “In my early twenties, it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were…
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Reading Wrap-Up: January 2022
I read 9 books in January! What a great way to start the new year! Unfortunately, I didn’t have any 5 star books this month. I don’t know if I’m just in a slump from the weather, or if I just genuinely wasn’t feeling exceptional about these. Nevertheless, there are definitely some good titles within…
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