Browsed by
Tag: reading

What I Read: October & November 2025

What I Read: October & November 2025

Comments 0 Comment

The Christmas decorations are out, the tree is lit, and the air is cold. In my opinion it’s the best time of year to dive into a good book. And that’s just what I’ve been doing lately!

My October and November reads were an interesting mix of fiction. For the first time in a very long time, I didn’t read any non-fiction either month!

The list includes:
-The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
-The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
-Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
-My Friends by Fredrik Backman
-Pines by Blake Crouch
-Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
-Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
-Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

Let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: August & September 2025

What I Read: August & September 2025

Comments 0 Comment

The end of summer/the start of fall has been absolutely chaotic. Normally, this is a time of year that I particularly enjoy as it becomes socially acceptable to pull out my Halloween decorations and there’s an occasional cool morning (this is a rare treat for Florida). But there’s just too much going on in life, in work, outside of work, in the world…. anyone else relate?

Regardless, that hasn’t stopped me from diving into reading, especially fiction. Sometimes, you just need an escape!

My August and September reads include:
-Tale of the Heart Queen by Nisha J. Tuli
-The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
-Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
-The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
-Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
-The Safari by Jaclyn Goldis
-Old Country by Matt Query and Harrison Query
-The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
-The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
-Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
-How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
-The Wedding People by Alison Espach

We have a lot to talk about, so let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: July 2025

What I Read: July 2025

Comments 0 Comment

Is it too early to say that I’m thinking about getting my fall decorations out of the garage?

Maybe so.

But I’m ready for some cooler temperatures and fun Halloween vibes. I got an early start this weekend with a few scary movies. Maybe, next weekend I’ll officially break out the decorations and candles.

As summer continues to hang on for now, I leaned back into fiction. This month’s reads included:
-Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
-I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
-Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J. Tuli
-You by Caroline Kepnes
-Nice Girls Don’t Win by Parvati Shallow
-That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally

Let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: March & April 2025

What I Read: March & April 2025

Comments 1 comment

I don’t know about anyone else, but life has been… chaotic? I’m not even sure that’s the right word to describe it. Unrelenting? It didn’t help that I spent most of March either sick with a cold or sick with food poisoning.

But regardless, I’ve still been finding time to read. I read 10 books in March and April with the list including quite a bit of fantasy:

-Quicksilver by Callie Heart
-Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
-A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty by Stacia Stark
-The Passion Test by Chris Attwood and Janet Bray Attwood
-The Woman Destroyed by Simone De Beauvoir
-Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli
-Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
-Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman
-Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
-FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

Let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: December 2024

What I Read: December 2024

Comments 0 Comment

Somehow, 2024 has already come to an end.

I don’t know if it’s getting older or what, but I swear each year passes faster and faster. And each year feels slightly crazier…

But the end of the year chaos didn’t slow down my reading. December’s reads included mostly fantasy:
-Caraval by Stephanie Garber
-A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark
-Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco
-The Chain by Adrian McKinty
-Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
-We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

Let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: November 2024

What I Read: November 2024

Comments 0 Comment

I can’t believe 2024 is already almost over. Yet, I find myself sitting here next to my Christmas tree and thinking about new year’s resolutions. I feel like this fall has been an absolute whirlwind and I’m not sure exactly why. Does anyone else feel this way or is this just a me thing? Regardless of this weird time warp that I’m in, I continued to pick up books and made it through some long ones! One was 608 pages…

Read More Read More

What I Read: September & October 2024

What I Read: September & October 2024

Comments 2 comments

Does anyone else feel like life is non-stop lately?

Both September and October have been an absolute whirlwind and with the holidays fast approaching, I’m not sure I’ll have time to catch my breath. But that’s clearly not stopping me from picking up a book…

I read 12 books over the course of September and October:
-The Other Woman by Sandie Jones
-The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
-Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
-The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden
-The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen
-The Spite House by Johnny Compton
-The Butcher Game by Alaina Urquhart
-Bride by Ali Hazelwood
-Nobody Wants Your Sh*t by Messie Condo
-Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana K. White
-The Unraveling by Vi Keeland
-The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

As you can see, fiction has my attention lately, and I’ve been continuing quite a few series.

Let’s get into the reviews!

Beach in August
What I Read: August 2024

What I Read: August 2024

Comments 1 comment

I’m resisting the urge to start this post off with lyrics from Taylor Swift’s ‘August’, but I do feel like this month really slipped away.

On one hand, I’m sad that the summer vibes are ending, but on the other, I can’t wait for fall. (Yes, I have already pulled out my Halloween decorations and have been burning the fall candles!)

Despite how fast the month seemed to go, I did get in quite a bit of reading:
-Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
-The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner
-Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
-In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
-Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
-The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
-The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
-Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg
-The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

Let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: July 2024

What I Read: July 2024

Comments 1 comment

I’m not sure when it happened or exactly how it happened, but July proved to be a big month of reading for me! Maybe, it was all the time sitting in airports this month?

I read 10 books (somehow!) and it was quite a mix of titles:
-Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter
-Red Rising by Pierce Brown
-The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
-The Twilight Wife by A.J. Banner
-Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
-The One-Minute Workout by Martin Gibala
-Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm
-Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
-My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
-Tactical Barbell II: Conditioning by K. Black

Let’s get into the reviews!

What I Read: June 2024

What I Read: June 2024

Comments 0 Comment

Vacations are funny.

The days are long. The week is short. It makes time slow down and speed up. As I look at my list of June reads, some of these books feel like I read them a lifetime ago. So much has happened since then. But at the same time, everything is the same. I’ll stop rambling now…

Overall, June proved to be a solid month of reading. I’m definitely on a thriller/mystery/suspense kick:
-Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
-Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena
-Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea
-The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
-One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
-The Coworker by Freida McFadden
-The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

Let’s get into the reviews!