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What I read: January 2021

February 4, 2021 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 1 comment

January 2021 proved to be a big month of reading for me! Though to be fair, some of these were started in December, but took me a while to finish.

I felt like I had a really good mix of books this month, ranging from mythology to self-help to classics.

Here’s the list:
-Open Book by Jessica Simpson
-Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
-The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
-Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
-Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
-Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
-Let’s Never Talk About This Again by Sara Faith Alterman
-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Let’s dive in…

Year in Review: A breakdown of my 2020 reads

January 7, 2021 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 4 comments

I have never consistently tracked my reading before now, but after using a book journal I was shocked to find out that I read 65 books in 2020.

Out of those, I’m sharing my top 10 picks of the year (5 fiction + 5 non-fiction) and my reading goals for 2021.

What I read: December 2020

January 1, 2021 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 1 comment

December proved to be a solid month of reading for me!

I read 7 books which were a mix of non-fiction and thrillers/suspense/mystery. I didn’t branch out as much this month in terms of genre, but I had some my favorite reads of the year!

Let’s dive in..

What I read: November 2020

December 3, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 0 Comment

November was definitely an interesting month of reading for me! I switched gears and read more non-fiction/memoirs this month and also re-discovered my love of audiobooks. There’s truly nothing better than taking a long walk and losing yourself in a good story.

What I read: July 2020

August 7, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 3 comments

I thought June was an incredible month of reading for me, but in July I topped my personal record and read 10 books! (Please, don’t expect this from me in the future). I definitely filled my quota for fun beach reads and can cross that off my 2020 Summer Bucket List.

Why you will LOVE the OverDrive App

June 17, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 13 comments

I am an avid reader with my TBR list only continuing to grow, so with the coronavirus outbreak shutting down most public libraries or severely limiting their hours I’ve been frustrated. I like to keep my collection of fiction books fairly small, plus I don’t like to spend my entire budget on ordering books that I plan on only reading once. This is where the OverDrive app really saved the day.

What I read: May 2020

June 3, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 1 comment

After April’s thriller/suspense extravaganza, this was a slow month of reading for me. But I did still manage to read three vastly different books.

What I read: March 2020

April 2, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 4 comments

March was a great month of reading for me and included what will probably be my favorite book of the year– Atomic Habits by James Clear.

What I read: February 2020

March 3, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 0 Comment

This month wasn’t as productive as last month in terms of reading, but I still managed to get in 3 books. (Well, technically, two and a half.)

What I read: January 2020

February 5, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 2 comments

To help encourage myself to read more and remember what I’ve read, I’m starting a new monthly post. Each month I’ll share what I read and my honest thoughts about it.

First up, ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ by Amor Towles.