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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…

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: October 2020

November 6, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 1 comment

October was a strong month of reading for me! I read 6 books covering a wide variety of genres, including memoirs, thrillers, and paranormal romance.

Here’s the full list:
1. The Vanishing Half
2. The Haunting of Brynn Wilder
3. Final Girls
4. Allegedly
5. The One
6. The Chiffon Trenches

What I read: September 2020

October 2, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 2 comments

September started off as a slow month of reading for me, but I had some truly great reads– from a cute romance to beautiful personal essays.

This is not a recap you’ll want to miss!

What I read: August 2020

September 4, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 3 comments

It was another solid month of reading for me! I managed to squeeze in 7 very different books, including one that earned a top score of 10/10.

What I read: June 2020

July 2, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 5 comments

This month was a whirlwind of reading for me! I give all the credit to the OverDrive app which allows you to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from your local library using your library card. If you’re not using it yet, you are seriously missing out! It’s my new obsession.

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: April 2020

April 30, 2020 luxelifesmallbudget Comments 0 Comment

Last month was all about non-fiction, this month seemed to be all about thrillers and suspense. Wall of Silence by Tracy Buchanan Wall of Silence starts with a mom, Melissa, returning home to find her husband on the floor bleeding profusely and her three kids standing around him silent. The big mystery surrounds why he was stabbed– and could her kids really be responsible? And if they are, what will she do about it? While I liked the premise of…

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.