Hello Readers! This has been my sixth year to participate in the Popsugar Reading Challenge. What I like about this challenge is it pushes me out of my comfort zones a bit, but I can almost always find books off my own shelf to fill the prompts. And I think 2023 may have been my …
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The Mid-Year Freak Out Tag of 2023
How are we already midway through 2023?! Am I on track to reach my reading goals? Is it time for me to freak out? OR am I doing better than I think? I’m hoping this tag will put everything in perspective and help me to have a better grasp on the rest of my reading …
My Popsugar Reading Challenge for 2023 Mid-Year Update
Hello Readers! This is my sixth year to participate in the Popsugar Reading Challenge. What I like about this challenge is it pushes me out of my comfort zones a bit, but I can almost always find books off my own shelf to fill the prompts. There’s an informative Goodreads group, as well as a …
March 2023 Monthly Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! Why is it that March felt like it simultaneously lasted forever AND flew by?? I stayed busy participating in the Trope-ical Readathon (here’s My Wrap-Up), and while I didn’t cross off every challenge, I’m still happy with how I did. Thanks to the readathon, I managed to read 8 books, 1 novella, and …
My March 2023 Trope-ical Readathon Wrap-Up
Hello Readers! I had fun participating in the Trope-ical Readathon in March. I managed to read 8 books, 1 novella, and 3 short stories, crossing off 5 ARCs and 3 backlist books, as well. And while I didn’t complete all the challenges, it definitely motivated me to read more, which is why I love to …
ARC Book Review | Dust Child by Nguyα» n Phan QuαΊΏ Mai
Title: Dust ChildAuthor: Nguyα» n Phan QuαΊΏ Mai Genre: Historical FictionPublishing On: March 14, 2023Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving novel that tells the intertwined stories of an American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian manβall of whom are forced to …
My March 2023 TBR
Hello Readers! How is it already the fifth day of March?! I’m late with my TBR, but I did share My Trope-ical Readathon TBR on the first day of the month and it included all the books here, as well. For my monthly TBR, I’ll only be including those books I’m determined to read—mostly ARCs. …
December 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up & Book Haul
Hello Readers! Happy New Year! First a little life update… December was a whirlwind for me. We took a fast and furious last minute trip to New York City when my husband needed to go for work (I’ve included a few highlights below)—which meant I didn’t decorate or shop for Christmas until I returned. A …
Top Ten Tuesday: My Winter 2023 TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List! Hello Readers! I’ve been on a bit of an unplanned blog hiatus as we’ve been traveling. I promise …