♫ I know that I can’t take no more, it ain’t no lie. I want to see you out that door. Baby, bye bye bye. ♬ As part of my ever-ongoing goal to become even more efficient with the books I read, I’ve followed my tradition of DNF’ing books after 15%. If I’m not into […]
2020 has been a decade, but you know, at least something good came out of it. Namely, these books! My original goal for 2020 was to read 150 books, my stretch goal was 175, and my stretch stretch goal was 200. I ended up reading a whopping 180 books, which is way more than I […]
It’s time to play “guess that book” and also watch our TBRs weep. Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader and is all about the first line of a current/upcoming read. Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda’s Voice, where you turn to page 56 (or 56%) in what you’re reading a find a snippet that jumps […]
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What’s “too many” currently reading books?Who decided this magic number in the first place?Why have we artificially put a limit on how many books one person can read simultaneously?! Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish […]
Today’s post asks one of the hardest questions you can ask a bookwyrm. No, not even anything TBR related (though you know how much we all dread that, too). I’m talking about the horrible F-word. You know, *whispers* favorites. Sorry you had to hear that. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is favorite books of 2020. […]
TBR Status: New goal—read all the books! … in 2021. 2020 is just about over and thank goodness. I think I speak for just about everyone when I say 2021 better be looking up from here, please and thanks. I’ve been so busy these past few months that I definitely missed my November book haul, […]
Content Tags: Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure African-American/Black #OwnVoices Family Bonds Friendship Bonds Diversity Racism Bullying Perfect for readers who want: Harry Potter type magic school and training. Men in Black style bureau, secrecy, and adventure. […]
Content Tags: Young Adult Mystery Thriller Found Family Death Miscarriage Perfect for readers who want: Mystery and suspense for a young adult audience. Lots of twists and turns. An irreverent protagonist who really isn’t in it for the money. Complicated family drama that […]
2020 has been A Yearâ„¢, and I sort of might have had a teensy tumble off the reading book wagon. I’m behind, okay? Desperately so. Everything derailed about mid-year, and while there are some super exciting things coming up in my future, I can’t deny the fact that my reading intentions have been … waylaid. […]
Content Tags: Adult Fantasy Humor Adventure Older Protagonist Reluctant Hero Death Mild Gore Perfect for readers who want: A fun adventure with constant subverted expectations. An older protagonist who’s really only good at accounting but still has to save […]