January was a surprisingly good reading month. I participated in my first readathon, broke my winter book buying ban, and read the most books I've ever read in a month. This month I noticed two things about my reading pattern: One, I'm a mood reader and two, I'm quick to abandon my TBR for other…
Last week I caught the flu, so I spent a significant amount of time at home resting, watching tv, and browsing Overdrive for audiobooks. These things were the highlight of my week. What I watched Living Single is one of my favorite 90's sitcom shows. This show includes some of the best characters in tv…
Today is New Year's Eve, which means it's my birthday (hello 29!) AND the last day of the year. This year was a weird. I had a difficult time balancing everything because I could not stop thinking about the things that are happening politically. The first half of the year was rough and I had no…
This year, I read a total of 42 books. This is soon to be 43 because I'm almost done with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I don't think I will have time to finish any other books after this because I want to spend the next two days resting and hanging (my birthday is on…
It's the end of the year and time for some recaps. I think this year was my best reading year and I am shocked by that. I enjoyed most of the books I read, with a few exceptions. These books are not books that I hated. I liked some aspect of them. They are just…
I can't believe my last blog was a month ago. Actually, I think I can. I wanted to write a couple of reviews in October, but school, internship hours, and work consumed my life. I'm back and hopeful that I can write a few more blogs this month. I graduate from my program in the…
September was a long and draining month emotionally. I evacuated my home due to Hurricane Irma and was out of school for a week. It feels like the hurricane reset fall semester so I'm still trying to readjust and focus. September wasn't a great reading month either. I fell into a slight reading slump because…
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