I'm on track to finish 100 books in 2020. 🤩 I still have 2 more books to read, but I'm in the mood to look back on the year in books this weekend, so here we go: my favorite reads of the year by genre. Childrens / Young Adult FictionBecoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan … Continue reading 2020 Books
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2020 Books – First 60
2020 is half way over. Can you believe it? Because of COVID, I have been doing more reading than usual, and am 10 books ahead of my goal. Today I finished my 60th book of the year. I really enjoy doing these book round ups, even when they're super long and nobody else cares, so … Continue reading 2020 Books – First 60
Book Recommendations from 2019
Here is a giant dump of all of the books I read in 2019 that I loved the most. Science Fiction The Humans by Matt Haig - The story is told from the point of view of an alien sent to Earth to make sure a recently discovered world-changing mathematical formula was squashed, rather than … Continue reading Book Recommendations from 2019
13 Books
Last year I only wrote one post about the books I had read. It was a pretty long post highlighting a few of my favorite reads from the first half of the year. I never did write about the second fifty of the year, but you can always check out my GoodReads situation to see … Continue reading 13 Books
2017 Book Round Up
2017 was another great year for books! I met my goal of reading 100 books and have enjoyed looking back over those hundy the past couple of days. Some quick stats: Books: 100 Pages: 33,592 Average Pages Per Day: 92 Average Rating: 4 stars Repeat Authors: Erika Johansen, Gillian Flynn, JK Rowling, Jacqueline Woodson, Kierra … Continue reading 2017 Book Round Up
Books of 2016 Superlatives
I wasn't super popular in high school, but I think most people knew who I was. And most people who knew me told me all the time how beautiful my eyes were. At that time I was wearing contacts and everyone would always ask if they were color contacts (they weren't) and would tell their … Continue reading Books of 2016 Superlatives
81-90 of 100
We are nearing the end!! Only 26 days left in the year and still 10 books left to read. I may not have completed the NaNoWriMo challenge, but I WILL complete my reading challenge. Last time it was so fun doing head to heads that I decided to do it again! There were a lot … Continue reading 81-90 of 100
Big Magic Changed My Life
This week I read Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear and it changed my life. I think I say that a lot, that something changed my life, but that's how we grow. We experience something and we let it change us. We read, for example, My Notorious Life by Kate Manning and we let it … Continue reading Big Magic Changed My Life
51-60 of 100
This latest batch is a diverse bunch of books. From pen pals to psychos, from time travel to space travel, I've read some tales! I'm still four books behind but determined to catch up. NON-FICTION Why do non-fiction books always have such long titles? Nothing beyond the colon is necessary. It's like movie previews these … Continue reading 51-60 of 100
The Bookseller and Parallel Universes
Last night I watched the last episode of Raising Hope. I had previously watched the first 2 seasons on Netflix and for some reason had come away with the impression that it got worse as it went on. But when Netflix added the last two seasons I watched them all and laughed until the very … Continue reading The Bookseller and Parallel Universes
