MERYN MADE

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 7

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 7

    The Golden CoupleAuthor: Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkanenPublication Date: March 2022Genre: thrillerMethod: BOTM hardcover Why did I wait so long to read from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen?? This was my first read by the author duo and it certainly won’t be my last, I absolutely loved this! I usually don’t like domestic thrillers (so Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 2022 Q1 UPDATE

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 2022 Q1 UPDATE

    First quarter down, three to go! General stats Fiction: 21Nonfiction: 9 Audiobooks: 13Physical books: 17 Borrowed books: 20 → Library savings $450.84Personal collection: 10 2022 TBR: 112022 Release: 7Book of the Month: 6Buzzword Readathon challenge: 9Debut Work: 8 5 stars: 104 stars: 93 stars: 5Not rated: 6 General Goals ☐ 70 books → 30 books☐ Read more

  • INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY 2022 WISH LIST

    INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY 2022 WISH LIST

    The best day of the year is quickly approaching! 2022 TBR 56 Days by Catherine Ryan HowardDamnation Spring by Ash DavidsonIn My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley WinsteadOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 2022 Releases Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusOther People’s Clothes by Calla HenkelVladimir Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 6

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 6

    Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins Reid Publication Date: June 2021Genre: fiction, historical fictionMethod: audiobook borrowed from TPL I’ll be honest, I went into this not expecting to love it but was quickly hooked. And spoiler alert, I have a new favorite TJR. Daisy Jones you have been dethroned! The story opens with four, picture perfect siblings, Read more

  • MARCH 2022 READING WRAP UP

    MARCH 2022 READING WRAP UP

    General stats Total: 9 booksPages: 3,079 Fiction: 7Nonfiction: 2 Audiobooks: 4Physical books: 5 Borrowed books: 6→ Library savings $155.89Personal collection: 3 2022 TBR: 52022 Release: 4Book of the Month: 2Buzzword Readathon challenge: 4Debut Work: 3 Storygraph Stats MARCH READS APRIL TBR Until next time, Meryn Read more

  • 2022 TBR // FIRST QUARTER UPDATE

    2022 TBR // FIRST QUARTER UPDATE

    A quarter into the year and I’ve read over a third of my 2022 TBR! Only three months into the year and I’ve read 11 of the books on my 2022 TBR, making my completion percentage 36.67%, not bad if I do say so myself! And even better yet, 7 of those books I rated Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.