Category: monthly review
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2022 // END OF YEAR UPDATE
My year of reading in 2022! General stats Fiction: 79Nonfiction: 24 Audiobooks: 58Physical books: 45 Borrowed books: 63 → Library savings $1,283.43Personal collection: 40 2022 TBR: 302022 Release: 27Book of the Month: 17Buzzword Readathon challenge: 38Debut Work: 28 5 stars: 214 stars: 353 stars: 222 stars: 2Not rated: 23 General…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 2022 Q3 UPDATE
Three quarters down, one to go! General stats Fiction: 58Nonfiction: 19 Audiobooks: 40Physical books: 37 Borrowed books: 45 → Library savings $925.61Personal collection: 32 2022 TBR: 222022 Release: 23Book of the Month: 16Buzzword Readathon challenge: 25Debut Work: 23 5 stars: 17 4 stars: 283 stars: 182 stars: 1Not rated: 13…
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AUGUST 2022 READING WRAP UP
It’s giving chaotic reader and genre diversity. It’s historical fiction, Greek retellings, campus thriller, book in translation, contemporary fiction, and humor nonfiction about what else but birds. Stand out favorite from the month was The It Girl by Ruth Ware followed by Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead…
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JULY 2022 READING WRAP UP
The variety of my reading within a single month is astounding, and impressive, if I do say so myself: a couple romances, a couple of thrillers, a YA non-fiction about racism, my first ever graphic novel, a book of haiku, and even a humous field guide about birds. Top tier,…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 2022 Q2 UPDATE
Two quarters down, two to go! General stats Fiction: 36Nonfiction: 16 Audiobooks: 27Physical books: 25 Borrowed books: 29 → Library savings $612.81Personal collection: 23 2022 TBR: 162022 Release: 16Book of the Month: 11Buzzword Readathon challenge: 15Debut Work: 16 5 stars: 144 stars: 173 stars: 9Not rated: 12 General Goals ☐…
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JUNE 2022 READING WRAP UP
Another month and another couple memoirs, thrillers, a romance, a contemporary, and a poetry collection. The stand out favorite, without a doubt and as expected, is Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake, which was a solid 4 star mystery-thriller. Pleasantly surprised by It Ends With Us, much better than…
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MAY 2022 READING WRAP UP
Definitely a variety this month: two thrillers, one fantasy, one romance, three memoirs (technically), and one nonfiction. The stand out favorite of the month was Behind Her Eyes, a super hyped thriller by Sarah Pinborough, followed by Book Lovers, The Cartographers, and Local Woman Missing GENERAL STATS Total: 8 booksPages:…
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APRIL 2022 READING WRAP UP
Three romances in one month, who is she?? Unfortunately, I didn’t really like any of them – but thanks to St. Martin’s Griffin and Goodreads for my ARC copy of A Brush With Love I won in a Goodreads giveaway! I passed it along to a friend who I think…
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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 ☐…
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