Tag: 2022 reading

  • 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 ☐…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • 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…

  • BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – FIRST QUARTER UPDATE

    BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – FIRST QUARTER UPDATE

    JANUARY – who, what, where, when, why, how How Lucky by Will LeitchThe Girl Who Died by Ragnar JónassonWhat White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri FEBRUARY – pronouns or possessions The City We Became by N.K. JemisinCall Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman MARCH – a…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 5

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 5

    Call Us What We CarryAuthor: Amanda GormanPublication Date: September 2021Genre: poetryMethod: audiobook via TPL In 2022, I’m on a mission to read more poetry in the hopes to expand my worldview and appreciation for literature. This journey didn’t start out on a high note in 2021, but we are now…

  • FEBRUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    FEBRUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    General stats Total: 8 booksPages: 2,760 Fiction: 6Nonfiction: 2 Audiobooks: 4Physical books: 4 Borrowed books: 5→ Library savings $115.98Personal collection: 3 2022 TBR: 22022 Release: 0Book of the Month: 2Buzzword Readathon challenge: 2Debut Work: 1 Storygraph Stats FEBRUARY READS MARCH TBR Until next time, Meryn

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4

    WillAuthor: Will Smith, Mark MansonPublication Date: November 2021Genre: nonfiction, biographyMethod: audiobook via TPL Going into this memoir, I knew next to nothing about Will Smith other than he was born and raised in west Philadelphia, but doesn’t everybody know that? Let me tell you what – I haven’t been able…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3

    Greenwich ParkAuthor: Katherine FaulknerPublication Date: January 2022Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL I’m not usually the biggest fan of domestic thrillers but I devoured this debut by author Katherine Faulkner! Personally I loved the slow pace of this thriller, getting to know the main characters, their connections to one…

  • JANUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    JANUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    General stats Total: 13 booksPages: 2,298 Fiction: 8Nonfiction: 5 Audiobooks: 5Physical books: 8 Borrowed books: 9→ Library savings $178.97Personal collection: 4 2022 TBR: 42022 Release: 3Book of the Month: 2Buzzword Readathon challenge: 3Debut Work: 4 Genre Goals ☐ 5 books about antiracism → What White People Can Do Next by…