Tag: TBR
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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 – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 13
Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy GreatsAuthor: Gabe HenryPublication Date: February 2022Genre: poetry, humorMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL At the end of June, I took a look at the genre related goals and intentions I set for the year of 2022 and realized I hadn’t yet…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 12
My MonticelloAuthor: Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonPublication Date: October 2021Genre: short stories, historical fictionMethod: audiobook via TPL Ugh, it’s hard to rate a collection of stories. This collection starts out this a bang with Control Negro, performed live by LeVar Burton (yes, from Reading Rainbow). It was incredible, so gripping, eerie, and…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 11
The House Across the LakeAuthor: Riley SagerPublication Date: June 2022Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: signed hardcover Regardless of rating, this book will always have a very special place in my heart. I will read anything and everything Riley Sager writes and I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet…
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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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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 10
The Hunting WivesAuthor: May CobbPublication Date: May 2021Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: hardcover BOTM I can’t help myself, I love rich white women and their unrelatable drama. It’s giving Big Little Lies and Desperate Housewives vibes. Fast paced, juicy, over the top, salacious, and scandalous, jam packed with a cast of selfish…
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2022 TBR // SECOND QUARTER UPDATE
Half way into the year and I’ve read over half of my 2022 TBR! Officially half way through 2022 and I’ve read 16 of the books of my 2022 TBR, making my completion percentage 53.33%. In my first quarter update, I predicted my completion percentage would be between 60-70% at…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 9
Happy People Are AnnoyingAuthor: Josh PeckPublication Date: March 2022Genre: nonfiction, memoirMethod: audiobook via TPL I love throwing (comedic) memoirs into my reading rotation for a change of pace. Like most memoirs, I went into this knowing very little about Josh Peck outside of his time on Nickelodeon. I really enjoyed…
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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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