August 2020 TBR

I didn’t read a TON last month, but I have a few books out from the library that I’m hoping to get to this month.

• The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss – Currently Reading
• The Gentleman Spy by Erica Vetsch [Blog Tour 8/14]
• The Lion’s Den by Katherine St. John
• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
• Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles [ARC 8/25]
• Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale [ARC 8/25]
• The How & the Why by Cynthia Hand

I’m really racing against the clock here on some of these library books. Fingers crossed I can get to them fast enough!

What are you guys reading this month? Let me know in the com

July 2020 Wrap-Up/TBR Update

I did surprisingly well this month completing my TBR! I got to almost every book even though I didn’t end up reading that many.

• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – Read and reviewed
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby – Read, review coming
• Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero – DNF pg 10
• Being Toffee by Sarah Crossan [ARC 7/14] – Read
• Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon [ARC 7/28] – DNF 11%
• The How & the Why by Cynthia Hand

Also read/reading:

• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Read, review coming
• The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan – Read
• The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss – Currently Reading

Books finished this month: 5, 2 DNF
Books currently reading: 1

Overall TBR:

TBR at the beginning of the year = 296
TBR at the beginning of July = 317
Books added to TBR = 5
Books read/deleted from TBR = 2
Total on TBR now = 320

How did your reading go this month?

July 2020 TBR

I had a really great reading month in June, but I’ve got some things planned for July so we’ll see how much reading I get done.

• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – Currently Reading
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby – Currently Reading
• Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
• Being Toffee by Sarah Crossan [ARC 7/14]
• Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon [ARC 7/28]
• The How & the Why by Cynthia Hand

That’s all I’ll say for sure though there are a couple of other books that I’m hoping to get from the library when they come out this month!

What are you guys reading this month? Let me know in the comments!

June 2020 Wrap-Up/TBR Update

I actually had a really good month! I’m surprised at how well I was able to stick to my TBR.

• Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer – Read
• Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner – Read, review coming
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby – Currently Reading
• So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson – Read
• Holes by Louis Sachar (book club) – Read
• Again Again by E. Lockhart [ARC 6/2] Read and reviewed
• When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry – DNF pg 52
• Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin – Read, review coming
• American Royals by Katharine McGee – Read, review coming

Also read/reading:

• Saga vol 1-9 by Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples – Read
• Lumberjanes, vol 13: Indoor Recess by Shannon Watters – Read
• Stars Above by Marissa Meyer – Finally finished after 3 years
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (book club) – Read
• Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore – Read, review coming
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – Currently Reading

Books finished this month: 20 (1 DNF) Books currently reading: 2

Overall TBR:

TBR at the beginning of the year = 296 TBR at the beginning of June = 318 Books added to TBR = 7 Books read/deleted from TBR = 8 Total on TBR now = 317

How did your reading go this month?

June 2020 TBR

This month we’ve got some of our local libraries opening up. They’re doing reduced hours and services and all that, but it’s a sign that things might be returning to normal soon-ish.

• Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer – Currently Reading
• Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner – Currently Reading
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
• So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
• Holes by Louis Sachar (book club)
• Again Again by E. Lockhart [ARC 6/2]
• When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry
• Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin
• American Royals by Katharine McGee

Let’s see how this month goes!

What are you guys reading this month? Let me know in the comments!

May 2020 Wrap-Up/TBR Update

I’ve felt pretty good about this month! I’ve read a few great books and some new ones that I was excited about.

• The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant [ARC 6/2] – Read and reviewed
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Read and reviewed
• The Holdout by Graham Moore – Read, review coming
• The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost
• Beach Read by Emily Henry – Read, review coming
• Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman (book club) – Read
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

Also read/reading:

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer – Read and reviewed
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer – Read and reviewed
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer – Read and reviewed
• Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer – Read and reviewed
• The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes by Suzanne Collins – Read, review coming
• Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer – Currently Reading
• Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner – Currently Reading

Books finished this month: 10
Books currently reading: 2

Overall TBR:

TBR at the beginning of the year = 296
TBR at the beginning of May = 308
Books added to TBR = 14
Books read/deleted from TBR = 4
Total on TBR now = 318

How did your reading go this month?

May 2020 TBR

Who knows what this next month is going to look like? I just saw on Instagram that a local restaurant is planning on opening for sit-down service next Monday. Utah hasn’t been hit as hard as some other states by everything, so maybe this means that things will start opening back up? We’ll just have to wait and see…

• The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant [ARC 6/2]
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Holdout by Graham Moore
• The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost
• Beach Read by Emily Henry (fingers crossed I can get this from the library!)
• Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman (book club)
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

What are you guys reading this month? Let me know in the comments!

April 2020 Wrap-Up/TBR Update

This has just been a weird month all around and I’m pretty proud of how much reading I managed to get done.

• Continue Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot – All finished! (#5-11)
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (book club) – Read, review coming
• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Read and reviewed
• Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden
• The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch [ARC, Blog Tour on 5/7] – Read, review coming
• Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (book club) – …I’m giving up on this one…
• The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant [ARC 6/2]
• Something by Kristin Hannah: The Great Alone – Currently Reading

Also read/reading:

• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman – Reread
• More than Maybe by Erin Hahn [ARC 7/21] – Read, review coming
• Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Read, review coming
• Behind Every Great Man by Marlene Wagman-Geller – Currently Reading

Books finished this month: 13
Books currently reading: 2

Overall TBR:

TBR at the beginning of the year = 296
TBR at the beginning of April = 307
Books added to TBR = 4
Books read/deleted from TBR = 3
Total on TBR now = 308

How did your reading go this month?

April 2020 TBR

Who knows how much longer this quarantine is going to continue? My local library has been AMAZING throughout it all, though. They’re doing curbside hold pick-up days twice a week despite fines being suspended for the duration of their closure. Honestly, these guys are amazing. So I’ve got a few library books to finish this month and then…I guess it’s probably a good time to read some of the books that have been sitting on my shelves for ages.

• Continue Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (book club)
• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden
• The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch [ARC, Blog Tour on 5/7]
• Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (book club) – FINALLY FINISH
• The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant [ARC 6/2]
• Something by Kristin Hannah

Let’s see how this month goes! If you have a favorite Kristin Hannah book, let me know.

What are you guys reading this month? Let me know in the comments!

March 2020 Wrap-Up & TBR Update

As a stay-at-home mom to a toddler, my day-to-day life hasn’t changed much with the quarantine/social distancing. And yet. Everything has changed, right? Somehow I still managed to read a ton this month. I’m not totally sure how, but here we are. Perhaps you can spot a pattern in my reading below…

• Havenfall by Sara Holland [ARC 3/3] – DNF 39%
• The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley – Finished
• Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (book club) – Currently Reading
• Catch & Kill by Ronan Farrow – Read
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (book club) – Read
• We Are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian [ARC 3/31] – Read and reviewed
• Meet Me At Midnight by Jessica Pennington [ARC 4/7] – Read and reviewed
• We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid [ARC 4/7] – DNF 18%
• The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh – DNF pg 15

Also read/reading:

• They Called Us Enemy by George Takai – Read
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren – Read
• After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Read
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot – Read
• Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot – Read
• Gotham High by Melissa de la Cruz [ARC 4/7] – Read
• Princess in Love by Meg Cabot – Read
• One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Read
• Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot – Read
• Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Read
• Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot – Currently reading

Books finished this month: 15, 3 DNF
Books currently reading: 2

Overall TBR:

TBR at the beginning of the year = 296
TBR at the beginning of March = 305
Books added to TBR = 8
Books read/deleted from TBR = 6
Total on TBR now = 307

How did your reading go this month?