My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. August TBR I was really expecting to get back into reading a lot in July but it was pretty chaotic, despite settling in quickly to our rental house. We enjoyed a trip to Maine for the Fourth weekend and I got a good amount of reading done early in the month, only to fall flat for the final half of the month. I spent a lot of time watching Love Island and scrolling the internet this month. Oh well. Review Copies     Another month with holdovers like ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND PICKLEBALL and THE THRASHERS. I don’t know what’s stopping me from reading these but hopefully August is the month! I am definitely wanting to get to LOVE AT FIRST SIGHTING because I was actually hoping to read it a long time ago lol. A NOVEL MURDER is a review copy from June but (a) I need to catch up and (b) I like to have multiple genres available for Kindle reads on my TBR to mix it up. Library Books   I recently got MURDER TAKES A VACATION via my Libby holds and I was hoping to read this […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. June TBR June was not as productive of a reading month as May but that’s fine – I sacrificed quantity for quality and ended up with two five-star reads back to back! I’m drafting this post before finishing my final book of the month so who knows, what if it’s three in a row?! In any case, I have a bunch of books to choose from in July! Review Copies          Okay so embarrassing for June… I only read one egalley from my previous list. To be fair, I was distracted by new releases and book club picks. I also got a book hangover from binge-reading a 600 page book in two days. Anyways, here are the remaining books from last month that I just need to lock in on for July. I especially want to read MAINE CHARACTERS while I’m in Maine for obvious reasons. There’s also Summerween to think about, so that TBR will be at the bottom! Physical Books As you know by now, we’re moving! By the time this post goes up we will have fully moved out of our house (the one we’ve rented […]

I’m a sucker for a reading challenge, as you’ve come to know over the years, but I’m an even bigger sucker for a summer-themed one. Anything to bring me back to the school days! lol. I’ve now written multiple summer bookish posts for 2025: bucket list and TBR, summery reads, and upcoming 2025 summer releases I’m excited about. I think another TTT will be coming in a few weeks too! In any case, I’m signing myself up for two summer reading challenges this year and thought I’d share them for those interested! The Book Clurb 2025 Summer Reading Challenge is hosted by some friends from high school! They have an in-person book club that they’ve extended online with a fun reading challenge for others to join. I did so on the Storygraph challenges page. I did a lot of scientific analysis to perfectly match books already on my summer TBR to various prompts and make sure I check them all off.   Set during summer: I just finished DEAD OF SUMMER this week and it certainly meets the prompt in a few ways. Really enjoyed it overall. Less than 250 pages: Pretty easy choice here is to read SAGA vol. 12 since it came out recently and is a graphic novel in the 200 page range. I like to keep up with these every time a new one comes out. Sports romance: I wasn’t sure what book I was going to do for this since I’m kind of out of my hockey romance […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. June TBR We’re back in business, folks! I killed it in May, reading way more books than usual with 12. I don’t know what it was but I was just in the mood to read a lot more and actually dedicated some time to it. I got through a few review copies and managed to read ahead a little too. Here’s what’s cooking for June! Review Copies      I did an okay job on egalleys in May and also prioritized reading a later-summer book or two to get ahead. I have MAINE CHARACTERS, THE THRASHERS, and IT’S A LOVE STORY carrying over from May. As for June and beyond, I plan to read LOVE AT FIRST SIGHTING for a future blog tour, NIGHT WATCHER, and ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND PICKLEBALL. Preorders & New Releases   I was really thinking I’d read NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE AT THIS WEDDING immediately when it released but I got sidetracked trying to plan for all the format/genre balancing I was doing in May. I plan to read it immediately as my physical read for June, I think. There are some exciting new […]