At the time of writing this post, I’ve read 87 books and am currently reading 3 books. That leaves just 10 books(!!!) between the second half of November and all of December to finish off my Goodreads challenge. If I’m being honest, there’s a good chance I’ll finish more books than this because I have five holiday novellas (plus two other super short/kind of novellas) to read in addition to other full-size books. I thought it would be fun to predict the final ten books of the year if I had to guess, but also share the additional books I think I may realistically read beyond my reading challenge. I knew 100 books would be a challenge since I’ve kept my goal at 80 books the past couple of years. I’ve read some shorter books and novellas to get me over the hump so it would be nice if I can hit 105 or 110 books on the year. Current Reads I’m finishing up reading a cookbook (yes, I read them cover to cover) called WHAT TO COOK WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE COOKING. I have a Christmassy romance going on my Kindle from Libby called I’LL BE GONE FOR CHRISTMAS, which is super cute as of now. And finally, my physical read mixed with audiobook listening is ONLY IF YOU’RE LUCKY for my in-person book club. I forgot the meeting was already coming this Monday so I had to get going. Holiday Novellas Amazon released another novella series this year, so […]

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. November TBR October was weird – I read some novellas from Amazon and got through a few books on my TBR but also forgot what else I even had on here haha. We’ll see how the rest of the year goes! Kindle/KU Books I got an offer for three free months of Kindle Unlimited so I’m trying to read some books off of that TBR over the next couple of months, and potentially holiday books in December! I read the first Chesnut Springs book this past month and enjoyed it so I’m curious to move on to the next one soon. I’m currently reading PHANTASMA for a spooky season book but it’s long as hell, so it’ll definitely take me through November. I have REMEMBER ME TOMORROW as an egalley that I’m really looking forward to but just haven’t read yet. Library Books I have these three out from the library right now. I’m really intrigued by all of them but A CURIOUS BEGINNING has been on my TBR for ages. Really hope to get into it before the end of the year, or else I’m pushing an entire series binge to […]

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. October TBR September was a good month for getting ahead on my reading challenge but I definitely read a ton of graphic novels to get me there! I had a DNF as well that I counted since I read more than 50% of it, which is my standard practice. I’m going to finish the month strong to prepare for some longer releases in the rest of the year! Newer (Owned) Releases         I’ve acquired all of these over the past few months, either from preordering or BOTM. I really hope to get to all of them because they are super promising reads. I preordered WORST CASE SCENARIO and picked up HEMLOCK HOUSE from the store recently because I straight up couldn’t find it anywhere. The other four books are from BOTM. I will definitely be reading THE GOD OF THE WOODS beginning the end of September into October because it’s my mystery book club’s pick for October. Library Books I have a lot of overdue library books right now and am making a concerted effort to read a few ASAP! October is the beginning of the fantasy months for me […]

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. September TBR I was generally okay in August but had some stretches where I didn’t read very much. September is typically a tough reading month for me because it’s my birthday and usually I do a lot of things to enjoy the end of summer and hopefully some fall-like weather. You’ll definitely also see a lot of holdovers from last month… Egalleys    I have some already published egalleys I didn’t include here even though I definitely should do a recap on that at some point. I had THE EXAMINER and TILL DEATH DO US PART on here last month and I’m kind of shocked to still have the former on my TBR. I thought I would have read it asap because of how much I love Hallett. I just had a lot of mysteries to read in August and it meant that I couldn’t double up with my formats like I do. I also hope to maybe get ahead with REMEMBER ME TOMORROW since it publishes in October. Preordered & New Releases       Again, the first three are from last month. I definitely assumed I’d get to them but alas. […]

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 did a good job of keeping on track in July for the most part and hopefully will keep rolling with a lot of fast-paced thrillers in August. I’d love to get ahead on my reading this summer so I can read some bigger/longer books later on. It seems like the bulk of the books on my TBR are mystery/thrillers or suspense so hopefully I can find a way to include some romances! Woof. Egalleys – ARC August   I have some already published egalleys I didn’t include here even though I definitely should do a recap on that at some point. I hope to read A NOVEL LOVE STORY finally (despite its mid reviews) and know for a fact I’ll be getting in some favorite mystery authors this month too. I usually participate in ARC August, where I want the vast majority of my reads to be review copies in the month. There’s a decent chance I make it happen because I can guarantee a few of these will get read… let’s say my ARC August goal is that 1/3 of my books this month are review copies. Preordered […]

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. July TBR I can’t believe I forgot my June TBR post! I did do my summer TBR for TTT recently so that is partially true at least. I’m excited to participate in Summerween so that TBR is below and will make up a good amount of my reads for the entire month if I don’t finish. Egalleys    I have a lot of egalleys from previous months but focusing in on a few here that come out in the next month or so. There are a couple more but you’ll see them in the Summerween post below. June-July Releases    I’ve acquired a number of books in the last month and again, most are in the TBR below. A few of these come out at the very end of the month and I’ve preordered them. The others I already own. Summerween As I mentioned, any books I don’t finish from Summerween are going to be read throughout the rest of the month and fit into other categories in my normal TBR.

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. May TBR I got behind in April, as expected, because it was generally a busy month… plus we went to Disney. Pretty sure I read like 2% of one book on that trip. You’ll see a lot of holdovers from April on here. Egalleys   Yep, didn’t read any of these. I’m not necessarily behind but a lot of these are publishing very soon or published within the last month. I’m adding a few more upcoming ones because I know I’ll be reading them too. ONE LAST SUMMER is the book I started on my trip but then I put it aside temporarily to read FUNNY STORY. May Releases I’ve been a big Carley Fortune and Christina Lauren fan for a while so these two new releases are on my radar for sure. And thanks to BOTM and their early copies, I’ve already started (maybe even finished by the time this goes live) THE PARADISE PROBLEM. Owned / Physical Copies   I didn’t read a lot of owned books in March because I focused on egalleys, but still managed to cross off at least one from March’s TBR! I’m keeping THE SPLIT […]

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. April TBR I had a very successful Netgalley March, where I read 5 total egalleys and got myself back up to 70%! I hope to keep on top of them and really limit my requests to only books by favorite authors. Let’s see how I balance everything in April with new releases and owned books as well. Egalleys   I have a couple of holdovers from last month but am overall pleased with egalley progress, as I mentioned. I still need to read THE MAIN CHARACTER and CANADIAN BOYFRIEND this month, and I’m adding THE FINDERS KEEPERS LIBRARY and ONE LAST SUMMER to April’s TBR. Preordered for April   I have THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE preordered and can guarantee I’ll be reading it as soon as possible when it arrives. Same goes for FUNNY STORY, which comes out toward the end of the month. Should be a nice treat to get my reading back on track after a busy Disney trip, where I probably won’t read most of the days! Owned / Physical Copies   I didn’t read a lot of owned books in March because I focused on egalleys, but […]

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. March TBR I was doing great with not requesting a ton of egalleys but I got wild in February. I managed to squeeze in two of them at the end of February but I decided that March is going to be FILLED with review copies so I can get back on track. Here’s my TBR for the month! Egalleys   I’m going to try to read all of these in the month… even though there isn’t a great mix of genres! I have been definitely missing my mystery/thriller books after reading a ton of fantasy and romance in Jan/Feb. I plan to finally get to CANADIAN BOYFRIEND for my romance pick. The mystery books to read are FINLAY DONOVAN, THEOTHER LOLA, KILL FOR ME KILL FOR YOU, EVERYONE IS WATCHING, and THE MAIN CHARACTER. Owned / Physical Books   I haven’t read any Hazlelwood yet but for some reason this one is really intriguing me. My sister let me borrow her copy of BRIDE so I’m hoping to give it a shot next month! I preordered THE SPLIT and purchased FAEBOUND recently so I do hope to get to those as well.

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. February TBR January got a way from me even though the month felt like 5 months packed into one! I definitely used the final two weeks of the year to binge-read the Crescent City series so I know I didn’t read as much to start the year as I would have preferred, but I’ve got like six novellas to read in February so I’m sure I can make up for it! Egalleys   I got derailed on egalleys in January because of my commitment to reading Crescent City lol. I plan to catch up with CANADIAN BOYFRIEND and THE HEIRESS this month for sure. I have FINLAY DONOVAN ROLLS THE DICE waiting on my Kindle as well as THE OTHER LOLA. Romance for February I plan to read, if I can, all six novella in the IMPROBABLE MEET-CUTE collection this month, especially during a couple of romance read-a-thons and Valentines Day weekend. These feature some of my favorite authors and one new-to-me author. They have ebooks and audiobooks, which is even better! Owned and Preordered   THE WRITING RETREAT and TRUE CRIME STORY have been on my immediate TBR for many months […]