Reading. Writing. Me.
I love the way good fiction swallows you. I always get far too emotionally involved in the stories. Due to pregnancy and postpartum emotional ups and downs, fiction was difficult to pick up this year. I lost sleep over stories that I was too worried to pick up and finish. I eventually put aside most... Continue Reading →
In 2020 I read over 160 books. Most of them were of the nonfiction variety, so picking my favorite fiction reads was a lot easier this year than in 2019. Here they are from least to greatest, my top 10 fiction reads from 2020. Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne I read a... Continue Reading →
Total book count for 2019: 561 That number still kind of blows my mind a little. I know a lot of them are picture books, but it's still pretty crazy to me. Mostly because I still believe I don't read anywhere near fast enough. I WANT TO READ ALL THE BOOKS! My pledge this year... Continue Reading →
I read over 500 books last year from various genres. Many of these were children's picture books. I devoured them in droves during a bad depressive swing. I checked them out in stacks from the library and took them to bed where I curled up to read myself to sleep. There were so many lovely... Continue Reading →
If you follow this blog, you know I love reading. I beat my goal of 52 books this year and read over 90. That, despite my toddler and several bad bouts with depression, both of which make it hard for me to settle into reading. Below are my favorite reads this year. #10 - I... Continue Reading →
If you're reading this then you, like me, woke up and realized that it's nearly December, and unlike the average American who begins to sweat over Christmas shopping, you're saying, "EEK!! I've only got a few more weeks to meet my yearly reading goal." Remember kids: it's very important to keep your promises to yourself,... Continue Reading →
