I freakin’ did it! I wasn’t sure I could hit my goal of reading 200 books in 2023 until I was just a couple of books away, but I did it! I set the goal — my highest ever — because I saw readers on TikTok bragging about having read 200 books in a year. I’m a competitive gal, so I took it as a double-dog dare. Of course, now I see … [Read more...]
My Favorite Books of November
I've been on a reading spree! Ok, the truth is that I'm trying to reach my 2023 reading goal of 200 books, and I'm down to the wire. Luckily, I've been traveling a lot in the car, which makes audiobooks essential to my happiness and ability not to just open the door and jump out. I hate car trips! Audiobooks make them much more … [Read more...]
Books to Read during Spooky Season
It’s October, which means that people (unlike me) who don’t read thrillers year-round are looking to pick up a book to scare the bejeezus out of them during spooky season. To be honest, the book that scared me the most that I’ve read the last few years was Truman Captoe’s In Cold Blood. I never understood why it frightened me so much, given that … [Read more...]