monthly wrap-up

  • Well, Pride Month is over. Now it’s Wrath Month. Just kidding… mostly. Anyway, I bring that up because I read exclusively queer books this June (with one exception). I’m really proud of my reading because I feel like I really read diversely as well. As a cis white lesbian, it’s important to not just read

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  • April is the month I got my reading groove back. Well, sort of. The last two books I read I flew through. Not to jinx anything, but I may be becoming the reader I used to be. Root for me, y’all. In April, I read three novels (one of which was an ARC) and two

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  • Readers, I need to be honest with you all: even though I’m reading for quality over quantity, I still feel like a bad reader/book blogger when I don’t read much in a month. I’m trying to retrain my brain to not care, but so far I’m still stuck in my old ways. I say this

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  • February was a month of highs and lows. On the upside, I finalized all my moving plans and am super excited to start my new life across the country! Unfortunately, my cat Maddie passed away in February. It’s been rough, but it gets a little easier each day. I’ll always love my girl. Here’s an

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  • It’s time for my first book wrap-up of this year! As with 2019, 2020 is going to be a year of quality over quantity. I’m still working on not feeling guilty when I don’t read much, but I’m getting there. The good news is, though I read little in January, most of what I read

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  • December 2019 Wrap-Up

    Happy New Year! This post is going up a bit later than I intended due to sudden back spasms, but I’m back and ready to recap the last month of 2019! I’ve also decided to include the movies I watched in December. That way I can finish talking about 2019 sooner and move on to

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  • November 2019 Wrap-Up

    ***This post contains affiliate links. I get a small commission when you use my link to buy from Book Depository (at no extra cost to you). CODE: renstrange*** For someone who spent half the month in a reading slump, I had a pretty damn good reading month. I read five novels (two of which were

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  • October 2019 Wrap-Up

    ***This post contains affiliate links. I get a small commission when you use my link to buy from Book Depository (at no extra cost to you). CODE: renstrange*** Well, spooky season is officially over. Now I’m left floating in an empty abyss of nothingness. Not to sound super dark or anything. I just really love

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  • September 2019 Wrap-Up

    ***This post contains affiliate links. I get a small commission when you use my link to buy from IndieBound (at no extra cost to you). CODE: renstrange*** It’s spooky season!!!!! But before we jump headfirst into those Halloween vibes, I need to recap everything I read in September. I read four novels, three graphic novels,

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  • August 2019 Wrap-Up

    ***This post contains affiliate links. I get a small commission when you use my link to buy from IndieBound (at no extra cost to you). CODE: renstrange*** So… August happened. To be honest, the past month has been a blur. Between work and physical therapy, nothing stands out. Nothing, that is, aside from my reading

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