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March: middle-grade, birthday, and Looney Tunes

March marks one-quarter of the year through and the beginning of spring! It’s one of my favorite months due to it being middle-grade (my favorite genre) themed and my birthday. 😉 I read quite a lot this month, tying with January for twenty books. It was mainly a lot of shorter books because of Middle-Grade...Continue reading »

I’m leaving Instagram

I already announced this on my Instagram earlier this month, but in just a few days, I’ll be leaving Instagram for the foreseeable future. (My page will still stay up, but I won’t be posting or interacting.) I’ve had so much fun, met so many cool people, and found sooo many good books! I’ve also...Continue reading »

don’t skip your day job

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about being an author with a day job and how those two things can (and sometimes should) coexist. I get concerned when I see people glamorize being an author, offering courses as a “college alternative”, and selling the dream of being a full-time, successful author. Don’t get me wrong,...Continue reading »

so much birthday, so much happy

My birthday was last week, but we celebrated it over the course of several days, so I affectionately dubbed it “Kate Week”. J took off several days to hang out with me, and we had some really fun little adventures. 😉 We stopped by Barnes and Noble, hoping to pick up Sunrise on the Reaping...Continue reading »

“just” a reader

Years ago, I was once asked by an older boy if I did anything else besides read. With a rare show of sass, I replied, “Yes. I write.” And turned on my heel and flounced away. Lately, I haven’t been writing though. There have certainly been small attempts at writing my next book in the...Continue reading »

all the reasons I love Goodreads

I’m coming up on 9 years on Goodreads, and overall it’s been such an amazing, fun, and beautiful experience. It’s my favorite place to find community centered around books and to track my reads, and I’ll keep using it as long as I can. 😉 Here are all the reasons (besides the main feed and...Continue reading »

books I’m unhauling

It seems like every so often I’m sharing a new book haul, but just to be clear, I do get rid of books sometimes too. You know, balance and all that. *looks at bookshelf* *looks away guiltily at how full they are* Some of these will end up at Goodwill, but the brand new ones...Continue reading »

a small rant about a book series that “betrayed” me

I don’t consider myself the most picky reader, but I do have some pet peeves. I don’t like “bad boys”. I often find the sympathy shown toward them to be an excuse for bad behavior and their feelings to be the heroine’s responsibility. I don’t like the stress of love triangles. I don’t like long...Continue reading »

i splurged on books and have no regrets

I’ve gradually collected a smol Amazon cart of books I’ve been wanting, and last week I finally hit “purchase”. 😉 I picked up my package yesterday, and I’m so happy to add these books to my shelves! Here’s a quick tour… Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis I’ve been...Continue reading »

I was scared to read Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry

I’ve fallen off the horse on sharing my reviews here regularly, mainly because there are so many of them and they’re much shorter than I used to write so not really blog post material. I’ve decided to instead highlight my most favoritest of favorites this year. 😉 There’s no clear schedule or pressure on myself...Continue reading »