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July 11, 2025
Christmas in July GIVEAWAY
Greetings from whatever the opposite of the North Pole is. (Not the South Pole. I mean weatherwise. Purgatory, maybe?) It’s a nice sweltering 100+ here, and I’m drinking hot chocolate only in my heart. I am reading Christmas in July-themed books, though, and I want to spread the cozy joy. 😉 Enter… a GIVEAWAY! I...Continue reading »
July 9, 2025
a literary surprise
Just a heads up, this post will be respectfully mentioning sex. If that is a topic you are not comfortable with, please feel free to skip this post. Thank you! I surprised myself recently. I went into a book not knowing much about the content levels, but it had good vibes and felt very clean...Continue reading »
July 8, 2025
Five Fall Favorites coming soon!
Y’all. Sign-ups just opened for the tenth annual Five Fall Favorites blog party! (If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a bookish recommendation event I created with Rebekah Morris. She’s back to host it with me this year.) Here’s your official invite… You can sign up to be a blogger here! I can’t wait to celebrate books and...Continue reading »
July 7, 2025
my mini-reviews of Doctor Who season 2 episodes 0-2
I’m back again, reviewing the second season of Ncuti Gatwa’s era. I was LIVING for the episodes as they came out, and I’m really happy I got to watch this season and cover some of it on a fan blog. Today, I’m reviewing the 2024 Christmas special and the first two episodes of season 2....Continue reading »
July 5, 2025
currently reading: The Thursday Murder Club
I’m constantly reading something new, and I thought it would be fun to take some time once a week to share my thoughts about what I’m currently reading. (For more real-time updates, check out my Goodreads.) Please note, I do not endorse any of these books until I’ve finished reading them. 😉 I’m reading The Thursday...Continue reading »
July 4, 2025
the mid-year book freak-out tag 2025 edition
It’s becoming a tradition to do this tag at this point, so let’s go! (Also, this has been a banner reading year so far, so it was hard to choose in some categories.) 1. Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2025? It has to be People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn. Strange of...Continue reading »
July 3, 2025
ugly thoughts, unacceptable emotions
I’ve had trouble writing lately. The things pouring forth from my heart are not naturally the loveliest. I am afraid, angry, disillusioned, confused, sad, depressed, and a whole bunch of other reactions to current events. It’s not my constant state–I enjoy my books and my dogs and my husband, but it makes it hard to...Continue reading »
July 2, 2025
ranking my challenge books
A few months ago, J and I embarked on our reading challenge, where we bought and wrapped ten surprise books for each other and opened and read one each week. I chronicled most of the books in my “currently reading” updates, but now that I’m done reading them, I thought it would be fun to...Continue reading »
June 30, 2025
June: car accident, thrifting, and reading slump
June started in the most unexpected of ways, but the month settled down after that. Still, I’m not sad to see it go. 😉 We were driving home from one of our coffee and reading and thrifting outings on a rainy Sunday when a car pulled out to left-turn right in front of us. All...Continue reading »
June 28, 2025
currently reading: revenge and sisters
I’m constantly reading something new, and I thought it would be fun to take some time once a week to share my thoughts about what I’m currently reading. (For more real-time updates, check out my Goodreads.) Please note, I do not endorse any of these books until I’ve finished reading them. 😉 I’m squeezing in...Continue reading »
