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February 2025 Wrap Up

As it does every year, January takes years to get through and then February is five seconds long. Seriously, where did the month go? In any case, I read three of the books off the reel I posted on Instagram at the beginning of the month with my hopefuls for this month, and I’m really surprised I read more than one off that list. I might do one for March, but maybe I’ll only put three books on…

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Bookworm Problems (vol. 3)

Hello bookworms! I’m back with some more bookworm problems after quite some time (for this series, I mean).  I’ve had a good February so far, reading wise. I might actually read most of my “February hopefuls” from the reel I posted on Instagram! That’s really good for me! I’m on the third book of those five right now, and I might read one more from that list. I probably would’ve gotten all…

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Review: Wicked Darlings

Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she’s been keeping. Ever since her sister’s tragic death, she’s felt almost…relieved. Noa and Leah had been locked in competition with one another since childhood, and things came to a head when her sister scored a glitzy internship at a New York society newspaper. Noa can’t help but revel in her new found autonomy. But when she gets a lead about the sketchy…

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2024 Books I Didn't Review

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No, I Didn't Read These Yet

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January 2025 Wrap Up

It only took six years, but we’ve made it through January guys! This month was a lot of trials for me to test my patience, which I will admit, I haven’t been great at. I’m learning from my mistakes though, so I believe February will be a better month and that good things are coming. As far as bookish things go, they’re going well. I’ve completed three prompts each for my 25 for 2025 Challenge…

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Review:

Oy! to the worldRachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she’s hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family. Her talent has made her a bestseller even as her chronic illness has always kept the kind of love she writes about out of reach.But when her diversity-conscious publisher insists she write a Hanukkah…

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December 2024 Wrap Up

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had some good holidays and that going back to work next week will be easier than anticipated. 2025 is going to bring some new things for me, starting with a job. I resigned from my position as a library director for reasons that I’d rather not get into publicly (despite the fact that it was, indeed, public). But I’m choosing to leave the bad behind, and…

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10 Books on My Winter 2024-25 TBR

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November 2024 Wrap Up

I’m back on a reading groove! Finally! It’s been, what? Six months since I’ve had a good reading month, I think. I mean, any amount of books is good, but after three consecutive years of reading an average of 8-10 books a month, I feel like I’ve been slacking. I can’t really be upset though, I’ve gone though a lot of anxiety and depression episodes this year. Though, part of that anxiety was…

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Reading Challenges for 2025

It’s crazy that we’re nearing the end of 2024. Personally, it’s been both a long yet short year. So much has happened to me this year that it’s really messed with my sense of time, and it’s taken a toll on me mentally. I’m definitely looking forward to the fresh start that a new year brings. However, that’s not what this post is for. I wanted to get a little ahead of the game and announce my two…

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10 Oldest Books on my TBR

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October 2024 Wrap Up

I feel like my blog is just wrap-ups lately, but… it is what it is, I guess. I just haven’t been reading as much or as into the bookish things lately, mostly due to my getting out of the house and working on my photography. It’s not a bad thing, but I don’t want to end up abandoning this blog either. I love the bookish community and want to still be a part of it, I just probably won’t be as…

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Review: Four Eyes

Sixth grade isn’t as great as Rex thought it would be. He’s the only kid who hasn’t had a growth spurt, and the bullies won’t let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there’s a cute girl in his class, who may or may not like him back. With so much going on, everything is a blur — including Rex’s vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only…

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Alternative Careers

Daily writing promptWhat alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in?View all responses I’ve mentioned, probably too many times, that I’m a librarian. That’s pretty fitting for someone who has a book blog, right? I started off volunteering at the library, eventually was hired as a circulation assistant, got my MLIS, and now I’m a Library Director. While I have absolutely…

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September 2024 Wrap Up

I’m so late posting this, but here we are. First of all, I didn’t even touch a book until after halfway through the month – that’s how bad this slump is. I did manage to read a couple of books close to the end of the month, though, and they were all good ones. I did share my haul from my vacation, so those are some books I’m looking forward to reading, and maybe I’ll get back on track with my…

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Vermont 2024 Book Haul

Last week I took a much needed vacation, which was just a short getaway to Stowe, Vermont for a few nights. Nothing fancy. Just getting out of state and as far from work as I could within reason. The first full day we were there, we went to Burlington which is home to at least three bookstore (that I know of), two of which are on the infamous Church Street Marketplace. And, of course, on the way…