Why, yes, hi, hello β I am still here! It has certainly been a minute. The last couple of months have been hectic and full for us. Hereβs a quick look at what weβve been up to and how Iβve been feeling, the books that I've been reading and loving, what weβve been watching and whatβs coming up for us soon.
Iβve been in a kind of haze since I finished Every Summer After by Carley Fortune a week ago. I have no words to describe the impact this story has had on me. If youβre feeling like me, and canβt get your mind to stop reliving Every Summer After, here are several βread-afterβ and βwatch-afterβ options thatβll give you that same nostalgic, cozy, epic love story, summer lake house, small town vibe. Sam & Percy forever!
Lately Iβve been loving romances with a bit more oomph. A bit more passion. A bit more angst. A bit more drama and conflict! Romantic suspense is any genre of romance that features a prominent mystery, suspense or thriller element. Itβs a subgenre that Iβve always loved, but not one that Iβve sought after in the longest time, until recently. Here are 5 romantic suspense series to add to your to-be-read list today!
ITβS TIME. Itβs time to read 23 backlist books in 2023! For me and my reading goals for the year, this challenge complimented it perfectly. I have so many unread, owned books from years past thatβs ITβS TIME to focus there. And okay, hear me out, thereβs actually 27 books on my list LOL. But regardless, here they are. The 27 backlist books I plan to read in 2023 and the 23 in 2023 challenge Iβm participating in!
Setting reading goals has been one of my favorite aspects of delving deeper into my reading journey and experience. Iβve found that itβs a great way to capture a lot of different facets about reading that you either want to try or finally complete. In 2022, I had a slew of varying goals. Some that worked, others that didnβt. Iβve set similar goals this year but have scaled backed tremedously on the ones Iβd like to achieve. Here are my reading goals for 2023.
I finished The Empire of Gold and Daevabad Trilogy back in December of 2020. Since then, I have been meaning and meaning to write a review blog of the series, but itβs taken quite a while to get over the heartache the last book instilled. I can remember days later still getting emotional over the ending. So, hereβs a look back at The Empire of Gold and how this book stole my heart, took my breathe away, and left me reeling.
Happy New Year! I know I feel and say this every year now in my adult life β but 2022 FLEW by! I mean flew. I still canβt believe itβs a new year, but Iβd have to say, this time around Iβm glad for it. 2022 was simultanously a good and very, very hard year for us and I was ready for that clean slate feeling of a new year. Today, Iβm reflecting on my 2022 mantra and looking back at how those words actually took affect in my life.
So, December felt like a slower reading month for me, but this stack looks hefty! Regardless, it was a great wrap to the year. Letβs review all the books I read in December 2022!
This was a super cute grumpy x sunshine, very slow burn, roommates x friends to lovers romance. The humor was fabulous. The tension palpable. I loved being back in the world of Crystal and Scott from Set On You. These characters definitely have my heart! Letβs review Amyβs latest story, Exes and Oβs.
In honor of recently finishing another reread, I thought Iβd highlight all of the books Iβve reread since 2022. 2022 was definitely the year of rereads β the most Iβve ever done β and itβs honestly been wonderful. Letβs review all of the books I reread in 2022.