Tag: monthly recaps
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What I Read in May 2025
May was an extremely rough month for me. For a month that honors mental health awareness, mine took a nosedive. But, I finished 11 books, the majority of which were excellent. Demon Copperhead and My Friends are now on my list of absolute favorites, and Blacktop Wasteland is one more reason to love S.A. Cosby.…
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What I Read in April 2025
I covered my audiobook wrap-up in another post, so here’s a review of the books I read with my eyes. 😉 It was a very good month! Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Likely to be one of my favorite reads of 2025, Yellowface looks at racism, stereotypes, social media, and power under the guise of the…
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What I Listened to in April
April was full of audiobooks, particularly short stories on audio. Here’s a wrap-up of my listens for the month. Shine, Pamela, Shine! by Kate Atkinson Pamela is wrestling with ageing, a divorce, and ungrateful adult children. She tries to be positive and stay busy, but life isn’t turning out the way she planned. And then…
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What I Read in March 2025
March was an odd month for me. It felt like it lasted 342 days, but at the same time seemed to rush by because there were not enough hours in the days to get everything done. Still, I found comfort in reading 12 books and short stories to ease some anxiety, keep my mind occupied,…
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What I Read in February 2025
I filled the shortest month of the year with short stories in an attempt to pull myself out of a reading slump. February 2025 was a month full of stress and migraines, and that impacted my reading too. But, I did revisit some of my favorite authors with new installments from Abby Jimenez and Fiona…
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