She likes to ramble about the books she read, podcasts she listened to, or articles she came across. Sometimes he likes to chime in with his “knows a little about a lot” type of knowledge. We’re not experts on anything.
Reacting to the challenge and my issues with it over the years.
A bit of a shorter list than usual, but my tried and true faves from the year!
Everything I read or attempted to read in October 2025... vlog style! While dying a slow death. Fun!
New books coming out in October, November, and December!
In 2024 I gave these books 1 and 2 stars but lots of people gave them 5 stars. Reading reviews that help me change my mind a bit!
Of course we have to talk about The Life of a Showgirl. And I never made space to talk about The Summer I Turned Pretty so it makes sense to throw them together. ✨
Super rambly, it's been a while since I've felt chatty! All of the books I read or attempted to read in September!
Taken from an ever-changing GoodReads list - the top 100 books people think you should read at least once in your lifetime... even if that was in high school.
My face is swollen like a balloon, which makes reading bad reviews all the better, right? I gave these books five stars last year, and these people do not agree.
Stealing more films to be buried with questions to chat about with my husband in preparation for his birthday weekend. Cheers to Kevin Bacon!
A fun little end to the summer in my reading. Everything I read or attempted to read in August 2025.
The top 100 books of the decade according to GoodReads... and spoiler alert - it started in 2020 and hasn't been a full decade.
2024 was not that long ago but I totally forgot about all of these books already. Revisiting my TBR from 2024 that I never got to, but hope to soon!
Revisiting what I was reading in 2020 just for the fun of it. Also updates on preschool and the craziness of life these days!
On the road to find my favorite singers - Avril Lavigne and MGK.
Finally a 5 star after a dry few months! Also back to reading more and enjoying more, so yay for me. All of the books I read or attempted to read in July!
Dun dun freaking dunnn. So many thrillers, I spooked myself. All of the books coming out in the third quarter of the year that I'm looking forward to!
Recapping the fantastic Season 3 of Ginny and Georgia. So many feelings but so so good. Love you mean it, hate you kidding.
Welp... June wasn't great. Fourish+ books I read in June and the many DNFs!
Random questions about the first half of the year in books. Spoiler alert - I'm behind.
Reading 5 star reviews of books that I hated - books I gave 1 or 2 stars to, in 2023.
Recapping Vanderpump Villa Season 2!
A dull month for sure, a few DNF's, zero five stars, womp womp. All of the books I read or attempted to read in May.
Summer to me means fast, thrilling, easy, breezy, beachy. All of the books I could read in the next few months... if I were the type of person who did that sort of thing.
On GoodReads, there's a section called "people also enjoyed" where it tells you other books people read and possibly gave a high rating to, based on the book's page you're on. So I looked at the "people also enjoyed" for the five stars on my read shelf and found comp titles that have similar vibes. Maybe if I give a five star to a book, it's comp will be a five star as well?
Trying to guess all of the books I read in 2024 by their first line. Why do I ever think this will be fun? This is torture. Why is this so hard?
Deep diving into all of Kelly Clarkson's songs... just because?
All of the books I'm excited for that are being published in April, May, and June! ☀️
A bookshelf reorganization took place and though I hate that it's no longer pretty, I'm hoping that it's practical. I have about 70 regular books I own that I've never read (we won't discuss the classics, etc.) so let's get cracking. Pun intended?
Everything I did not finish, aka quit, during 2024. Some maybe I'll revisit in the future but most will stay dead.
Some DNF's to talk about finally! Some lengthy books that were great and some other random tangents. Everything I read or attempted to read in March!
A little interview with my mini co-host and some updates on the past year. Hello threenager, we are here! ❤️
Going to bat for Meghan Markle… Sussex and Peppa Pig.
Twas the night before I get my wisdom teeth out and my husband was generous enough to play the cover game with me. Ten covers, let's see how he does!
Revisiting the PopSugar reading challenge from 2024. I finally completed it for the first time!
No DNF's but no 5 stars either… some thrillers, some books from 2007, and the death of a favorite. Everything I read in February!
Podcasting for five years! Week upon week of sticking to a commitment for myself and I couldn't be happier. Diving into some of my goals in a different way than usual - thanks for listening! ❤️
Happy birthday to me! For funsies I wanted to figure out my top ten books of all time… and then had to also make a top ten series because it was too hard to combine them. And then I reread a favorite and realized it's no longer a favorite. Dun dun dun!
Onyx Storm, some 5 Star predictions, another Finlay Donovan, and lots of thrillers! Everything I'm looking forward to that comes out in January, February, and March!
It turns out that taking notes leads to more tapping. I read a lottt of books this month - 5 of them were 5 stars. A huge Wuthering Heights debriefing because of my favorite book of the month… everything I read in January!
The prettiest books, the books that made me cry, the characters I loved — my 2024 reading survey.
Hey wow, a lot is going on. First of all TikTok is back so ignore that but also don't? The turning it on and off is definitely throwing power around. Snow and fires. Little rambles about Thomas. Thoughts I've stolen from lots of other podcasts. Some Taylor Swift talk. Christmas! And favorite songs of 2024. Buckle up, put me on two times speed, lesssgo!
I only had three 1 ⭐️ books this year so technically the worst books was a short list. I had about sixty 5 ⭐️ books so that was a much bigger task! Ranting about the worst and raving about the best.
A hodgepodge to ring in the end of the year. No DNF's this month, go me! All the books I read in December.
Revisiting 24 books I anticipated giving 5 stars to. I ended up giving a full range of star ratings and DNFing a few - as you do!
An Ode to Brett Goldstein's podcast - a fun lil way for my husband and I to talk about our favorite movies - even if they suck.
Fa la la la la the best time is here! I love making booklists and getting excited to everything I'm reading in the next year. The PopSugar Reading Challenge prompts are here and I've got some ideas for what I'll be reading. Join me, it's so fun! ✨
My reading this month was abysmal but we also have round two of the GoodReads Awards to discuss. All the books I read or attempted in November.
25 books I anticipate giving a 5 stars to. Mostly thrillers and repeat authors I've loved before… with a few curveballs.
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