2025 Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag (+ Mid-Year Wrap-Up)

Hello, everyone! I've had this post sitting in my drafts for quite some time, anticipating my typical mid-year interest in returning to blogging after an unannounced hiatus (I think I can officially call it a trend after 2023 and 2024). I haven't quite met my blogging/social media goals for the year so I'm looking to… Continue reading 2025 Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag (+ Mid-Year Wrap-Up)

2024 Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag (+ Mid-Year Wrap-Up)

Hello, everyone! Long time, no talk. I seem to be saying that a lot, I'm sorry about that! Based on the way the rest of my life is balancing out at the moment, I think I'll be popping in and out on this blog for a little while before getting a more precise schedule going… Continue reading 2024 Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag (+ Mid-Year Wrap-Up)

Springtime Books, Films, & Music – Renewal, Whimsy, and Flourish

Hello, everyone! I'm wishing you all the happiest spring. ❤ It hasn't been my favorite since I was a little kid, but I was enjoying the winter so minimally, that I'm elated to see the burgeoning blooms and suggestions of warmer air. Right now, the weather here has swung back into the seasonal gloomy rain,… Continue reading Springtime Books, Films, & Music – Renewal, Whimsy, and Flourish

Wintry Books, Films, & Music – The Cozy, The Desolate, and the In-Between

Hello, everyone! As someone who historically loathes whatever season I'm presently amidst (except autumn -- I'll always love the fall time), I've made a very conscious effort over the last few years to romanticize and fully appreciate whatever time of year I'm at. One of the best ways I've found for me to do that… Continue reading Wintry Books, Films, & Music – The Cozy, The Desolate, and the In-Between

Tackling My Physical TBR and Creating TBRs as a Mood Reader

Hello, everyone! After my last post--My 2023 Year in Books Ranked--I felt my next one should be a little less...verbose. As it's the start of the new year (happy new year!) and one of my 2024 goals is to get a handle on my physical TBR, I wanted to take some time to look at… Continue reading Tackling My Physical TBR and Creating TBRs as a Mood Reader

The Books That Shaped Me: All the Books I’ve Rated Five Stars

Hello, everyone! It feels like it's been ages since I've updated this blog -- I'm sorry about that. I'd hoped to come back around towards the end of this month with a nice full reading wrap-up. Fortunately, I'm back sooner than that, but unfortunately, though I've been reading a bit, I've only actually completed one… Continue reading The Books That Shaped Me: All the Books I’ve Rated Five Stars

My 2022 Year in Books Ranked (An Excessively Long, Detailed Wrap-Up)

At the end of 2021, I made it my mission to read more and review every book I consumed in the new year of 2022. In some regard, I filled this resolution as I actually completed most of the many books I tend to pick up in a year, and though I reviewed quite a… Continue reading My 2022 Year in Books Ranked (An Excessively Long, Detailed Wrap-Up)