Category: Book Club/Books

Welcome to 2025!! While I had planned to take a winter blog break, I also had planned to do a couple of more posts before the break. Alas, time got away from me and I was busy living life instead of writing blog posts. But I am now getting back to it and we’ll just…

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I’ve been working diligently to make a dent in my reading journey. My goal is to read 65 books this year and I’m not sure that I’ll make it. Be that as it may, I’m going to continue on. Here are the books I recently finished. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone This is…

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I love to read (and that includes listening). I am flabbergasted by people who don’t enjoy reading or listening to books. For me, reading takes you to worlds unknown, real or imagined and can access all of your emotions. Reading is a mental exercise but I also see it as fun and not a chore.…

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Today, I’m sharing my reading progress for the months of June and July. As we get closer to the end of the year, I am getting nervous about whether or not I will hit my target. It doesn’t really matter because I’m pleased with the books I’ve read but I’m still trying to hit the…

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Let’s catch up on where I am in my reading goal for the year. I have continued to read and listen for pleasure and for my 2 book clubs. My annual goal is to read/listen to at least 65 books this year. Today, I will share with you what I read and listened to in…

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I don’t understand people who don’t like to read. Reading transports you to other worlds, times, stories, characters, etc….I like getting so lost in a book that I feel a bit hazy when I come up for air. It doesn’t matter if I’m reading or listening, I can be transported whether I’m actually reading or…

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Today, I’m sharing with you my reading journey for the month of February. I have been having difficulty actually reading books vs listening. I tend to listen most when I drive because I drive so much for work and it’s a built in time to listen. However, I like to have 2 books going at…

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I recently updated you on how my reading challenge worked out for 2023. It was suggested that I give myself credit for the 2 books that I started but could not finish. My goal was to read 70 books and with the 2 I didn’t give myself credit for I reached 62! As I said…

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We are into 2024 now and next month I will reveal my reading goal for 2024. However, before we go there, I need to close out the chapter (year) on how I did for 2023. The goal was to read or listen to 70 books. Let’s see how we did in November and December 2023.…

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Just like last month, the reading continues but is going very slowly. I don’t know if it’s the books or me. I continue to enjoy the books I’m listening to and am getting through those more quickly. However, I am not reading as much at the normal times when I would normally read such as…

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