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Summer Book Unhaul

Hello readers! It’s time for a book unhaul. I’ve been wanting to get around to doing one of these for a while now. As you guys know, I’m trying to get my phyiscal TBR down, so I have been trying to read and even DNF to unhaul some books this year. And it’s been a long time since I unhaule some books. My last unhaul was back in 2023 when I unhauled 25 books off my shelves. Let’s talk about the…

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Get to Know the Fantasy Reader Book Tag

Hello readers! A little while back, I did the Fantasy Book Tag, and you guys really seemed to like it. So today I thought I’d do another fantasy tag called the Get to Know the Fantasy Reader Book Tag, created by A Lil Bit Mads on Booktube. She also mentioned it was a spin off of another tag called the Get to Know the Romance Reader tag, and I might do that one soon, too. What is your fantasy…

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WWW Wednesday (7.9.25)

Hello readers! It’s time to talk about what I’m reading. I’ve been pretty busy this month so far, but I managed to finish a book, and I’m reading one that has been on so many TBRs in the past. If you don’t know, WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Taking On a World of Words where you share what you have read recently, are currently reading, and will read next. You can do this EVERY week,…

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The 80+ Books on My Physical TBR: Summer 2025

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Down the TBR Hole 24| Clearing Down My Goodreads Want to Read Shelf

Hello readers! Last time we ended with 255 books on the TBR shelf. I managed to whittle it down a lot in the last round and I’m hoping to do the same in this one. START HERE if you haven’t read one of my Down the TBR Hole posts before. If you’ve never heard of Down the TBR Hole before, you go through 5 to 10 books per post on your Want to Read shelf on Goodreads and purge all the ones you know…

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The Sunday Post #66| Reflecting on the 4th of July

Hello readers! It’s time for another Sunday Post. I hope everyone had a good week. I know in America, not everyone was excited for the 4th of July. Personally, I don’t always do things for it, but I wanted to do something fun with my daughter this year. I get why everyone is feeling less than patriotic in the U.S this year. When I look at 4th of July, it reminds me of the real American heroes.…

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Let's talk about my reading stats for the first half of 2025! 📚🦒✨

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Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do Summer Plans

Hello readers! I thought it would be fun to tell you some of my plans for this reading challenge I want to join called the Hardest Reading Challege You’ll Ever Do. It starts on the 7th of July and goes until the 6th of July 2026. The point of the challenge is that it is nearly impossible to finish. I don’t know if I can do it, but I’d like to try! I calculated the other day and I think I have…

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Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2025

Hello readers! It’s nearly half way through 2025, so I thought it’d be the perfect time to do the Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag. At the moment, I have read 19 books in 2025, which is very low. But, I hope to read a lot more in the 2nd half of the year! This tag was created by Read Like Wildfire on Booktube! Best Book You’ve Read in 2025 I couldn’t decide between Nevermoor and This Poison Heart.…

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June 2025 Reading Wrap Up

Hello readers! This month I managed to finish 3 books. Weirdly enough, they were all about plants and feature sapphic characters. What did you read this month? I hope everyone found a new favorite book. Can you believe we are already half way through the year? I feel like the year has been very long and short at the same time. ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Eat the Ones You Love was an interesting…

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Reading Goals Update 2025

Hello readers! It’s half way through the year, and that means it’s time to give you guys an update on my reading goals. I think I’m doing well so far, but we will see. Check out my original post HERE. Goal 1: 75 Books In my first quarter update, I was 8 books behind, and I am nearly double that now. BUT, I still think I can hit 75 by the end of the year. I just finished book 19 last night, but…

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Down the TBR Hole 23| Clearing Out My Goodreads TBR

Hello readers! It’s time for another Down the TBR Hole post. Last time we ended on 258 books on my Goodreads Want to Read shelf and are starting with 263. I just looked back at the first one I did all the way back in March of 2024, and I originally started with 160 books! I don’t know how I have increased by 100 without even realizing. This round will be full of books that I entered for…

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The Sunday Post 65|Finishing A Book And Another Power Outage

Hello readers! It’s been an interesting week, so I thought I’d go ahead and give you guys another Sunday Post. The Sunday Post was created by The Caffeinated Reader. In The Sunday Post, you share news each week with your audience. This can be personal, book news, blog news, or anything else you want. Click the creator’s name for more details! Life Update| It has been a little crazy. I finished…

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TBR Vets| The 20+ Books That Have Been on My TBR the Longest

Hello readers! Since I made that post recently about the books I’ve hauled over the years, it brought something to my attention. It made me think about all the books I have unread that were never mentioned in book hauls because I’ve had them longer than I’ve had this blog. Let’s go over the 21 books I’ve had for 5 years or more. That is insane to even say. I started my blog all the way back in…

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WWW Wednesday (6.25.25)

Hello readers! It’s time for another WWW Wednesday. I started a new book this week, and I am really enjoying it. I am just in that stage right now where I keep thinking that I want to read things and then they just don’t stick, but I am having a good time with my current read. If you don’t know, WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Taking On a World of Words where you share what you have…

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July TBR & Tarot Readathon

Hello readers! It’s time for my July TBR. I am really excited to be doing a readathon. I think this can really get me back into reading in the way I’ve been wanting for a while now. I just find readathon to be so motivating. And this one is a team based one, so that makes it even better. This readathon is hosted by a lot of different Booktubers. I’ll be linking Daijah’s Book World and all the…

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The Sunday Post #64 | 45 Hours Without Power (But I'm Back!)

Hello readers! It’s time for a Sunday Post. I accidently took a break from posting this week because of unforseen circumstances, but I’m back! The Sunday Post was created by The Caffeinated Reader. In The Sunday Post, you share news each week with your audience. This can be personal, book news, blog news, or anything else you want. Click the creator’s name for more details! Life Update| A…