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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. 😋 Play along with your family during the holidays, Merry Christmas and happy everything! 🎄

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.

Back to back Bezos might be a bad choice. Anywayz all of the fun things that have made 2024 more fun or more convenient or whatever. And a few things elsewhere.

Multiple categories with 20 eligible books. I read a surprising total of 19 books off the nominees list and a surprising amount of romance. My votes and books I’m adding to my TBR.

A bunch of crying about the election, some things that I think are weird, a toddler update, and other random notes I’ve collected.

Maybe the first month I’ve ever given a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 star??? And I read 15 books??? What a wild month. What a weird podcast. All of the books I read or attempted to read in the month of October.

Witchy books and thrilling books - everything I’m looking forward to being published in October, November, and December! 🎃

In a fighting mood so let’s get into one sided arguments with book reviewers. How dare you give a book I gave five stars only one star? Just kidding, all in good fun.

Goodreads posted a list of the 60 most popular fantasy novels of the past three years, and I go through it. Some sound fun and some sound way out of my league - when will I ever get to these? Who knows!

Tragic two stars, revisiting a childhood favorite, a crazy Magnolia Parks/Taylor Swift connection, another Emily Oster shout out, and a few other gems. All of the books I read or attempted to read in September.

Yapping and being a hater. Making an amazing connection between Game of Thrones and Leigh Bardugo. Team Jacob? Let’s get into it.

Selling Sunset Season 8 breakdown, my opinions on all the drama, and lil bit about our happy place.

Choosing the best Taylor Swift song for each letter. And speaking of bad ass girls, I went to a Stassi Schroeder book event last night and let’s talk about that too. 🥂

Three random fabulous books plucked from the library, some unfortunate two stars, and a few other good books. Everything I read or attempted to read in August.

Back in November, Tommy and I did a draft for a MTV Challenge team and today we decided to do something with our teams. We got into a rhythm figuring out eliminations about halfway through. We’ll have it figured out better next time. ☺️

All of the books still to be read from my 2023 shelf. And removing a few I no longer have interest in. A virtual unhaul if you will!

Going over the NYT list, as well as the reader’s choice list… and my own.

A few books I’ve already read by now and a bunch of thrillers and favorite authors I’m excited about. The books I’m looking forward to in Q3!