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!

A bunch of good and great things, all pretty random and different from the other. With more DNF’s than usual! Everything I read or attempted to in July.

Just a yapping yapper who yaps. Intro quality sucks, blame Spotifyyyyyy.

Trying chapters of 12 random books calling to me from my shelves. Some interesting themes and categories throughout! Help sway me!

The best of the best and the worst of the worst *so far*. Books that made me emotional, books that surprised me in good and bad ways, all the books!

So many random gems — gangsters, soccer players, track girlies, a thriller sequel, an Emily Henry I didn’t hate??? All of the books I read in June and the one I just barely DNFed in time.

Breaking down a GoodReads list of the 48 best mysteries (and thrillers) of the last five years.

I organized my GoodReads by number of ratings. Which books do I think are overrated and which books have a criminally low number of ratings?

Defending Emily Oster’s honor, vouching for celebrity memoirs, and breaking down books people must not understand… one star reviews of books that I loved.

Finally made it through season three of Vanderpump Rules! All six thousand mentions of Miami girl, the rise of Katie, and the fall of queen Stassi!

A Stassi Schroeder fangirl moment, some anticipated five stars that didn’t hold up, and some surprising random finds I loved. All of the books I read and the one I DNFed in May!

All the summery vibes in stereotypical YA beachy books and deserted island thriller with a dash of romance. A fun summer TBR.

One man’s trash and all that. Reading rave reviews about books that I didn’t enjoy. But maybe something in these will resonate with you! There’s a book for everyone. 🤗

Books that have lower ratings (less than 3.7 star average) that I personally have given 5 stars to. Don’t Trust Goodreads! These are great.

This is a romance podcast now. Just kidding. I did read a lot of romantical books - and I finally caved and read *that* book. 🐉 So many little gems though! All of the books and the one DNF in April!

Starting off the summer with some cutie books, a handful of anticipated five star reads, a Bachelorette book, and some essays. Everything new I’m excited for in April, May, and June!

I finally got bookshelves! Perfect time to discuss all of the *cough* 100 books I need to read. And all of the other books I’m now dying to re-read!

Me trying to guess from the 138 books I read last year by their first line. And failing. But not quite as bad as the last time I tried this. But there’s a whole lot of me saying “wtf?” I have the memory of a goldfish and some of this didn’t ring a single bell.

So many good books, so many five stars so far this year. Also a major epiphany about being a nosey creep. Let me live. All the books I read or attempted to read in March!

All of the things my little dude loves, all of the things we’ve been up to in the last year, and some thoughts about what our year looks like next year. Sleep, food, activities, etc. Life as the mom of an official two year old!

This podcast is a hot mess. I had audio issues and lost a clip and we are just slapping it together with a glue stick and calling it a day. The 37 books I DNF’d in 2023.

I read the first chapter of 11 books to figure out what to read next. Do you know anything about any of these books? Help me with my order!

A curse, a library, and a whole lot of Dancing with the Stars stats that you never asked for. Just some rambling!

Less books this month but high ratings overall. A chunky pirate book, a heart warming mystery, and lots of nervy b’s over boys in London. All of the books I read or attempted to read in February!

I’ve been doing this for four straight years. Impossible! A major epiphany happened today before recording this so my yearly survey became a ramble about my plans for the foreseeable future. Thanks for being here, it means the world. ❤️

“It's a world of laughter A world of tears It's a world of hopes And a world of fears” Birthday podcast! Talking about my favorite Disney songs and making a top ten—ish. 🥳✨

Some thrillers I’ve already mentioned in my wrap-up, some surprising historical fiction, and some favorite authors. All of the books I’m excited for Q1.

January is long and so is my list of read books. Starting the year off with a bang and some great books. All of the books I read or attempted to read in January!

I was not successful nor did I put a lot of effort into the challenge this year but upon reflection I didn’t do as bad as I thought? A recap of the 2023 challenge.

Favorite characters, most read genres, books that made me laugh — a reading survey of the books I read in 2023.

The best books of the year and the worst books plus the best books that I couldn’t squeeze into the top ten. A good problem to have.

Squeezing in a few more five stars and good times. The books I read and the one I didn’t in December!

Way too many romance, popcorn thrillers, and a previous DNF? I think I may regret some of these but let’s predict some five stars!

Spoiler alert… I didn’t read them all. But I also didn’t do a terrible job at predicting what I would like. Revisiting my five star predictions for 2023.

The best time of the yearrr! ✨ This year feels challenging but I am rising to it. Here’s some books for the prompts and SOS if you have suggestions for other prompts.

If you’re my husband, don’t listen and if you’re my child, this is why you only get one Christmas present. Lots of Melissa and Doug, and just the random odds and ends that get us through life. Hope this helps with your Christmas shopping!