I'm not sure where June went or how we're halfway through the year already (eek), but putting that (and those feelings) aside, June was a very good reading month for me. So, lots of books to talk about today:
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Happy Pride, everyone! I plan to share some Pride Month book recs as the month goes on, but for today, I'm going to talk about books I read in May. May was a rough reading month for me. I kept starting books and putting them aside because I just couldn't figure out what I was in the mood to read. I'm a huge mood reader—is anyone else that way? And I just hate it when I just can't get into a string of books that I know I'd enjoy at a different time. So frustrating! Fingers crossed that June's reading goes better. I did read a few books in May that I want to mention:
I've spent the entire first week of May reminding myself that it's May—April kind of got away from me. I did read a few fantastic books in April, though. I'm still suffering from a book hangover from one of them!
March was one of those reading months when I had trouble deciding what to read and getting into books and then reading those I do pretty slowly. I started some books and put them aside and could not decide what I was in the mood for. I hate it when my brain decides to do that! (Anyone else have those issues?) But, I did do some reading this month:
Does anyone else feel like February absolutely flew by? I spent it extremely focused on adding words to the second Dragons of Ivria book to meet the JeRoWriMo challenge...and because I really need to finish writing this book, of course! But I still did some reading. Even when I'm busy writing, I need to read as well to get out of my own head and to escape into someone else's world and refill the creative well. Here are some books I enjoyed in February:
I am working hard on the second Dragons of Ivria book in this month's JeRoWriMo challenge, but I wanted to sneak in my usual reading post (and then dive right back into writing!). January was a good reading month for me. I did some rereading and also read some fantastic new to me books. Many were continuations of series that I've been enjoying, and most were either fantasy or paranormal romances.
December went by in a flash (and dozens and dozens of cookies...), and though I already listed some of my favorite books of the year, I still wanted to do my usual post about last month's reading.( Especially since I read a ton in December and actually hit my reading goal for the year!) Some books were favorite holiday rereads but others were new to me. So, here are some books I enjoyed in December.
I don't know about you, but to me, it feels like 2023 absolutely flew by! I blinked and the whole year disappeared. And yet, a year ago, also feels like a long time ago—maybe because so much happened this year and the world is kind of on fire. I've been thinking a lot about what to write in this 2023 wrap up post. I keep seeing posts in which people list all their accomplishments, the million books they published and everything, and I always feel like my own aren't quite enough. And I have to remind myself that I have accomplished things this year! I finally published To Love the Dragon King, which I am very proud of for many reasons—because I finally finished after so long of difficulties writing, because it's my first self-published book and I did so much of it on my own, because I think it's pretty damn good book. Then I got started on the second Dragons of Ivria book and playing with ideas for a new cozy witchy series. I'm getting more on top of things little by little. My newsletter is going out regularly, and there are more posts on this blog too. I loved doing more in person events this year, too, including Rainbow Book Fair in NYC and GRL in Virginia. It was wonderful to meet so many readers and other authors. I hope to meet more of you in the coming year! And in not writing events, I also went on a long-postponed Italian adventure with my best friend, which was absolutely amazing. There were setbacks and disappointments too. I didn't accomplish everything I wanted, and my first (and hopefully only) bout of covid and the lingering struggles with fatigue after it derailed some of my plans for the end of the year. But I'm going to continue to try to be kind to myself (which is difficult!) as we move into a new year. After the last few years, I hesitate to even say what my 2024 writing goals are for fear of jinxing myself, but my hope is to publish both the second Dragons of Ivria book and the first witch book. Fingers crossed. Finally, I'm sharing some of my favorite reads of 2023. Some of these books were published in 2023, some are older, and as always, it was tough for me to narrow it down. Since it's somehow December (where did last month go???), it's time to talk about November's reading. I did more rereading in audiobook than reading new books last month, but I did read a few that I want to share with you.
If you've known me any length of time (or just flipped through my instagram), you probably know that autumn is my favorite season and I adore October, both for glorious autumn vibes and for spooky season. All of that informed by reading in October. I reread some seasonal favorites (like R Cooper's A Little Familiar) and read some new-to-me paranormal romance too.
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