#TackleTBR Day 7

Day 7/September 29 I finished another poetry collection that I’ve been meaning to read for the past two years. Today’s book read was semicolon by McKayla DeBonis. Again, I made some more progress on the audiobooks I’m currently listening to. Read/Time Listened: 1 hours, 53 minutes; 70 pages Total Books Read: 4 Total Pages Read/Hours […]

#TackleTBR Day 5

Day 5/September 27 No books finished today, either – I have so many books I want to finish that I end up listening or reading multiple books at once, meaning I finish them slower. Read/Time Listened: 3 hours, 18 minutes Total Books Read: 2 Total Pages Read/Hours Listened: 19 hours, 53 minutes Currently listening to […]

#TackleTBR Day 3

It’s Day 3 of the Tackle Your TBR Read-A-Thon, and I have finished book 2: Long Live the Tribe is Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden. Day 3/September 25 Read/Time Listened: 4 hours, 6 minutes Total Books Read: 2 Total Pages Read/Hours Listened: 13 hours, 35 minutes Raw. Heart-wrenching. Gut-wrenching. Intense. All of these words […]

#TackleTBR Day 1

Today marks the first day of the Tackle Your TBR read-a-thon! I’m starting off strong with finishing 1 audiobook (but then I got 2 more audiobooks so I haven’t quite made a dent in my TBR pile!). Day 1/September 23 Books Read: 1 Pages Read/Time Listened: 5 hours, 5 minutes Total Books Read: 1 Total […]

#TackleTBR 2019!

It’s that time of year again: tackling my to-read list in September! Starting today and ending on the 29th, the idea is to read as many books on your to-read list as possible. Between my Kindle & Nook apps, LibriVox, and Audible, not to mention my tangible shelves…let’s hope I make a dent in my […]

The 2018 #TackleTBR Read-A-Thon!

It’s that time of year again! The time when I participate in the Tackle Your TBR Read-A-Thon reading challenge with the goal of finishing as many books as possible in a short time frame to lower my to-be-read stack of books! (Let’s be real, that’s STACKS in the plural sense!) I first started participating in […]

The Case for Children’s Books

Like many other readers, I have loved children’s books since I was a child. Children’s books are how my love for reading joined me on my journey to adulthood – but lately, I’ve noticed a concerning trend. Children’s books just aren’t as respected as books for adults. Now I’m sure my readers who are also […]

The Bookish Time Travel Tag

I have been tagged by the lovely Denise at English Lit Geek for the Bookish Time Travel tag! I love books and I love time travel, so count me in! Rules: Answer as many of the questions as you can/want. Tag other people – as many as you like. Share the love! Please leave a […]

#TackleTBR Wrap-Up

Since September 12th, I have embarked on my second annual journey to read as many books as possible in the span of two weeks. In the beginning, I set my goal to five books, which I met within the first week. The second week has passed, and on this last day of the Tackle Your […]

#TackleTBR Mid-Point Review

The Tackle Your TBR Read-A-Thon, or #TackleTBR, started last week. With one week to go, I have already met my initial goal of five books. 100 Crime Fiction Writing Prompts – Kate M. Colby Rating: Four out of five stars The imaginative prompts read smoothly, and made me wonder where I would take the story […]