When I first started my book blog, I thought it would be a natural way to share my love of reading.  What I didn’t realize was just how much blogging would reshape my reading life.  Some lessons were surprising, like realizing that being a full-time book blogger wouldn’t be sustainable for me.  Others were invaluable, like learning to look at books through a more analytical lens.  Overtime, those lessons changed how I read, how I write about books, and even how I see myself as a reader.  Discovering the Limits of Consistency One of the first lessons I learned was that my reading habits aren’t consistent throughout the year.  Some…

Reading has always been one of my favorite parts of life. And like many readers, I love keeping track of the books I want to read, am reading, and have read.  I like to keep my system simple and low pressure. For me, tracking is less about stats and more about remembering the stories I’ve read and loved.  Here’s how I keep it simple but satisfying.  Goodreads for Reading History I will unwillingly admit that I still use Goodreads as my main reading log. It’s easy to search, keeps a running tally of books I’ve read each year, and lets me easily set (and adjust) a reading goal.  I like…

As the summer heat dissipates into a cool, autumnal breeze, I am more excited than ever for the changing of the seasons.  Like most people, autumn is one of my favorite seasons of the year. Spring follows in a close second. Winter and summer tend to be too harsh in the hot/cold department for me to really enjoy myself.  I will also say that Summer 2024 has been one of my worst summer’s by far.  So going into the last quarter of the year, I am very much looking forward to slowing down and resetting.  Q2 + Q3 Review I didn’t do a Q3 post because I was feeling so…