Out of the 220+ books I read in 2020, only 33 earned a five-star review from me! That might seem high (or low) to you, but it feels just right to me— five-star reads are the truly AMAZING ones to me, and I stand by each one of these books deserving that rating.
Read MoreA RAD Reading Challenge is a fun, motivating, inspiring, and easy way to branch out and read more, get out of reading ruts, and discover books I never would have read otherwise. I hope you’ll join me in 2021!
Read MoreI feel like in 2020 you could probably say we all are homebodies… but these books are especially perfect for gifting to the ones who love being snuggled up at home, who find enjoyment in making a house feel warm and welcoming, for the ones who know how to properly pronounce “hygge” because they live it out.
Read MoreWhether you’re trying to crush your reading goal for the year or you just want to feel the satisfaction of finishing a book quickly, these reads are all under 200 pages to help you make it cover to cover without too much effort.
Read MoreI’ve been a Christian my entire life, but I love learning about the beliefs and faiths of other people, and from other cultures, as I find it helps me both understand people better and love them better.
Read MoreNow that the year is more than halfway through (praise Jesus), I wanted to look back at my reads so far and recap my favorites!
Read MoreI am on a renewed mission to read more and more books by Black authors (of all kinds!) and wanted to share what’s on my TBR shelf.
Read MoreIf you’re joining in with A RAD Reading Challenge this year, you know one of the categories is to read a book originally written in a language you don’t speak. I’ve rounded up a bunch of great books that weren’t originally written in English, to hopefully inspire you as you choose a book in translation for yourself!
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Awareness Month and I wanted to share resources that have been helpful in my own journey toward a healthier brain/soul/spirit/self/life.
Read MoreWe all could use fun, nostalgic reads right now, couldn’t we? It felt right to share this recommendation post next as we make our way through A RAD Reading Challenge and I share some suggestions along the way.
Read MoreThis prompt from A RAD Reading Challenge is a stretch one for me — I’m not really a fan of short story or essay collections! I have read a few of the ones included here (Flannery O’Connor is a favorite of mine, and I loved that Marina Keegan collection) but I haven’t yet settled on what I’ll read for this category myself.
Read MoreHappy Galentine’s Day, gals! And happy Valentine’s Day to you all! Whether you’re celebrating the love of girlfriends or best friends or your significant other or yourself or God or words or WHATEVER, I hope you have a truly wonderful and love-filled weekend.
Read MoreThis is the most color my blog will probably ever see! This prompt from A RAD Reading Challenge is a fun one — picking a book with a cover in your favorite color. Hopefully the books below will get you inspired to grab a colorful book, whether one of these (all ones I’ve read!) or one that just catches your eye from the shelf.
Read MoreColleen Hoover was one of my favorite discoveries of 2019. For some reason, I had never heard of her, and when I first saw the cover of November 9, I thought it was a thriller (???) so I just was totally off base with her and her work!
Read MorePhew, the year ended in a bit of a frenzy, with lots of Christmas craziness (did you know it’s SO FUN and SO MUCH WORK to be on staff at a church in December?!?!??) and lots of great, fun books.
Read MoreWhat a year it’s been. Seriously — it was a major one in my life, with so many big events (a new job! a big break up! a new car! EMDR therapy!) and lots of great books (more than 175!!!) and so many other wonderful and hard and emotional things in between.
Read MoreMy prayer is that these books would be resources to aid those in their own journeys, whatever they might look like. For anyone who has gone through abuse of any kind, know that you are deeply loved, that you are not alone, and that God is with you, making all things new.
Read MoreChristmas is FAST approaching but thankfully, Amazon Prime can still come in clutch if you need a gift for someone in your life. Hopefully this post helps you find a book that fits the interests of your people (or yourself!) — books are great and meaningful gifts and you can’t go wrong with these.
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