From January 1, 2022 to June 15, 2022 (aka the halfway point of the year, kinda sorta, just go with it!!!), I read 73 books. I’ve linked my ratings + reviews to them all here for easy searching if you’re curious!
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a tattoo of resurrection.
a tattoo of new life breaking free and bursting forth from the place that once held death.
a tattoo of beauty coming from brokenness.
a tattoo of hope, of healing, of heaven.
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I hope this guide is a fun accompaniment to your summer, whether you’re staying at home in the AC (same) or traveling (stay safe!) or some mix of both. If our goal is to read one book this summer or 100, you’re in good company here.
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I think it’s pretty obvious by now that we all DEFINITELY do judge books by their covers, as well we should, when they are truly works of art!
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Even though I’m allergic to so many fun foods (what I wouldn’t GIVE to be able to eat gluten!!!), I still love a good book where food feels like a character. There’s just something about authors who can write about food in a way that brings it to life and makes you hungry…
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Despite it being the shortest month, February can feel like a long haul, especially when it comes with wintry weather and chronic pain and other kinds of craziness! It took me far too long to get this together, but here are the most clicked and shopped links I shared in February, along with some of my favorite things bought way back then!
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There’s just something about a one word title that I love — no need to get complicated, just short and sweet and straight to the point. They seem pretty rare, too, or maybe I just don’t read that many?! But I rounded up 10 solid recommendations for books with one word titles that I’ve read and liked!
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Truly the best part of TikTok, though, is #booktok — a beautiful place where readers of all kinds talk about books, share recs, and nerd out about reading. I’ve discovered so many amazing new books because of recommendations on #booktok, and have rounded up some of my favorites here today!
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I’m trying (trying!) to get back to more of a rhythm with sharing blog posts, and I thought it would be fun to share both my favorite things of the month and the things that were most highly purchased through my affiliate thinks throughout the month. We’ll see if I stick with it or not…
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If you missed it, I launched a new version of A RAD Reading Challenge for 2022, and you can find the printable version and Instagram story versions here. About once a month, I’ll be sharing recommendations for the different prompts to help give you inspiration and ideas for what to read.
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Out of the (nearly) 200 books I read in 2021, these are the ones that were my favorites. I really don’t give out five star ratings frivolously, so these are books that I truly loved (but for all different reasons).
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I love the rhythms of the church calendar and the way my soul seems to need Advent right when it arrives, every single year. It’s a season preparing for the arrival of Jesus as a baby in our world, and a season full of waiting, longing, preparing, watching, and moving toward hope.
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Supporting small businesses both locally and beyond is one of my FAVORITE things — it matters so much that we spend our money empowering artists, makers, creators, entrepreneurs, and friends living out their dreams.
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A RAD Reading Challenge is a fun, motivating, inspiring, and easy way to branch out and read more, get out of reading ruts, and discover new kinds of books. Join us this year!
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If you have a friend or loved one who is into books and reading, chances are you don’t know what book you could get them that they would love but haven’t read yet. Enter: other bookish gifts! Avoid the struggle of trying to find the perfect read, and gift a great accompaniment to their reading life instead.
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This is by no means a comprehensive list of all the books I loved in my childhood (ya girl MAXED OUT that library card often!), but are some of my favorites that I have held onto all these years later.
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I took my big solo road trip this month, so I did NOT expect to finish this many books, but a few audiobooks on the road helped! I had more one-star reads than ever this month, which was not super fun… here’s to better books to finish this year strong!
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We are thick into spooky season, especially with Halloween right around the corner, and I rounded up 15 of the best mysteries and thrillers I’ve read. All of these were four or five star favorites for me, meaning I either really liked them, or totally loved them. (The five star reads are the first five listed!)
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