April is over?! It’s been quite a month and actually a month I’m happy is done. I felt like April was the worst month of my reading slump and I feel like I’m slowly coming out of it. There was just so much stuff happening at the end of April – every time I tried to read at night, reading a page or two would put me to sleep!

May will actually be super busy for me so we’ll see if my slump is broken or not.

What I Posted: 8 Books

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Yikes I only did 8 book review posts this month! I did read a few arcs who’s publication dates are later so I didn’t add them to the count but wow, I have REALLY slowed down in reading. I hope I can find some books that break me out of my slump this month.

How was your month?

March was filled with kids with colds and allergies, and just really trying to make it to spring break – which we did and still was dealing with allergies. But I’m just happy we got to have a break from school and extra-curricular activities for a little bit. Now comes the last 2 months of school, dance recital and 5th grade graduation.

I did get to read some good books this month, but a lot of just okay reads also. I do believe I was in a slump in the beginning of the month. I’m not sure if the slump is over yet or I’m just picking the wrong books.

Anyway, hope all of you had a good month!

What I Posted: 15 Books

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How was your month?

February went by quick and was filled with so many activities and some illnesses but for the most part the month was good. As for books? I got some re-reading done and I was just working through arcs which for the most part were just okay reads. I have less arcs to read in the next few months so I hope I can read other books. But I had some really good reads in February which is nice!

Hope all of you had a good month!

What I Posted: 16 Books

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How was your month?

January was about getting kids back into school and their tap and piano activities. Getting used to my hubby not being around again and then my daughter got the stomach flu in the second week of the month and then a cold on the last day of the month lol. My son at least has been illness free which is so nice!

As far as reading goes – I got to read all my arcs on time, which I’m proud of! There was a moment there I didn’t think I’d feel motivated enough to read them but I did.

As for this blog this is what I posted–

What I Posted: 10 Books

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I read some really good books this month and a few of them I’d say would be perfect for fall reading since they were mostly dark reads!

How was your month in review?

Here is my last monthly wrap-up for 2023! 

December was madness – there was so much going on and I lost my desire to read while all these things were going on. I’m happy to say we all got through it and had a successful Christmas. Now it’s on to the New Year which is already going to come with it’s new set of challenges that I can foresee but here’s hoping we all have a good 2024!

Let’s see how I did for December in terms of books:

What I Posted: 11 Books

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I don’t know if it was my stressed out mood but a lot of books were just “okay” to me this month, one of them being one of my most anticipated reads for the year. But it is what it is, I probably just needed a good break from reading and come back fresh in January.

How was your month in review?

Half of November I was sick with what I think was the flu and then it flared into allergic rhinitis but I got better in time for my trip to Osaka, Japan! And that was the highlight of my month.🥰

What I Posted: 7 Books

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As you can see, I barely did any reading this month. I was just too sick and unmotivated, plus I had to get ready for the trip. But I’m hoping I’ll have more motivation and energy to read in December when my kids get a break from school and my hubby comes to visit for three weeks! I’ll finally have some ME time.

How was your month in review?

Ah October – you were something! I spent half the month worrying about my mom’s procedure which was successful but they found more cancer – small tumors – the best option now is to have her do major surgery to remove her right kidney and ureter. 🙏🏼 Other things that happened was my son’s youtube channel hit 1,000 subs and it’s something I’ve been working on for him (because he sort of gave up on it)…but now he’s rejuvenated again and started posting content. So that was something good that happened this month. Then my kids got sick right before Halloween – and then I got sick. I survived Halloween trick or treating but after that it was like a truck ran over me. I don’t know if I had the flu or what. At first I thought it was just a bad cold I caught from the kids (also there was smoke in the air from a fire nearby) and that trick or treating just exhausted me. But the next day I had body chills and aches and really bad coughing.

So that was my October and as for reading this is what I posted on my blog:

What I Posted: 20 Books

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I posted 20 book reviews which is surprising and a lot. I think I read 14 of these this month which is still pretty good. How was your reading month wrap up?

How was your month in review?

Where did September go?! I thought August was tough because we all got sick but September was mentally rough because so many of my loved ones are dealing with health issues. I just did what I could this month in terms of reading and posting on this blog. I almost took a break but I do have a break coming in November when I go on vacation to Osaka, Japan. Here’s what I posted in September…

What I Posted: 19 Books

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I posted 19 book reviews which is probably the most I posted this year! A bunch of these were read before September. I think I read 12 of these this month which is still pretty good. I hope all of you had a good September!

How was your month in review?

Oh August…you were tough on me! My kids went back to school, and then we all caught Covid. Then our a/c broke so yeah it was a sickly and sweaty August for me. I did get to read some books and finish up some arcs. So let’s see what I posted this month.

What I Posted: 6 Books

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Wow I only posted 8 book reviews this month?! I did read 11 books that will be posted closer to publication dates so I read about 16 books this month, which is my usual going rate it seems.

How was your month in review?

July was such an interesting reading month. I had some really good reads and 2 not so good ones (and usually I don’t have many of 2 1/2 stars so I felt like I had some ups and downs this month! More ups though which is great since outside of reading I felt like July was a bleh kind of month for me with my biopsy and healing from that. I also had best friends going through their own health problems of their own so we were bonding over that but it also sucks that we’ve been going through some physically painful things! I hope and pray next month is better on the health front for EVERYONE and we get some amazing, good books to read!

What I Posted: 16 Books

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I read about 12 books this month, the other 4 I read months before, but I think 12 was a good, easy number. I didn’t push myself hard this month.

How was your month in review?