January 2023 Wrap Up: A Tough Start To The Year

Hey honeybees! I've been absent since the beginning of the year because of seasonal depression, the beginning of winter quarter, and health issues that have made blogging, reading, and plain ol' living just very difficult. I'm surprised I read so much--all things considered--but I'm not surprised that most of my reads were pretty meh. Maybe …

Blogmas Day 10 | End of the Year Book Unhaul

Hello again honeybees! I don't know about you, but I'm horrible about getting rid of books, even if I hated them or couldn't finish them. It's more than a collection: it's a hoarding process. I'm trying to get better about letting go of books I have not/will not read or don't want anymore and cut …

Blogmas Day 8 | Book Series I Haven’t Finished

Hey honeybees! We're over a week into Blogmas! Can you believe it? I've been loving posting everyday and I hope you've been enjoying these posts. Today we're getting into allll the series I have yet to finish and some I will never finish. Let's jump into it. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir …

Blogmas Day 6 | Books I DNF’d in 2022 pt 1

Hey honeybees! I've mentioned this before but I am a huge fan of DNFing books. Don't like it? Don't waste your time. I occasionally push through and try to finish and sometimes I enjoy them in the end (mostly I hate them). Here are some of the books I just couldn't get through. Disclaimer: not …

Lord of the Rings Book Series Review | My First Time Reading A Beloved Series

Hello again honeybees! I usually jump right into the review but since this is a bit of an unusual one. J.R.R. Tolkien is such a masterful writer but he's also very wordy and info-dumpy and it takes a long time for these novels to get going anywhere (if you've read The Hobbit and Fellowship, I'm …

My Favorite Reads Of 2021

Hello again honeybees and hello 2022! I sincerely meant to get all of my end of year posts up, you know, at the end of the year, but I was especially low on spoons and ended up in and out of sleep instead. So here we are! I thought my reading year was a lot …