Oh hey! It’s me! The girl who said she was back and blogging in full effect. Half of that is true; I am back. My work schedule has been nuts so I am pretending I know what organization looks like and attempting to go back to figuring out a blog schedule. Hmm, I think those are all my excuses for today. well, there may or may not be some further down in this post.
The end of last year, as I was daydreaming about all the new awesome things I would be doing on my blog,
I decided I would participate in The 2018 A-to-Z Reading Challenge. So below, are links of the books I have read and discussed via Goodreads. (If you love me you’ll read them, like them, and add me there. If you don’t love me…well we know you do!)
1. Real Friends by Shannon Hale
2. We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories by Gabrielle Union
3. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
4. Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
5. Breathles by Beverly Jenkins
6. I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
There are two more that I have read since I wrote this portion, but I am stuck on what to say about one of them so I will just update it later on. In total, I read 8 books so far this month. That’s less than what I am used to but I’ll kick it up sooner or later.
Now, let’s discuss how I tell myself these splendid lies that I don’t even know if I believe. I bought 13 books in the month of January. While shopping on BookOutlet, I told myself i would stop at 5. 10 books later, I was promising myself I was buying no more books this month. After all, it’s not like I can read all of my books at one time.
Not even a week later, I found myself on amazon…just browsing was what I told myself i was doing. The very next day, 3 books were dropped by my gate. This is my complete haul. Aren’t they beautiful?!


Question for the Masses: How many books did you promise yourself you would buy this month? Are you a liar too? Let me know!
Ciao Book THOTS!
I was saving buying books for my visit to The Strand next week, but alas I had 2 pkgs sent to my house- oops.
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I swear it’s like something just takes over and everything you say about how you won’t be buying books goes out the window
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and its the rush you get when buying something new! 😉
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I’ve missed you! I missed my aspirations by 3 books last month – BUT – I did finish and review 33 and DNF on 2.
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Wwwoooaaahhh… 33!!! My hero. Which ones did you dnf and why?
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I’m doing the A to Z challenge too. You’re doing better than I am though.
That book haul looks lovely, and that gif made me laugh out loud. So true.
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Thanks Jo! Link me to yours please!!
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I understand the struggle. I keep telling myself I’m going to get a schedule and have all my posts finished a month in advance… It has yet to happen.
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Yyaaayyy so we both lie to ourselves!
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8 books is a great amount to get reviewed. Blogging is hard work.
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Thank you! It is and I am trying to do better but jeez!
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The benefit of kids is they take all your money so there is none left for books 😦 But I did read some great books last month. Thirty in total.
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This seems like a great reason to have kids. I am usually confused about why have kids… But now I realize if I have them, it may curb my book buying. Do I actually want to be stopped though??🤔
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I told myself I wouldn’t buy any. Granted I buy ebooks. I didn’t even want to download any for free! Between free, ARC’s, and sales I bought 12. (bows head and walks out backward)
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It’s okay! At least we never count the ebooks…if we did we would be double disappointed
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Last month I told my none, and I bought 8. This month I’m telling myself none again, but the itch has already started since I found out I’ll be adding a new shelf to collection (a early Valentines day present).
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Don’t do it -nods vigorously in encouragement of book buying-
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I failed. Someone used a my promo so of course I got a discount code for that and I caved…lol
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I, personally didn’t buy any books this month. However, my lovely fiance bought me 5 books! But technically it wasn’t me, so I’m pretty proud of myself! 😉
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Hi5 Jenn! You should be proud and shame on your fiance, does he have no self control?!?! 5 books. Good thing he has someone to read them all.
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It’s how I convince him that I haven’t bought any books lately! 😉 It’s my master plan!
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lol I absolutely love your post. I actually got sent a gift card on amazon from a friend of mine, and I bought a few e-books on my kindle this month. So I technically didn’t buy books with my own money this month. Thank you so much for sharing.
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That’s very fair. I need things like that to happen more often.
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This always happens to me. I will go amazon to buy one book and end up getting 5. I had promised my self that I will only buy 3 books in January, I bought 15.
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