TBR List Update: November

     

I'm working my way through #VirtualMountTBR2025. Here's my current To-Be-Read List, and here's the list of titles I have read this year.

In November 2025

Books read: 3

Books I decided NOT to finish: __

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Life Undercover

Books left on the TBR List: 31 

Best book of the month: S

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Worst book of the month: Boyfriend Material

Kinda dragged on and had unresolved drama in both characters' lives just melt off the page without much fanfare. Some cute witty banter, though.

Actively watching more TV and also sleeping earlier during the dark winter months. I'm okay with that for now.

TBR List Update: October

    

I'm working my way through #VirtualMountTBR2025. Here's my current To-Be-Read List, and here's the list of titles I have read this year.

In October 2025

Books read: 6

Books I decided NOT to finish: 1

The Chairs Are Where the People Go: When I received the book on hold, I realized it was very short-form fiction, like essays or news articles, and their voice did not captivate me.

Life Undercover

Books left on the TBR List: 31 

Best book of the month: Sunrise on the Reaping

I'm glad I got to learn more about what happened in Haymitch's Hunger Games and the previous generation of District 12.

Worst book of the month: Hold My Girl

Eh. It was all right -- the setup of a mixup in a fertility clinic was gripping -- but it took me a looooong time to commit to finishing this one. 

I passed the 50-book mark! I set a low goal this year so I wouldn't have to rush at the end. It feels good.

TBR List Update: September

   

I'm working my way through #VirtualMountTBR2025. Here's my current To-Be-Read List, and here's the list of titles I have read this year.

In September 2025

Books read: 6

Books I decided NOT to finish: 0

No decisions made yet; I just have a few that have been checked out for ages.

Life Undercover

Books left on the TBR List: 31 

Best book of the month: Fighting Words

Re-read this quickly and it's still really good. A necessary book (and a great segue into Banned Books Week).

Worst book of the month: Nothing

Look, I'm not reading that much. I'm comfort-watching The West Wing.

TBR List Update: August

  

I'm working my way through #VirtualMountTBR2025. Here's my current To-Be-Read List, and here's the list of titles I have read this year.

In August 2025

Books read: 3

Books I decided NOT to finish: 0

I returned Prairie Fires but haven't given up on it entirely yet.

Life Undercover

Books left on the TBR List: 33 

Best book of the month: Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

A middle grade fantasy novel with a nonbinary main character! I ran across this on Mombian and thought it might be perfect for a friend's kid, but ended up reading it myself and ordering the two sequels. I'm looking forward to learning more about the history of Helston and how Callie's parents met and what Callie's magic looks like once they've trained it a bit.

Worst book of the month:

Nothing stands out -- none of the three were perfect, but they were all enjoyable. Can I read more than 5 in the next 3 months? I hope so.

TBR List Update: July

 

I'm working my way through #VirtualMountTBR2025. Here's my current To-Be-Read List, and here's the list of titles I have read this year.

In July 2025

Books read: 2

Books I decided NOT to finish: 3

Little Rot: I keep intending to read more Emezi (I really got into Pet and the prequel, Bitter, which are for younger audiences), but this time around decided I didn't need a dose of "poison of power, sexual violence, murder, betrayals".

Sideshow: This one has been on the list for a while, and I was going to save it for October, but it's since left the library collection and I didn't care enough about reading it to track it down with interlibrary loan.

These Is My Words: I couldn't hang with the audiobook. When I checked the time and found I was only two and a half hours in (with eleven more to go!), I immediately noped out.

Life Undercover

Books left on the TBR List: 31 (plus 5 checked out/in progress)

Best book of the month: Never Flinch

No surprise here. I waited on the library hold list for a month (and it would have been longer but I placed holds on multiple editions and got a large-print version while I was still #5 on the list for the standard one). 

Worst book of the month: The Bog Wife

I am learning that Gothic looks cute in fashion but it's really not my literary genre. I have sufficient looming dread in my life already, thanks. This Appalachian Gothic tale dragged on and just seemed to get more depressing without answering my questions. I had a whole backstory and twist anticipated that turned out to be entirely unfounded, and I wish this book had been that one.

I didn't read any books the entire first week of the month, although I could've downloaded something from Hoopla or Libby. I just scrolled a lot and watched some TV I don't usually get a chance to see (The Gilded Age is back for a third season!) and idly wished I had books in front of me. *yawn* Lazy summer. Then I started a lot of new books/audiobooks and didn't like any of them much. THEN Stephen King came through!