Category Archives: books

August 2020 Reading Wrap-Up

I still can’t believe that it is already August. July was a great reading month with 12 books thanks to pool days and the Reading Rush. I also discovered a new favorite book, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. That is something that was on my Mashed Potato Reading list, so I’m excited that I gotContinue reading “August 2020 Reading Wrap-Up”

7 New Book Releases I Am Really Excited For

2020 is the year when there are so many exciting new releases from my favorite authors. Some are long awaited, while others are not. That said, here are the books that I am super stoked for. And, I’m sure that you’ll be seeing them all on my Bookstagram. That Lies That Bind by Emily GiffinContinue reading “7 New Book Releases I Am Really Excited For”

8 Books to Give Mom For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is next week, and like Easter, it’s going to look a bit different. One of the best gifts that you can give Mom is a book for two reasons: one: it provides entertainment to your mom, and it helps support the book industry, which is one of the many that is suffering rightContinue reading “8 Books to Give Mom For Mother’s Day”

I Participated In Another Readathon. Here’s How It Went

Last weekend, I participated in the Stay At Home Readathon. This is actually my second one that I’ve participated in ever, and this one didn’t go as well as the first. You can check out my TBR, but it’s oblivious that I was too ambitious. I knew right off of the bat that I wouldn’tContinue reading “I Participated In Another Readathon. Here’s How It Went”

I’m Participating In Another Readathon

Last month, I participated in the Peruse Readathon, where I was able to get two books — one of them on my TBR for a while — off of my TBR list. After finishing it, I was so excited to do another one, seeing as I completed two books. A few weeks ago, YouTubers ArielContinue reading “I’m Participating In Another Readathon”

I Participated In My First Readathon: Here’s How It Went

Many of you know that I am a huge fan of the YouTube Channel Peruse Project. Last week, Regan announced that she was doing a readathon. Of course, I was going to participate in that. The TBR: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah and Tweet Cute by Emma Lord. Friday:  I started on Friday. I wasContinue reading “I Participated In My First Readathon: Here’s How It Went”

Are You Caught In A Reading Slump? Here Are Six Books to Help With That.

As much as I love reading, every now and then I get in a reading slump where I am tearing through books slowly. The cause varies. Sometimes it’s due to life circumstances or the fact that I am reading a slower paced book that makes me uninterested to pick it up. Whatever the case mayContinue reading “Are You Caught In A Reading Slump? Here Are Six Books to Help With That.”

21 Mashed Potato Books I Want to Get To In 2020

You may be looking at the title and scratching your head. What is a mashed potato book? Well, according to one of my favorite podcasts Books UnBound, a mashed potato book is something that has been on your to be read shelf for a while. After listening to this, I decided to compile a list ofContinue reading “21 Mashed Potato Books I Want to Get To In 2020”

Christmas Book Haul

This Christmas, I went a bit nuts at the bookstore. This reason is because Barnes and Noble had their 50 percent off on book sale, and so did Amazon Kindle. And, let’s add in the fact that I had some gift cards and some coupons. Yeah, I went a little overboard. Here’s what I walkedContinue reading “Christmas Book Haul”