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*Drumroll* Announcing My Ten Favourite Fiction Reads from 2025

This was hard! For the first time in years, I have had an absolutely banner year of fiction reading and I give all credit to the blogging community. The number of incredible suggestions coming…

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  • Favourite Things, Reading
  • Jan, 06, 2026
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On My Shelf: Books I Read in December 2025

Happy New Year!!!!!

Today seemed like a fitting time to recap the books I finished in December (I’ll be back next week with a roundup of my Top Ten fiction and non-fiction picks for 2025).

January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October….

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  • Reading
  • Jan, 01, 2026
  • 35 Comments

My Reading Life: 5 Questions Answered

I love a good reading questionnaire and am taking all these questions directly from this post written by Stephany (who got the idea from the hosts of Sarah’s Bookshelves).

1) Have you always been a…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights, Reading
  • Dec, 15, 2025
  • 43 Comments

On My Shelf: Books I Read in November 2025

First, I have a free post over on my Patreon channel all about a particular four-letter word. (Yes, this is shameless click baiting). I’d love for you to pop over and weigh in.

In this…

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  • Reading
  • Dec, 02, 2025
  • 44 Comments

On My Shelf: Books I Read in October 2025

If September was all about fiction, I made up for it in October with plenty of non-fiction reads.

January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September.

BOOKS I READ IN OCTOBER — THE SHORT VERSION

If You Lived Here You’d Be…

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  • Reading
  • Nov, 06, 2025
  • 35 Comments

On My Shelf: Books I Read in September 2025

Wait a minute. How did September come (and now go) so quickly? Thankfully, I can mark the passage of time with more great books!

Also, I only finished one book of non-fiction in September? What…

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  • Reading
  • Oct, 07, 2025
  • 40 Comments

On My Shelf: Books I Read in August 2025

This was a great month of reading with mostly 4- and 5-star books. My favourite was definitely Good Dirt, so a huge thanks to whoever it was that recommended that to me!

PS. January. February….

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  • Reading
  • Sep, 01, 2025
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