As the last day of the year comes to a close, it’s time to share my favorite reads of 2021. I read a ton of books this year, 137 to be exact. Even having surpassed my reading goal of 125, it was still an interesting reading year for me with quite a few ‘reading slump’…
Category: Reading Lists
January 2022 | Book of the Month Predictions
Happy (almost) New Year! The publishing world feels like they’re kicking off 2022 with a bang, which makes me super hopeful and anxious to see what our Book of the Month picks will be for January! I’ve been lucky enough to read a bunch of my Most Anticipated January releases so far, be sure to…
January 2022 Most Anticipated
A new year is almost upon us. Which means we get to lie to ourselves about all the books we’re going to read from our shelves this year, instead of getting new books! Not to make you break any New Year’s resolution you might have about reading your backlist, but there are so many good…
22 Most Anticipated Releases Coming in Winter 2022
Winter is technically in full swing, not that us Texans would know what that means and with it comes a whole slew of new books. I’m gearing up for my Christmas Holiday, and I have an iPad stocked with upcoming releases and a whole stack of physicals ARCs just calling my name. I also find…
21 Non-Fiction Book to Read During Non-Fiction November
Welcome to Non-fiction November! Is it a real thing? I have no idea but I like to think it is. For 99% of the year I’m the worst at reading non-fiction books. I read mostly as an escape from daily life. Reading is how I like to destress and some non-fiction can easily feel like…
October 2021 Wrap Up
Welcome back to another Monthly Wrap Up here at Speaking Of! I have been awful at posting wrap ups this year, because boy has it been a year! We sold our first home, bought a new house, moved cities, and are gearing up to welcome a new family member in 2022. Busy doesn’t even begin…
2021 Halfway Top Ten
Can you believe we are more than halfway through 2021. Unlike 2020, I feel that this year is flying by. It doesn’t help that between work and my personal life, we have been staying busy busy busy. I finally had a chance to sit down and reflect on what I have read so far this…
Book of the Month Add-On Guide | August 2021 Edition
We all know that Book of the Month is a monthly subscription service where you are suppose to pick one book a month. We also know this does not usually happen, because they generally have some awesome add-ons! I’ve seen a lot of folks asking for guidance when picking add-on both via Facebook and Instagram,…
21 Reads Perfect for Summer
Summer vacation is upon us! We’ll not me personally because I don’t have kids and I don’t work for a school district but that doesn’t mean I’m not ready for summer time fun! The official first day of summer is June 21st, and if you’re like me and love to read by bodies of water…
April Wrap Up
Y’all, I know I say this all the time, but the year is flying by. I missed out on posting my March Wrap Up, as it has just been a completely crazy few months. We’re staring to get out of the house more now that we’re vaccinated. It’s been great but also how did we…