Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • January Wrap Up, Part 2

    January Wrap Up, Part 2

    Let’s start off with how I did on my goals shall we… First, I did not manage to read Heart on Fire or The Stone Sky this month because, well, I don’t really have a good excuse, honestly. And I am still interested in both books. I’m going to push myself to pick up The…

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  • February TBR

    February TBR

    Well, I managed to stick to my TBR in January, for the most part, so here’s hoping February goes as well! This month is, of course, Black History Month, and while I think we should all read books by Black authors year round, there are some books by Black authors languishing on my TBR (because…

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  • January Wrap Up, Part One

    January Wrap Up, Part One

    It’s somehow mid-January and honestly, I don’t understand how time works. Last week was so long I genuinely thought two weeks had gone by and yet I’m still amazed that we’re already fifteen days into the new year. Every time I make a meal in my instant pot, I’m like, “Wow, I’m doing so great…

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  • Best Non-Romance of 2018

    Best Non-Romance of 2018

    I literally read 200 romance books last year, which is wild, but makes sense because 2018 was such a drain on me, mentally, emotionally, physically… You get it. It’s not that it was a bad year for me personally. I got the job I desperately wanted, but it meant moving out to the mountains and…

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  • Reflections on Re-Reading

    Reflections on Re-Reading

    One of my 2018 goals was to re-read more and I set out with a list of books that I wanted to re-read, which I threw out pretty quickly, honestly. But I did achieve my goal and read 55 books! I also learned some things about myself and I went ahead and tried to rank…

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  • Best Non-Contemporary Romance of 2018

    Best Non-Contemporary Romance of 2018

    I think my biggest problem with favorites posts is that I have no idea how to compare PNR romance to historical or contemporary. So I’m going to give you my top favorite PNRs and then my top favorite historicals and together they will number 10. But they’re not being compared to each other. Okay? Okay.…

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  • 2018 Stats and Goals Reflection

    2018 Stats and Goals Reflection

    I love looking at people’s videos and posts about whether or not they achieved their goals and the full year wrap up statistics so here is my contribution to the genre, of sorts. Goal One: Read More Nonfiction In 2017, I had read 10 works of nonfiction. Did I read more than 10 in 2018?…

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  • Top Ten (Contemporary) Romance of 2018

    Top Ten (Contemporary) Romance of 2018

    Hi, yes, I’m blatantly cheating at this whole ten books of favorites this year. And it’s probably worse than my cheating from last year, but let’s just ignore that. I’ve read so many contemporary romance this year. Specifically, I’ve read 96 contemporary romance this year. So, you’re getting my ten favorite contemporary romances to start…

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  • December Wrap Up, Pt. 2

    December Wrap Up, Pt. 2

    How is it already January 1, 2019? 2018 was a decade long, but somehow the month of December flew by? Are all years like this? I don’t think so, but time is an illusion. Okay, confession: I’m sick and when I’m sick, I get extra melodramatic, which is already like a key component of my…

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  • Most Anticipated Books of 2019

    Most Anticipated Books of 2019

    I am beyond excited for the books coming in 2019. I’m also hoping this year will be a better year in general, but we’ll focus on the books that I cannot wait for at the moment! I’ve limited myself to only twelve books, but there is a whole host of other books I cannot wait…

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