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What I Read — July 2023

Life's been one wild adventure lately, and I'm loving every moment of it! While my reading time took a hit, the books I did manage to finish were phenomenal…

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What I Read — June 2023

As we entered June, with the warm promise of summer to come, I couldn't help but indulge in some easier-to-read books while soaking up the turquoise waters of Lake Bled in Slovenia.

booksSarah HarperJuly 9, 2023book blog, The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak, historical fiction, Cyprus, love story, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, conflict, slow burn, sensory writing, Spells for Forgetting, learning, Turkish/Greek conflict, lyrical prose, love, loyalty, heritage, The London Séance Society, Sarah Penner, mystery, Paris, séance, spiritualism, high-profile murder, crime, deceit, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships, Nedra Glover Tawwab, psychology, establishing boundaries, complex relationships, family dynamics, enmeshment, gaslighting, neglect, abuse, single parent, divorced parents, blended family, emotional abuse, physical abuse, breaking cycles, Maybe in Another Life, Taylor Jenkins Reed, romance, Los Angeles, high school friends, alternate narratives, divergent paths, formulaic chick lit, immaturity, Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt, classic, eternal life, consequences, immortality, philosophical journey, romantic novels, emotional storytelling, historical novels, cultural conflicts, paranormal mysteries, supernatural elements, self-help books, love triangles, alternate timelines, young adult fiction, coming-of-age stories, philosophical fiction, mortality, booktok, book, book review, book recommendation, bookstagram, book recommendations, book lover, book list, books, book club, audiobook, audiobooks, reese's book club, reading review, read, read 52 in 52, read 52, reading, read 21 for 2021, reading list, reading goals, reading challenge, reading habitsComment

What I Read — April and May 2023

Entering into the first few days of June, I feel like April and May flew by… so much so that I missed the April book blog…

What I Read — November 2022

Usually when I write my book blogs, I try to put my favorites at the top, knowing that some people may not read the whole article…

What I Read — June 2022

Halfway through the year, I unconsciously gravitated towards books that helped me live my one-word theme for 2022…

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What I Read — May 2022

It’s officially summer in Europe aka the best time of year! You can definitely tell that my brain space was in dire need of everything light, fluffy and warm fuzzy this month…

What I Read — April 2022

This month was pretty light on the reading front due to a decent amount of travel. That said, I still had a few good reads this month while taking the trains and planes to-and-fro…

What I read — February 2021

Even though February is the shortest month, I still managed to tackle quite a few pages, which is great because I love having books on the ready for recommendations.

What I read this fall

Since this year has felt never-ending, I decided to give my brain a break for most of fall. Here is everything I read in September, October and November…

booksSarah HarperDecember 5, 202020 for 2020, read, reading, reading list, reading challenge, goodreads, book club, book recommendations, book review, the night circus, erin morgenstern, january, february, quiet, introvert, susan cain, never split the difference, chris voss, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, self help, self-care, negotiation, magic, magician, the giver, lois lowry, dystopia, dystopian fiction, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, gail honeyman, fiction, YA fiction, circe, mythology, titan, madeline miller, the warehouse, rob hart, amazon, can't hurt me, david goggins, biography, autobiography, they both die at the end, adam silvera, ian mcewan, machines like me, gravity is the thing, jaclyn moriarty, dnf, libby, library, kindle, stuart turton, mystery, kristin hannah, historical fiction, the ten thousand doors of january, alix harrow, the martian, andy weir, little fires everywhere, celeste ng, hulu, normal people, sally rooney, margaret atwood, the testaments, the handmaid's tale, do nothing, celeste headlee, self helf, oprah book club, magic for liars, sarah gailey, educated, tara westover, memior, sometimes I lie, thriller, alice feeney, when all is said, anne griffin, an american marriage, tayari jones, the starless sea, essentialism, greg mckeown, spring, book, book list, reading review, born a crime, trevor noah, southern book club's guide to slaying vampires, grady hendrix, atomic habits, james clear, oona out of order, margarita montimore, the power of habit, charles duhigg, psychology, non-fiction, me and white supremacy, layla f. saad, a man called ove, fredrik backman, maybe you should talk to someone, lori gottlieb, station eleven, emily st. john mandel, samantha irby, we are never meeting in real life, beach read, emily henry, blake crouch, recursion, the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, taylor jenkins reid, the dutch house, ann patchett, happier, happier podcast, horror, horror fiction, memoir, romance, race, racism, essays, september, autumn, fall, autumn reads, fall reads, invisible women, caroline criado perez, october, november, the silent patient, alex michaelides, ask again yes, mary beth keane, lucy foley, the guest list, the hazel wood, melissa albert, little free library, the life she was given, ellen marie, ellen marie wiseman, jenny lawson, furiously happy, city of girls, elizabeth gilbertComment

What I read this summer

You may scroll through this one and get the impression that I give stars like Oprah gives away cars. This is not the case at all. I just hit a summer of literary awesomeness…

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What I read this spring

Since I’m often asked for book recommendations, I thought I would put together more frequent posts about what I’ve recently read. Here is everything I read in March, April and May…

booksSarah HarperMay 26, 202020 for 2020, read, reading, reading list, reading challenge, goodreads, book club, book recommendations, book review, the night circus, erin morgenstern, january, february, quiet, introvert, susan cain, never split the difference, chris voss, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, self help, self-care, negotiation, magic, magician, the giver, lois lowry, dystopia, dystopian fiction, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, gail honeyman, fiction, YA fiction, circe, mythology, titan, zeus, helios, madeline miller, the warehouse, rob hart, amazon, can't hurt me, david goggins, biography, autobiography, they both die at the end, adam silvera, ian mcewan, machines like me, gravity is the thing, jaclyn moriarty, dnf, libby, library, kindle, stuart turton, mystery, kristin hannah, historical fiction, the ten thousand doors of january, alix harrow, the martian, andy weir, little fires everywhere, celeste ng, hulu, normal people, sally rooney, margaret atwood, the testaments, the handmaid's tale, do nothing, celeste headlee, self helf, oprah book club, magic for liars, sarah gailey, educated, tara westover, memior, sometimes I lie, thriller, alice feeney, when all is said, anne griffin, an american marriage, tayari jones, the starless sea, essentialism, greg mckeown, spring, book, book list, reading reviewComment

The Reading List - 2019

Enter 2019 and a whole slew of new goals, with reading 19 books in 2019 at the very top of the list! Last year, I learned having an active reading list made me much more likely to start a new book immediately. Here is the stack I’m entering 2019 with…

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