Blah!

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGH!!!!!

I have been in SUCH a reading slump, which has bled into a review-finishing slump as well. This hasn't happened in ages and it's quite annoying. Books I was so excited about are now just sitting on the coffee table, waiting for me to get my shit together and start reading again.

I finally forced myself to just choose a book yesterday morning - opted for Ninth House - and have only twenty pages left. I am absolutely loving it and requested book two from the library, so I am picking that up today. Hopefully this ends the slump.

Full disclosure, I have also been dancing my heart out to Taylor's new album. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, The Life of a Showgirl is FANTASTIC.

Otherwise, not much else has been going on. Eleanor, our cousin Clara, and I have been planning two trips for concerts - Vegas in January to see Zayn, and Chicago in July for Louis Tomlinson. We are collecting One Direction members like Inifinity Stones and I live for live music. Especially when the musicians are my favorite English boys who are covered in tattoos. But we can't forget Niall, who is Irish and has ZERO tattoos. He will probably announce something soon since he is back on The Voice, but I'd like my bank account to recover first. Hopefully Mr. Styles runs a few more marathons before announcing anything new!

But the main reason for all of our shows and concerts is that I'd much rather give Eleanor experiences as gifts instead of just STUFF

Happy Reading!
Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #350

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Gift from Author/Publisher

Library Treasures

(from the TBR)

None

Happy Reading!
Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #349

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Library Treasures

(from the TBR)

None

Happy Reading!
Sarah

Nora Reads | September Edition

You might notice a little change here, Eleanor has decided to go by Nora now. One of the things I loved about the name from the start - besides the fact that Eleanor of Aquitaine was a badass queen - is that it is versatile; my girl could choose what she wanted to be called, whether it was Eleanor, Elle, Ellie, Nor, or Nora. 

Each month Nora and I share the chapter books we read either together or that she's read on her own. I love that she is exploring new genres and finding new authors to love.

Currently Reading Together

Read Together

none

Currently Reading Independently

Nora's Independent Reads

Nora's Rereads

Nora's DNFs

none

Do the kiddos in your life have an interest in any of these?

Happy Reading,
Nora and Sarah

Tackling the TBR | Week 32 | Sept 1 - Sept 30, 2025

Here we go!

This is year SIX of Tackling the TBR. When I started this mess I was well over 5,000 books, so to be where I am now is pretty incredible.

I will post on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and last day of the month.

Previous Week's TBR Total: 1,523

On My 'Currently Reading' Shelf
(This does not mean I am reading all of these at once. As soon as I get a book from the library, NetGalley, or a publisher/author/marketer, I put in on my 'Currently Reading' shelf. Yes, I know I have a problem. No, I don't want to do anything about it.)

Books Read

Books DNFed: 0

Books Added to TBR: 0

Books Removed from TBR: 89

Duplicates Removed: 4

New TBR Total: 1,490

Happy Reading!
Sarah