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Let’s Talk: Books I Need to Read by the End of the Year or I Must Unhaul Them

Happy Friday, my friends! Although September isn’t the start of a new year, it always feels a bit like a fresh start. Because of that,  I started thinking about the books that have been on my shelves for a year +, but have survived all my unhauls so far this year. 

As someone with limited shelf space but a never ending TBR, I try to be very deliberate with the books that I buy physical copies of. I try really hard to only buy books that I anticipate being 4-5 stars and books I’ll read again. Even with that in mind while buying, sometimes you’re just not in the mood for a book and suddenly it’s been on your physical TBR for over a year.

Earlier this week I went through my book inventory spreadsheet and took a look at some of my unread books and made a list of 4 books that I need to read before the end of the year, and if I don’t, I must unhaul them.

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Let’s Talk: Summer TBR

Alexa, play What Time is It from High School Musical 2 because it’s my favorite time of year, summer! I’ve always loved the summer; when I was a kid I used to go to the beach every Wednesday with my friends, and so many of my favorite memories are from the summertime. 

While my summers have gotten busier (and more stressful) the older I’ve gotten, my love for the season has never changed. This summer, and June especially, is going to be super busy for me, and while I don’t typically do monthly TBRs, I do like setting up seasonal TBRs from time to time, so I thought it would be fun to share with y’all some books I’ve looking forward to reading over the summer!

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Let’s Talk: Scavenger Hunt Decides My Next Read

Earlier this month Kayla from BooksandLala (one of my favorite BookTubers) posted her annual “Choosing My Next Read | Scavenger Hunt Decides My TBR” video — this scavenger hunt sounded so fun that I wanted to try it this month, and me being me, decided to find a way to turn it into a blog post!

Truthfully, I’m not totally sure how this will work from vlog to blog format, but I thought it would be fun to try. So, in this post, I’m going to take you through the scavenger hunt with me and we’re going to find out together what my next read will be, and let me tell you…it’s a process to get there! Let’s get started!

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Let’s Talk: Books That Define My Reading Taste

Hi friends! A little while ago, I saw someone I follow on Bookstagram (readbycait – feel free to come and say hi!) made a post where they shared books that they felt defined their reading taste. I thought that was such a fun idea, so I wanted to try my hand at it!

My birthday was on Tuesday, so as I’ve now entered a new year of my life, I figured this would be the perfect time to do a post like that! Grab your favorite beverage, get cozy and let’s chat about the books that I think define my reading taste.

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Let’s Talk: Cossette’s 2024 Reading Goals, Content Goals & Tracking

Hello friends, and happy new year! I hope you’re having a lovely 2024 so far, and that your year is filled with lots of good reads, good health, and lots of fun adventures. Personally, I’m really excited for a fresh start, especially after a much needed content creating break. Last year, I had a bit of a mediocre reading year — not necessarily in quantity of books (although I did read a lot less in 2023 than I did in 2022) but in terms of enjoyment, and just got pretty burnt out from bookstagram and book blogging in general. Over this break, I took some time to think about how I want 2024 to look for me, in terms of a reader, a bookstagrammer and a book blogger, and thought it’d be fun to share all of that with y’all here!

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Let’s Talk: Caitlyn’s Favorite Reads of 2023

You know what time of year it is, my friends! It’s time for me to chat about my favorite reads of the year!

Truth be told, 2023 has been…a weird reading year? Some books were fantastic and others were…not. But the ones I loved I really did love. I actually didn’t rate all of these books 5 stars, some of them I gave around a 4.5, but these are the books that I’ve continued to think about throughout the year.

So, grab your favorite holiday treat, get cozy and let’s talk about my favorite books of 2023!

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Let’s Talk: 24 Books I Want to Read in 2024

Hello friends! As 2023 comes to an end, I wanted to highlight 24 books I want to get to in 2024. I’ve been particularly bad at reading from my physical TBR pile in 2023, and so all 24 of these books are books I’ve either had sitting on my shelves for ages, or recently gifted ones. I’ll be sharing more about my 2024 reading goals in the new year, but for now, here’s my 2024 physical TBR priority list!

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LET’S TALK: COSSETTE’S MOST ANTICIPATED 2024 RELEASES

Hi, hello friends! I can’t believe 2023 is almost over, and 2024 is just mere weeks away. I’ve been pretty out of the loop lately, but I’m hoping to get back into reading more in 2024, especially given how many incredibly exciting books are on my 2024 radar! Please note: this list does not include any books published by St. Martin’s Press, in compliance with the boycott.

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