• Book Geek

    Books I have preordered for the rest of the year

    One thing I’ve become a fan of in the last few years is preordering books. I keep a cart going when I hear about a book  that I am interested in  and once that cart is up to about 5 books (or Barnes and Noble has one of their preorder sales) then I go through the list and put in an order. It’s been a good tactic for me because it makes it easier for me to keep up with reading  what I bring in since they are usually one at a time rather than buying multiple at once on…

  • first

    an introduction of sorts

    Well, despite my desire to do Blaugust this year, I am clearly not aiming for that rainbow diamond given that I’ve missed the first two days of posts. Oops. But in the spirit of the challenge, I figured I would…

  • Book Geek,  monthly wrap up

    January Reading Wrap Up

    Now that my body has decided to stop trying to kill me (maybe, we can never be certain) I’m hoping to have energy to actually post again. The one good thing about being forced to take a break is that…

  • Book Geek

    Mid Year Book Freakout

    I know that this is typically a BookTube thing, but video editing is too much work for me right now. I also know that it’s a liiiiiittle past mid year, but in the grand tradition of my ancestors, I’m late.…

  • Stuff Tart Hates Talking About

    Introduction

    Am I doing this a week into Blaugust? Yes. Is it because talking about myself in a way that makes me seem even remotely interesting makes me want to crawl into a hole? Also yes. but that is neither here…

  • Book Geek

    August 2023 TBR

    For the non-readers or mood readers in the crowd, a TBR is a To Be Read list. I tend to use mine as a general “it would be nice if I got through these” list. I always have lofty ambitions…

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    Blaugust 2023

    I feel like trying to post for Blaugust and then forgetting what day it was is such a chaotic start, but here we are. For those who aren’t familiar with Blaugust, it’s a (now) annual tradition of attempting to post…

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    Reading Rush 2019 TBR

    It’s that time of year again, time for the Reading Rush! (Formerly the Booktube-a-thon) Since I am the best at being a slacker, my TBR is going up with a whole 2 hours to spare. There are a few books…

  • Book Geek

    March 2019 TBR

    Oh hello there. Nice to see you again. Am I doing my March TBR despite not having done January or February wrap ups or any reviews? Yes, yes I am. I blame the plague that hit my house and the…

  • Book Geek,  T5W

    Top 5 Most Anticipated Books of 2019

    It was surprisingly hard to narrow this down to a Top 5 list because there are a LOT of titles I’m excited about coming out this year. The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang – I feel like there…

  • Book Geek

    2019 Bookish Goals

    I went in to 2018 without any real concrete goals or plans of what I wanted to do so I am trying to step up my game this year. I’m trying to be cautious since I have health issues and…