Jay and I don't typically watch movies so reading aloud together is something that allows us to connect and also be entertained.

For 2025, I have the goal to read / listen to at least 2 books a month. I know it's not much but I am quite busy. Books we read together will be marked as such (♡).

j a n u a r y

• My Time to Stand: A Memoir by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard ★★★★☆ 🕪
  • It's a shame to say it, but I felt seen. I grew up in an unhealthy situation with my own mother so I can relate in ways that make my heart ache. I am glad I read it and glad she shared.
• The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir by Maude Julien ★☆☆☆☆ 🕪
  • I had to force myself to finish it. It felt like a nothing book.

f e b r u a r y

• Wildflower by Drew Barrymore ★★★☆☆ 🕪
  • I wanted to love it as I love Drew Barrymore as a person but it felt disjointed in a way. I appreciate the ways that I could relate to some of her experiences. A bit of digging and it looks like it was a compilation of her blog posts. I would have never looked at her blog otherwise so…
• How Y'all Doing? by Leslie Jordan ★★★★☆ 🕪
  • He was wonderful and truly funny. RIP
• Happy People Are Annoying by Josh Peck ★★★★☆ 🕪
  • I’m glad things are going well for him. He deserves good things (don’t we all!).

m a r c h

• Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho ★★★★★ 🕪
  • Wow. This is a beautifully written, powerful, and frightening book. Post-partum psychosis is not spoken about nearly enough.
• Hooked: Food, Free Will and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions by Michael Moss ★★★★☆ 🕪
  • Very informative and eye opening. It was a bit of a chore to get through at first but I'm glad I did. It has changed everything I think about food.
• Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones ★★★☆☆ 🕪
  • I loved the Hayao Miyazaki version of the story so I was interested in reading it. It's not my favorite, but it's definitely not bad!
• Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays by Helen Ellis ★★★☆☆ 🕪
  • I hope to be the friend who is a 'hoot' as well. I'm already the happy friend so I like to think I'm halfway there!
• ♡ To Hell and Back Again by Varg Vikernes ★★★☆☆
  • Going well. We've finished the first 3 books. Looking forward to finishing the last two in April!

a p r i l

• ♡ To Hell and Back Again by Varg Vikernes ★★★☆☆

m a y

j u n e

j u l y

a u g u s t

s e p t e m b e r

o c t o b e r

n o v e m b e r

d e c e m b e r

— on hold

• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding — currently 22:50 of 8:18:57
• Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile — May try again later, but at this time it's not for me.

♡ = read together 🕪 = audio book ★☆