reading

  • Mid-Year Check-In

    **I pour myself a glass of orange juice and read the paper. I skim the text and turn the pages. The sky is dark outside, promising some rain. I fold the newspaper and place it beside me and continue to… Continue reading

    Mid-Year Check-In
  • Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2025

    **I look at my reading like an accountant looking at numbers. I flip through pages to remember what happened and go through each one, thinking about my favorites of the year thus far as well as any emotions I felt… Continue reading

    Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2025
  • May Wrap-Up

    **I wrap a scarf around my neck even though the weather is warm, but I want to feel comfortable so I pull it tighter around me. I pull the curtains open and bask in the late morning sun. I take… Continue reading

    May Wrap-Up
  • June TBR

    **The birds chirp a song as I clean my little cottage. Some late spring cleaning will really brighten the place up. I clean the floors, dust the shelves, and somehow get distracted by the books that are on it and… Continue reading

    June TBR
  • Best Relationships in Books

    **Summer is such a great time to read. It always feels like there’s more time and the books you read are more investing. It’s such a great time for romance books and any type of love story as well. I… Continue reading

    Best Relationships in Books
  • Book Unhaul

    **I scour my shelves and start plucking books off like I’m picking petals from a flower. I let them drop to the floor and wait for them to wither. Instead of a graceful dance, the books make a thud as… Continue reading

    Book Unhaul
  • Summer Reads

    **The weather is starting to break. Blue skies, birds chirping, warm sun beating down. Summer is getting closer. I stare up at the sky and try to see images in the clouds. One looks like a bird ready for flight,… Continue reading

    Summer Reads
  • One Year of Bookishcore!

    **The garden grows bright flowers and the grass that hugs the path to my little cottage grows higher with every passing day. I walk through the grass and take it all in; my little cottage where I can spend my… Continue reading

    One Year of Bookishcore!
  • Books That Should Have Special Editions

    **One of the shoppes in town specializes in sprayed edges. The books have intricate art decorating the ends of the pages. I decided to stop by and see some of them for myself. They have many colors and pictures and… Continue reading

    Books That Should Have Special Editions
  • The Rosewood Hunt Review

    **The book sits on my shelf and stares at me. I recently read it and put it in its proper place after waiting to read it for some time now. It just hadn’t yet called to me but I did… Continue reading

    The Rosewood Hunt Review