March was busy. Some of it was good. Most of it was stressful. But I did a lot of reading.
March goal:
March’s goal is 4. I’ve already finished one book (the joys of posting so late), and I’m almost done with an audiobook. I also plan to get back to Separation of Church and Hate. It seems relevant.
Result:
I finished 5, though I didn’t spend much time on Separation of Church and Hate.
What I read:
- The Same Backward as Forward—Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Kindle / 384p (only read 256 because one of the POVs was in another book)
- Feb 27–Mar 6
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Traveling Grammar Guru —Ellen Jovin
- Audiobook 🎧 / 5h 40m
- Feb 15–Mar 12
- 4⭐
- Review
- The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone #1) —Abby Jimenez
- Kindle / 386p
- Mar 10–16
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- The Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone #2) —Abby Jimenez
- Kindle / 400p
- Mar 17–23
- 3.25⭐
- Review
- Life’s Too Short (The Friend Zone #3) —Abby Jimenez
- Kindle / 299p
- Mar 24–29
- 3.5⭐
- Review
In-progress:
- Beautiful Ugly—Alice Feeney
- Kindle
- Mar 30–
- 59%
- Separation of Church and Hate—John Fugelsang
- Physical
- Dec 21–
- p112 of 283 (35%)
- maybe a chapter a month is good enough?
Abandoned:
- none
2026 Progress
Star Ratings:
Based on the flat stars, not the quarter stars I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 5 books
- 3 stars: 6 books
- 2 stars: 0 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened:
(Does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 1319p, 8h 45m
- February – 933p, 3h 30m
- March – 1737p, 5h 40m
*Note: Storygraph has a slightly different number because they count what they think I actually read each day based on when I update my progress. I always count the entire book in the month it was completed, even if I read everything but the last page (or listen to everything but the last minute) in the previous month.
Reading Goals:
Read 36 books
I finished 5 books toward my Storygraph challenge.
- Audiobooks: 3
- Kindle: 8
- Physical books: 1
Read 25 minutes per day
March 31 was Day 1658 of my reading streak.
I’m fairly underwhelmed by a lot of what I’ve been reading so far this year. I got a couple of gift certs for my birthday, so maybe I need to find something really good to read.
April’s goal is 3 books. I’m already more than halfway finished with one book, but we have some travel. And I need to find another audiobook to start.
As always, you can find me other places to see what I’m reading:
Also, I recommend supporting independent bookstores. My favorite is Old Town Books (they ship!). You can also support my favorite podcast through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org (or pick a local shop of your choosing). And you can never go wrong with your local library!
