I'm Thinking of Reading a Book 💁🏻‍♀️

Has one of your New Year’s resolutions been to make 2026 the best reading year yet (like every year!)? If so, you’re in luck, because I’ve gathered six books to add to your 2026 TBR. I picked works that I believe everyone will enjoy. Just to be sure, I’ve included and highlighted the genres so you can choose the ones that truly spark your interest. So, let’s move on to the book recs!

Do you find yourself in the sticky situation where you enjoy gloriously sunny days in real life, but your book tastes are on the sadder or darker side? If so, me too! To prove that you are not alone in this, I have gathered some literary thrillers to read in the summer. They are all books that I love, and they all have a dry atmosphere that matches the season perfectly. But I have to warn you, the plots get increasingly thrilling and Gothic as you continue reading. Are you ready for my summer literary thriller recs? Well, ready or not, here they are!

We've reached the middle of 2024 (🎉😐), so there is only one thing to do: answer the mid-year book freak-out tag questions. This is my first time trying it, but I hope that it can become a tradition in this blog.  Before we start, let me present a brief recap of my reading year so far:

It's International Women's Day today 🙌 What better occasion to talk about some books I love written by women? I am delighted to seize this opportunity to share some of my favourite novels. The books below are fiction, belong to various genres, and are presented in no particular order. Are you interested in some book recs? 

While my little brain can't fathom how fast time flies, I want to talk to you about the best books I read in 2023. Out of the 46 books I read last year , these are the ones that impacted me the most.  Note: The books are listed from the most light-hearted to the most traumatic or triggering. 

Happy New Year 🎇 Now is the perfect time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. In bookish terms, I am more than glad to go back down memory lane and see all the books I read in 2023. Of course, I am about to share all of them with you. I hope this piques your curiosity, and you stick around to take a look. Don't worry; I'm a slow reader, so you will not have to go through an insane number of books. On top of that, I am only going to include one sentence summarising my feelings towards each book so as to keep this as short and sweet as possible! So, let's see what I read in the glorious year of 2023.

Believe it or not, 2023 has been here a long time and it is about to "leave". We have two more months of reading to do and there are some books I want to read before the end of 2023. The majority of the books in my list are romances. Although I love romance, the genre offers such a wide variety of tropes that I've felt overwhelmed and hesitant to explore it despite it seeming tailored to my tastes. But now I just want to enjoy stories and not stress over reading highly regarded fiction. So, below you will find some books that I am excited to read because they will fill the last days of 2023 with romance, heartbreak, darkness, curiosity, and laughter. 

I seriously think that I have a problem; I can't control myself when I go to a bookstore. I'm hoping that this is the last book haul for a while because my bookcase is screaming with all my unread books. But don't worry because all the new additions to my bookshelf that you will see below were gathered over the course of a few months, not in one visit. Are you ready to discover some books I just couldn't resist?

Autumn is officially here, which means that this is the perfect time to reflect upon all the books I read in the summer months and devote a bit of time and space to my favourite ones. Are you ready for some book recommendation? I hope that your answer is yes! 

We are in the mid of 2023, and it is the perfect time to talk about some of the books that I read this year and I can't stop thinking about. The books on this list are not necessarily 5 ⭐, but there was something about them that impressed me beyond words. There is a variety of books, from classics to contemporary fiction, so you are free to have a look if you are looking for book recs!

It's a bit difficult to provide an introduction for this blogpost because my birthday was on 6 March. As you can see from the day when this is posted, some months have pasted since then. Life has been tedious and eventful at the same time. Anyway, today you get a birthday book haul as it is never too late to commemorate the love you get from family and friends.  

A truly sharp crime fiction novel that keeps readers hooked up to the very last page. A small village filled with secrets and unwritten rules gets unsettled after the murders of young teenage girls. Everyone could be the murderer.

I think that no introductions are needed for these types of posts, but I do have something to say. Because I am a slowreader, I try to borrow a couple library books at a time. However, I don't know what exactly happened the last time that I went to the library and I came home with 5 books, which is the maximum number of books that I could borrow. They just all seemed so great that I couldn't risk forgetting about them or not finding them there at my next visit. Thus, let me present the books that I borrowed this time.

I know that this is way too late (again), but I thought that I should post it for the sake of consistency. Unfortunately, March wasn't a good month in terms of quantity, but at least I'm happy with the quality of the books! Are you interested in seeing what books I read in March? Well, either way here they are. 

I know that this is late, but better late than never, right? I will not waste any of your time and go straight to the books I read in February. 

The monthly wrap ups are back 🙌. I have to warn you that I am a slow reader and you should not expect any crazy numbers. What I can promise is that I will share my genuine thoughts on all my reads and that I will try to read diverse books from different genres.  If you are into literary fiction, you will love the books I read in January!

Going to the library is definitely one of the coolest things you can do. This is an activity that I did at the beginning of the month, and I can tell that it was a fantastic idea! Are you interested in some book inspo? Keep reading my first library haul for the new year and see which books came home with me!

Buying books is an excellent activity if you want to either spark some extra joy in your life or fight the blues during the Christmas season. Despite my last huge book haul , I did some more damage before the end of last year, and I am here today to share the new additions to my book collections. I think that I ended 2022 with a bang because I wanted to buy all the book that you will see below for a very long time. So, let's start with my last book haul of 2022!

I think that the title says it all; below you will find the best books I read in 2022. Of course, I strongly recommend that you give them a go this year. So, I will cut to the chase right away. You should just know that the books are presented in the order in which I read them and that most of the descriptions provided below are taken from the blurbs of the books. Are you ready to find out my favourite books for 2022? Let's go!

Libraries are definitely one of the coolest places in the world; a huge room full of books and you can borrow whatever you want for free —it sounds like heaven! If I stay in a place for longer than one month, you can bet that I will become a member at the nearest library. Although it took me a bit longer to join the library in Ioannina, where I live now, it finally happened. So, you should expect many more library hauls from now on!  For your information, even though I am not a student anymore, I joined the university library for two reasons: I hoped that they will have many books in English, and I wanted to have access to academic books.  And now, I'm ready to present you the books I borrowed! All the descriptions are taken from the blurbs.  1. Five One-Act Plays by Sean O'Casey  Plays included:    The End of the Beginning                                  ...