March 2025 TBR

Update for last month: I'm terrible at sticking with my TBR. I finally finished the Kindle book that I started in January and have moved onto another that I just am struggling to get through. I have listened to tons of audiobooks so I did finish 18 books and DNF'd 1 book in February. I have 3 books remaining of the 4 books on my TBR.

Goals for this month: In March, I am continuing with my new TBR prompts: high priority, Netgalley, older hauled, and newer hauled. I think I may have slightly more success this month because 2 are romance and one is a middle grade book.

My TBR for March:

• The Midnight Orchestra by Jessica Khoury (Physical)
• Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert (Kindle)
• The Reader by M.K. Harkins (Kindle)
• Hot Vampire Next Door by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle)
  

What are you planning on reading in March?

January 2025 Book Haul

It's my first haul of 2025 and my hope was to not haul so many books, but then the library happened. To be the most fair, I have read almost all of them. Of the 17 books hauled in January, 2 remain unread - meaning my read percentage is 88%. That's pretty awesome. 

In January, I spent $36 total (including Audible subscription) and saved $275.04 by using my local library.

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Hardcover) - $27.29
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (Kindle) 
2. The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (Audio)
3. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Iluo (Audio)
4. Jackpot by Nic Stone (Audio)
5. All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother by Danielle Teller (Audio)
6. The Last Word by Taylor Adams (Audio)
7. Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich (Audio)
8. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Audio)
9. I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein (Audio)
10. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Audio)
11. White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo (Audio)
    
12. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Audio)
13. My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine (Audio)
14. Wildfire by Hannah Grace (Audio)
15. The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams (Kindle)
16. The Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan (Audio)
    

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in January?

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in January 2025

I read 16 books in January.

• Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (Kindle, 318 pages, 2018, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (Audio, 7 hr 7 min, 2024, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo (Audio, 10 hr 1 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• Jackpot by Nic Stone (Audio, 7 hr 21 min, 2019, YA Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller (Audio, 10 hr 50 min, 2018, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• The Last Word by Taylor Adams (Audio, 9 hr 57 min, 2023, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich (Audio, 8 hr 8 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Audio, 1 hr 45 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein (Audio, 12 hr 32 min, 2022, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Audio, 8 hr 19 min, 2020, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo (Audio, 6 hr 21 min, 2018, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review  
• My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine (Audio, 10 hr 3 min, 2024, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Wildfire by Hannah Grace (Audio, 10 hr 54 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Audio, 10 hr 2 min, 2022, Adult Thriller, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (Kindle, 358 pages, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams (Kindle, 321 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  

Pages read: 997 + 113 hr 20 min
Pages DNF: 0

February 2025 TBR

Update for last month: Why is January always 2,308,591 days long? I did not finish any of the books on my TBR but managed to read 16 books. I have started 3 of the 4 books on my TBR, so I guess that's progress?

Goals for this month: In February, I am chugging along with my new TBR prompts: high priority, Netgalley, older hauled, and newer hauled. I'm very much struggling with genres that aren't romance. I think my brain just needs a break from the real world, so I am a little nervous for my non-romance books on the TBR.

My TBR for February:

• Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson (Physical)
• Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Kindle/Netgalley)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (Kindle)
• The Spare Room by Laura Starkey (Kindle)
  

What are you planning on reading in February?

Hauled in 2024, But Haven't Read

I don't think I've posted this specific themed list before, but thought it would be a good measure of how many books I'm hauling and reading. In 2024, I hauled a total of 187 books. I spent $1.99 on books directly, saved $1,958.42 by borrowing from my library, and spent $196.92 on Audible. Of the 187 books I hauled, 31 remain unread. This means I read 83% of the books I hauled. I'm pretty happy overall with all of my hauled stats, but I would love to improve in 2025. As time passes, I will update this post when I read these books :)

1. Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar (Kindle First) - READ IN FEB 2025
2. Hurt For Me by Heather Levy (Kindle First)
3. The Spare Room by Laura Starkey (Kindle) - READ IN MAR 2025
4. Heir to Thorn and Flame by Ben Alderson (Kindle)
5. Calamity Rayne: Gets a Life by Lydia Michaels (Kindle)
6. To Charm a Dark Prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley (Kindle)
7. The Love Hack by Sophie Ranald (Kindle)
8. The Ever King by LJ Andrews (Kindle)
9. Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn (Kindle)
10. The Dagger and the Forbidden Heir by Emilia Jae (Kindle)
11. House of Beating Wings by Olivia Wildenstein (Kindle)
12. House of Striking Oaths by Olivia Wildenstein (Kindle)
13. The Night Market by Jesikah Sundin (Kindle)
14. Inked by Rachel Reher (Kindle)
15. Crown of Earth and Sky by Emberly Ash (Kindle)
16. Lipstick & Camera Clicks by DJ Murphy (Kindle)
17. Flame by Chelle Bliss (Kindle)
18. Fake Flame by Adele Buck (Kindle)
19. Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath (Netgalley) - READ IN APR 2025
20. Regally Binding by Rebecca Chase (Kindle)
21. Hot Vampire Next Door by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle) - READ IN JUL 2025
22. The Modern Girls' Guide to Magic by Linsey Hall (Kindle)
23. A Kingdom of Souls & Shadows by Leslie O'Sullivan (Kindle)
24. Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Netgalley) - READ IN JUL 2025
25. Just Our Luck by Danielle Williams (Netgalley) - READ IN FEB 2025
26. Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (Kindle) - READ IN JAN 2025
    
27. Merciless by Willow Winters (Kindle)
28. Happy After All by Maisey Yates (Kindle)
29. Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert (Netgalley) - READ IN JUL 2025
30. How to Fake it with a Fae by Amy Boyles (Kindle)
31. Per My Last Email by Juliana Smith (Kindle)