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March was busy with both boys’ birthdays, so I only managed two physical books. One of these was an easy nonfiction read, so that helped! The other four were audiobooks; three of them I borrowed from Libby or Borrowbox, and the other one was in my Audible library.
February was a good reading month for me, with eight books total! I read 667 pages and listened to 55.8 hours. 88% of my reading was fiction, with 12% non-fiction, 63% audio and 38% print – no Kindle reading this month! (As a side note, I get these stats from an app called Storygraph, which will be featured in a future blog post.)
Welcome to my new blog series for 2024! Many of my friends know I’m a huge book lover and much of my spare time is spent reading or listening to audiobooks. I thought January was a good time to start sharing a round-up of my monthly reads! I recently discovered a new star rating system – CAWPILE – that I’ve found really helpful. I’ve always struggled rating books but this makes it so much easier. It’s been interesting to see how they differ from what I would have given them before this, too!
Even if you’re not a bookworm yourself, you must know someone who is, right? Whether it’s a physical book, an ebook, or an audiobook, I always have something on the go. So I have a few book related items on my own (small) Christmas list this year. If you’re still looking for ideas for yourself or hunting for someone else, hopefully you’ll find something to suit from the items for book lovers I’ve put together below!
Being a bookworm myself, I’m glad the boys are just as into books as I am. Unlike their daddy, who has been reading the same book for a number of years! They’re always asking to go to the library, and I make sure they have at least one book read to them at bed time. Although, Jacob has started reading for himself most of the time now, which I’m super proud of. Recently the boys were very kindly sent a copy of Brian the Lion Goes into Space. Brian the lion is tired of hanging out with his pride – all they do …