Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running

I have quite a few series that I have started with some vague general intention of finishing. Thanks to one of my goals last year, I did manage to complete or unhaul quite a few series. Not as many as I started though which is where my series goal this year comes in. To make…

I have a few other challenges I hope to complete this year. Do I know when to stop? Not really. First, we have the challenges included in Little Inkling Designs Always Fully Booked Planner which I finally managed to snag this year! I chose books from my owned TBR with some overlaps with other challenges…

This post starts with the elevant in the room, a book so long tha tthe audiobook lasts, at normal speed for a full 2 and a half days. Yes, I mean Wind and Truth. I chose specifically to pick up this book first to start 2025. I have come a long way as a Sanderson…

This year Kayla from booksandlala, announced two different versions of her annual year long reading challenge. Of course, I made TBRs for both of them. One is her usual with prompts of specific words or general ideas, the other is based on covers. Since I’m trying to focus on reading what I own, I filled…

In 2023 and 2024, this list included 10 brand new series each year that I wanted to start, usually including some quite well known and loved series in the fantasy genre. I’ve had really good success with every single one, including a series that is my all-time favorite, The Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons.…

When you start the year with the longest book ever to grace your TBR, you will not finish quite as many books as you usually do. With an audiobook lasting over 62 hours at regular speed, Wind and Truth, took several days to finish, even at my 3x audiobook listening speed. (Technically, as I write,…

Race #233 Marathon #17 2024 Race #12 2024 Marathon #2 Earlier this year, Houston went completely according to plan. So did CIM all the way until it didn’t. Even with that, I still had an incredible experience which left me ready for more as soon as I could get it. One of the things that…

The numbers speak for themselves. December Rather than make a yearly wrap up from scratch, I’m going to use The Storygraph’s. They do such an amazing job. It really is the best reading app out there.

It’s time to reflect on my goals for 2024 before setting my goals for the upcoming year. That brings me to my 2025 goals. I am really excited for the reading year ahead and hopefully will be able to celebrate success with these goals come December 2025.

As I finish off the year, I know that I will have at least two more books read this year that I have not finished at the time of writing this entry. However, I will not write up separate reviews for them since my December wrap up will go up before the next recent reads.…