If you’ve ever stared at your TBR and thought, “I really need to get my life together,” this one’s for you. In this post, I’m sharing my slightly chaotic (but surprisingly effective) wheel-of-names system for choosing my next read — including how I handle standalones, series, mood swings, and the occasional binge exception. It’s dramatic. It’s freeing. It keeps reading feeling like joy, not obligation.
Tag: Reading Life
📚 My Reading Intentions for 2026
Heading into 2026 with softer reading energy — less pressure, more joy, and stories chosen by mood, not metrics. This year, I’m focusing on intentions over resolutions, embracing audiobooks, slow reads, and a gentle Goodreads goal that feels kind and flexible.
⭐ The Cloisters – Book Review
Tarot, dark academia, and one twist I genuinely didn’t see coming. The Cloisters by Katy Hays had been sitting on my TBR for nearly two years — and it completely surprised me. A moody, atmospheric mystery with academic rivalry, subtle manipulation, and zero spice… but all the tension.
📚 Book Haul: Christmas Money, Birthday Treats & An Intentional Little Detour
When Christmas and birthday money collide with a spontaneous bookshop trip… this is what happens. A cosy, slightly chaotic haul filled with series-completing wins, “seen it in the wild” temptations, and a few non-book treats for balance — because book money is meant to be spent on books.
📚 A Little Physical Book Haul
After surviving the chaos of Christmas cooking at work, I rewarded myself with a small but satisfying physical book haul. From firefighter romance to ghostly love stories and wolf-filled fantasy, these new additions were exactly the cozy reset my bookish soul needed.
Between the Pages & Pixels 