Monthly Reads | May 2026
May was a decent reading month, but definitely not a “new favorite books” month. I finished 8 books, with 1,265 pages, 21.22 hours listened, and an average rating of 3.31 stars. So basically, I read a lot, but I didn’t…
Taya Runs and Reads
Running, Reading, & Random Life Things
Taya Runs and Reads
Running, Reading, & Random Life Things
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Monthly Reads | June 2025
June was a good reading month for me! I finished 10 books, totaling 1,429 pages and almost 24 hours of audiobook time. A lot of that listening happened during the last half of Grandma’s Half Marathon, the drive home, and…
Monthly Reads | March, April, & May 2025
Can you believe we’re already almost halfway through 2025? Between half marathon training (not as much right now, even though I should be!), wrangling my two little sidekicks, and getting our house ready to sell, I somehow managed to sneak…
February 2025 Reads
February was another solid reading month! I finished 7 books, totaling 1,361 pages and about 26 hours of audiobook listening. My average rating was a strong 4.04, with some real standouts this month. Here are my quick thoughts on each book I read, with a bit…
January 2025 Reads
January 2025 Reading Recap Happy end‐of‐January, everyone! It’s time for my favorite monthly ritual: the reading wrap‐up. This month, I finished 7 books—all fiction—and clocked in at 1,239 pages (plus about 23.4 hours of audiobook listening). My average rating landed…
2024 in Review | Reading [plus December 2024 reads]
December was a good month of reading, the stats from December and how it compared to the rest of the year are below. Below is the year in review that Storygraph provided for me, I love it! Nothing was surprising…
November 2024 Reads
This was fun, I decided to track my books from the month in an online stats/dashboard program and it gave me a lovely overview. I actually read physical books this month! A few of them! And I really enjoyed it.…
Monthly Reads | October 2024
October was a great mix of reads and listens, spanning across genres from inspirational running memoirs to cozy mysteries, thrillers, and even a bit of TV history. With 11 books totaling 1,776 pages and 53.08 hours worth of listening (although…
Monthly Reads | September 2024
Favorites this month include: All the Colors of the Dark, Scam Goddess, and What My Bones Know While I love the images the StoryGraph spits out now, I couldn’t keep up with tracking my pages read each day… sooo take…