Hello everyone, I hope the New Year is treating you well.

Since last year was super productive on the reading front, it’s tempting to shoot for another 100 but I’m dialing back this year. I have two grad programs to get through and I really want to get back to my own writing.

So I’ll be updating a lot less often. I’m planning on rereading my 500+ Archie digest collection and other shorter books that are less than 100 pages. Something easy to skim and I don’t really have to review.

But that doesn’t mean I’m planning to not read anything substantial. In the two weeks I have before school starts up again I plan to reread Rachel Bloom’s memoir as well as Joya Goffney’s works. Read Samira Ahmed’s entire YA catalogue and begin De La Cruz’s Alex and Eliza trilogy. This will continue with one Hamilton book a month including Cobb’s The Hamilton Affair and Elliot’s Hamilton . . . and Peggy! Maybe the Hamilton musical companion for good measure.

In March, I have my women’s history nonfiction to get through. It’s nearly at 30 so that will make it easy to read once a day. Maybe throw in Ngio Adichi’s Why You Should be a Feminist for good measure.

Somewhere in April I want to reread Donnelly’s Deep Water quartet since I think it has been literally years, and maybe get to Rita Moreno and Sara Saedi’s memoirs again. I also might look into Avi’s old works again for nostalgia.

Also I’m now in a book club, and the first pick is Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island so I’ll probably post my thoughts on that too.

Some new books I look forward to getting into include Weisman’s new Gargoyles paperbacks coming in Feb and April. I know it came out last year but I liked to read them in a complete volume than issue by issue even if it means I’m woefully behind on all the news. Same with Wei’s Loveboat Forever which I wanted to finish last year but someone was hoarding it in the library.

Anyway, there’s DeSefano’s The Lost Ones coming from Disney-Hyperion as well as the new Twisted Tale by Rochon. I’m also looking into getting their UK-only Twisted Tales from ebay at some point cuz I’m a completionist like that. Lyla Lee and Joya Goffney have new books coming out this year too but I’m not sure when, eager to get to those. As well as Burkhart’s sequel series to Canterwood Crest, Saddlehill Academy.

That’s it for the update, look forward to my Alex and Eliza review tomorrow!