reading

I really appreciate reading both for personal enjoyment but also as a means of educating myself. When given the chance to learn something new I typically lean into reading about it first and then dive into other mediums for further skill growth. Over the last few years in particular I've made an effort to carve out more time in my schedule to read and I've been incredibly thankful for that. This hobby helps me understand the world and myself better.

I have vivid memories of the very first book I learned how to read. It was one of those cardboard kids books with tabs on the side and each tab was a picture of the different pigs in the story This Little Piggy. I also remember spending a lot of time reading as a kid, especially when I was with my grandmothers. I tend to credit my love of reading to them in particular but generally I was very fortunate to have a lot of support and encouragement towards reading while growing up.

reading faves

• library or bookstore: library
• e-reader or physical book: physical book
• physical book format: mass market paperback
• sprayed edges: not a fan
• genres: sci-fi, fantasy, speculative stories
• reading location: cozy in bed
• beverage: hot tea or hot cocoa
• snack: goldfish or cookies

favorite reads of 2025

• The Divine Cities series by Robert Jackson Bennett
• Tomes & Tea series by Rebecca Thorne
• In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
• The Murderbot Diaries 3-7 by Martha Wells
• The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C. M. Waggoner
• The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
• A Dark and Secret Magic by Wallis Kinney

weird reads of 2025

• I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
• The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka