What a roller coaster of a month. I spent the entirety of May expecting my dog, Willow, to die any day. My mom woke up one morning partway through June and thought it was that day--Willow wouldn't wake up and didn't seem to be breathing. My mom went out to the kitchen to melt down, and suddenly Willow came walking out. After that day, she's gotten progressively better until she is now back to her normal self. She still has cancer, obviously that's not just going to go away. I don't know how much more time we have with her, but I am so, so grateful for every moment of it.
Look at all those 5 stars! Given, three are rereads, but still! Honestly, picking a favorite is kind of hard. I guess I'll say North and South since it's one of my favorite books ever. And there is no least favorite! Books marked with ® are rereads.
Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation by Emily Van Duyne - 5 stars ®
The House of Whispers by Laura Purcell - 5 stars
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell - 5 stars ®
The Laurel Bush by Dinah Mulock Craik - 5 stars
Ariel: The Restored Edition by Sylvia Plath - 5 stars ®
Dinah Mulock Craik by Sally Mitchell - 3.5 stars
My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell - 4 stars
Less by Andrew Sean Greer - There is a chapter set in Germany, and the main character is under the impression he speaks German. He does not. The secondhand embarrassment was just too much for me. I couldn't bring myself to keep reading.
....this is starting to get kind of pathetic. My goal for July is to actually post stuff.
But at least there's stuff here!
Book Review | A Life for a Life by Dinah Mulock Craik
Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag 2026
My 10 Best Novels of All Time
Currently Reading 6/15/26
The Role of the BookTuber Tag
Jane Austen July 2026 TBR
The Elizabeth Gaskell Project | North and South
How Many of the Guardian's Readers' Top 100 Novels Have I Read?
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