Alli the Book Giraffe

Hello readers! If you saw last week, I did an unhaul post. I made it a little bit more fun for myself and did the Book Unhaul Challenge. This week, I went to a used bookstore and sold some of the books, which allowed me to get a few more. Mostly, I bought books for my future baby. I have bought WAY too many books for the baby already. I did get three new books for myself, so let’s talk about…

Hello readers! I was looking back on my blog and was very surprised that I’ve never done this topic before. So, let’s talk about authors whom I love to read or buy every book they write. These are authors whose books I just pick up because they wrote them, even if I have no idea what the book is about. Do you have any auto-buy authors? I’m sure every reader has at least one! Brandon…

Hello readers! It’s been a while since I did a discussion post. This one came up recently because I heard Haunting Adeline is getting a movie, and I have a lot of thoughts. Before getting into BookTok in 2023, I didn’t know what dark romance was. When I started watching and making videos on there, I kept seeing people talking about the genre. I made my way through quite a few different popular…

Hello readers! I have so many books. I own around 400 books at this point, which is crazy. My books are all over the place. I only have two bookshelves for all these books. Many of them are just on the floor or in my closet. I’m going to have to put the majority of them in the garage to make room for the baby. I’m now 22 weeks along and ready to start cleaning up and organizing things. So, I…

Hello readers! It’s more than halfway through the year, so I think it’s time to do this tag. This is the fourth year in a row I’ve done the firsts of x year. This tag was created by girlxoxo. So, make sure to check out their post if you are interested! Don’t forget to check out my Book Tag Masterlist for the 100+ book tags I’ve done before this one! First Book Read in 2026 I actually cannot…

Hello readers! It has been a few months now since I did a wrap-up post, so I thought I could do one now, wrapping up everything I read this year by month. I read a total of 28 books in the first half of 2026, which I am very happy about! That is almost as many as I read in all of 2025. I realized one thing making me read more consistently this year is graphic novels. I’m having a great time…

Hello readers! Today’s post is all about my reading stats. These are some of my favorite posts to write and go back and read later on. Oddly enough, my most-viewed post in 2026 has been a stats post. I’ve received over 500 views on my 2021 year in review & stats. It felt a little random, but I’m happy to see the post doing so well. I read 5,783 pages across 28 books in the first half of the…

Hello readers! It’s almost the halfway point of 2026, so that means it is time to do the Mid-Year Freak Out Tag. This is the fifth time I’ve done this tag. At the time of writing this, I have read 5219 pages across 25 books. I think I’ve done pretty well. I have read at least one book every month this year except May. This tag was created by Read Like Wildfire on Booktube! Best Book You’ve…

Hello readers! I thought today that I’d make a TBR for July, but I’m going to go ahead and make one for the whole summer. Last week, I posted about how I have fallen out of love with reading. And you guys really seemed to love that post. I thought about posting that for a long time, and I was hoping it would be relatable to someone. These are the books at the top of my TBR that I hope to get to…

Hello readers! It’s time for another book tag. I did this one 5 years ago now, so I thought I could do it again. I love books and stats, so I think this will be super fun. The Blogger Stats Book Tag was created by Always Trust in Books, so make sure to check out their post! Don’t forget to check out my Book Tag Masterlist for the 100+ book tags I’ve done before this one! The Last 3 Books You…

Hello readers! It’s time for another Down the TBR Hole post. This time, I’ll be going over books that are in a series I’ve already started and deciding if I want to keep or remove them. I will both be clearing out my Want to Read shelf and deciding on continuing some series. I will be skipping over books I had mentioned in the past 2 posts to reduce repetition. We are starting with 212 books.…

Hello readers! Today’s post is a little different. This topic has been on my mind for a long time. I don’t enjoy reading anymore. I do know what started the decline of my reading, but I can’t figure out why the joy of reading won’t come back for me. In 2024, my entire life turned upside down. I can say now it is for the better, but at the time, it didn’t feel that way. In January/February of…

Hello readers! Have you ever finished a book, gone to its page on Goodreads, and been shocked at the average rating? I never know what to think when this happens! Sometimes I love a book, see the average rating is less than 3.5, and I just wonder if I missed something. Today I am doing a tag I did before back in 2021, the Goodreads Was Wrong Book Tag. This tag was originally created by…

Hello readers! It’s almost halfway through 2026, so I thought I might as well do a little update on my reading goals. I only had 4 for 2026 because I wasn’t fully sure what to add to them. CLICK HERE to check out my 2026 reading goals post! Also, how is everyone doing? I am currently 16 weeks along and doing well. The second trimester has been much kinder to me than the first one was. Goal 1:…

Hello readers! It’s time to talk about the books I’m going to read in June. The Tarot readathon is happening again this year, and I decided I wanted to do it. I’m going to go ahead and pick 5 books for the readathon, and then I’ll pull more cards if I get to all the books. I am using this mini tarot deck I got from Books-A-Million a long time ago. It’s actually the exact one Daijah is using in…

Hello readers! It’s time for a WWW Wednesday post. I also have a bit of news. I’m pregnant! This is my first pregnancy, and I’m currently 14 weeks along. This pregnancy wasn’t exactly planned, but I am still very excited. I had a little bit of a dip in motivation during my first trimester, but I really am feeling better. If you don’t know, WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Taking On a…