Get Lost in a Book: My Summer TBR
Last Summer, I created a Summer Reading Challenge for myself and this community. I did not succeed at the challenge in the slightest, mostly because my acting schedule kept me far too busy to read the way I wanted to. Contrary to popular believe, I wouldn’t consider myself a fast reader. And I think in the past year, as life “reopened” as the pandemic guidelines loosened, I’ve gotten even slower. It feels like my focus is non-existent and I struggle not to compare myself to others.
I started Read & Wright for me. But over the years, it’s become a place for others. And I LOVE that we’ve built such a wonderful community. But in the process, I’ve learned a whole lot about social media. And most especially, how social media affects me.
I am dubbing this the Summer of Creativity. I want it to be the Summer where I’m up early, moving my body and getting my writing juices flowing. I want it to be the Summer I’m reading by the pool for hours, feeling the sun soak into my skin. I want it to the Summer of late (sober) nights, fires and s’mores, stories capturing my heart. I want it to be a Summer of presence.
I have no intentions of moving away from social media. Personally, I love it. I love feeling creative and writing blog posts and taking photos and making videos. I genuinely love it so much. What I don’t love is feeling like I am a failure, when I see others have success I’m not. I want to redefine what “success” is for me in this social media space and I’m going to use my Summer TBR to help.
These are all from my physical TBR. I know. Some are ARCS publishing in the Fall, others are backlist titles I’ve collected and neglected.
Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
The Darlings by Hannah McKinnon
Thicker than Water by Megan Collins
House of Marionne by J. Elle
The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
Practice Makes Perfect my Sarah Adams
Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
The Block Party by Jamie Day
Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
Kill Joy by Holly Jackson
Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
16 books from my physical TBR I’m hoping to read this Summer! Are we reading anything similar? And let me know if you have a personal challenge for yourself this Summer.