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On the Shelf: September 2023
Backlists were my safe place again in September, but that doesn't mean newer titles didn't hold their own. I am always happy to read more Jeannie Lin, especially in the Lotus Palace mystery series. If...
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On the Shelf: October 2023
It's November already? No. Uh-uh. I'm in denial about 2023 speeding to a close. Though if I count the year in books, it doesn't feel quite so bad. October saw me ranging all over from horror novels and...
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On the Shelf: November 2023
Going into December, I have approximately 164 books under my reading belt. Can I make it to 200 by the 31st? Probably not. lol. Also, I continue to struggle with the moral quandary of whether rereading...
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On the Shelf: December 2023
As much as I wanted to hit 200 books by December 31, I'm satisfied with a very respectable 187—23 of which I consumed in this last month of the year. Heck, I think I finished Rilzy Adams' fun and sexy...
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Suleikha's Top 20 Romance Books of 2023
For all that the bulk of my reading in 2023 was comprised of historical romances, it's mostly contemporary ones that topped the list of my favorite new releases of the year. Perhaps because the comfort...
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On the Shelf: January 2024
I think I used books as my January hibernation cave—because I read 26 in 31 days, and it feels like I barely left the apartment in all that time. I suspect February's round-up will constitute fewer...
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On the Shelf: February 2024
Books are still operating as my cold weather haven. I tore through 22 in February, and it was the new-to-me authors who really stood out. Whether it was Anise Starre's snappy and sexy contemporaries,...
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On the Shelf: March 2024
I feel vaguely guilty for only reading two new releases in March but I'm still glad that I stopped pressuring myself to keep up with what's coming out now. Because going back to older books, to titles...
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On the Shelf: April 2024
Look who finally got to all her ARCs! Tackling my treasure trove of upcoming front-list titles in April didn't quite get me to 100 books read this year so far—I'm sitting at 95—but I'm betting I'll hit...
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On the Shelf: May 2024
I'm solidly at 120 books read as of May 31...and zero books written. Ah, well. Fortunately, all that time spent reading instead of writing was incredibly fulfilling. The Pairing by Casey McQuiston is,...
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On the Shelf: June 2024
My reading tally for June is 22, making my year-to-date count 142. If I continue at this rate, my eyeballs might fall out of my head. Please keep me in your thoughts. Maybe send me a care package of...
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On the Shelf: July 2024
I tried to balance out my steady diet of historical romance with some contemporaries and thrillers in July and ended up finishing 21 books total. I might finally be hitting my saturation point for the...
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On the Shelf: August 2024
Did I really think ending my Kindle Unlimited subscription would somehow curtail my reading habits? Oh, Suleikha, you sweet summer child. As we can see, I'm still going strong. This month's haul puts...
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On the Shelf: September 2024
I had some disappointing DNFs in both August and September and it sent me running right back to the comfort of backlist titles—but then I got lucky with a few excellent new reads! All was not lost!...
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On the Shelf: October 2024
I finished 29 books in October—which means I averaged almost one book a day. I actually got the 29th done at 11PM CT on 10/31. I'm going to call that unintentional overachieving as opposed to "Suleikha...
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On the Shelf: November 2024
October was such an overstuffed reading month that November almost feels light in comparison. Not that 17 books is anything to dismiss. If you're keeping score, that brings my year-to-date total to...
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So what did 2023 afford me? Fifty-two TV/streaming shows (with 11 DNFs), around 25 feature films, and 187 books read. Yes, I have ADHD and am on the autism spectrum. How'd you guess? Anyway, despite...
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A Year-End Pop Culture Round-Up for 2024
I used to do an annual post on my old personal site, logging my Bests and Worsts for each year in pop culture and media. I've stopped updating that blog, but I figure why not resurrect the tradition...
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Suleikha's Top 20 Romance Books of 2024
Here I am bringing another romance reading year to a close. How to pick 20 favorite 2024 releases when I read 261 books overall was no easy task—especially since most of what I read came from authors'...
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On the Shelf: December 2024
I'm sliding in the December reading list a day late. Since I did two other year-end posts, I think a little tardiness is acceptable. My count this past month is eligible to vote. Eighteen books! That...
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On the Shelf: January 2025
The three frontlist books I read in January were all powerful in very different ways. I feel like Amazon's First Reads email tagged Sonali Dev's There's Something About Mira as a rom-com. Though it's...
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On the Shelf: February 2025
I thought I had a poor showing for February until I actually sat down and logged the second half of the month. Fifteen's not too shabby! Especially since one of the 15 was The Lotus Empire by Tasha...
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On the Shelf: March 2025
I thought March was going to be a tough month for reading, but I actually got through 18 books! Everything from Beverly Jenkins and Laura Kinsale classics to charming new voices like Myah Ariel—with...
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On the Shelf: April 2025
I read so much romantic suspense in April—a bajillion books from Anne Stuart's backlist and some rereads from the Keeper Shelf. I have a newsletter in-progress about secondary pairings I love that...
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On the Shelf: May 2025
Eighteen books devoured in May! I was definitely back in my historical romance groove. In fact, I'd even venture to say that My Season of Scandal is one of Julie Anne Long's best books—certainly the...
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