I have been doing annual reading challenges since joining Goodreads in 2015 and, 10 years later, this is the first time I have finished a challenge without reading a single 5-star book 😭😭😭😭😭 To make matters worse, I also read four 1-star books, yet in 2024 I did not read a single one 😫 (but … Continue reading 2025 Reading Challenge
Month: December 2025
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Book 38/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I deliberately chose Becoming by Michelle Obama for book 38, aka the final book of my 2025 reading challenge, because I turned 38 in August (an age that is a composite of mine and my late mum's birth dates) and this era between 38 and 83, hereby … Continue reading Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Book 37/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Original 2015 ReviewFor you, a thousand times over.This book was just devastating. Gaaah!! So so so sad. Hassan ... Hassan made me feel sooo many things. I'd have given the book 5 stars except I couldn't stand Amir. He is such a little shit. I felt nothing … Continue reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
December 13 2025
Dear mum, Long time no write 😅 but today is the eighth anniversary of your passing and because I turned 38 this year (and 3 and 8 are our numbers), here I am. I last wrote you a letter in 2021 for your fourth anniversary, and in the four years since then I am glad … Continue reading December 13 2025
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Book 36/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars After a painful breakup, Lila Macapagal returns home hoping to get her life back on track. Instead, she finds herself caught up in the familiar chaos of family life: trying to rescue her Tita Rosie’s struggling restaurant while enduring the affection, opinions, and relentless matchmaking attempts of … Continue reading Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala