July 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

Source: personal collection

Hello fellow readers! I'm behind again on my wrap-up and favorites. Honestly, I don't remember much on how I spent my July so without further ado, here's the books I finished in July.

	Where Everything is Music - Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi (★★★★)
	Where Everything is Music is a compilation of Rumi's poems. This is my first time reading his poems. All I know is that he's known for poems with the theme of love. I tend to avoid reading poems because they often went over my head. Not with this one though. I do have several titles that I like and I think they're beautiful. Although there's no explicit theme for this compilation, I'd say they are mostly centered around love. Based on what I read here, I might pick up his other works.
	The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel (★★★★)
	A nonfiction book about the psychology of managing your money. This book consists of twenty chapters in which each chapter opens with an anecdote on the topic in the chapter. This book is easy to understand, especially for people who have no specific background on economy like me. I recommend this book for those who want to get insight on managing your personal finance.

Review Posts in July
The Woman in the Dunes - Kobo Abe

July Favorites

Books

The Psychology of Money

Film

Sinners

A horror film which touches on religious and racial issues. I really enjoy Michael B Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld's performances in this film. It is vulgar and exciting at the same time. If you've seen a clip of Steinfeld's line you know what I mean. I find the premise refreshing which is why I was interested to watch it in the first place. Highly recommend it.

Miscellaneous

@amrazing brownies

I know it's unusual for me to include food in my wrap-up and favorite post but I discovered some foods so good it became the highlight of my month. This brownies is so good it heals me whenever I enjoy it at night after work. It's made from high quality ingredients so price-wise, it's quite expensive. However, it's so satisfying even though you only eat one piece of it. A box could last me for over 2 weeks (as long as I store it well).

Goffee Donuts

These donuts are the products of a coffee shop which I discovered while I met with some friends on the weekend. I'm glad they proposed this place because the donuts are good. The dough is potato-based. The topping combo is not that unique but the dough, it's fluffy like krispy kreme and jco donuts but not that airy that when you bite onto it there's just air instead of dough. They served it hot like they just made it as you order it which is nice. Even when it's not hot anymore, the texture of the donut doesn't change. It's a delightful discovery of the month.

There you have it. Since it's already October, I'm hoping I can quickly catch up with my wrap-up and favorites (and finish my 2025 reading challenge *fingers crossed).