March 2026 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! We're in the third month of the year now. I'm feeling pretty good on my reading. Though the books I read in March are mostly Penguin Minis but it's still progress, isn't it?

February 2026 Wrap-Up & Favorite

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In the previous warp-up post, I said that I had a reading slump. So in February, I still try to pick up my reading pace by reading horror/mystery books. Lo and behold, I read more books than I expected.

November 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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I almost finish catching up to last year wrap-up post. Please bear with me a little. In November, I finally finished a tome which has been haunting me for months. Aside of its size, the book itself tells a difficult story with hard topic which doesn't make it even easier for me to finish. But I did! Here's all the books I read in November 2025.

June 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hi fellow readers! We're now at the midpoint of the year. So far, I have updated my Goodreads reading challenge twice which is a good sign for me. My target is now to read 24 books until the end of the year. Here's the books I read in June.

May 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I finally finished a big book in May. Mind you, a sad and heartbreaking tome but I'm glad I finally read it. Since I did travel a bit, I brought Penguin Little Black Classics with me and I finished two of them. Without further ado, here are the books I read in May.

April 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! Even though I only managed to finish two mangas, I watched a lot of films. I had a trip to the United Kingdom for two weeks so my April was eventful. Here's the books I read in April.

March 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hi fellow readers! In March, I'm back with my comfort read. Although I'm a bit disappointed, I still read a good book afterward. I watch an excellent limited series on Netflix which I'm pretty sure you've heard of. I also continued my personal Academy Award Best Picture project and ended up loving the film. Anyway, here's the books I read in March.

January 2025 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello and happy new year fellow readers! In 2025, I have a mission to finish those literal book stacks on my bed. Yes, I have book stacks ON my bed because I have nowhere else to put them. Those books won't be there if I read them already. I spent most of my 2024 trying to survive and stay alive (I'm not kidding but that's a topic for another day. When I'm ready to share about it) that I don't feel like having enough 'leisure time' to read even though that's one of the activities that gives me joy. So imagine how joyless I was. No more. The books I finished in January are books I started in December 2024 but didn't manage to finish. One is a holiday-themed fantasy book and another one is a short east-asian literature book. Can you see how desperate I was to complete my 2024 reading goal?

December 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Finally! One month left and that is it for 2024 wrap-up. Without further ado, here's the books I read in December 2024.

October 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hi fellow readers! Now we arrive in the spooky month. Though I managed to read more than the previous month, my only regret is I didn't get to read horror books (even though I already have several Stephen King's books just laying there in my room). I read a Junji Ito's manga though.

September 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! we're onto September now. During the month, although I didn't read many books, I read one which leave huge impression on me. It becomes my favorite book of the year. Thanks to that book, I brave myself to actually take actions to realize my childhood dream. Anyway, without further ado, here are the books I read in September.

August 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers, we're in my birthday month, yeeay (fake enthusiasm). What has my life became? It's like I'm back to those years where I hated my birthday. But now, no, not hate, indifferent. I feel indifferent, ugh. Don't worry, it gets even more despairing as you read through this post.

July 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I have some catching up that I need to do here. So I'm going to power through and post the remaining months in the next few weeks. Bear with me please and thank you.

April 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hi fellow readers! In April, I was trying to get back on track with my personal projects. Unfortunately, work suddenly became very hectic toward the end of the month. I'm supposed to prepare myself for my trip on May but that didn't happen. Considering all that happened at the end of April, I still manage to finish three books in which two of them are mangas. Here's the books I finished in April.

March 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I only finished two books in March because I traveled and went to two concerts in March. March also marks the beginning of Ramadhan month so a lot needs to be prepared and adjusted. Anyway, March was fun (mostly because of the concerts) and because it's Ramadhan, the work hour in my office was adjusted. Still, because of the sahoor and whatnot I ended up sleeping a lot less than I usually do and became a zombie most of the time. Back to the reading experience, here's the list of books I read in March.

February 2024 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I'm still catching up with my monthly wrap-up and we're on the second month of the year now. In February I read more than I did in January which is a good thing. Truthfully, I miss reading so I'm relieved that I could spend more time to read in February. Anyway, here's the books I read in February.

December 2023 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers, we've finally come to the end of the year. Reading-wise, I think I did okay. I had free days from work which I didn't use wisely. I ended up sleeping or just staying in bed scrolling through social media instead of going out with friends or reading books or even finishing those illustrations that I said I would work on during the end of the year holiday. Man, time goes by so fast. I'm considering putting that on my new year resolution, to be more discipline with my time and use it wisely. Anyway, these are the books I read in December 2023.

November 2023 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow reader! We're almost at the end of the year. I'm late again with my wrap-up. I finished two books in November. I almost reach my yearly reading goal which I updated twice because I reached my goal and I think I can accomplish more. However, I won't update the latest goal. That would be overly ambitious. Anyway, here's the list of books I read in November.

October 2023 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I'm catching up on wrap-up & favorite post. My homework from last month is to find things to enjoy outside of my work life. Have I succeeded? I think I have. My Italian class started again this month. I also enroll myself in an illustration class. I've never been more excited to learn something new in October.

September 2023 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I'm trying to catch up on my Wrap-Up and Favorite post again here. I didn't read much in September. Honestly I don't really remember what happened in September. It feels like the month just flew me by. Seriously though, my first week spent on travelling for work while the rest of the month was just ... nothing. This concerns me.