I have always been someone who reads five things at the same time. It’s the strategy of someone who wants to absorb multiple writing styles and voices at the same time without necessarily committing to the book in its entirety. I’m the same with TV shows, I will watch a K-drama up until one or two episodes after the kiss scene. It’s not that I don’t like endings, I think I just can’t handle conflict sometimes and want my shows wrapped in a happy ending bow.

The point is, I want to take my time, slow down and finish books. I am making a self-imposed reading challenge because I miss slowness, I miss sitting around just thinking, I’m tired of scrolling and feeling like the world is basura.

The last book I finished was “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong and that was a couple of years ago now. I loved it. I couldn’t put it down. Ocean has a breathtaking writing voice. I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

My TBR List:

Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-Nan

The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón

The Lost Dreamer by Liz Huerta

Thrust by Lidia Yuknavitch

I might read three of these at the same time, but my intent is to take my time and sit with these stories. My personal hashtag will be #riosreadingchallenge

To all of you miraculous beauties who read a bunch, I hope you’re reading amazing stories. What are you reading?! What’s your TBR like look like?

Sending love and light from me and my baby who is currently cuddling me. Besos!