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Happy New Year! It's that time again for me to ramble about books! (*insert cute little Goodreads Year In Books infographic*) In 2025, I read 73 books! (Technically 72 because I read one twice lol.) I read more last year, but I wasn't trying too hard this year. My goal had been set at 50 and I managed to surpass that in September or so. But compared to most others in this world, I did read a lot, learned a lot, and gained a lot of new favorite books. But with new favorites comes books I didn't enjoy as much, books I would even go as far as to say I hated. I couldn't even narrow it down to a top 3 and bottom 3 like I did last year. So without further ado, here is my 2025 reading wrap-up! My Top 10 Favorite Books of the Year (In No Particular Order) Before I get into the top 10, though, I have to go over some honorable mentions first. Was The Nanny by Lana Ferguson previously a Reylo fanfiction? Yep. But it was really good, and honestly better than anything she's put...

Hi all and welcome back to another album review wrap-up! My listening was kinda all over the place this month, so join me on the roller coaster ride! The Future and the Past by Natalie Prass Released: 2018 Natalie Prass has made such a beautiful and experimental neo-soul album! This is definitely something I would've been obsessed with in high school- not saying it isn't good now though. I loved this a lot, and I want to listen to Natalie's previous album as I heard it has a very different sound and style. Favorites: Never Too Late, Ain't Nobody, Oh My Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars Dog Eared by Billie Marten Released: 2025 I loved this one a lot! This was a very sweet and vibrant love album! I'm looking forward to diving more into Billie's music. Favorites: Leap Year, Clover, No Sudden Changes Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars i would have followed you by Delaney Bailey Released: 2022 A very short and sweet acoustic-based extended play. Reminds me a lot of Clairo's earl...

Hi all and welcome back to another album review wrap-up! I had a very interesting month, with quite a few of the albums I found not even being on streaming platforms! Smile by Judy Anton Released: 1980 Judy Anton's Smile is a blend of Japanese city pop and English easy listening, a very calming album to put on. This album is not on streaming either; I happened to come across one of the tracks on YouTube that lead me down a deep rabbit hole of her other works. Favorites: The River Must Flow, A Little Bit More, Reflections of You Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars Sunshowers In My Eyes by Judy Anton Released: 1979 Compared to the album I listened to prior, Judy Anton takes on a more '60s English sunshine pop approach with Sunshowers In My Eyes. With a few tropical beats thrown in, this album is good, but is not my favorite of hers. This album is not present on streaming as well, and I found a vinyl rip on YouTube. Favorites: Turn Out the Light, Soft Summer Breeze, Sweet Love Overall Ratin...

Hi all and welcome back to another album review wrap-up! It's finally the month of Taylor, but that doesn't mean I didn't listen to anything else... The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift I wrote a separate post all about The Life of a Showgirl! Read my review here ! Addison by Addison Rae Revisited Released: 2025 So a lot of people in my circles were comparing Life of a Showgirl to this album and I honestly don’t know why? They’re not similar to me at all but I decided to revisit anyway. I feel like this album is more in alignment with Charli XCX’s Brat and Lorde’s Virgin than anything by Taylor (maybe the song Honey? I really don’t know lol). Feels very 90s and Y2K pop while also modern and fresh. I will say my listening experience was slightly better now that I didn’t have Diet Pepsi and Headphones On constantly being shoved down my throat across social media, but this album does feel shallow in the end. Favorites: Times Like These, Aquamarine, High Fashion Overall Ratin...

Good morning! It's Taylor Swift album release day, which means all is happy and right in the world! (I am in a deep denial and delulu state help!) The Life of a Showgirl was my most anticipated album of the year. I attended the midnight release party at Target with one of my best friends, Madelyn, and we later attended the Official Release Party of a Showgirl together. It was such an eventful and fun experience, but I'm not here to talk about that. The music and its quality are what I'm going to be putting under my meticulous Swiftie scrutinizing, and what follows is my track-by-track breakdown. Our lead single, The Fate of Ophelia is a great opener, and really refreshing to hear after her last album opener and lead single was Fortnight. It finally feels like we've gotten a great lead single after years of poor choices. I love the light and feathery vibe to this song, it's very catchy and has been stuck in my head since listening. "Kept it 100 on the land, the ...

Hi all and welcome back to another album review wrap-up! It's the penultimate month before a Taylor Swift album releases, which means all other artists have to get their music out now! Here's what I listened to: Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay Released: 2024 I keep hearing about this album and I wanted really bad to try and like it, but this is really not my thing. I can't make it past the fourth track. It's very overproduced, overstimulating, and the singers voice is REALLY irritating. Reminds me a lot of Charli XCX's Brat album, which I also hated. Not for me. Favorites: None Overall Rating: 1/5 Stars She Comes From Nowhere by Neggy Gemmy Released: 2025 I was really drawn in to Neggy Gemmy's work by the album art, the music video for Polly Pocket, as well as her overall retro aesthetic. Unfortunately I was led astray, as I thought this would be a retro 70s-inspired soft rock album, and ended up being more on the modern electronica side of things. I personally p...