December Reading Journal Setup 📚 + Everything I Read in November

November was an erratic reading month, with two great reads, two terrible ones, one DNF and my first non-fiction of the year! Let's talk books, update trackers, and make decorated review spreads. Grab a beverage, and let's hang out!

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00:00 Nov & Dec reading & updating annual trackers
03:30 Updating monthly trackers

5:12 Ledge - Stacey McEwan

10:19 The Awakening - Zodiac Academy 1 - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

11:55 I Want To Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki - Baek Sehee

13:08 Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

16:39 Updating monthly trackers

17:13 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
Red paper: Daiso

22:48 Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne

26:19 November reading stats

27:26 December cover spread
31:27 December reading progress spread
33:07 December reading stats spread
35:38 Flip through

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[teddiematteson]

Way back in the early ‘80s, I was struggling to get through a cheap paperback that I all of a sudden realized I hated it. It actually made me angry how much I disliked it, but no way could I throw it in the trash. So I opened the front door and threw it out on the lawn. I happen to live on a popular street that kids use to walk back and forth to high school. Before I started dinner, I looked out the window and was happy to see the book got picked up. Yay for recycling 😆😅😂🤣 ! 📖 📕

[vermilionrose]

📚 I have only read 25 out of my 75 book goal this year.
I usually use books for escapism. But after loosing my Mum in February, my world fell apart. I felt like reading to escape was somehow saying I wanted to forget her, and I just couldn't get past that feeling. I have started picking up a book again from time to time, but I'm still finding it hard to enjoy them like I used to. I'm going to try book journaling in 2025 to see if I can find that peace again.
Thank you Erin for being my teacher in all things Journaling and for some wonderful sounding book recommendations. I hope you know that you make more of a difference than you probably ever thought a few youtube videos could.
xx

[manda_made]

I’ve been loving the 8x8 size for a reading journal, but your videos have intrigued about the travelers size. 📚

[TJulieta]

I just receIved my cats and book washis, and I LOVE them. My absolute favorite stickers so far from the WTS. 📚📖

[lauratolhurst]

So excited for your 2025 reading journal update! I'm really interested to see how you use the square journal and how it works with the yearly spreads. 📚

[sassysuzyu]

Hi Erin. Thanks for sharing this. I really like the dutch door thing where you hide the writing. That is a neat idea I think I will try.

[alinacanfly]

I've read 117 out of my goal of 120 so I'm almost there! Favorite book of November was Echoes of the Imperium by Nicholas & Olivia Atwater. Highly recommend! Project Hail Mary was one of my absolute favorite books I read this year, and it's officially my favorite sci-fi ever! I 100% agree with those feelings towards that one character <3

[Haffina]

I set a goal on goodreads, but I barely use it now that I use storygraph. My goodreads goal was 50, and I am at 38. I have now started a goal on Storygraph at 45 LOL The 38 books that I have read so far is more than I read last year so I will take it. I think starting to listen to books while I was working out at the gym has helped.

[susiecarson]

I LOVED Project Hail Mary. I also loved Veronica Mars, so I’ve put Good Girl’s Guide on hold at my library. 📕

[jbeavers]

As a swamped college student...I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO READ AT ALL IN NOVEMBER!!! T-T I have all these books just sitting there waiting, half-read because I had to start cramming and focusing on the final exams professors were trying to throw out before actual finals. You'd think I'd have time now, right? NO! Now it is straight into studying for finals! I'm hoping I'll be able to finish all the books I started during winter break.

[anziacromer]

So, I only really started tracking in October so I originally set a goal of 10. I’m at 19 books. I do track FanFiction if it’s already on goodreads as an option. But I usually have at least 3 different stories I’m reading at a time so I guess 19 books since 10/24 isn’t bad. 📚I had stopped really reading for a long while so I’m glad I’m working my way back into it. 😊

[AnimeKoibito]

Omg! I read a good girls guide to murder back in 2022 when i was 18 and it really had a chokehold on me! It got me back into reading mysteries but it also slowed my reading a lot because nothing else could top it 😅

[heathersbooknook]

Most certainly have Project Hail Mary on my TBR and as you suggested, I will read now in December this year and move it on up. THANK YOU. 🥰📚

[SLSL]

I've been wanting to start a reading journal, but I could never justify having a dedicated journal for it because I am a very slow reader (my goal was 10 books this year, which I did manage to hit!). But seeing how you do your dutch-door spreads and written reviews has really inspired me to give it a shot anyways!

Thank you for your content! 📚

[Cordeliap]

I love graphic audio! I have that Good Girl’s Guide book on my tbr. 📖

[minimomentsca]

I read Project Hail Mary in November too. I loved it!

[Chaos_and_Creativity]

"that'll do pig, that'll do" I thought I was the only one who said that... Man, it makes me want to watch that movie today with my daughter!

[eirelynbird]

My reading goal for the year was 25 and I’m hoping to read three books this month that’ll get me to 55! It’s the most books I’ve ever read in a year, and I don’t expect next year to be the same, but I’m very proud of it! And these videos have really inspired me to add more book spreads into my everyday journal

[CoffeeJournalNaps]

📚 I also loved Hail Mary. It was my 5 star book in September :)

[POR]

I am a new subscriber. Watching your videos are making me want to do my own reading journal. Your work is so pretty. 😊