By the time this goes up, I’ll be in a virtual interview for a seasonal retail position…we will see how this goes. I started off October in a bit of a rut after the end of my recent temp job. I also spent a few days planning out my reading for the rest of … Continue reading WWW Wednesday: October 8th, 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Today’s Top 10 Tuesday is an unfortunate reminder that I’ve drifted away from series…and I don’t know why. I take that back. I do know why: too many books. In recent years, I start series and take too long to catch up. Frequently, I was distracted by other books, putting sequels off. And then, … Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday: Ten Satisfying Book Series| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
I’ve been itching to do a new tag. And, thanks to Bookables on YouTube, this new one was put on my radar! I’m just going to ignore the fact it’s currently 80 degrees outside… Show us an autumnal book that you love and feel deserves more attention. While I think it got hype when it … Continue reading Fall Into Books Tag| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Spoiler alert: this quarter is not my favorite in terms of reading. On one hand, I finally got a temp job! At the end of August, I was offered a month-long temporary assignment at a rural small town public library fifteen minutes from where I live. I was essentially an extra pair of hands … Continue reading The Third Quarterly Reading Wrap Up of 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
If I can say anything positive about 2025, it’s that I have bought significantly less books this year. Granted, I haven’t counted, but it feels right to say. Of course, my financial situation doesn’t exactly allow for over consumption. Not that it ever stopped me before. Something changed in 2025, though. I’m more … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves #23| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Once again, I had totally different reading plans…. My TBR for October of 2025 is going up slightly later than I would’ve liked because I changed my mind on what I wanted to read. Yesterday, I took off all the books on my TBR cart, leaving room only for my current library book haul. … Continue reading What Am I Reading in October 2025?| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
I didn’t mean to make such a sad title… But the truth is, September 2025 didn’t go as I would’ve hoped, reading and otherwise. I did not take advantage of the free time and short commute I had to read. Instead, I used the open slots in my schedule to blog, make reading plans … Continue reading September 2025 Did Not Go as Planned (monthly reading wrap up)| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
If you remember my original = reading goals for 2025, one was to “read with intention.” Meaning, write reading lists/TBRs and stick to it, not read whatever books catch my eye. Well, I’ve sort of stuck to that. Last year, I had a habit of reading any random e-books that caught my eye … Continue reading The Most Random Books I Have Ever Read| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
There was a time in my life I wouldn’t have cared about FOMO….it was boring. Since graduating college and working various temporary jobs, I’ve spent a good chunk of my money on books. Often, they were either new releases getting a lot of hype, or popular backlist titles. The books on today’s list … Continue reading Really Popular Books I STILL Have Not Read| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Fall of 2025 is set up for some interesting reading… Once again, job hunting has not gone in my favor. To distract myself, I came …| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
10 posts published by jillianthebookbutterfly during September 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
It’s been a minute since I updated you all on what’s on my TBR cart. A few weeks ago, I changed out the books I previously had on my cart for others off my physical to be read pile I was even more excited for. But, unfortunately, I’m currently (again) I am in a … Continue reading An Update on My TBR Cart: What Will I Read Before the End of 2025?| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Who else loves this time of the year? Raise your hand! In case you can’t tell, the “Ber” months refer to September, October, November, and December. Unfortunately, it’s also over 77 degrees outside, and it’s only going to get warmer next week. While I wait for the weather to cool down, I came … Continue reading The Best Books to Read in the “Ber” Months of the Year| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
I didn’t want to get a full box…and then I got a full box. I tried to be “smart” about my September boxes. Even though I have a job now, it’s only for a month. I’m not sure if I will be offered an extension. Yet, even though there were two selections I knew … Continue reading My September 2025 Aardvark Book Club Box| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
It’s time to do my third favorite annual book tag: the End of the Year book tag! In case you are unfamiliar, the End of the Year book tag was originally created by YouTuber Ariel Bissett about five years ago. As the title suggests, it’s a reflection on your end of the year reading … Continue reading End of the Year Book Tag 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
What is it about September that hits with the monthly book boxes? September of 2025 was a full box for Book of the Month. These are five amazing selections and I’m glad I am working. And my pick for Allurial also sounds like so much fun. Here are my September selections for BOTM … Continue reading My September 2025 Book of the Month and Allurial Boxes| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
September has been a pretty good month so far. Two weeks in, I’m firmly in the swing in the schedule of my current temp job. Recently, I applied for one of the open positions at the library. But after a few conversations, it’s unlikely that I will be offered the job. I shouldn’t be … Continue reading WWW Wednesday: September 10th, 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
In case you are new here: my name is Jillian, and I have a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science. Oh, and I’m still looking for a permanent job. …| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Thank you, Aria and Dini, for (again) including a topic I submitted! And, yes, I do remember sending it in. Every year, I inevitably fall into two massive reading slumps. The first is either in June or July because it’s the halfway point of the year. That’s when I start thinking a lot about … Continue reading Let’s Talk Bookish: In Which Season Do You Do Your Best Reading?| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
There was a time in my life I read the books I bought…I don’t know what happened to me. Due to my book buying habits, my love of my local library, and mood reading, my physical TBR has become massive. There are books I’ve bought over the years that I was so excited for, … Continue reading Books on My TBR I Was so Excited for but STILL Have Not Read in 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
September is always one of those months that inspires me to have ambitious reading plans. I know why, though. The end of the year is around the corner. I want to read virtually everything. Fortunately, my current work schedule allows for a lot of time to read. Most of my shifts start or end … Continue reading What am I Going to Read in September of 2025?| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
How is it already halfway through August? Once again, time got away from me. Over the past week or so, I made changes to my readin…| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
10 posts published by jillianthebookbutterfly during August 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Thank you, Dini, for putting this book tag on my radar and thanks to Honest Fiction for creating it! Until 2021, I had labeled aud…| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
7 posts published by jillianthebookbutterfly during July 2025| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
What books do I hope to read in the second half of 2025? Technically, I want to read all the books…but that’s too many for Top 10 Tuesday. &nbs…| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
This is a bittersweet post…sort of. Due to upcoming financial restraints and my inability to find either a temporary or permanent …| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
My monthly TBRs in 2024 are going to be interesting…. Initially, I wanted my monthly TBRs to include my Book of the Month selectio…| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog