2025 Reading Challenge: March

Hi again 👋🏾

Just one book this time, but it took up all the space. Emotionally. Mentally. Existentially.

This month I finally read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and... golly gee 😅🎢

The Glass Castle

by Jeannette Walls

Sounds familiar? I thought so too.

Anywaaaaaayyy....

This memoir had me on a full emotional rollercoaster.

I don’t even know where to start. Her dad was brilliant but unpredictable. Her mom was a vibes only kind of woman.

And the kids basically raised themselves through all of it.

What really got me was how Jeannette managed to tell her story with both honesty and love. Like, she didn’t sugarcoat anything, but she also didn’t write her parents off completely.

That’s hard to do. That's a bit difficult for me personally.

It reminded me a lot of Educated and I’m Glad My Mom Died, all three books wrestle with complicated families, growing up too fast, and finding your own version of freedom.

Would I recommend it? Yes. But prepare your heart. I spent a lot of nights getting up and asking, "For what? Why?" while reading this book. I definitely recommend.

Now, I also picked up The Deep End by Ali Hazelwood because I thought, “Let me add a sprinkle of smut to balance the trauma.”

And usually? Ali Hazelwood is my comfort author for this sort of thing. Smart girls, spicy scenes, easy reads.

But this one… I don’t know. I couldn’t get into it. Maybe it was the book. Maybe it was me being too stressed to enjoy anything. Maybe both. I’ll try again when my brain feels less fried.

That’s it for March! One book that broke me, one that didn’t quite catch me.

See you in the next one 🤍