AZ Read 250 March 2026 (Minutes)

I guess the prize is just a chance to win a prize at the end of the month. :/

Spring Into Love

I just thought that these two cute images were so adorable! They were on the Goodreads website. 💖 I absolutely love the book flowers!

Review: Just Friends

Just Friends by Haley Pham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I finished listening to this Eaudiobook on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 10:33 p.m. This book was an Unofficial Sister Summer Book Club Pick, which means that Ale and I both read this book, but didn't read it together in the same room; separately.

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🏖 Just Friends by Haley Pham

Ale said that she was excited to read this book, so I decided that I could make this the next audiobook that I listen to while doing my skincare. Ale bought it on Google Play Books, which was the cheapest place to buy it, and she shared it with me through the family library that Google Play has. I also thought this book could go towards my America 250 Reading Challenge that I’m doing. In fact, it was a huge part in me finishing the challenge in three days. Ale said that a youtuber wrote it and she watches them a lot. I wanted to read this with her as a nonofficial sister book club book. I like the story enough to read it.

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* I don’t like how Blair’s friend calls her Blink as a nickname. It sounds stupid.

* I thought that it was very rude of Declan to treat Blair like he did when he was training her and doing the job interview.

* I really hope that no one steals Blair’s job in New York.

* During chapter 10 Five Years Ago, Ale’s favorite soda was mentioned, Bubly. Teehee! XD 🤭

* I spilled some tears when Blair said her last goodbyes to her great aunt.

* I think that Blair has fake friends because they only care about their own lives and not ask about how Blair is doing. I wrote this note before they came down to her house to help her, so I think that I change my mind on this…

* My favorite part was in chapter 18 at 08:00. I like the quote when Blair’s mom hugs her and she describes it as the sun warming her skin on a chilly day. ♥️

* At the beginning of the book I thought that Blair had caused Declan’s accident because of how they were acting around each other.

* I thought that it was very rude of Declan’s mom to intentionally not send the letter. I also feel like I kind of saw that one coming from how she behaved at the party towards Blair.

* I thought it was stupid, or kind of bad writing or just cheesy and cringey when one of Blair’s friends said that she’s such a thinker. Ugh! Who says that?!

* I liked the quote where Blair was saying that the people in her life can only be as close to her as she lets them. This was towards the end of chapter 24.

* Overall, I enjoyed the story and liked how all of the things came back together in the end. The letter, the blue footed boobie that was mentioned, and of course the happy ending was nice.

More Can't Miss March Events at Glendale Public Library

These are two cute photos I wanted to save from a recent email I got.

Writer in Residence Workshop:

Bringing Your Story or Novel Full Circle

Writer in Residence Workshop:

Bringing Visuals to Life on the Page

World Book Day

So it was World Book Day in the UK on Friday, March 6, 2026 and my work (Amazon AZA9) decided to celebrate by having book reviews for people to do and share with others. I thought that was so cute! <3 The sign said to recommend a book and leave it in the second tray for others and you can pick up reviews other people made so you can read them. I loved the pastel colors they offered.

Here is one that I recommended.

And here is one that I picked up. I already read Frankenstein, but I appreciate this one.

I loved the green, teal, pink, and blue colors.

Cute Chi Candle Box

I just love the design of this box from Chi Candle! <3

Trance Like Reading

Something that I've noticed while reading in silence and in my head is that I almost go into a trance like state. It is as if I am in the world being described to me on the page. I can see everything more clearly when I read this way.

America's 250th Scavenger Hunt (Feb. 20 - Mar. 31)

Program Type: Passive

Age Group: Adults and Families

Program Description
Event Details

Celebrate 250 years of American history with a fun scavenger hunt at the library! We’ve hidden images of famous national landmarks, monuments, and parks all around the building and if you can find them all, you can earn a special prize. Pick up your form at any service desk to get started. As you search, you’ll discover cool facts about each landmark and learn more about America’s story.

Here is the special prize. Teehee! XD I think the one in the middle right is a fake tattoo XDXD

I wore the fake tattoo! XD

America 250 Reading Challenge!

Libraries connect our nation’s past, present, and future — preserving history, supporting lifelong learning, and inspiring the next generation.

Join us in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States by reading 250 minutes or participating in library programs during March and April. Whether you dive into a great book, attend an event, or explore something new, every minute counts!

Complete the challenge, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a grand prize. Prizes are available for all ages, with 12 winners selected through monthly drawings.

Read. Participate. Celebrate. - This is from my Can't Miss March Events from the Glendale Public Library eNewsletter.

This picture is from the Glendale library homepage.

America250 Reading Challenge: March 1 - April 30

Program Type: Passive

Age Group: Adults 18+, Families, Children 0-2, Children 3-5, Children 6-8, Tweens 9-11, Teens 12-18

Program Description
Event Details

Celebrate America250 with the Glendale Library!
Libraries connect our nation’s past, present, and future—preserving history, supporting lifelong learning today, and inspiring the next generation. Celebrate the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States by reading 250 minutes or participating in library programs during the months of March and April. Upon completion, you will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize. Grand prizes are available for all ages, with 12 total grand prizes awarded through monthly drawings.
- This was from the Glendale library event calendar.

This is my physical reading log that I got from the Main Library.

Here is my completed reading log.

I completed the challenge from Monday, March 2, 2026 to Thursday, March 5, 2026, so it only took me a total of 3 days! 😃

My February 2026 Reads

📖 MY PERSONAL READS:

1. ✅ ➰ The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 by Cassandra Clare, Cassandra Jean (Artist)

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🧴 Audiobook That I Listen To While Doing Skincare:

2. ✅ 🏙 Younger (Younger, #1) (A Younger Novel) by Pamela Redmond, Pamela Redmond Satran

3. ✅ 🕶 Older (Younger, #2) by Pamela Redmond Satran

The End of Winter Reading 2026

How To Set Up A Book In Reading Journal

1. Write down book title
2. Number the page entry • Example: ① ② etc.
3. Write down a paragraph or so of why you chose that book, where you got it from etc.
4. Count how many chapters there are and write it down as a bullet point
5. Count how many pages there are and write it down as a bullet point

6. Write a bullet point of when you want to finish reading (DUE!! date)

7. Optionally, write down the day you started reading

8. Count how many total days you have to read the book and write it down as a bullet point

9. Total # of chapters or pages ÷ total # of days I have = how many chapters or pages I need to read everyday

Review: Older

Older by Pamela Redmond Satran
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I finished reading this book on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:51 p.m. My last reading session was 135 minutes. I didn't like it throughout, but it grew on me towards the end.

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🕶 Older (Younger, #2) by Pamela Redmond Satran

There were only two quotes that I liked. They are both found in chapter 23.

“I leaned back on the hard plastic seat and shut my eyes. The word now kept echoing in my brain. The time to do anything is now. 

There was something undeniably comfortable for me, I realized, in not doing what I really wanted to do. As long as I was mired in doing something I didn't want to do, my dissatisfaction was justified and my dreams stayed safely on the shelf. Nothing was put to the test. I wasn't failing, I wasn't succeeding, I wasn't even really waiting, because waiting implied something else you were moving toward. I was living as a hologram of myself, my energy and passion in suspension until that day, that faraway day that never seemed to come, when I'd finally be doing what I really wanted. Never making myself find out what that was.

Denying the reality, year after year after year, that all I had was now” (179).

“I'd turned thirty, putting off my real adult life until some point in the future. I'd turned forty, waiting for the future. I could easily turn fifty doing the same thing. And fifty-five and sixty and seventy, waiting and waiting and waiting until it was too late. I wanted to keep waiting and never acting. Because it was less painful than trying my hardest and still not getting what I wanted” (180).

Review: The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9

The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I finished reading this book on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:11 p.m. My last reading session was 54 minutes.

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➰ The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 by Cassandra Clare, Cassandra Jean (Artist)

The following pictures are not in order, but I really cannot wait for the next volume! 😃

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I really love Jace's colors! 💛

I love Alec's NYC outfit here! <3

I love how this panel really accentuates the text.

My January 2026 Reads

🧴 Audiobook That I Listen To While Doing Skincare:

1. ✅ 📓 Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) (Vera Wong, #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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📖 MY PERSONAL READS:

2. ✅ 👽 Alien Visits: Extraterrestrials, UFOs, and Otherworldly Encounters (The Unexplained) by Stuart Webb, Spencer Brinker

3. ✅ 🍎 Summer and the City (The Carrie Diaries, #2) by Candace Bushnell

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📘 MY OCCASIONAL READ:

4. ✅ 🚲 Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

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🚶🏽‍♀️ Audiobook That I Listen To While Walking:

💼 Audiobook That I Listen To While Working:

My 2025-2026 Winter Reading Badges

Amazing! You've earned 100 points! Earned on 12/16/2025

Hooray! 200 points! Earned on 12/16/2025

Excellent! Earned on 12/17/2025

Keep reading to be automatically entered into weekly drawings! Earned on 12/18/2025

500 points! You did it! Earned on 12/19/2025

Amazing! Earned on 12/20/2025

Just keep reading! Earned on 12/21/2025

Excellent! Earned on 12/22/2025

You've earned 900 points! Earned on 12/25/2025

You've earned 1000 points! Earned on 12/26/2025

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