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What's the laziest way you've tracked your reading?

This may sound like a contradiction, but I'm super organised and super lazy at the same time. Or rather, I lose interest quickly. I love the idea of tracking my reading and would adore a good system, but the reality is that I can't be bothered.

I bought a reading planner with allocated space for my thoughts, my star ratings, etc. I added one book and then forgot I had it.

I bought a notebook for my favourite quotes. That's a little easier to keep up with because I'm not blown away easily, but I still forget I have it.

I even got creative: in my earliest bullet journals, I drew shelves and then drew in books as I read them, trying to write their titles into the tiny space and colouring them in with the cover's most prominent colour. I had lists and everything. Forgot that, too.

And, of course, I have Goodreads, which was fine...

Until my last reading slump hit and I had nothing to update, while the books I did add as Currently Reading grew more and more neglected. I felt mocked by the never-changing page-number updates more than anything. For some reason, I then signed up for StoryGraph which I actually like more than Goodreads, but guess how well me trying to use two sites for the same thing is going?

So, today I'd love to know:

What's the easiest, most laziest way you've ever tracked your reading? Let me know by replying to this email; I'm so curious to know how you're making it work.

Brownie points if you haven't got bored of it.

Check out these books:

Smoke and Spells by Ryver Knight

An ordinary girl. A rare power. A deadly game.

Lie low.

Don’t draw attention to yourself.

Fifteen-year-old Asha Olinger has abided by her sister’s rules her entire life. Every day, she works relentlessly as a cleaner to put food on the table, scrambling in the dredges of Althuria. Every day, she wonders about a life where she no longer struggles for a few measly coins.

But after discovering she wields a rare and destructive power, her quiet life is turned upside down. Her older sister gives her a mysterious warning. Lex Sylvester, with his fame, wealth, and stupidly charming looks—that she certainly never, ever noticed—starts flirting with her. And to top it all off, she receives a letter from the famed Luminus Academy, declaring that she got accepted through the lottery system. The terrifying probabilities quickly turn into incredible opportunities, and suddenly controlling her power doesn’t sound like a bad idea.

What is this darned ability of hers? Why does everyone keep telling her to stay away from the Queen of Althuria? And more importantly...

Who the heck is murdering girls at the Academy?

If she doesn’t find out soon... she might just be next.

His Creation by A.K. Graves

Before there was Kasimir the Chosen, there was Bozidar the Great and his queen, Dominika the Wise.

This is their love story.

Through a profound love and unbreakable bond, Bozidar and Dominika find the strength they need to take on life’s many challenges, face every hardship and celebrate each moment in between. The beginning of their life together may not have gone as either of them expected, but as that life continued, as that bond grew, they realized nothing could stop them as long as they faced it hand in hand. Together, Bozidar and Dominika created an unshakeable foundation that nurtured many and taught them what it meant to be connected not only by blood, but bonds forged from a love so deep it knew no bounds.

This is a love story.

A love story that stood the test of time and laid the foundation for the lives of many, lives that were destined to be bound beyond blood.

Until next week,

Sarina

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