Recs #74: My favorite reads of 2024, bookish goals, and the excitement of a new planner

What counts as a "five-star" read?

Hi! It’s been a while since I last wrote! I hope you had the loveliest, coziest holiday and enjoyed all the baked goods and rewatches of The Holiday.

No one warned me about just how, erm, challenging, for lack of a better word, the period between Christmas and New Year’s would be with a toddler and no childcare. Let’s just say our screen time rules went