Allison’s Book Report -- Reflections

Here we are again, ushering in a New Year. I am not a big maker (and especially keeper) of New Year's resolutions, but rather reflecting on things that made the past year beautiful and carrying that positive energy into the coming year.

In 2024, I have been to Maui, New York City, the Redwoods, Huntington Beach – and that's just the big places.  I have had the absolute privilege of seeing both of my kiddos becoming intelligent, beautiful, thoughtful, and hilarious young women. They went to their first concert, learned to play guitar, made besties with sea turtles in Hawaii, lost one last baby tooth before they both got braces, and watched thousands of hours of South Park and other teenager-y programming while snuggled up on the couch with their dad and I, just to name a few. I am literally married to my best friend, and we have had a lot of love and laughs, seen the world, and been to so many Reggae concerts and festivals this year I lost count.   I have learned so much about who I am and who I want to become.

Were there lows in all of these highs? Of course there were – nothing is perfect - but I would say that, over all, my own 2024 has been chock full of things to be proud of and grateful for.  One of those things is this that I get to write this column and be Fallon's very own Book Lady. I am so happy that The Fallon Post makes this little space for me every week to ramble about my favorite subject and share my love of reading with my little hometown.  I love when people in town stop me to say that my article was fun this week or that my words have inspired them to pick up a book – I even kind of like it when someone tells me that they didn’t really love one of my picks. I am just grateful and excited to be sharing my love of reading with all of you!   There are so many amazing books out there and sharing them with each other makes reading more than a pastime or an escape from our daily lives – it makes it the foundation of a community of book lovers. 

Happy New Year, Fallon readers! May 2025 be filled with adventure and love and endless happily ever afters, both in the pages we read and the lives that we lead! I will see you back here next week with an actual book review, but between now and then, enjoy this picture of my mostly unread bookshelf (so many to read in 2025!!) and don't forget to pop over to my Instagram @allison.the.reader for more reading and rambling.