Welcome to my blog
Hi, I’m Eva, the reader behind Read While It Rains.
Over the years I’ve read hundreds of books across a wide range of genres, from epic fantasy and science fiction to literary fiction, horror, romance, and everything in between. I use this blog to document what I’ve been reading lately, post about reading challenges, and other bits of my life.
These days, I live in Spain with my husband, our toddler, and two very spoiled dogs. Most of my reading happens during nap times, or late at night when the house is finally quiet.
Latest posts
Slow reading & surviving 42 degree heat: Summer TBR challenge Week 5
It’s been 42 degrees this week, so it has felt too hot to do anything! I made a very modest start on my new 1000 piece jigsaw and have spent the rest of the time in…
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A 5-star read and a beautiful DNF: The Summer TBR Challenge Week 4
I’m back this week having a great time with reading! I’m still loving having this space to write about books, and post my book photos. I do miss the Bookstagram of 2019/20 though. There were so…
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Failing my own TBR challenge (Week 3), chipping away at big books, and I’m into football now?
It’s been another week of slow reading progress. Unfortunately, it’s also been another week of my life being overtaken by house renovation nonsense. We finally reached the end of what has felt like a never-ending saga,…
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‘Litslop’ and A Lana Del Rey-coded classic: Summer TBR Challenge Week 2
It’s been another week of house renovation which is proving to be the never-ending drama that we didn’t ask for but certainly did receive. One of the builders has stolen hundreds of Euros from their boss,…
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Mid-year book freakout tag, tackling my 5-star fears, & summer TBR challenge week 1
Despite the 40 degree+ days I have had a great reading week! I started the first week of my Summer 2026 TBR Challenge by reading Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan. First of…
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June wrap-up, summer TBR challenge & heatwave survival
How have you all managed this month with the heatwave? 40+ degrees isn’t new for us here in Spain but that doesn’t mean it has been fun navigating the heat! Truth be told, our aircon units…
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My Summer TBR Challenge (And You’re Invited!)
Like many of you, I have too many books on my physical TBR (let’s not even talk about my Kindle TBR), and I want to get that number down this year. To help me finally tackle…
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My favourite weird books and what I love about strange reads
I’ve come to accept that I have a type when it comes to books, and that type is weird, unsettling and unexpected. These books can be from any genre, and I do tend to read quite…
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June reading plans: classics, backlist fantasy titles, and 5-star predictions
I feel like I blinked and suddenly the aircon is back on, and I’m spending every late afternoon in the pool. I don’t really know where the winter and spring months went. I have a toddler…
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Week 3 Round-Up of The Christmas Readathon 2025
Books read: 1 Prompts completed: 3 total The third week of the readathon is behind us, and I am, as always at this point in the year, incredulous as to where the time has gone. I…
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Week 2 Round-Up of The Christmas Readathon 2025
Week 2 is behind us, Christmas Day is fast approaching and my reading plans have gone out the window entirely. Books read: 2 plus 1 DNF and 1 soft DNF Prompts completed: 3 total This week…
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