2014 has been quite a year for me here on the blog. Not only did I post consistently all year long, but I read more than a book a week on average, re-did the look of my blog (twice) and added a couple of features (The Sunday Review and Book Thoughts On Thursday). Book blogging READ MORE
Year: 2014
WWW WEDNESDAY | #45
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
WOULD YOU RATHER? | BOOK TAG
I just came across this fun set of bookish questions on my friend Katrin’s blog (though I think it originally came from This Girl Reads A Lot) and I just had to post my own answers! 1. Rather read only a series or stand-alone books? I rarely read series, and when I do, I often READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BACKLIST BOOKS TOPPING MY TBR FOR 2015
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Goals/Resolutions for 2015. I don’t really do resolutions. I feel like the big ones that are kind of dicey are setting me up to fail, and creating smaller ones for the sake of reachable goals is kind of silly. So instead, READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | NEWJACK – TED CONOVER
Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system. When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins his odyssey at READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #53
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE
MERRY BOOKMAS!
It’s officially Christmas in my neck of the woods, so let me take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas Day! May it be full of family, food – and plenty of book-shaped parcels under your trees!
WWW WEDNESDAY | #44
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS AND BOOKISH PRESENTS I WOULDN’T MIND SANTA BRINGING ME
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Bringing This Year. I’ve got wishlists scattered everywhere. In notebooks, in my Chapters and Book Depository and Book Outlet accounts, on Goodreads. There’s not shortage of books I’d like to find under the tree. But, for READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | LITTLE WHITE LIES – KATIE DALE
Fans of Pretty Little Liars will be ensnared in this tale of deceit. The first time Lou meets mysterious Christian, she knows he is The One. But Christian is hiding a terrible secret. Why does he clam up every time Lou asks about his past? Why doesn’t he have any family photos, and why READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #52
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | ON BEING PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
The world of books is never boring. Every Thursday (well, almost every Thursday) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh READ MORE
WWW WEDNESDAY | #43
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TOP TEN BOOKS I MEANT TO READ IN 2014
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I Read In 2014. But I’ve got a whole yearly wrap-up thing planned, so instead, I’m going to go with: Top Ten Books I Meant To Read In 2014. I started off the year with the best of intentions. I READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE STRANGE LIBRARY – HARUKI MURAKAMI
From internationally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami—a fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library. A lonely boy, a mysterious girl, and a tormented sheep man plot their escape from the nightmarish library of internationally acclaimed, best-selling Haruki Murakami’s wild imagination. – Goodreads —— I haven’t read any Murakami before, though I’ve READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #51
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE
WWW WEDNESDAY | #42
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | NEW TO ME AUTHORS I READ IN 2014
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten New To Me Authors I Read In 2014. I feel like I’ve read so many great books this year – many by authors I hadn’t previously read. Many of these are now on my must-read list. It’s a good variety READ MORE