Month: January 2023

10 Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023 [Top Ten Tuesday]

10 January 2023 / top 10 tuesday / 27 Comments
10 Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023 [Top Ten Tuesday]

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023. After I completed this list, I said “Wait… where is the newest Wayward Children book??” I don’t add Wayward Children to my TBR because in […]

Let’s Talk About Stats: Views, Comments, Likes, & Referrers [Discussion]

8 January 2023 / thoughts / 22 Comments
Let’s Talk About Stats: Views, Comments, Likes, & Referrers [Discussion]

A discussion of book blog stats, including an analysis of Falling letter’s views, visitors, comments, likes, and top referrers

Spell Sweeper by Lee Edward Födi [MG Review]

5 January 2023 / review / 2 Comments
Spell Sweeper by Lee Edward Födi [MG Review]

Spell Sweeperby Lee Edward FödiSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Nov 2021Publisher: HarperCollinsLength: 368 pages Genre: FantasyTarget Age: +9 Summary 💬 Most students at Dragonsong Academy spend their days practicing spells and wielding wands, but after flunking her sixth-grade standardized tests, Cara Moone is on the fast track […]

Wrapping Up 2022, Looking Forward 2023

3 January 2023 / thoughts / 15 Comments
Wrapping Up 2022, Looking Forward 2023

Welcome to my 13th annual ‘Wrapping Up, Looking Forward’ post. In this post, I take a general look back at how I did with my goals in 2022, and set some new goals for 2023. Posting and Reading Overview I […]

Cybils 2022 Finalists + December 2021 Month In Review

1 January 2023 / month in review / 8 Comments
Cybils 2022 Finalists + December 2021 Month In Review

Cybils 2022 Finalists Happy New Year! 🥳 And Happy Cybils Finalists Announced Day! 😜 I participated as a round one judge, working through the longlist to shortlist seven books in the middle grade speculative fiction category. Here are the standout […]