My mid-year check in is still coming on 5 July, but I decided I also wanted to do this post as a way to: remind myself of all the great books I’ve read this year easily share my reviews thus far offer a brief thought on books I won’t be reviewing (some books will still receive a review later on) Links to my reviews where applicable. Since it’s ?? Canada Day […]
I have read a lot of books. So many excellent, wonderful, marvelous books. But how many of them have had a lasting impact on me? This is the question I began to ponder after reading Lory @ Emerald City Book Review’s post about her personal canon. I have plenty of favourite books that have influenced my reading and writing preferences. Fewer books have made a lasting impression on my personality, […]
January has set a great precedent for my reading and blogging this year. I’m on track with my two general challenges: 100 books/year and 8 posts/month including 4 review posts. I have a lot of reading challenges, new releases, and scheduled blog posts to keep track of. So far I’m staying on top of my Word document that has all that information. We’ll see how long that lasts 😉 Books […]
Welcome to my seventh annual ‘Wrapping Up, Looking Forward’ post. In this post, I like to take a general look back at how I did with my goals in 2016, and set some new goals for 2017. I posted 62 times. This number falls just two short of my goal of 64. Although I didn’t follow the schedule I had dreamed of (8 posts/month, one review/week), I am satisfied with […]
I can’t believe I’m doing two posts in one day, but I couldn’t let this day pass by without comment! I’ve never been a huge Harry Potter fan, but as a lover of children’s literature and the reading community, I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to engage in lots of fun book excitement. My best friend (pictured below in the photo on the right) and I attended two Harry […]