Welcome to my 11th annual ‘Wrapping Up, Looking Forward’ post. In this post, I take a general look back at how I did with my goals in 2020, and set some new goals for 2021. Posting and Reading Overview I posted 87 times in 2020. That’s 24 more posts than in 2019 (and nearly equal to my 2019 goal!) but below my 2020 goal of 129 posts. However, I’m pleased […]
Hosted by Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner, I like how this survey delves into the specifics of books read and gives me a chance to review all I read and wrote this year. I removed some questions that weren’t relevant to me, so be sure to visit the original post if you’d like to complete the survey. Links to reviews where applicable. My annual overview (in which I recap my goals […]
This time last year, I was writing reflections on my approach to book blogging and what I might want to change in 2020. You know the spiel: 2020 turned out to be far more different than I ever imagined, my plans were upheaved, etc. Dare I say 2021 looks to hold more stability than 2020? At least when it comes to my blogging habits. So, I thought I would return […]
Welcome to my 2020 mid-year check in! In this post, I check my progress on my reading goals, challenge participation, and blogging goals. I also review my ratings of every book I’ve read so far in 2020. Reading Goals 62/102 books read – I originally set this goal at 100 books. I increased it after reading a number of very short (under 150 pages/each) works of non-fiction. 1/7 books about/by J.R.R. Tolkien (not including […]
Books Finished Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (reread) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (reread) Malamander by Thomas Taylor (review copy) Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (Cybils nominee) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (reread) Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (2020 anticipated release) We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey (Cybils nominee) Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore […]