Category: thoughts

2019 End of Year Book Survey

31 December 2019 / meme, thoughts / 6 Comments
2019 End of Year Book Survey

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 will go live on January 2nd after the Cybils shortlist is announced.

Reading Challenges & Community [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

28 December 2019 / thoughts / 6 Comments
Reading Challenges & Community [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

Welcome to the final part in this series of reflections! Thanks to everyone who has shared thoughts and encouragements with me so far. This post is about participating in the book blogging community via reading challenges, readalongs, and other communal activities.

Developing a New Review Structure [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

15 December 2019 / thoughts / 5 Comments
Developing a New Review Structure [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

Today’s post synthesizes what I learnt from the previous two weeks. Here are a list of changes (grouped by content, format, and design) that I would like to try in my reviews.

Favourite Reviews I Wrote in 2019 [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

9 December 2019 / thoughts / 1 Comment
Favourite Reviews I Wrote in 2019 [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

Last week, I looked at five different reviewing styles that I like and considered what I’ve learnt from them (see part two linked above). This week, I’m considering what I like about my own style by looking at some of the reviews I wrote this year.

6 Blogs Whose Reviews I Could Learn From [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

1 December 2019 / thoughts / 3 Comments
6 Blogs Whose Reviews I Could Learn From [A Book Blogger’s Reflections]

In last week’s post (see above link), I discussed how I want to reconsider how I write reviews. I found it easy to be stuck in a rut of writing the same thing over and over. Although I don’t post anything I’m not mostly happy with, I have room for improvement (especially with books that I don’t review because I’m not sure how to do them justice.)