Wrapping Up 2014, Looking Forward 2015

31 December 2014 / thoughts / 0 Comments

The last post of 2014 has arrived! My annual review of the past year and plans for the next year. This is the fifth time I’ve written this post. I’m pleased as a peach to reach this milestone. I think […]

End of Year Book Survey

30 December 2014 / meme / 8 Comments

Found via Lianne @ Caffeinated Life, hosted by Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner. I will post my general annual review tomorrow, but I like the idea of having more than one way to look back on the year. This survey […]

Quick Review: Fell Short

29 December 2014 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Quick Review: Fell Short

I looked forward to these two books but both fell way short of what I heard about them. Room by Emma Donoghue Rating: ★★ [ratings guide] I thought the kid’s voice was going to put me off but I grit […]

To Be Read Tag

22 December 2014 / meme, to be read / 4 Comments
To Be Read Tag

A companion post to yesterday’s “Tidying the TBR List“. As I mentioned yesterday, I like reviewing my TBR shelf at the end of the year. Here are some questions that made me think about how I use my ‘TBR pile’. […]

Tidying the TBR List

21 December 2014 / thoughts, to be read / 1 Comment

I originally titled this post ‘Clearing out the TBR List’, but that’s actually just a small part of my annual TBR list review. Once upon a time I liked to keep the list under 100 books. Last summer, the list […]