“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #19 (Help Me Choose!)

“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #19 (Help Me Choose!)

September’s Result – Poppy and Ereth by Avi Way back in 2013, I added the remaining Dimwood Forest books I’d yet to read to my TBR. Chronologically, Poppy and Ereth is the final book in the series. In 2020, Avi published Ragweed and Poppy. So that leaves Ereth’s Birthday, Poppy’s Return, and Ragweed and Poppy on my TBR. The first Dimwood Forest book I read was Ragweed (first chronologically but […]

New Year TBR Tidy

18 January 2023 / to be read / 16 Comments
New Year TBR Tidy

I always say I’m not chuffed about how many books are on my TBR… but it turns out I don’t like having over a thousand books on it 😛 Looking back in my book blogging folder, I’ve done this at least three times, creating docs to track which books I removed in Dec 2020, Jan 2018, and Dec 2015. However, I don’t think I’ve ever shared this process publicly. So […]

Kiki Kallira Breaks A Kingdom and Amari and the Night Brothers [MG Reviews]

15 January 2023 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Kiki Kallira Breaks A Kingdom and Amari and the Night Brothers [MG Reviews]

Here are a couple more reviews that have been languishing in drafts for almost a year. Both of these were Cybils 2021 finalists. My memory’s falling short here, so these are mostly point form reviews based on the notes I took while reading. I wasn’t even sure these were worth posting but… they’re something. Onto another short pair of reviews! Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdomby Sangu MandannaSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: July 2021Publisher: Viking Books (PRH)Length: 352 […]

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 my mind it is so obvious I will read each new release in the series ASAP – I don’t need to add it to Goodreads to remember! So Seanan McGuire’s […]

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