If you are brand new to my blog, first of all, hello! Welcome to my (usually) happy little corner of the book world. Secondly, I don't tend to include star ratings in my book reviews, unless it's a 5. There are several reasons why I do this, and I wanted to talk a little bit … Continue reading Why I Don’t Use Stars in Reviews
Reading Updates
January 2019 Reading Wrap-Up
Wow! What a month! So many photos taken, books painted, challenges completed, and of course, books read. I finished 28 books this month, which I have never done before in my life. I hope that bodes well for my ultimate goal of reading 200 books in 2019. I won't cover the 10 books I read … Continue reading January 2019 Reading Wrap-Up
24in48 Wrap-Up!
Last weekend I participated in 24in48. If you are unfamiliar with it, it is a readathon where the goal is to read for a total of 24 hours over the course of 2 days. This was my 2nd or 3rd time participating, and I finally did it! I made it to 24 hours, and I … Continue reading 24in48 Wrap-Up!
NetGalley Tips Part II
To continue my series of Netgalley how-to guides, I want to talk more about Feeback practices, review tips, and how I determine which books I want to request. In case you missed it, you can find my first post here: Getting Started on Netgalley. So at this point, I'm assuming you have a Netgalley account, … Continue reading NetGalley Tips Part II
Beat the Backlist Readathon
I am SO excited to finally post about Beat the Backlist Readathon! It's being hosted by Novel Knight and you can join at any time throughout 2019. The goal is to read books published in 2018 or before. I have plenty of those, so this is just the challenge I need this year! My goal … Continue reading Beat the Backlist Readathon
25 in Five Wrapup! December 2018
If you missed my 25 in Five TBR post, you can check it out here! I had a great readathon, even if I didn't, in fact, make it to 25 hours total. I did accomplish a lot of reading goals though! Total Reading Time: 19 Hours Total books read: 3 The only book I didn't … Continue reading 25 in Five Wrapup! December 2018
25 in 5 Readathon – December 2018
I haven't been able to do a lot since I started my blog but I LOVE readathons. Some of my favorites are 24 in 48, Tome Topple, Spookathon, and of course 25 in 5. The goal of this readathon is to read for 25 hours total over the course of 5 days. I have yet … Continue reading 25 in 5 Readathon – December 2018
