"The Home Office telegraphy department always smelled of tea." First line in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley January has been a lot of looking back on 2022 but in this final one, I'm looking forward to 2023 through The New Year's Resolutions Book Tag. I haven't been able to find the original… Continue reading The New Year’s Resolutions Book Tag
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New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2022: Will I Read More of Their Books?
It's time for my final post about 2022 and it's a repeat of one I did for the first time last year. Inspired by a Top Ten Tuesday prompt, I'm going to be judging all the authors I experienced for the first time in 2022 and asking: Was it a one-time thing or do I… Continue reading New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2022: Will I Read More of Their Books?
2022 In Review – Stats and Goals
"Just as summer was turning golden and easing into autumn, a stranger came to the village." First line in Over All the Earth by Alexandra Rowland It's time for me to look back on 2022 in greater detail and that means looking at and analyzing stats about my reading. Warning: There are going to be… Continue reading 2022 In Review – Stats and Goals
The Worst Books I Read in 2022
"Perhaps it was a tired thing, all the references the world had already made to the Ptolemaic Royal Library of Alexandria." First line in The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Last week, I posted my top ten favorite reads of 2022 so now we've made it to the worst. There was a lot. So many… Continue reading The Worst Books I Read in 2022
Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Books of 2022
"All right... I suppose things like this usually start with an apology of some sort." First line in A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland It's finally time for one of the most exciting posts of the year: My ten favorite reads of 2022! As per usual, I'm doing this through Top Ten Tuesday which… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Books of 2022
December 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"Everyone wants to know how we can predict death." First line in The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera Happy New Year!! 2022 is officially over but I still need to talk about it a little bit. First of all, I need to celebrate having survived December because work and the weather… Continue reading December 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
Things I Enjoyed in 2022 That Weren’t Books
"Possibly because French made it sound fancy and respectable, the wake-up call for the prisoners was called reveille." First line in The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley 2022 isn't completely over yet, but I think it's time I start wrapping it up. I'm going to be talking about the stuff I enjoyed… Continue reading Things I Enjoyed in 2022 That Weren’t Books
Top Ten Tuesday: My Winter 2022/2023 TBR
"When they came to kill the Zed, it was a nice day." First line in Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater Somehow, 2022 is almost over which means I'm bringing you my TBR for the winter season through Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Looking back on my TBR for fall, I missed… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Winter 2022/2023 TBR
Matching Books to My Spotify Wrapped Stats
"Tonight the moonlight makes the floor of the Great Hall into a game board." First line in The Betrayals by Bridget Collins This is another one of those posts where I've come up with a reason to talk about books and music at the same time. As most people know, Spotify Wrapped dropped a couple… Continue reading Matching Books to My Spotify Wrapped Stats
November 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"Halfway through his twenty-fifth year, and to his acute relief, Prince Kadou became an uncle." First line in A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland It's December!! The best month of the year has arrived but in this post, I'm looking back on what I did and read in November. I had a… Continue reading November 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
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