My Year in Reading: 2019 Recap

Hello, hello, hello! I've been in another hella reading slump, so what better time to look back on a pretty great year in lieu of posting reviews? Goals BooksRead 39 books ✔️ → see Goodreads ChallengeReach an 80% approval rating on NetGalley ❌→ I started the year at 48%, but only made it to 68%BloggingPost …

Thoughts On: Mood Reading

"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. After reading Michelle's "How a Moody Reader Picks Her Books" and Alys's "How Being a Mood Reader Affects My Reading Experience," I thought to myself, "am …

Thoughts On: DNFing

"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. Today I want to talk about the dreaded DNF and why I love not finishing books. Some readers (like my mom) finish everything they start, but …

Thoughts On: Character Looks

"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. I finally read Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale last year, partly because the adaptation was coming out and partly because why hadn't I already read it? …

Thoughts On: Backlist vs. Frontlist

"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. back·list /ˈbakˌlist/ nouna publisher's list of older books still in print, as opposed to titles newly available (known as the frontlist) When I first started blogging, …

Thoughts On: Reviewing Books

"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. One of the main reasons I started this blog was to review more books, but I'm still having trouble defining exactly what a "good" review means. …