Well, 2018 had its ups and downs but overall it was definitely a successful reading year for me. I managed to read 120 books last year which, although nothing like I used to be able to get through, is still a really decent amount. My Year in – A Retrospective I finally seemed to get myself out of that horrible reading slump that has plagued me for years. Blogging wasn’t […]
The 3rd (and final, maybe?) challenge I am going to take part in this year is the 2019 Retellings Reading Challenge hosted by Tracy @ Cornerfolds. I love retellings (especially fairy tale retellings) but definitely haven’t read enough of them the last few years so this challenge is great because it will (hopefully!) encourage me to read more retellings in 2019. The guidelines The challenge runs from January 1 2019 until December […]
The second challenge I have decided to sign up for this year is the 2019 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge hosted by the lovely ladies @ Girlxoxo. Now I have signed up for this challenge before (see my post here) but failed rather spectacularly. I aim to do much better this go around! This challenge runs from January 1 2019 – December 31 2019. Each month of the year is assigned […]
I am notoriously bad at challenges (and made a conscious decision to avoid them for the last couple of years) but I have decided to dip my toe back in once again and see if it takes in 2019! The 2019 Beat the Backlist Challenge hosted by Austine @ Novel Knight looks like so much fun I couldn’t resist signing myself up. 😉 The purpose of this challenge is to knock […]
Bookstagram Theme: Yay or Nay? It’s no secret that I love Bookstagram (I do, I LOVE it!) although I do struggle to balance keeping up with posting regularly and I find it virtually impossible to keep a consistent theme. I’ve read a lot of posts from successful bookstagrammers who say that consistency is key (which I totally agree with) but most of these lovely peeps also advise that having a […]