I’m back! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, and especially awhile since I’ve done a Recent Reads post.
We’re 4 months into 2019, and I’ve got lofty reading goals. I hit the ground running, and I’ve already read 25 books using mostly my Libby and Audible accounts for ebooks and audiobooks. Of the 25 books I’ve experienced so far, here are 6 that stand out.
Continue reading “Recent Reads / 09”
2018 was a great reading year. I had a goal of reading 60 books and used Modern Mrs. Darcy’s 2018 Reading Challenge as a base to plan which books I’d read.
Success! As of this week, I’ve surpassed my goal of 60 books by 5.
Failure! Although I hit my number, I stuck to only half of the books I intended to read.
Lesson learned! I definitely over-planned. Who knew? I’ll have to keep my 2019 goals a little looser and allow for those “impulse reads” I enjoy so much.
I read a lot of good books this year but here are 15 of my favorites, in no particular order.
Continue reading “My Year in Books / 2018”
I’ve based my reading goals for this year on Modern Mrs. Darcy’s 2018 Reading Challenge (listed here).
Here’s my 2018 Reading Challenge list if you’d like to take a look.
Since we’re at the halfway point of the year, I think it’s a good time for a reflection and an update.
Continue reading “2018 Reading Challenge: Half-Way-Point Reflection”
Recent Reads is a series for me to feature the past few books I’ve read (or experienced) along with my verdicts.
This year, I’ve based my reading goals on Modern Mrs. Darcy’s 2018 Reading Challenge (listed here). I like that I was strategic about my book choices on the front end, and so far, so good. I’ve enjoyed almost every book on my list thus far (I’ve only abandoned one book — more on that in another post), and I’ve left enough room for the spontaneous reads that are starting to crowd my Kindle e-shelf.
Here’s my 2018 Reading Challenge list if you’d like to take a look.
Here we go…
Recent Reads is a series for me to feature the last five books I’ve read (or experienced) along with my verdicts.
This year, I’ve based my reading goals on Modern Mrs. Darcy’s 2018 Reading Challenge (listed here). I like that I was strategic about my book choices on the front end, and so far, so good. I’ve enjoyed almost every book on my list thus far (I’ve only abandoned one book — more on that in another post), and I’ve left enough room for the spontaneous reads that are starting to crowd my Kindle e-shelf.
Here’s my 2018 Reading Challenge list if you’d like to take a look.
Here we go…
Recent Reads is a series to me to feature five books I’ve read (or experienced) recently along with my verdicts.
This particular group was a win: Four of these five books were selections for my 2018 Reading Challenge, and all five were solid choices. However, I would not necessarily recommend reading these five books in succession since the themes are so heavy. I didn’t plan it that way, and I need a break. I’ve planned for my next few book choices to be more lighthearted and uplifting.
Emily Paine Smith 