WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To play along just answer the three questions to share you’re weekly reading update!
What are you currently reading?
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What did you most recently finish reading?
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What will you be reading next?
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Antonia-
What are you currently reading?
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To play along just answer the three questions to share you’re weekly reading update!
What are you currently reading?
Amanda-
Antonia- I just started Dreadgod by Will Wight.
What did you most recently finish reading?
Amanda-
Antonia- I recently finished One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston.
What will you be reading next?
Amanda-
Antonia- Next I think I’ll read A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab.
What are you currently reading?
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s topic is the authors we read for the first time in 2022. I did that post for blogmas here. So, instead here are 10 authors I want to try in 2023.
Robin Hobb
Carley Fortune
Sue Lyn Tan
Kate Elliot
C.J. Tudor
Raquel Marie
Maria Tureaud
Grace Curtis
Lucy A. Snyder
Liz Lawson
Who is on your list?
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s topic is New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022.
Becky Chambers
Carlos Hernandez
Yoon Ha Lee
Tehlor Kay Mejia
Martha Wells
Ursula K. Le Guin
V. E. Schwab
Will Wight
That’s all I have for new authors in 2022. What authors did you read for the first time?
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To play along just answer the three questions to share you’re weekly reading update!
What are you currently reading?
Amanda- I’m currently listening to Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (my third time reading it.) I’m also reading The Unbroken by C.L. Clark.
Antonia- I’m currently reading Underlord by Will Wight on kindle and listening to The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.
What did you most recently finish reading?
Amanda- I most recently finished Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo.
Antonia- I most recently read Ghostwater by Will Wight.
What will you be reading next?
Amanda- Next, I have a few library books I want to read before they are due back.
Antonia- I’m going to continue working through the two series I’m currently reading.
Share your answers for this week’s questions in the comments!
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To play along just answer the three questions to share you’re weekly reading update!
What are you currently reading?
Amanda- I’m currently still reading A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross. I’m also listening to Will by Will Smith.
Antonia- I’m currently reading Ghostwater by Will Wight on kindle and listening to The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.
What did you most recently finish reading?
Amanda- I finished Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson most recently.
Antonia- I most recently finished Skysworn by Will Wight.
What will you be reading next?
Amanda- Next, I have no clue.
Antonia- Next I think I’ll read A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab.
What have you been reading so far this year?
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023.
January 10 Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
February 14 The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
May 23 Identity by Nora Roberts
May 2 The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
May 30 Witch King by Martha Wells
I had some trouble with this one because I’ve been trying to keep focused on the books I already have. What releases are you excited for?
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To play along just answer the three questions to share you’re weekly reading update!
What are you currently reading?
Amanda- I’m currently reading A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross.
Antonia- I’m currently reading Blackflame by Will Wight on kindle and listening to The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.
What did you most recently finish reading?
Amanda- This morning, I finished listening to The Agatha’s by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson.
Antonia- I most recently read Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore.
What will you be reading next?
Amanda- Next, I think I’ll pick up my book club book which is a romance I can’t remember the title of right now.
Antonia- Next I think I’ll try to pick up something from my physical TBR.
What is your reading update for this week?
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s topic is our favorite books from 2022.
Fresh by Margot Wood
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon
Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
Josh + Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
The Weeping Tide by Amanda Foody
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima
Ten isn’t enough sorry, but here’s my top fifteen.
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
Hey, lovelies! We’ve reached the end of the year. This month wasn’t a super easy one for me reading wise. I dnf’d so many books and did a huge book unhaul. So, I listened to a bunch of audiobooks and managed to read ebooks when I could, but I didn’t have that much time for physical reading.
Physical Books
The Choice by Nora Roberts
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
eBooks
Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Books-Dalton
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
Audiobooks
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda
Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
The Wilderwomen by Ruth Enna Lang
The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
What was your favorite book you read this month?
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To play along just answer the three questions to share you’re weekly reading update!
What are you currently reading?
Amanda- I’m currently reading The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons physically. Last night, I started the eBook The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland. I’m listening to One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, but I keep listening at night and falling asleep, then having to go back and relisten, so I’m only a smidge confused.
Antonia- I’m currently reading Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore.
What did you most recently finish reading?
Amanda- I most recently finished Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia.
Antonia- I most recently read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
What will you be reading next?
Amanda- Next, I want to listen to Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore.
Antonia- Next I think I’ll read Blackflame by Will Wight.
What is your reading update for this week?
Hello, lovelies! It’s that time of year again, the always wonderful Vicky (from What Vicky Read) and I are back to host another end-of-the-year, last-minute readathon. Like all the previous years, the only thing we care about for this readathon is that you read with us to close out the year! But, for those of you like me, we have five prompts that we change a smidge each year. This year’s prompts are shared below. I’m also sharing the book I think I’ll read for this, but I’ve been mood reading so I might not follow them this year.
You can follow the readathon’s Twitter which is run by Vicky.
You can follow Amanda’s Bookstagram, which is where I’ll be posting about this.
read a 2022 release
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
This was sold to me as a comp fir For the Wolf, which we all know is my favorite. I have high hopes for this book and it’s the perfect time of year to read it.
read a book with an lgbtqia+ character
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
I know two things about this book: something about Dracula and it’s queer.
read a book in a series
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
I’m more than excited to continue this series.
read a book under 200 pages
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
This is cheating a smidge because it’s 207 pages, but it’s the shortest book on my physical tbr. Also, I make the rules and I say it’s allowed.
read a book with snow on the cover
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Who doesn’t love an emotionally devastating book for the holidays? I’m rereading this because I’ve finally gotten my hands on a hardcover copy and I want to tab it. Also, the new book in the series is out now and I’d like to reread book two before reading the new release.
Are you participating? If yes, share your tbr with me! If no, what books are you reading to close out the year?
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
Hi, lovelies! In the last two years, I’ve gotten into the horror genre. I’ve read some really great books that I was surprised to love. I’m excited that I gave horror a chance because I’ve found some really amazing stories to love. I’ve also chosen to DNF quite a bit of horror. I’m definitely learning what kinds of things I can and can’t read about when it comes to horror. I’m not super into gruesome and graphic horror, but I can read a bit of it if it’s relevant to the rest of the story.
Middle Grade
The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Young Adult
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Adult
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Sundial by Catriona Ward
Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist
Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
I didn’t realize how much more adult horror I’ve read until making this list. I definitely added some new middle-grade horror to my tbr. For YA, I read a fair bit, but often they have endings that ruin things. Do you have any favorite horror novels?
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
Hello, lovelies! Welcome to the first day of Blogtober! It’s the third day of the month, I know, but I don’t post on the weekends anymore. This month I have some fun things planned. I have today a list of the books I’m likely to be choosing from to read for spooky season. I’m pretty behind with my NetGalley tbr, so I want to work on that. But I have some books on my physical tbr here too that piqued my interest for the reading mood I’m looking for this month.
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
The Yosemite Six by Tess Sharpe
Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
The High House by Jessie Greengrass
NetGalley TBR
Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle
When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty
Little Eve by Catriona Ward
Built to Last by Erin Hahn
The Scratch Daughters by Hannah Abigail Clarke
I will definitely not manage to read all of these as I’m planning to do some prep work for NaNoWriMo next month. But I’m feeling the itch to read again, and my husband will be gone for a bit this month so, I’ll have more time to myself. What spooky books are you reading this month?
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
Hey, lovelies! I’ve been thinking about writing a ‘blogging tips’ post forever. But I never felt like someone that was qualified to talk about that. I realized that my tips are just things that work for me. Not everything that helps me succeed will work the same for you, but I want to share the things I’ve found really work for me after 7 years of blogging.
Schedule Your Posts
This is honestly the biggest thing that helps me post continuous content. I work on blog posts and reviews when I have free time, but I’m usually working a month ahead. So, since it’s September. I’m currently working on Blogtober posts and maybe even some things for #SciFiMonth in November.
I like to work ahead. It’s really great if I don’t end up having time (my kids certainly keep me busy), for a week or more to work on the blog, I usually have plenty of posts scheduled ahead of time to allow me that time.
Choose a Set Posting Schedule
I think it’s a great idea for anyone who blogs to have a consistent posting schedule. I post every day Monday through Friday, which is more than usual, I think. Each week here on the blog, we share Top Ten Tuesday, WWW Wednesday, a book review on Thursday (usually), and Monday & Friday I share recommendations or TBRs or other list-like posts.
Having this plan makes it easy to know what I’m going to post each week. I have what I call ‘post skeletons’ saved to my computer so once a month or so, I can copy that skeleton and just paste it as a new post for WWW Wednesday and Top Ten Tuesday. Then Antonia and I can just add in our book selections as needed.
Plan Your Content
This sounds really similar to the above information, but since we know what kinds of things we will post M-F, I have a list of post ideas that I add to whenever I have a new idea. I keep this in my notes app, so I can add to it anywhere. This running list is really useful when I work on my Monday and Friday posts because often I’ll have made my entire list already (deciding which books to include in each post is what takes the longest for me), and then I just have to add the covers and descriptions.
I also want to talk about the recurring weekly posts we do. Top Ten Tuesday and WWW Wednesday are two read posts to participate in each week. Top Ten Tuesday gives us some of our highest number of views. These posts are great for any blogger, but I think especially for any new bloggers or anyone struggling to come up with bookish content to share.
Choose Topics That Interest You
This feels like it should be obvious but write and talk about the books and genres and things that interest you. It definitely comes across when I’m blogging just to get posts out compared to when I work really hard on posts I’m interested in and excited about sharing with the world.
Don’t buy and read only the popular books unless that’s what you’re really interested in reading and writing about. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I feel like I can tell when someone is only reading popular books because they think that’s what they’re supposed to do, but they’re consistently not enjoying those books.
Read and write about things you’re interested in and passionate about. If you don’t, blogging will become another chore you have to check off your to-do list.
These are my few simple tips for anyone that wants to read them. I feel like I’ve been a blogger for so long that I should have more to say, but that’s all folks.
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
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