December in Review
Phew, that whirlwind known as December is done! We’re in 2014 now…. crazy! Where did 2013 go? An apology firstly that things have been quieter than normal on the blog, life has been going at full speed ahead with the holidays and eating. haha But we’re back and ready to post.
In case you missed it, here is our December recap:
Reviews
This month we reviewed the following books:
Perfect Ruin (The Internment Chronicles #1) – Lauren De Stefano
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) – Maggie Stiefvater
Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) – Aimee Carter
Ketchup Clouds – Annabel Pitcher
Jump (Twinmaker #1) – Sean Williams
These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) – Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
Where the Stars Still Shine – Trish Doller
Antigoddess (Goddess War #1) – Kendare Blake
We discussed
Kristy and I had only a few discussions in December since it’s the silly season and we were off buying Christmas gifts!
The Book Closes on 2013
Scheduling and Time Management
Marketing Material Controversy: The Fault In Our Stars
Buying Books For Other People
Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends
There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in December:
- Rachel from Parajunkee gives us 13 tips for running a successful blog
- Melissa from I Swim For Oceans predicts where YA genre trends are heading in 2014.
- Chiara from Books For A Delicate Eternity talks about giving books a second life (secondhand books).
- Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner shares with us her thoughts on what she wants to do in 2014.
- Asti from A Bookish Heart was super clever and sweet and posted The Christmas Gift of Friends.
- Bec from Ransom Reads discusses burn outs - we’ve all been there!
- Jen from The Starry-Eyed Review talks about the obligation we feel to read.
- Emz from Icy Cold Reads discusses blogging slumps.
- Charleen from Cheap Thrills compares Goodreads Vs Library Thing Vs Booklikes.
- Charlotte from Gypsy Reviews talks about when your online life and real life collide.
- Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic showcases some amazing Australian authors.
What do you think?
Those are some epic posts you linked to. *hurries away to read* Happy new year. ;)
We agree! Happy blog hopping :) And happy new year!
Aww, thanks for linking to me! I’m so glad everyone appreciated that post because boy, did it take a long time to put together. I think I spent like five hours watching tv and going through all my comments to pull out people to link to! Sometimes I love the ideas that pop into my mind but the second I start working on them I start reconsidering what I’m doing! :P
Glad you two enjoyed December! Nothing wrong with quieting down while enjoying presents and food :D Hope you have a wonderful 2014!
No need to thank us Asti, it was an amazing post! As usual, your hard work paid off - never doubt the ideas you come up with :)
We hope you have a wonderful 2014 as well :) Can’t wait to see what other wonderful ideas you cook up :)