I’ve had another week behind me, basically enjoying my freedom from responsibilities. I cleared all the clutter from my room and threw out all those university readings and notebooks I don’t need anymore. For the first time in months, I can see the floor beneath my desk and my bed. My room looks so much better organised, and is so much more relaxing to be in now.
Since I’ve been having so much time on my hands, I’ve been at the library a whole lot too. It’s no wonder then that I’ve got library books piling up in my room. Hopefully I’ll be able to read a sizeable chunk of the lot. After Lunar New Year next weekend, I’ll start looking into job applications. Fingers crossed!
It looks like I’ve finally gotten into the rhythm of things on the blog, so I managed to post every day the past week. It’s a satisfying feeling, looking back. Although, I don’t intend to pressure myself into keeping up a daily posting schedule. I don’t think I’d be able to keep this up in the long run but let’s ride this wave while it lasts.
REVIEWS
- [20 Jan] Dark Star by Lara Morgan ★★★★
- [22 Jan] Golden by Jessi Kirby ★★★½
- [25 Jan] Virtuosity by ★★★★★
BLOG POSTS
- [20 Jan] Dark Star by Lara Morgan ★★★★
- [22 Jan] Golden by Jessi Kirby ★★★½
- [23 Jan] What Elements Matter in a Book?
- [25 Jan] Virtuosity by ★★★★★
- [26 Jan] Retrospect #4: January 26th
Some of you might remember that I had difficulty finding a use for BookLikes. Well, I found something BookLikes is splendid for, and that is posting multiples book covers with their information. All I need to do is include them in the post, so users can click on them to find out more. The hassle of doing up book haul posts is one of the reasons I haven’t done any on here. If I post a book cover, I feel compelled to link it up to Goodreads or something, so it’s easy to look up the information. Doing it for more than a dozen is tedious, so I don’t do it. I suppose it has something to do with not liking it when come across book covers that are non-clickable or lead me to the image source. I get peeved.
So, in comes BookLikes. I launched my feature Books On My Desk, where I’ll showcase the library books I currently have in possession. It also kinda fits with my intended use of BookLikes as a place to post things related to my reading but don’t think should go onto the main blog. Dudette Reads itself shall be a space where I review books, discuss bookish topics, etc, where I share my opinions.
BLOGGERS & BLOGGING
- Erika @ The Red Bookmark wonders if blog design really matters. I think a design doesn’t have to be outstanding but it does need to be pleasing enough to the eye.
- Kelly @ Effortlessly Reading gives advice she wishes she would’ve received when she was a new blogger.
- Trish @ Between My Lines chats about her monetary investments in blogging, pointing out that it is a hobby.
- Kelley @ Another Novel Read suggests how to keep conversations going.
BOOKS
- Brianna and J9 @ The Book Vixen each list 13 reasons to prefer ebooks over print books.
BOOK LOVERS
- Paola @ A Novel Idea is thankful for friendships through blogging and asks if you also have offline friends who love to read.
LIBRARIES
- Jae @ Book Nympho calculates how much she has saved thanks to her library.
ORGANIZATION
- Stormy @ Book. Blog. Bake. makes suggestions for what to do with books you don’t want anymore.
RATING & REVIEWING
- Nikki @ The Paper Sea opens up for discussion to half-star of not to half-star.
- Miranda @ Tempest Books considers the various ways to approach reviews of books in a series, if at all. She posts the first book’s review on her blog, opting to post the review of sequels on Goodreads.
- Amy @ Ten Penny Dreams worries that book reviewing spoils the reading experience.
- Hazel @ Stay Bookish talks about her love-hate relationship with book ratings.
READING
- Ana @ Read Me Away asks how much you need to read before deciding not to finish a book.
- Genevieve @ The Reading Shelf is sad about all the small town hate she’s observed.
- Kelsey @ Verbosity Book Reviews talks about her problems with series.
- Eve @ PaperGrey confesses that love makes her uncomfortable both in reality and in books.
- Echo @ InkBerry Books notes 8 types of books she won’t read.
- Betty @ Book Rock Betty rants about having to wait for sequels but she overcomes that by starting series that are already complete or have a lot of published sequels before reading them. This all for her love for binge reading. She also lists some completed or almost complete series for your reading pleasure!
But if a singer only sings when no one is listening, is she really a singer?
How did your week go? What books are you looking out for to read in the coming week?
Thanks for sharing my link! :)
You’re welcome! :)
It sounds as if you’ve had quite the productive week!
When I get on top of my blog and in to the swing of things posting wise I always feel better for some reason – it’s like a relief almost.
Here’s to another great week!
:-)
Relief is a very accurate way to describe that feeling :) You too, have a wonderful week! :D