I can’t believe it’s less than two weeks until Christmas. I’m not sure where this year has gone, but I know that it’s gone very quickly. As the end of the year looms, I find myself feeling quite exhausted and looking forward to a few quiet days, curled up with a book.
Bur firstly, it’s time to look back on 2023 in books, and what better way than to using Taking Stock prompts. The idea is to not think too hard about responses to the prompts. I find that usually, the first reaction is the most relevant.
Admiring: Dana Schwarz, the author of Anatomy: A Love Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and Immortality: A Love Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Becoming: A fan of Dervla McTiernan. I have read all of her books and loved them all
Curious: About author Nora Roberts. This year I was surprised by how much I enjoyed her novel, Nightworks, and look forward to reading more of her books.
Delighted: That I have read many great books this year.
Excited: For new releases in 2024
Feeling: Very happy to have completed the April AtoZ Challenge in 2023
Going: To broaden the genres I read in 2024. As I look back on the books that I’ve read, it’s obvious that I have read only a few genres.
Hoping: To have more time for reading in 2024. This year my time was limited.
Joking: That I’m turning into a crime junkie. It’s a genre that I haven’t read much in the past, but in 2023, I have read a surprising number of crime books
Knowing: I need to read more of Grantlee Kieza’s books, as I have enjoyed all of his books that I’ve read so far. This year I read Lawson.
Loving: The 52 book week challenge again this year, and looking forward to participating again, in 2024.
Making: A promise to myself to find out more about the life of Bella da Costa Greene after reading The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Next: Year, once again, I’m looking forward to reading over 100 great books
Observing: How much I enjoy books written by Steven King
Posting: Fifty three book reviews on the blog this year.
Reading: 116 books so far this year
Welcoming: Many new followers to this blog this year. I have loved making new connections.
Xmas: Christmas at Mannus Ridge by Joanne Tracey is the best Christmas book I’ve read in a long while.
Yes: I love a book with an exclamation mark in the title. Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
Z: Zambesi by Tony Park was a 5 star read for me earlier in the year
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