Namely, the state of this blog! In my defense, I've been posting more frequently with a blog I started with my awesome critique group partners: thinkingthroughourfingers.blogspot.com. Okay, so "frequently" really is only about twice a month, but that's an improvement here.
I'm thinking, though, that this would be a great place to record the books I've read this year. I tend to read a lot--more especially now that I'm trying to take myself seriously as a writer--but I also tend to forget a lot of the books I've read. I don't have a particular goal for this year, but I'd like to see where I end up at year's end.
So far, I'm off to a good start (having a vacation from school helps!). Here are the books I've read so far for 2012:
Julia Golding, Dragonfly (Interesting, but I probably read it too fast as I discovered it was due back to the library that day and someone had placed a hold on it so I couldn't renew it!)
Matthew Kirby, Icefall (loved this! You can read my review here)
Kirsten White, Supernaturally
And I'm two-thirds of the way through Laini Taylor's Lips Touch Three Times. Taylor has a lush, gorgeous prose style, so I've enjoyed the stories, even though I don't always like my fantasy quite so dark. (I did love her Silksinger series, and I'm looking forward to her Daughter of Smoke and Bone)
Oh, good! I love reading your recommendations because I've liked a number of the books you've given 5 starts to on Goodreads. I read Daughter of Smoke and Bone over the Christmas break and enjoyed it. It was so different from any book I'd read before, a little darker than I normally like, but I'll definitely look for the sequels.
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