Hello, and welcome to my new book blog! I hope you find it interesting and useful. I launched this site a little over a year ago, but until now I’ve only put up landing pages for the books I share in my author newsletter. I’ve decided to expand it, though, because I want to make reading a bigger part of my life, and I figure that a great way to do that is to involve my friends, family, and fellow readers in the journey.
Here’s what you can expect to see here:
Whenever I read a book, I’ll cross post my review of it here and on Goodreads. This includes books that I do not finish, since I usually give a book three strikes and skip to the last chapter before I DNF it. I used to try to finish every book, but I found that I actually read more books when I allow myself to DNF them.
Every book that I review will recieve 1-5 stars. Here is what those ratings actually mean:
- One Star — I thought this book was terrible.
- Two Stars — I didn’t like this book, but it wasn’t terrible.
- Three Stars — I thought this book was okay, but not great.
- Four Stars — I thought this book was really good.
- Five Stars — This is one of the best books that I’ve ever read.
When I like a book well enough to recommend it (usually four or five stars), I’ll put up a book page with affiliate links to Amazon, which earns me a small commission if you buy something there. Also, I’ll mark on the book review whether I own or want to own this book, in print, ebook, or audiobook format. My ultimate goal is to build up a sizeable personal library in all three formats.
In addition to book reviews, I’ll also keep a reading journal of all of the books I read or attempt to read. This will include posts about my reading goals, reports on library visits and any author events that I attend, reflections on books that I’m currently reading, and books that I acquire, either as gifts, swaps, freebies, or book purchases.
Finally, if I come across any short stories that I think are worth checking out, I’ll post about those as well. I subscribe to every major science fiction and fantasy magazine that has a podcast, and I typically spend Saturday morning listening through all of those while doing household chores.
This blog isn’t just something that I’m doing for myself. I sincerely hope that you will find value in this blog too, either by discovering and enjoying new books, considering a book or an author in a new light, or just by being inspired to read more on your own. Either way, I’d love to hear from you! These posts are really more like discussion starters—feel free to post a comment anytime.
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