I starting using CAWPILE to rate books in 2022. I really enjoyed having a more systematic way to rate books and the stats from the spreadsheet. However, I did find a few things not to my liking or needing a little update to match my personal preferences. I wrote another blog after 6 months of… Continue reading Rating Books – Tweaking CAWPILE to Fit My Needs
Yesterday, I cleaned out my Goodreads TBR, removing all books I no longer had any interest in and leaving myself with a TBR of under 100 books (~1 year of reading). Today, I want to share the books that made the cut. There are definitely books I'm more excited about than others and some that… Continue reading Goodreads TBR Cleanout: The Remaining TBR
I've used Goodreads to track my reading since 2019. In that time, I've found and read a lot of books and also shelved a lot as books I want to read at some point. Also during that time, my reading tastes have changed quite a bit and my Goodreads TBR is 132 books, some of… Continue reading Goodreads TBR Cleanout: Books I Removed
I hesitated last year and ultimately didn't blog about my least favorite reads but this year, I'm going for it. If you haven't seen it, I did post my Best Reads of 2022 yesterday and thankfully there are more books on that list than this one. Out of the 100 books I've read this year,… Continue reading Worst Reads of 2022
As I looked back on my 2021 reads at the end of the year, I realized my ratings were all over the place. My ratings were often swayed by my general mood, if it was better or worse than my prior book, or other facts that didn't really have anything to do with the book.… Continue reading Rating Books – My Experience Using CAWPILE for 6 Months
It's my 1st blogiversary! I simultaneously feel like it's gone really fast and that I've been doing this for a long time. My blog still isn't pretty but feel like I somewhat know what I'm doing and writing blogs has become a normal part of my week. Thank you to everyone who has read, commented,… Continue reading A Whole Year – My 1-Year Blogiversary
Hello, my name is Susan and welcome to my blog. It is quite possible that no one will ever read this besides me but that's ok. So if you're here, thank you and otherwise, I plan to enjoy writing this for myself. Things you should know about me: I love my dog Bonnie (she'd be… Continue reading Welcome!
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