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Books I Abandoned in 2015

January 12, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 5 Comments

Ok so I only DNF'd one book this year. But I'm still writing this post because there was one other book that I wish I had abandoned but didn't. Reawakened by Odette Beane Emma Swan's life has been anything but a fairy tale. She's been on her own since she was abandoned as a baby--that is, until the ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 12, 2016 12:27 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2015
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A Year of Reading 2015

January 9, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

The questions for this survey came from The Perpetual Page Turner's blog. I love doing end of year recaps.  I did this same survey in 2013 and 2014.  You can also check out my recap posts for 2012 and 2011 too. :) Reading Stats Books read: 50 (same from 2014) Pages read: 11,196 (-4,046 from 2014) Average pages per book: 228 (-77 from ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 9, 2016 10:20 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2015
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How I Did on my 2015 Resolutions

January 4, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

As I was writing my New Year's Resolutions for 2016, I wondered if resolutions actually work. I realized that I've never gone back at my last year's resolutions to see how many I accomplished so I'm going to do it for the first time this year.  I'll be honest - once I write these resolutions, I ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 4, 2016 6:06 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2015, resolutions
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New Years Resolutions 2016

January 1, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 3 Comments

Blog Review all the books I've read.  I really enjoy writing reviews and I decided I can write either long or short reviews - whatever I feel like!  Part of the reason I got behind on my reviews was because I felt like I had to write long reviews for every book. SEO all of my book reviews. ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 1, 2016 3:17 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2016, resolutions
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How Much I Spent on Books in 2015

December 28, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 6 Comments

Last year, I kept track of how much I spent on books in 2014 and I wanted to do it again.  I think it's really interesting to look at all the lists and numbers - two things that this nerd loves. :) Books I Bought in 2015 Hardcover $22 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Illustrated) ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 28, 2015 6:38 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2015, money
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