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Books I Abandoned in 2014

January 14, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

I made a commitment last year to quit books if I wasn't enjoying them. I still wanted to talk about those books a little because even though I didn't like them, you might.  And if you loved a book I abandoned feel free to tell me what I missed out on! The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini Release ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 14, 2015 10:05 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2014, DNF
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A Year of Reading 2014

January 1, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 5 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 for the first time last year.  I also did a post of the best books I read in 2014 and the best books I read in 2013.  You can also check out my ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 1, 2015 2:12 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2014
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How Much Did I Spend on Books in 2014?

December 31, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 4 Comments

Since I keep such detailed records of how many books I get and from where in my Mailbox posts, I wanted to go through all of them and see how much money I spent on books in a year.  I thought it would be a lot more than it actually was!  At the very least ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 31, 2014 8:07 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2014, money
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Top Ten Books I Read in 2014

December 30, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday 10 Comments

 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish with a different theme every week. Every year I make a list of the best books I read that year.  You can read my lists for 2011, 2012, and 2013.  I only put books on these lists that I gave 5 stars and it usually ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 30, 2014 8:41 am By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged With: 2014, Favorites
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New Years Resolutions 2014

January 1, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 6 Comments

Personal Go clothes shopping once a month.  Does this sound like a weird goal? Because I really hate clothes shopping.  I have no problem spending money on books but for some reason it's actually painful for me to part with my money for clothes.  I don't know why - maybe it's because books last "forever" and ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 1, 2014 11:23 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2014, resolutions
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