I tweeted this list out in response to a question on the #TSBC Book Chat, so here it is again! My Top 10 Books of 2020 – some have been reviewed here and some will appear in the following months!
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Best Audiobooks of 2014
As I said earlier, this was the year of the audiobook for me. I got started in 2013, and really got going in 2014. I have to thank the local library for all this, because that’s where I get all my audiobooks for now. It is extremely convenient, and great for when you want to […]
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This has been the year of the audio-book for me, but more on that later. I did actually read some books, and here are my Top 4 out of all them. [amazon_link id=”0553418025″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]#1. The Martian by Andy Weir This was without doubt the Best Book of 2014, and I knew it as […]
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[amazon_link id=”0143124544″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I resolved to read at least 30 books in 2013, and I’ve read (or listened to) 39! Yay, Well Done Me, etc. etc. You have probably read my reviews on all of them here, on Goodreads and on my Facebook page 🙂 . In no particular order then, here are […]
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I read a bunch of books in 2012, but here are three of the best: [amazon_link id=”0812982940″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker : You’d think that sci-fi and coming-of-age genres wouldn’t mix very well, but they do. The book is based on a scientific phenomena – the shifting of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Completed : 2012 NetGalley Reading Challenge
I’ve finished my NetGalley Reading Challenge hosted by Red House Books! Again, checking in 2013 to list out all the books read for it. I elected to read between 11-20 books, and I’ve read 20 books so far! Goal : 11-20 Read so far: 20 The Golden Scales Pure Midnight in Austenland Last Chance Beauty […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Salon : Reading Challenge Countdown
Checking in this Sunday to keep an up-to-date count of all the books read for my Reading Challenges. I keep forgetting to link the reviews up at the host’s site, so I’ll catch them up here. So far I have read the following : GoodReads Challenge Goal : 20 Read : 10 (See badge […]
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I read S. Krishna’s Book Blog often, but this is the first time I’m taking the South Asian Challenge she hosts. I am of South-Asian descent so the literary landscape is kind of familiar. I do read South-Asian books once in a while – I recently read “The Artist of Disappearance” by Anita Desai which […]
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Yes, another Challenge for 2012 (I’ve already signed up for three)! I’m on a roll! This one is by Emily from Red House Books, yes the very same blogger who hosts the NetGalley Month Read-a-thons. I’m picking the Green Star level which means I will read (and review) 11-20 NetGalley books. Besides the books I listed […]
Read the rest of this entry »2011 : The Year in Review
2011 was the year of the ARC. I read more Advance Reviewer Copies than the previous years, so much so that I barely got to my own Reading List! I entered 2 Reading Challenges and got started on the Sunday Salon Posts. I completed the GoodReads 2011 Reading Challenge (Goal of 15 books) and Stainless […]
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