Last week on FYFA (and in my life):
I decided to lower my Goodreads reading goal. When I started out the year, I knew that the 200 goal probably wouldn’t happen this year because I just can’t get as much reading done now that I’m editing regularly, but I thought I’d just keep the goal and it wouldn’t matter. Of course, every time I see that little count that tells me I’m behind, it drives me crazy (if you read my discussion this week, you know I obsess over these little things way too much, right?). So, anyway, I just decided to change it to 150. Still a very respectable number.
Yesterday, the acting and musical theatre classes that I teach at our homeschool co-op had their final performances. The kids get a great job!!
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog this past week:
- Reunited by S.J. Pajonas (review)
- Dare by Allie Juliette Mousseau (promo & giveaway)
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner (review & promo)
- Let’s Discuss – Why I’m (Maybe) Changing Some of My Ratings
- Arcane Forest Anthology (release day blitz & giveaway)
- The Ark by Laura Liddell (review & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a copy of the book!
- Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman (review & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win signed copies of both books in the series!
Next week on FYFA:
- Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby (review)
- Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (review)
- Let’s Discuss – What I Did Instead of Changing My Ratings – Cause, yeah, I way over-analyze things and was already second-guessing myself by the time I posted last week’s post!
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Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere:
- Don’t miss out on the fun discussions happening on the 2015 Book Blog Discussion Challenge! Make sure you check them all out! Here are just a few of my recent favorites:
- Tonyalee over at Lilybloombooks writes about Binge Reading and Series Burn Out.
- Joey over at Thoughts and Afterthoughts talks about Embracing Instalove In Post-Apocalyptic Settings.
- Shannon over at It Starts at Midnight talks about that book everyone else loves in So You’re a Black Sheep: How to Deal.
Other Current Giveaways on FYFA:
(Besides the ones listed above)
- The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow – Still time to enter to win a fun swag pack!
- April 2015 Discussion Challenge Link-up & Giveaway – Link up your April discussions and enter to win a 2015 debut of your choice!
Even More Awesome Giveaways on Other Sites:
- YA Series Insiders is having a Pick Your Own April Giveaway!
- Lots of blogs participating in the April New Release Giveaway Hop!
Lots of good stuff! Have any giveaways or great discussions happening on your site right now? Feel free to share them in the comments!
I set my goodreads goal based on what I read last year and my average reading speed, which is one book every 3 days, so I went with 110 books for this year.
The past two years I was able to hit that 200 goal, but I knew this year was going to be different. Even at the end of the year last year, I was slowing WAY down. With my editing, I just don’t have as much time to read, but I do love editing!
Congrats on the completion of your rehearsals and what I hope were successful performances!
Nothing wrong with changing that reading goal — I really hate it when Goodreads tells me I’m behind too 🙂 And 150 books is still SUPER respectable. That’s almost 3 per week! I’m hoping just to hit 100 😉
Yeah, I realized I was being silly for letting the goal depress me, especially when I knew going into this year that I wasn’t going to be able to read as much. Much better just to change it and let it go!
I lowered mine this year from last year as well, even though I meet my goal last year, that progress bar really does stress me out sometimes and it is completely crazy because it shouldn’t, at all but it does!
Congrats on all the great reads this week!
Yeah, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to read as many books this year, but for some reason I left the goal anyway. But why obsess over a goal I never thought I could make? It was just silly!
OOoh nice! Those are new to me reads! Except for The Shattered Court! Read that last month! I found it to be intriguing! Definitely looking forward to more of the series! Hope you enjoy all your reads!
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I’m looking forward to The Shattered Court. It’s one of those books that I’ve seen around and finally decided to take the plunge and request it!
Wow, 150 books is still a great goal! Most years I only read an average of 80, though that was when I was in nursing school. This year I aimed for 90 books, and I am actually ahead, for once! 😀 I may bump it up to 100 if I say that I’m still really ahead.
Great haul! 🙂
I was able to hit my 200 goal the past two years, but I knew that this year was going to be lighter – I just don’t have as much time to read. It was silly to stress over it, so I just changed the number so I wouldn’t have to stare at it and think about it. 🙂
150 books has been my goal for the last two years. I’ve been managing to reach – sometimes, even surpass it. You shouldn’t feel bad, because as my husband can attest, he hasn’t read a book since he left university. That was ages ago. Lol.
Good luck, and enjoy your books this week!
My husband and your husband would get along great! 🙂
I need to keep track of how much I read in a year, but I don’t…I guess it’s because I don’t post every book I read on Goodreads.
I’m kind of obsessive about Goodreads. I LOVE it!!
I actually just decided to quit all my challenges, including my Goodreads one. I am actually ahead, but for some reason I continuously feel the need to beat myself. I keep trying to read more and more and it’s driving me crazy.
Sometimes challenges are great and sometimes they can just stress you out. You have to figure out which camp you belong to and act accordingly!
150 books is very respectable. Plus it is way more than my goal of 52! 🙂
Have a great week, Nicole.
Yes, I’m still very happy with the goal, even though it’s hard not to want to read more, more, more!! 🙂
Hi Nicole! 150! I’m right there with Terri at 50 only so… I think your goal is awesome! I follow your instalove love link and visited Joey. His blog is very unique! made me smiled 🙂 Thanks for sharing 🙂
and thanks for linking up my post “Where on Earth”! so… Chicago! I hope I get to visit it one day 🙂
Joey is a very unique guy! One of the things that I love about the discussion challenge is getting to know a lot of bloggers that I wouldn’t have met otherwise!
Aww thanks for linking to my post! And 150!? Goodness! And that’s a decrease?! How!? Please, tell me your secrets. I need to know them all. Also, that looks like a nice group of books! I have been really curious about A Matter of Heart and The Shattered Court, but not quite convinced on either, so I am going to wait for your reviews 🙂 Hope you enjoy them all!
Yeah, I went a while without picking up any review books and then picked up several the last couple of weeks. Uh oh! I’ll let you know what I think!
Sorry I am a little late with this, but great haul this week. the Shattered Court looks awesome!
I hope you enjoy 🙂 Happy Reading!
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