My blog is now legally an adult.
If you're a long time reader, you know that I read as much of the middle grade realistic fiction, speculative fiction and nonfiction as I can, through digital ARC providers like Edelweiss Plus and Netgalley, before I buy them.
I hope that it helps to have a concise review with my very carefully worded opinions about the books; I try to make the "weaknesses" as constructive as possible. While the books I adore often hit on a personal level, I am always conscious of how my students will like books. There are a lot of sports, horror, and humor fans in my population, so I read a lot of those.
I'm happy to have reached this milestone but a little sad that blogging is rather a thing of the past, and that my reviews have a limited audience. Maybe I just need some cake.
Congrats on reaching such an important blog milestone! It's a huge accomplishment to keep it going for so long and to read and review so many books.
ReplyDeleteI for one enjoy your blog and hope to read it for another 18 years.
ReplyDeleteHappy 18th! Thanks again for the reviews! Enjoy some cake!
ReplyDeleteI just found you and am excited to check out your treasure trove! As for blogging, I think many instagram accounts just a use a picture of the the book and post their post text into the comments. Boom- 2 platforms with minimal extra effort.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your posts. The format is helpful, and I’ve found many new books from you! I hope blogging becomes more popular in the future. Instagram takes up too much time with very little content-too much scrolling required.
ReplyDeleteBlogs may make a comeback! And I never miss your reviews - so grateful for them!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great 18 years. Keep at it. You are the best!
ReplyDeleteI recommend you all the time and find your reviews VERY helpful!
ReplyDeleteHappy 18th! I'd love for you to change your Goodreads privacy to public so I can see your bookshelves and the older books you've reviewed, with their star ratings.
ReplyDeleteI accidentally deleted almost 10,000 reviews on Goodreads a year or so ago, but everything should be here on the blog. If you send me a friend request and a note on Goodreads, I'll be glad to add you as a friend. I thought that my reviews were public, but I'll have to look into it.
DeleteHappy blogiversary! 🥳 It has been sad seeing favourite blogs disappear, but I think that makes celebrating milestones like these even more special.
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