rantings & ramblings
Well, I did it. I read 75 books this year. Despite the gremlins in Goodreads’ algorithms that kept placing me way ahead of schedule when I was nowhere close to done and then artificially inflating my count by one crucial book – I met my goal. Next year I’m going to set a much more modest goal of 52 books. That’s what lies ahead, but as Janus also looks backwards, let’s recap the best of the best of 2017 – in my opinion, at least. Continue reading “My Best Reads of 2017”
On Christmas Day I finished what I *thought* was my last book for 2017. I saw the Goodreads’ message and balloons and confetti and everything. Then, when looking through my Year in Books, I noticed a mistake: somehow, two different editions of the same book made it onto my read list, meaning it counted twice and I was still one book short. I suppose its a good thing I received several cookbooks as early Christmas presents, right? Continue reading “Seven Final Reviews for 2017”
Today is Wednesday, December 6, 2017 and St. Nicholas Day. It is time once again for me to tell you the REAL story of St. Nicholas, or at least a tale more accurate than the usual Christmastime fare.
Continue reading “A Visit from Saint Nicholas [2017]”
Like egg nog appearing in the dairy case in fall, the Wheel of Time has turned ’round to Teaser Tuesday. Continue reading “Teaser Tuesday: The Templars”
This’ll get me caught up with my book reviews . . . for now, at any rate. Continue reading “Five Reviews in Five(ish) Minutes (11/17 #3)”
Monday I started reviewing the books I haven’t reviewed yet. Here’s the next five. Continue reading “Five Reviews in Five(ish) Minutes (11/17 #2)”
Running In My Head 