So this year I am trying to review books every month. One, because sometimes within 3 months I’ve already forgotten the gist of the book and my thoughts on it. (Sad, but true). Two, because I’m a cheater pants and for my goal of blogging every week, if I up the frequency of my books […]
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Books in Review Q4 2019
I’ve loved seeing so many friends post all the books they read in 2019! You are adding many more books to my list. To return the favor, I’ll add my 4th quarter readings. I got a little bit out of control with reading this quarter, apparently, but a lot of these I read to skill-up […]
Books in Review Q3 2019
It’s interesting how different phases of our life influence our reading. I definitely had a little more discretionary reading time with an international trip to and from Mongolia–especially when the in-flight entertainment was broken on the way back–and lots of driving time in the country, too. But I also got a new job and you’ll […]
Books in Review Q2 2019
Over this quarter, I went on a nice nearly 3-week long trip to Brazil where I traveled all over on like…11 flights or something crazy like that. So I had a lot of time in airports and a lot of time to read. Thus, this quarter’s reads: The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories The […]
Q1 2019 Books in Review
Quite a good little mix of books this time around. Some were enjoyable, some to explore a different genre or author, and some that deeply moved me. I thought I’d provide the skimmable version of the books I read first and then my reviews. Books in no particular order The Ocean at the End of […]
Three lessons from the 2018 Book of Mormon challenge
Go and Do, Something New, and Shared Experiences. Three lessons from President Russell M. Nelson’s challenge to read the Book of Mormon in 2018.
Q4 Books in Review (October-December 2018)
From Little Women (a fave) through to the Mistborn trilogy and beyond to Boys in the Boat. A good set of reads these past few months.
Q3 2018 Books in Review (July-September)
Finally read the Seven Habits, audiobooked my way through some Brandon Sanderson, educated myself, and got into some mysteries along the way. #reading #books
Q2 2018 Books in Review
“All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names.” “Words are where most change begins.” ―Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance This has been a good few months of reading. Enjoy the […]
Q1 2018 Books in Review
I did it! I wanted to try doing my book reviews on a quarterly basis this year and look! #ICanDoHardThings I had an interesting mix of bookses this time around (That’s how Gollum would say it. No, I didn’t re-read LOTR. Yes, I want to.) Children’s Book Good Morning Moroni By: Jed Nelson Platt I […]