July was a fantastic month. It was the month I launched Book Chick City, the month I received my first books to review from publishers and authors and the month I did my first author interview – lots of firsts!
It has been so much fun and I am enjoying it all immensley. So many great bloggers have stopped by and left comments and to be honest, without you guys my blog would be a pretty boring place for me to be. So a million thanks to all.
Also, thank you to all the publishers and authors who have sent me such wonderful books to review, you have been so generous. I will do my very best to read and review them all!
As most of my time this month has been getting Book Chick City up and running, I haven’t read as many books as I usually do. I hope that August will be a better month and my aim is to read 3-5 books per week.
Book Read & Reviewed:
Author Interviews:
1. Jane Davis
Books In: 73
For Review: 40 (I think I got this many as I’m a new blogger, I’m sure it will settle down soon)
Won: 5
Bought: 28 (I know – I have a problem!)
Favourite Book Read This Month: Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue
Reading Challenges 2009 – Progress Report:
- Suspense & Thriller Challenge: 1 read, 11/12 to go
- Sookie Stackhouse Challenge: 1 reading, 9/9 to go
- Everything Austen: I watched, 4/5 to go
- Romance Reading Challenge: not started, 5/5 to go
- Guardian’s 1000 Novel Challenge: not started yet, 10/10 to go
- Books vs Movie’s Challenge: 1 read/watched, 4/5 to go
- Stephanie Plum Challenge: 1 reading, 15/15 to go
- Lisa Jackson Challenge: not started, 25/25 to go
- 100+ Reading Challenge: 13 read, 87/100 to go
Guest Post: I wrote my first guest post on Maw Books which you can view HERE. It was great fun and I received a lot of really nice comments, so thanks Natasha for having me!
Book Signing: I went to my first book signing. It was really great to see the author up close and personal. You can read all about it HERE.
Anything else I should add?
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If you read 3 to 5 books a week, I'm impressed! I can't even imagine! Even once the kids get back to school, I'm good for one or two! Nice debut month for you!
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I can't believe you recently started this site… it looks so established, lol! I love it here. =)
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Congratulations – that was a great first month. Looking forward to more from your blog!
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Hi Sandy – I know that 3-5 seems a lot but I am a fast reader. It also depends on the length of the book and how easy it is to read. Chick-lit books I can read in a day, something more serious like a classic will probably take a week. Thanks for stopping by, I like reading your comments, you are becoming a regular and I love it!
Hi Jenny – Ahh, thanks for your comments, they are really sweet. I'm glad you like it here, so I hope to see you often
Hi Tam – I spend a lot of time on my blog which I suppose is why it looks as though I've been around longer than a month. I am really happy the way things are going. So pleased you dropped by.
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What a great month to start! I generally read 6-10 books a month, but I'd love to read more. I think you're blog is looking good!
–Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
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You're doing really well with your challenges. They're so addicting and I can't seem to stop signing up for "just one more", but so fun! Congratulations on a great month!
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Wow that is a lot of books for review, I have to admit I am a lil jealous lol. But really, congrats!
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Anna – I say that I will try and read 3-5 books a week, but you know how it is – life just gets in the way. This is my aim though. But all will be revealed in next months review
Alexia – I know! I am SO addicted to challenges! I just can't stop myself from joining them!
Jessica Marie – I know, it is a lot of books to review but I think its because I have just started out, it will die down now and I wont get so many I'm sure.
Thanks all for stopping by – it's great to read your comments x
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Great new blog! Love it, it's so pretty. Congratulations on all the first, look forward to seeing you around blog land!
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