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New Year’s Book Resolutions

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I know that this book tag is a little overdue but I don't think it's ever too late to make New Year's Book Resolutions! I saw this tag on A Book Lovers Playlist by Kayleigh , who had originally seen it on Heather's YouTube channel . So, now that the right people have been credited... let's get started! To make these resolutions more likely to be successful, I've tried using books that I already have on my shelves. I will come back at the end of the year to see how I've coped! 1. An author you'd like to read (that you've never read before) Jonathan Coe. 2. A book you'd like to read. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. 3. A classic you'd like to read. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 4. A book you'd like to re-read. Snow by Maxence Fermine. 5. A book you've had for ages and want to read. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. 6. A big book you'd like to read. The Stranger’s Child ...

The Bookish Naughty List Tag

I have recently come across The Bookish Naughty List Tag , which was created in December last year by Jenniely . The idea is that – once you’ve been tagged – you have to answer 15 questions and spill the beans on your bookish sins. I have just got back into blogging and I haven’t been tagged by anyone but this sounds fun so… here it goes… 1. Received an ARC and not reviewed it? ✓ I am afraid so. In my previous incarnation as a book blogger I struggled to keep up with the number of ARCs and books received, which is part of the reason that ultimately led to my giving the blogging up. 2. Have less than 60% feedback rating on NetGalley? No. I don’t actually have a NetGalley account, which to some might seem a bigger sin that having a low feedback percentage! 3. Rated a book on Goodreads and promised a full review was to come on your blog (and never did)? No, simply because I don’t have a Goodreads account. Is this heresy? Have I now been excommunicated from the bo...