April 2017 Wrap-Up

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April was an okayish month for me in terms of reading. The first two weeks I wasn’t reading much and my school started after that so it got quite busy. The good thing is that I managed to read 6 books and that, good collection too. Two books had been on my TBR list for a long time, two were review books and the remaining two were audiobooks, one of which was a classic. I’m not going to tell all of my thoughts on these books as I plan to do reviews of most of them.                                                                                                                 

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Wrap-Up

Hi everyone! I don’t know if any of you noticed, but I haven’t posted anything for the last five days and I hate myself for that. It was mainly because I didn’t pre-write any posts and it’s hard for me to write on weekdays while school is going on. Anyways, I don’t plan on this happening again.

This weekend on the 29th April was Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon and this was my first time participating in it. If you don’t know, it is a readathon where everyone starts at the time around the world and reads for 24 hours while sharing their progress. I must say I had a lot of fun doing this and I’m already anticipating the next one in October.                   

The Most Needed and Least Taught Skill: Awareness By Jae Ellard- Guest Post & Spotlight

Success with Stress

Book Description:

Believe it or not, stress isn’t all bad; in fact, it’s an important part of the natural world. Stress helps us survive as a species – because of that we want the ability to be stressed. That said, being able to manage stress with greater success is the difference between surviving and THRIVING. Success with Stress explores five simple ideas to spark your personal power to change the level, duration, and frequency of the stress in your life. With workplace stress being linked to quality of life, health, and workplace morale, this is a must-read for any team looking to improve morale and individuals looking to improve their quality of life.

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First Book Haul Post (January – March 2017)

Hello everyone!! So I’ve never posted a book haul before but I’ve wanted to for such a long time. The thing is I only buy about 1 or 2 books a month, only sometimes more. I always thought I don’t have many books to include in a book haul post. But now I’ve decided I’ll post a book haul whenever I’ve acquired a few book.

This haul includes all the books I’ve got in the first three months of 2017. It has a total of 9 books – 3 of these I bought myself, 4 were sent to me to review and 2 of these I won from giveaways.

Book Spotlight: Dreaming Sophia by Melissa Muldoon

Hey everyone! Today, I have a very interesting book recommendation for you. Dreaming Sophia by Melissa Muldoon is an exciting blend of Italy, language, art, and culture. Do check it out if it seems interesting to you. Below is all the information you need:

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Quotes of the Week #9: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling

Hello everyone! I present to you my last installment of my favorite quotes from the Harry Potter series:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Guest Post & Giveaway: Sweet Southern Hearts by Susan Schild

Sweet Southern Hearts

Author: Susan Schild

Publisher: Lyrical Press

Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Susan Schild welcomes you back to the offbeat Southern town of Willow Hill, North Carolina, for a humorous, heartwarming story of new beginnings, do-overs, and
self-discovery…

January 2017 Reads

Hello everyone! This is the first time i am doing a month reading wrap-up and I’m hoping to do a lot of these this year. January was a pretty good reading month for me. I finished 6 books. All of these were sent to me for review by their author. I have been lately focusing solely on review books as I want to be done with them.

Reading Challenges 2017

Hello everyone! Today, I’m telling you about the reading challenges I am participating in this year. All these are year long  challenges. I may or may not participate in other challenges, readathons or readalongs throughout the year.

Brunch Book Challenge

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This challenge is hosted by HT Brunch. You can check out their twitter @HTBrunch and also the challenge post. The offcial hashtag is #BrunchBookChallenge.

There are only two rules to complete this challenge.

  1. Read 36 books in 2017.
  2. Read at least six books by Indian authors, or those centered on India.

I have always been interested in this challenge but I’ve never been active in updating my reading. This year I want to change that. I will be posting my progress through my twitter account @tavleensoni.