Winter Blogging Break

As some of you may have noticed, I haven't been posting so much this past week. 

It's not because I don't love each and every single one of my readers, I really do. My life's just kind of gotten in the way of my blogging (as it should, every now and again, I think) and I don't want my content to be subpar just for the sake of posting something. 

So here's what I'm gonna do: I'm gonna take a brief Winter Blogging Break. Like back when I was in school and I'd get a week and a half (boo high school) to a month (woohoo college) off. 

Top Ten Goals For 2014 (43)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

I don't really do resolutions, so I've titled this post "GOALS" instead of "RESOLUTIONS". But the idea is the same. Also, I'm not just gonna do bookish resolutions. Personal stuff too. So get ready to read about my feelings as well as my work ethic, yeah?

Bout of Books 9.0: Goals

BOUT OF BOOKS 9.0 TIME!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Epic Recs: January

Feature created by Amber and Judith, Graphic created by Judith

A couple weeks ago, I got paired up with LISA from Lisa is Busy Nerding for Epic Recs. This is great because:

1. Lisa is the best.

2. Lisa loves a lot of the same things as me.

3. Lisa gets me (as we discovered during our gchat to decide how to do this post).

What Do Non-Readers Do With Their Time?

Fact: I don't like coffee. I just like saying Coffee Clutch in my best and deepest New York accent. Considering I'm a New Yorker, I'm pretty freaking good at it. So I've got my tea and I hope you have your heated beverage of choice, because it's time to gab the day away.

Y'know those people in your life who don't read? Or even those people who don't read as much as I/we/you do? I'm sure you know a few. They could be a family member or a spouse or a friend...

Well, what do these people do in their spare time?

Review: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

Title: Graffiti Moon
Author: Cath Crowley
Release Date: December 26th, 2012
Publisher: Ember
Page Count: 272
Source: Purchased
First Reaction: *Standing Ovation*

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes.

[Summary Source: Goodreads]

Happy 2014, My Darlings!

And so 2013 is over.