Little White Lies Review

I gave this book 5 stars. I listened to this on audiobook because I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but now I want to buy it. The way is was told, having flashbacks getting closer and closer to the present moment was really interesting. It kept me guessing at every moment. By the end I had thought that her dad was everyone we had ever met, and no one.

I loved all of the characters, they all seemed crazy enough for you to be in shock, but believable enough to be real. I didn't agree with some of Sawyer's decisions, but she was a strong person, with great convictions. I would have liked to see more Walker, I feel like he was talked about more than he was actually in the book. And also some more of Lily's little brother. I am excited that there is a sequel coming out, because it left me with some unanswered questions.

I would really recommend this book to teenagers and adults alike, because I think it has things that both could relate to. This review is also on my goodreads.

Tuck Everlasting Review

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

I read this book when I was probably around 8 or 9 for the first time, and I really liked it. I had read The Search for Delicious in school and would read and reread that book so much. I begged my mom to get me another one of her books, and she bought me Tuck Everlasting.

I listened to the musical for the first time about a year ago, and since hearing that I've wanted to reread the novel. I was not disappointed. I finished it in about an hour and a half, it is a short book, and it was a whirlwind of emotions. A really good book and I would recommend to anyone. Five stars all across the board.

I have this review on goodreads as well.

19 Goals for '19

19 Goals for '19

At the beginning of the year I made an arbitrary list of goals to complete this year. I would like to look back on them and see how many I completed.

Goodreads goal of 108

Last year I read a solid 101 books for my challenge of 100, so I decided to step it up a little. Keep it at an average of 9 books per month.

10 Classics

I read a few classics last year, and really loved them. I want to read more of them, and more diversely with some translated fiction, and international authors.

Read more books than I buy

I have a huge amount of books piled up that I haven't read yet, and I need to get through them before buying tons of new ones.

Start a blog

We'll see how far along this goes. But technically, whether I continue with it I did start a blog. We can check that goal off of the list.

Start writing reviews

I will start by writing them on here, and linking them in my Goodreads when I rate and finish a book.

Finish 3 Book Series

I have quite a few series that I am halfway through, so I want to get to finish them.

Reread 5 Books

I love to reread books, and honestly I do it a lot. This probably won't be a hard goal to accomplish for me.

Write a draft of a novel

Speaking of hard goals...

Read 25 books from TBR (bought before January 1st)

This is related to reading more books than I buy. I want to whittle down my physical TBR, making room for more books. 

Finish book draft

This means to finish a draft of a novel that I've already started.

Read 3 books in french

I am trying to get a better grasp on french, so I think reading some beginner french books might help.

Read daily

Whether its one page, or one thousand pages, I just want to read.

Write at least 5/7 days a week

Writing everyday helps you get better, so I want to get into a consistent writing mood.

Keep up with my Reading Journal

I just put together a reading journal out of an old composition notebooks, just for basic reviews and thoughts on the books I'm reading. I want to be consistent with that as well.

Fill up 2 Notebooks

I buy too many notebooks to not finish any.

Make a spreadsheet for stats

I did this already. It's just about putting the books and ratings in once I finish them.

Read 10 books that are 600+ pages

I read a couple of very long books last year, so I just want to challenge myself to read as much as I can.

Get a bookshelf

Achieved this already. I went to Ikea and bought a nice bookcase.