Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. I had so many good books in my stack this month, but I still managed to download an audiobook after discovering a novel written way back when I was in elementary school. I don't remember ever hearing anything about it before a few weeks ago, so it was fun to read something without any preconceived notions. Our travels earlier this month helped beef up my total number of books this month, as well as plenty of time running after we returned. I'm trying to get into listening to books while I exercise instead of listening to music, since it makes me feel so much more productive! I still love how ...
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Collaboreads | The Handmaid’s Tale
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Yesterday's post might have been really, really late, but Collaboreads is always on time! I'm so excited to join Rachel for our second Collaboreads link up for 2017. We had such a great turn out last month and I had so many people tell me that they couldn't wait to join us for the next round Well, the next round is here and I have such a great book to share with you today! This book lover’s link-up isn’t restrictive, joins great books with even better bloggers, and creates a wonderful space for conversation. I love that the prompts are open ended, meaning you can be as literal or as figurative as ...
What I Read in January
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Not only am I recapping last month's reads today, but I wanted to fill you in on my reading goals for 2017. It is virtually impossible to read much more than I did last year, simply due to my current season of life. Instead of focusing on a year long goal, I want to make sure I'm reading more consistently on a regular basis. This year, I'm going to aim for four books a month and make sure at least one of them is nonfiction. In my review post each month, I'll tally up the total for that month as well as offer an overview on how the entire year is going. Let's dive right in! I love how Leah is ...
Collaboreads | The Nightingale
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Do you want to know how excited I am to co-host the first Collaboreads of the new year?! Amber and Rachel started this virtual book club way back in May of 2015 and it's been one of my favorite places to link up ever since. This book lover's link-up isn't restrictive, and joins great books with even better bloggers, and creates a wonderful space for conversation. I love that the prompts are open ended, meaning you can be as literal or as figurative as you'd like. We'll pick the theme, you'll pick the book, and then we'll all link up at the end of the month. Sounds fun, right? This month's ...
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. I know I've already given you a mini recap of last year's books, but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to do a full rundown. What if you didn't read here last February? What if you don't know about the best book in August? Maybe you hate to read, but maybe you're looking for your next favorite book right now. How about a little walk down memory lane? Below you'll find cover art for all 52 books, along with links back to my original review posts and links to purchase on Amazon. I made a list of notable things about the books I read last year and I'll be interspersing them ...
What Should I Read Next?
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. It's been an entire year since I decided to read a book for every week of the year and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I read so many more books than I have in years past and I really expanded the types of books I was reading. I voluntarily picked up nonfiction (whoa), I started listening to audiobooks, and I even read a few new-to-me classic novels. I knew that I wanted to share a yearly recap, but I doubted anybody wanted a list of all 52 books I tackled. I decided, instead, to mirror the format of one of my favorite podcasts: What Should I Read Next? If you're a reader and not already ...
What I Read in December
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. I wish I could tell you that I read exactly 52 books in 52 weeks, but it didn't quite shake down like that. Does it count that I started 52 books this year? I might not have met my goal exactly, but I'm pretty happy with myself. I do wish that number could have been a little larger, but I know this was a pretty big accomplishment for a crazy busy working mom. I debated whether to increase that number for next year or whether to set a different kind of reading goal altogether. I'm planning to share a bit of a reading recap for 2016 on the blog next week, so I hope to have that goal hammered out before ...
Collaboreads | The Lovely Bones
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. This is one of those months where I was insanely excited about the prompt for Collaboreads. I remember seeing the hard copy of this book when we packed up the house in October and thinking that I wanted to read it again soon. That was before I realized Josh would hold all of my worldly possessions hostage in the pod or I would have saved a stack of books to read over the next few months. As it stands, I used an extra Audible credit to download the audio version and only later realized that Alice Sebold herself, reads the novel. That, my friends, is what we call a happy accident. I read this ...