It's Friday linkup time! I'm linking up with the Book Blogger Hop hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer, Book Beginnings of Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, and the Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice
This Week's Book Blogger Hop Question:
Do you overextend yourself with too many reviews because you can't pass up a book in hopes you will get them all done or do you carefully plan and be sure you can fulfill the deadline for all the promised reviews?
My Answer:
A little bit of both. I'm definitely over extended but I always have my calendar near me and I don't take a book for review unless I can promise a date for review. I'd like to take on less review books and focus more on books I already own but there's always a bright shiny new book I can't resist!
The Beginning:
If Annie Laurie's house could speak it would have said she was a contented woman.
My Thoughts:
I hope this is what my house would say about me!
The 56:
I laughed. "Haven't you ever heard the old saying? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. You never know what might happen."
I was joking. But I was right.
My Thoughts:
Oh so true and it sounds like things go rather terribly wrong.
So what do you think? Keep reading?
You sounds like you and I have the same relationship with review books. Overextended but unable to resist the shiny new ones. I don't think I've ever read anything in this series but I am tempted because the beginning and 56 sounds good. This week I am featuring Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton - a nice cozy mystery. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI've heard great things about this authors' books. Never read anything though. It sounds very good. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteMy parents always said "don't count your chickens before they hatch." It felt like a warning...and it annoyed me. LOL.
ReplyDeleteQueen Anne's Lace sounds like a book to enjoy. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “THE GARDEN OF SMALL BEGINNINGS”
I enjoy the series, but this wasn't my favorite one.
ReplyDeleteI love the opening...that Annie is a contented woman! Ah.. I think I could relax into that book. My Friday Quotes
ReplyDeleteI can relate to the "next shiny thing" syndrome, although more on my children's book blog than my adult mystery one.
ReplyDeleteI think Queen Anne's lace is so pretty, I'd read this one just for the title.
Susan Wittig Albert is an author that lives in my area of the world, plus she writes about Central Texas too. I've read a few of her books and she did an event at the library where I worked (at that time) several years ago. She is an avid gardener. And I mean avid. LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm addicted to cozies and always looking for another series. I'll be checking these out.
ReplyDeleteMy Friday 56 from The Battle For Darracia
That's a pretty good beginning! And I think there's always a tug of war between the new shinies and books on the shelf that we want to get to! :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely want to know what's going on here! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me
These cozy mysteries are becoming so popular! Hope you have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteAssigning them a date is always a good thing. And taking less review copies. I finally made that break and it's been rather nice!
ReplyDeleteI never promise anything other than mini-reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, which I write pretty much immediately, but I still have an ARC schedule because Netgalley happens. Ha ha.
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