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Happy TUESDAY!! It's been a pretty good past week for me in general, but reading-wise I'm lacking again. Currently trying to find the internal strength to pick up a book again, and just sink into reading for a few hours. I think this is my first real reading slump of the year, and I am NOT enjoying it.
The light at the end of the tunnel is the Owlcrate package I've just received. I ordered a few exciting things, one of which contains a new book! Stay tuned for my unboxing and pictures of the goodies, which I will be showing off at every opportunity. Much love to you all, and keep warm! One of my friends had a couple great milestones recently, so... I've come up with a list of twenty books she should read in celebration. Congratulations, friend! Much love always. This list is comprised of books from five genres she likes, which I asked her to rate from 1-5. The number of books recommended accords with the rating she gave. To the rest of you: it might seem like I recommend the same books over and over again. I assure you, I try to avoid this, but it is inevitable that I want to share books that make my heart scream. The following list of reviews for some of the books below explains my great love for them. I do not recommend books lightly. My recs are an honest compilation of my tastes. Reviews: Warcross by Marie Lu The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta Most Likely by Sarah Watson We Are the Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle Wilder Girls by Rory Power Science FictionMagical RealismContemporaryRomanceMystery/ThrillerI haven't done a Blogging Mechanics post in so long, but I wanted to come back this week with some amazing apps I use all the time to run this blog and my bookstagram, in case anyone is thinking about getting a website in the new year! 2020 is the time for change, y'all, so get out and write! Just to disclose, I don't have any partnerships with any developers of these apps. This is just my enthusiasm, not promoted content. Evernote is my favorite writing app ever. Its free version is limited, but has great features and enough storage capacity to keep my articles organized month-to-month. The system is based on notebooks, which organize notes and can include content tags and media. I use Canva to make all of my post graphics (including this one), because their massive image library and layout offerings are unmatched. I like that I can copy layouts for consistency, and save to my own library for future use. Canva also offers a business suite upgrade, but even without it I have the ability to choose a brand color palette that I can default to. I promise this isn't promo! I just love this platform because it's super simple for beginners, and has a lot of great features such as drag and drop content creation, the choice of having an online shop, customizable themes, and... a great mobile app for managing a website on the go. I've used mine to post blogs, draft, and check my stats even when I don't have a computer. Darkroom is the best mobile photo-editing app I've ever used. With subtle and beautiful built in filters, as well as the ability to save your own from past edits, Darkroom is a great way to go for bookstagrammers wanting feed consistency. One of the features that I've used often in the past is their frames tool, which pulls colors from your photo to create a solid border. 1Password is probably the most important app in my life. Often overlooked, it is a password manager that keeps my digital information safe in a personal vault. Encrypted, secure, and easy to access (offers fingerprint login for supporting devices), it's way better than a notes app or a stray sticky note. Most of the other apps I'm mentioning here require password logins, and 1Password is my favorite way to keep track of them. I've been a bullet journalist for over a year now, but I appreciate the simplicity of a digital calendar to plan out my blog posts. I like my computer's default calendar because of its simplicity, but any app would do. Google calendar is particularly great for syncing between devices, especially when you're planning on the go. For book bloggers such as myself, GoodReads is an essential organizing system for our libraries. I use it to catalogue the books I own, the books I've read, and to keep up with their annual reading challenge (this year, I am 93% towards my goal of 150 books). However, I would encourage non-book bloggers to use it as well because it contains almost every book ever published, including cookbooks, travel books, and business books. You can discover new reads, and titles to feature on your blog, or you can keep track of the books that have helped you the most. Hi lovelies! Happy December... I live in Massachusetts and so I think it’s quite appropriate that on December 1st, it started to snow and since then it hasn’t stopped. I love winter weather because it’s the perfect excuse to stay in and read. Unfortunately yesterday I didn’t get to do much reading, but I did get to take some awesome photos for my bookstagram, which you should totally check out when you get a chance.
Happy release day also to Reverie by Ryan La Sala! I really wanted to post my review ahead of time, but there just aren’t enough hours in the day for writing! It’s coming soon, though. I gave Reverie 4/5 stars, and I hope you won’t wait for me to post my review before adding it to your cart or requesting it at your local library. Have a great Tuesday, everyone! |
The BaronessHey, I'm Shreya! I love to read, write, travel, and drink tea. Disclosure: I am an affiliate of bookshop.org and I will earn a small commission if you click the above link and make a purchase.
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