Good morning all! I’m having an eventful but fun weekend here. I’m hoping to get some reading done this afternoon, but only if I manage to finish writing all my reviews from the week. I used to write reviews immediately after I’d finished books, which was very methodical and convenient, but lately I’ve been putting them off until the weekends and having review writing marathons. In some ways, it’s less fun and seems more time consuming, but I also like it a lot. It gives me some time to reflect on books, rather than going with my immediate initial opinion.
I did have a great reading week this week, which is always a good feeling. One that jumps out at me is You Had Me At Woof by Julie Klam – I’m not really a dog person, but this book was about life, told through lessons Klam learned from dogs, rather than just about dogs. As a result, it really has universal appeal. I also read my first Orson Scott Card book, The Lost Gate. It was really interesting and the mythology was excellent. I’m still formulating my thoughts about it, but I was really happy to read it since I’m trying to read more fantasy.
Sadly, I think I might be giving up on the Maisie Dobbs readalong. At this point, I think I’m two books behind and I hate playing catch-up when it comes to reading, which should be fun. While I really enjoyed the first book in the series and definitely want to continue with it, I haven’t had the urge to pick the second book up lately and don’t want to force myself into it.
This week, my Thursday Tunes was the album Grace Potter and the Nocturnals by the band of the same name.
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Welcome! I’m Swapna Krishna. By day, I'm an editor and book reviewer, and by night, I review books on this blog. Feel free to browse my 
I have to write review pretty quickly after I finish the book so that all the thoughts and ideas are fresh in my mind. I’m afraid that if I waited I’d forget everything I’d thought about the book!
I have to write review pretty quickly after I finish the book so that all the thoughts and ideas are fresh in my mind. I’m afraid that if I waited I’d forget everything I’d thought about the book!
I go through phases, well it depends on my work week really. My goal is to write a review soon after I read a book or else my mind is muddled with the new book I’m reading but if I am just too exhausted when I get home sometimes life just gets in the way and the weekend is easier because I am so much more refreshed so I’ll just jot down some key points!
I go through phases, well it depends on my work week really. My goal is to write a review soon after I read a book or else my mind is muddled with the new book I’m reading but if I am just too exhausted when I get home sometimes life just gets in the way and the weekend is easier because I am so much more refreshed so I’ll just jot down some key points!
I’ve always liked letting a book marinate a few days before writing my reviews. Sometimes I find my opinion about the book changes between when I finish it and when I write the review, often for the better. I started letting those “few days” get away from lately, though, and am only getting to book reviews after half the detials have vanished from my mind. Yeah, gotta get back on track with that. Hope your week’s review writing marathon goes by quickly so you can get back to reading! =)
I’ve always liked letting a book marinate a few days before writing my reviews. Sometimes I find my opinion about the book changes between when I finish it and when I write the review, often for the better. I started letting those “few days” get away from lately, though, and am only getting to book reviews after half the detials have vanished from my mind. Yeah, gotta get back on track with that. Hope your week’s review writing marathon goes by quickly so you can get back to reading! =)