Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Happy Blogoversary Month

Happy Blogoversary Month
the big 13

Celebrating my book blogging years by reflecting on 13 books that stood out.

*+* 2009 *+*
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews | Goodreads
the book that triggered the creation of this blog

*+* 2010 *+*
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson | Goodreads
blew my mind in regards to the mystery thriller genre

*+* 2011 *+*
Random Magic
by Sasha Soren | Goodreads
sparked a bunch of whimsy with author and virtual events on the blog

*+* 2012 *+*
Fifty Shades of Grey
by E.L. James | Goodreads
fun hype and hullabaloo

*+* 2013 *+*
A Spear of Summer Grass
by Deanna Raybourn | Goodreads
for the ambiance

*+* 2014 *+*
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness | Goodreads
discovered and fell for this paranormal crew

*+* 2015 *+*
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr | Goodreads
beautiful ugly

*+* 2016 *+*
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara | Goodreads
emotional punches

*+* 2017 *+*
Eileen
by Ottessa Moshfegh | Goodreads
wow!

*+* 2018 *+*
Crazy Rich Asians
by Kevin Kwan | Goodreads
escape into a world of wealth with all its complications and drama

*+* 2019 *+*
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk | Goodreads
championing the horrors of our world

*+* 2020 *+*
The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen | Goodreads
first co-read with fellow book blogger, Naida at the bookworm

*+* Honorable Mention *+*
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong | Goodreads
beautiful and moving passages of painful memories

~*~

* image header source: cover for The Widow Cliquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo
 
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