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Monster Review-a-thon Wrap-Up

9/2/2013

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So I almost failed this review-a-thon. Massively. My goal was to write my 5 backlogged reviews, along with reviews for what I read this week (which was 3 more books). Eight reviews total. As of Saturday night (actually, as of Sunday at 3ish p.m.), I had written one. That's right. Just one. I was all ready to write my wrap-up post as an epic fail.

And then Sunday around 4 p.m., my brain kicked into review-writing mode, big time. It took me 45 minutes to fold a load of laundry because I kept thinking up things to write in my reviews. So what's the bottom line?
I won!
That's right. I wrote seven reviews on Sunday (that's four more than I've ever written before in one day). All 8 reviews are done, and I can begin the school year with a clear conscience! Hooray for this review-a-thon!
In case you're curious, here are the books I wrote reviews for this week:
  • 365 Nights by Charla Muller
  • The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
  • The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly (review will be posted Friday)
  • Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman (review will be posted Thursday)
  • Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
  • The J.M. Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society by Barbara Zitwer
  • Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray
  • Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (review will be posted Friday)
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Kristen link
9/2/2013 03:51:10 am

Nicely done! I love when that happens and you just skate through reviews like they're nothing! I'll have to check out what you thought of Siege and Storm on Friday! :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
9/2/2013 09:10:45 am

I couldn't believe how easily the reviews kept rolling out. I wish it happened like that more often!

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Lindsey link
9/2/2013 02:32:53 pm

Congrats! I love when the reviews just seem to flow. It's sort of frustrating to realize that you have read so many books that don't have reviews yet!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
9/3/2013 11:03:53 am

I agree. It usually helps if they're library books. I try to write the review before I have to return them. But even that didn't do it this time!

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