Greetings Friends

 Hey reader friends.  I took a hiatus from blogging over the fall.  I did a few videos on youtube, and messed around on the clock app.  And of course, I read books. 

Some of the books I have finished recently are:

* The Narrow - Kate Alice Marshall 
* I'm not Done With you Yet - Jesse Q. Sutanto
* Murder on the Christmas Express - Alexandra Benedict 

I really enjoyed all three of them.  Here is a video review I did of I'm Not Done With You Yet.

What have you all been reading lately?  Any favorite books of this year? Let me know in the comments.

Book Blog Ideas

Every book blogger knows that a book blog cannot survive solely on reviews.  Reviews are great, and we love writing them, but other posts besides reviews can really help a book blog thrive.  If you're looking for some other ideas for your blog, here are some ideas that could add some fun to your blogs. 

• Do a fake dating profile on one of your favorite characters 
• A Book Vs. Movie post based on whichever book you like and its movie counterpart. 
• Seasonal or Holiday themed posts (Best Books to Read for Valentine's Day, Best Summer Reads, etc)
• Book Haul Posts! (Show us all those awesome books!!!)
• Book Recs based on your favorite character(s) - which books would your favorite character love to read! 
• Kiss, Marry, Kill - it's cheesy but fun.  Have your followers give you three names, and pick which of those three you'd kiss, marry, or kill
• RIP it or SHIP it - pick two characters, any two characters, and tell your readers if you'd RIP them or SHIP them
• If you like this, try that....
• Monthly TBR lists 
• Monthly wrap ups 
• Your favorite characters of all time (or favorite characters from a certain series or genre)
• Your auto buy authors 
• Do a contest or giveaway 
• If you're involved with blog tours - do more blog tour posts 
• Author interviews!  If you can manage it, having an author interview on your blog would be a great way to engage readers 

Do you have any other ideas you'd add to a list like this?  Hope you enjoy, and feel free to share any ideas you have as well!  

TBR Time

Hi reader friends!  I thought I would take time to show you the books on my TBR right now.  Loose TBR - you know how it is with books: I have one I am currently reading (and loving), but we'll see how I feel when I really start getting into the rest of them.

(Also, for some of these books, it seemed totally appropriate to show off the mug I won in the Supernatural room at Fargo CoreCon earlier this year!  Totally awesome, right?)

Currently Reading:

Coming Up Next:

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Okay, reader friends - your turn. What's on your TBR right now?  Share some books with me down in the comments.

Book Blog Post Ideas

Good day reader friends!  If you are a book blogger. chances are, at some point you've found yourself wondering what the heck to post about.

So, I've put together this lovely post full of idea you can use any time you're searching for ideas and just don't know what to do!

(And yeah, like these are geared towards bloggers, since I am a blogger as well - but they'll also work for booktubers if that's what you do!)

Anytime Of The Year

* Get to Know Me Posts - Perfect for new blogger

* Book Hauls

* Library Book Hauls 

* Kiss, Marry, Kill 

* Monthly Wrap-Up Posts
* If you liked ________, Try _____________!
* Who are your favorite fictional characters?
* Bookish giveaways
* Soundtrack Posts - which songs would it really well with whichever book you are reading?
* Favorite reading positions
* Favorite bookish snacks
* Bookshelf Tours
* Book Club Book Ideas
* Favorite Book Quotes
* Favorite fictional characters (can be series specific, or random based on any characters you really love)

Weekly Memes:

* Mailbox Monday: Hosted By Mailbox Monday, this weekly meme gives you the chance to talk about books you've gotten in the mail over the past week

* Top Ten Tuesday: Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, this weekly meme gives you a chance to post your top ten books based on a certain topic. 

*Can't Wait Wednesday: Hosted by Wishful Endings, this weekly meme gives you a chance to talk about upcoming book releases that you just can't wait to read! 

January

* Beginning of the Year Book Haul

* Books You are most looking forward to reading in the new year
* January 2 is Science Fiction day: Write about your favorite science fiction books

February

* Favorite Romance Books 

* Favorite Book Boyfriends/Girlfriends/Theyfriends

* A couple days in February have been named "food themed holidays." What are you favorite books that revolve around food?

June

* Mid Year Book Wrap Up
* New book releases you are most looking forward to for the rest of the year
* Summer Reads you are most excited about!

July

* Favorite Summer Romances

September

* Favorite books about school, that feature school, etc

October 

* Favorite horror books
* Favorite Halloween-ish/Scary Characters  

November 

* Books/Authors you are especially thankful for

December 

* Books you are hoping to get as holiday gifts
* End of the year wrap-up
* Favorite books featuring a December Holiday (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or others)

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Okay, reader friends - now it's your turn!  If you have any other ideas your fellow book bloggers can use on their blogs, post some ideas in the comments below.