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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

2016 Year End Wrap-Up

Reading
Well, I set a goal to read 65 book and only managed 49. Goodreads thinks I read 52 but I DNF 3 books.

I'm sad to see that most of my books were 3 star books. And there's far too many 2 star books too. Don't you think? At least there's a good number of 4 star books and only 2 1 star books. That has changed dramatically from previous years.

I found this past year that I leaned more towards adult books. I'm not sure if YA books are just too childish for me now or if I was just going through a phase but I definitely read more adult books.
25 adult
21 YA
2 MG
1 Children's book
3 DNF

I set a goal for myself to finish some series finally and I did manage to finish 4. I was hoping to do better but am pleased with what I did manage.

Blogging
Mostly, I think I posted reviews and wrap up posts. I didn't do many discussion posts or random posts. I don't know why I find it so hard to blog but I do and have seriously considered giving it up. I'm not sure I'm quite ready to do that yet but I doubt 2017 will have tons of discussion/random posts either. I think it will be more of the same. Oh well.

Personal
I posted about my miscarriage and that, and a horrible cold that turned into laryngitis and a trip to the emergency room with pleurisy, made the latter end of the year incredibly horrible.

However, 2016 wasn't all bad. My husband and I were able to purchase two duplexes and though remodeling was a huge headache and stressful, I feel incredibly blessed to be securing our future.

We also took a trip to the Oregon coast and spent New Years Eve there. We had a blast...and guess what? I didn't even stay up on New Years Eve after all.


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18 comments:

  1. KailanaJanuary 10, 2017 at 7:05 AM

    Sorry that 2016 had some bad points, but glad you enjoyed New Year's. Hope you get some great reading done in 2017!

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    1. JennyJanuary 10, 2017 at 10:43 AM

      Thanks. It was a good New Years Eve and I'm already excited about my reads for this year.

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  2. KamiJanuary 10, 2017 at 11:03 AM

    I'm jealous of your Oregon trip. I want to go see the Redwoods someday.

    I'd like to read more adult books. I would like to read about characters I can relate to.

    Sorry about your lows in 2016. You had some pretty rough ones. If you ever need anything, I just around the corner! Let me know.

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    1. JennyJanuary 11, 2017 at 3:41 PM

      Thanks, Kami! You're too sweet! Adult books are easier to relate to...I guess that means we're adults. :(

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  3. Laura @BlueEyeBooksJanuary 10, 2017 at 3:41 PM

    Hopefully your 2017 will be better! It sucks to end the year on a bad note.

    I didn't meet my Goodreads goal either and I'm hoping I'll be able to this year. I actually admire how you're able to rate books with so few stars! I think I'm much too generous (my average rating this year is 4.11 stars) and I'm trying to be my realistic and less optimistic.

    Laura @BlueEyeBooks

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    1. JennyJanuary 11, 2017 at 3:42 PM

      I'm trying a lot harder to rate books higher and be more generous but I have a hard time.

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  4. Kate @Midnight Book GirlJanuary 10, 2017 at 5:37 PM

    Most of my reads are 4 stars... either I'm too generous with my ratings (which I probably am) or I've gotten better at putting down books that aren't great. I no longer look at 3 stars as bad, so I did hand those out more, but I only had a few 2 or lower stars. Hopefully 2017 brings you better books, better health, and more of the good things 2016 handed out and a hell of a lot less of the bad.

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    1. JennyJanuary 11, 2017 at 3:43 PM

      Thanks! I consider 4 stars a very high rating so I'm glad I had so many this year. 5 stars are reserved for new favorites or books I'd read again.

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  5. Lark January 10, 2017 at 5:45 PM

    I know 2016 was a tough year for you; here's hoping 2017 is miles better! I ended up reading a lot of 3-star books last year, too. I had a few 4- and 5-star reads, but I'm hoping to increase their number this year. So here's to both of us finding better books to read in 2017! :)

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  6. SusanJanuary 11, 2017 at 6:24 AM

    Ha ha. If my husband didn't insist on having a small New Year's Eve party every year, I'd probably NEVER stay up to ring in the new year. I much prefer sleeping-in holidays to stay-up-all-night holidays!

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  7. Jenni ElyseJanuary 11, 2017 at 11:21 AM

    I was going to go to bed NYE because I was sick, but I ended up staying up. I'm sorry the last few weeks of the year sucked. I got sick too with the flu and I've been fighting it since Christmas. :/ So, I know how you feel. I'm glad you got a chance to go to Oregon. Your pictures were cool and made me jealous. :)

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    1. JennyJanuary 11, 2017 at 3:46 PM

      Thanks. I love making people jealous. ;) Being sick is the worst. I really need to get over this. I'm tired of it lingering.

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  8. Jen | Book DenJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:20 PM

    My ratings are tough, too. I can't help it. I think I only had two 5-stars last year and one of them was a short story. I hope your 2017 goes much better than 2016.

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  9. Cathy KeatonJanuary 13, 2017 at 12:35 AM

    Sounds like you had a lot of fun on New Year's Eve! I hope 2017 is a much better year for you. ;)

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  10. AngelaJanuary 25, 2017 at 1:29 PM

    You can make your blog whatever you want it to be, I have been pulling back this year but I always like to post my reviews to be able to look back over the years.

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