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A Little Break...

So, I don't know if some of you have noticed, but I've done a little bit of a disappearing act the past few weeks. I've barely posted, I've barely read and I've barely commented. I think I've hit a combination of a reading slump and blogging slump all at once. I just have no motivation to do either. So, I'm going to take a little unscheduled break from blogging for a couple of weeks to try and get my head back in the game...

Book Review: Stardust, Neil Gaiman

Title: Stardust Author: Neil Gaiman Published: 30/09/2010, Headline Pages: 243 Source: Amazon freebie Format: Ebook Rating: 1.5/5 Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall - named after the imposing stone barrier which separated the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristan Thron has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristan vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining...

2017 Reading Challenges - March Update

The first challenge I will be participating in is the 2016 Bookish Resolutions Challenge, hosted by Laura @  trips down imagination lane  and Michelle @  Because Reading . The challenge runs from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017 and you can sign up here before 1st March 2017. My 2017 resolutions are: Reading Goals: Get my Netgalley ratio up to 80% and maintain January - 73% February - 76% March - 78% (I am so happy with this one! I am slowing down a bit with Netgalley books though as I want to get through my physical TBR) Reach a Goodreads goal of 75 books January - 9 February - 15 March - 20 (Ahead of schedule still, but I did slow down a bit) Read 30 physical books I own January - 1 February - 3 March - 6 (Could be better but can't complain) Read 10 Classics January - 0 February - 0 March - 1 (Definitely need to be better with this one) Reread 5 books January - 0 February - 1 March - 2 (Happy with this goal though) Get my TBR under