#monthoffaves Archives - Novel Visits https://novelvisits.com/tag/monthoffaves/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 5 Books I Didn’t Finish and 5 I WISH I Didn’t Finish | More https://novelvisits.com/5-books-didnt-finish-5-wish-didnt-finish/ https://novelvisits.com/5-books-didnt-finish-5-wish-didnt-finish/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2017 11:00:42 +0000 https://novelvisits.com/?p=4121 ed Last week I published my list of “The Best Books of 2017,” including twelve amazing books that made me very happy. But, things aren’t always sunshine and light in my little world of books. In fact 2017 felt like a particularly rough year with a bad fall slump and a higher number of books than usual...

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]]> ed5 Books I Didn't Finish & 5 I WISH I Didn't Finish - Sometimes a book just doesn't work for me and I quit, but other times I soldier on and wish I hadn't! Ten 2017 books that didn't win me over.

Last week I published my list of “The Best Books of 2017,” including twelve amazing books that made me very happy. But, things aren’t always sunshine and light in my little world of books. In fact 2017 felt like a particularly rough year with a bad fall slump and a higher number of books than usual that just didn’t work for me. Sometimes I quit on those, but other times I soldiered on and wished I hadn’t! Today I’m joining up with A Month of Favorites, looking at ten 2017 books that just didn’t win me over. …

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]]> https://novelvisits.com/5-books-didnt-finish-5-wish-didnt-finish/feed/ 16 Reading Outside My Comfort Zone | More https://novelvisits.com/reading-outside-comfort-zone/ https://novelvisits.com/reading-outside-comfort-zone/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:00:42 +0000 http://www.novelvisits.com/?p=1272 Today’s topic on A Month of Favorites, hosted by  Traveling with T, Estella’s Revenge, and GirlXOXO is “Reading Outside My Comfort Zone.” Being really honest, I have to say that this isn’t something I do a lot of. I have a pretty clear picture of the types of books I like and usually try to stick to those....

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]]> Today’s topic on A Month of Favorites, hosted by  Traveling with T, Estella’s Revenge, and GirlXOXO is “Reading Outside My Comfort Zone.” Being really honest, I have to say that this isn’t something I do a lot of. I have a pretty clear picture of the types of books I like and usually try to stick to those. Occasionally, I’ll be in the mood for something different, read about a book that piques my interest, or get a recommendation so good I can’t ignore it. Then I’ll read outside my comfort zone! Today I’m sharing three books in this category that I really, really enjoyed.

Youngblood by Matt Gallagher – This story of a young lieutenant trying to lead and do what he feels is right was a great surprise to me. I tend to hesitate when it comes to war stories, but I saw a lot written about the book, and was intrigued enough to give it a try. Gallagher did a brilliant job with the setting of this novel. I felt like I was in Iraq, walking the streets with Lieutenant Porter. The tension in the story made it hard to put down.

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