Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Can someone please tell me where June went? I honestly do not know. I woke up on June first and swore to myself that I would read and blog more.  Twenty nine days later I sit here writing my fourth blog post of the month, and have no books to speak of.    Not that June was not a great month. I saw Wonder Woman, attended BookCon in New York City, spent too much cash at the Scholastic Warehouse Book Sale, and worked a lot (I love my job, actually). And now I have some time to look at my mammoth pile of books to be read, organize my boxes of comics, and attend to my Goodreads clubs. I love reading. I love writing. And I love sharing this passion with all of you.    I propose a toast (I raise my cup of coffee)...   "Here is to July being a wonderful reading and blogging month!"   I am excited to see what awesome reads I will be enjoying in July.  On my radar are: 1.  ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,    The 2017 Xepherus Reads Reading Challenge has been successful for many. Have fun choosing your books and enjoy!  Happy Reading!    Rules: Choose a book for each category. Once read, add the book to your list. You may also read books not in a category. There is a place below to add them. A running total is displayed at the beginning of the Reading Challenge.    Challenge dates are January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 Book Challenge books read: (0/50) Books Read Not In a Category: (00) Total Books Read: (00) Xepherus Reads Challenge categories (in no particular order): A banned book- A biography- A book featuring time travel- A book from a popular series that you do not like- A book from your childhood- A book from the year that your mother was born in- A book over 500 pages long...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   To read and review a book can sometimes be a daunting task. This is especially the case when a book you have read is so good that you find it hard to read the next book. Quite often you also wish to tell an author how much you loved their work. For the past two years I have been reviewing books for this blog as a way not only to encourage others to read a book. But also to acknowledge the author's work. To do this I will always tag an author when linking my review on Twitter. This in return has authors writing to me thanking me when they have read my review, or liking my link to acknowledge my Tweet.    While at BookCon this past weekend I engaged in a conversation with a reviewer who was recently asked by an author not to tag them in their review. This was upsetting to the reviewer since she loved the book, and wished for the author to know how much that she enjoyed it. After this encounter the reviewer said that ...