Tag Archives: Roundup

2025 in Books

Posted on 31/12/2025 by Roseanna

I’m writing this a day early, because I have plans for the last day of the year that aren’t sit and home under a blanket thinking about books and stats. Madness. Despite setting myself the slightly more achievable goal of … Continue reading →

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Six from Six – First Half of 2025

Posted on 29/06/2025 by Roseanna

The halfway point of 2025 approaches! Of the forty-nine books I’ve read in 2025 so far, there have been seven 5 star reads – this is, for me, unusual (though it does make it easier to cut down for a … Continue reading →

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2024 in Everything Except Books (Mainly Reviewing)

Posted on 03/01/2025 by Roseanna

This is a new addition to the annual roundup. I don’t know if I’ll do it every year, but this year was rather full on, in a number of ways I wanted to mark, so here we are. Firstly, and … Continue reading →

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2024 in Books

Posted on 31/12/2024 by Roseanna

New Year’s Eve arrives, and it is once again time for the traditional round up my year in reading. Except this year, I’ll actually be doing two. This will be the usual one, full of graphs, stats and silly awards, … Continue reading →

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2023 in Books

Posted on 31/12/2023 by Roseanna

So it turns out, I didn’t do one of these for 2022. Shockingly lax. I can’t even remember why. But what it means is – I close out 2023 goalless and free, unfettered by whether I succeeded or failed at … Continue reading →

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What I read last week – 10th to 16th of March

Posted on 18/03/2023 by Roseanna

Last week, I went on holiday! Specifically, on a reading holiday. From Friday to Monday, I was in a shepherd’s hut near Windermere, listening to the rain on the roof, snuggling under blankets, drinking my body weight in tea and, … Continue reading →

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2021 in Books

Posted on 31/12/2021 by Roseanna

Honestly, I had forgotten what half of my goals for 2021 were, when it came to reading. It was another year of picking things that seemed like they’d be fun and just going with it, because anything else felt like … Continue reading →

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2020 in Books

Posted on 31/12/2020 by Roseanna

So uh… I think I made like… plans or goals or something for my reading in 2020? That seems like something I might have done. What even were they… I considered dropping the Hugo reads, because I do often struggle … Continue reading →

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2019 in Books

Posted on 04/01/2020 by Roseanna

A slightly belated annual roundup of the books I read in 2019… but a much happier one than usual – I completed my reading goal! I managed to miss out on my traditional summer reading slump, and so hit my … Continue reading →

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2018 in Books

Posted on 01/01/2019 by Roseanna

It’s 2019 (what… how…), I’ve read all I’m going to read for one year, so it’s time for my annual round up to see what I thought about things in the long view. And, first things first… I once again … Continue reading →

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