Book Blogger Confessions is a brand-spanking-new meme created by Karen at For What It's Worth and Tiger at Tiger's All Consuming Books.This week's topic is:
On the first and third Monday of each month, there will be a new blogging topic up for discussion. The idea to give bloggers a place to vent, share opinions and maybe solutions to the problems we all face.
How has the "job" of book blogging changed your reading habits? Both pro and con.
Wow. I don't even know where to start. I'll start with the "cons" and get that out of the way.
Cons~
That's easy. I don't get to read the books I want, when I want. And it's sort of dumb, really. I can actually do, or read, when I want. But I let blogger guilt get to me, reading the books I've been asked to review. For example, I've owned the Soul Screamers series for months. MONTHS. But I didn't read them until I went on a self-imposed "blog break" over the holidays. I loved them, they're now at the top of my Favorite YA series list. This won't (hopefully) happen again.
Pros~
This answer could be infinite. I read so much more than I used to. At the beginning of 2011, I wasn't in the blog/twitter community at all. When I did become involved, and went to GoodReads to join the Reading Challenge, my goal was 25 books. Seriously. I read 148 (I think) books this year. I don't think I'll read nearly as many books in 2012, and that's okay. I honestly think I read too many books in 2011. And yes, that can happen.
I've also changed by reading the books of a wider variety of authors. I live in a small town, with
Wal-Mart (ugh) as my only bookstore. Unfortunately, they seem to think the only books worth stocking are Stephanie Meyer, Cassandra Clare, Richelle Mead and a few others. And I like them, but they're not enough to keep me in a steady supply of books all year. Thanks to blogging and twitter, I've become aware of so many more authors, such as Jeri Smith-Ready and Rachel Vincent, Jennifer Armentrout, and many others. The biggest surprise has been the amount of indie authors that I've found/read this past year. Authors like Abbi Glines, Michelle Muto, Heather Hildenbrand; they're all fabulous and I would have never found them before blogging.
So, fellow bloggers, what are your thoughts? How was blogging changed your reading habits? I'm all ears!
I've also changed by reading the books of a wider variety of authors. I live in a small town, with
Wal-Mart (ugh) as my only bookstore. Unfortunately, they seem to think the only books worth stocking are Stephanie Meyer, Cassandra Clare, Richelle Mead and a few others. And I like them, but they're not enough to keep me in a steady supply of books all year. Thanks to blogging and twitter, I've become aware of so many more authors, such as Jeri Smith-Ready and Rachel Vincent, Jennifer Armentrout, and many others. The biggest surprise has been the amount of indie authors that I've found/read this past year. Authors like Abbi Glines, Michelle Muto, Heather Hildenbrand; they're all fabulous and I would have never found them before blogging.
So, fellow bloggers, what are your thoughts? How was blogging changed your reading habits? I'm all ears!
