Last 2013 Post!

So faithful readers we have come through another year together. It has been a year of ups and downs, of good reads and bad, of some posts and none. I know that I haven't been as faithful with my posts this year as I could have been and I apologize but it has been an intense year. And this post will not be a review nor will it be the author interview that was promised after my last review, it is instead something else.

This year was full of new books, some with sad memories attached (like the books I read while I was in California helping my dad recover from surgery), books that I fell instantly in love with, like 'Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore', and 'Shadow of the Wind'. Books that made me laugh like Christopher Moore's 'Lamb' and Tina Fey's 'Bossypants.' And it was filled with books that inspired me to read even more books like 'Tolstoy and the Purple Chair' and even though I didn't like it 'Howard's End is on the Landing.' I visited different worlds, like in 'CyberWorld' and battled cancer and an impossible decision with the characters in 'Loving Marcus.' It was a year of books that I absolutely loved and books that I couldn't stand and books that made me go 'meh.' But the thing that united them all was the fact that they were all brand new to me. Which of course is a wonderful part about reading, all the new stories and authors that await you. 

Now I may be a little odd in this but I truly love going back and rereading a favorite novel. The past couple of years I have mainly focused on reading new things. 2014 is going to be a little different for me and hopefully for you dear readers. I have decided to make 2014 my reread year. I am going to take some of my favorite novels and visit the worlds they hold between their covers once more. I will of course be reading some new things because lets face it, I just can't help myself. But I will be doing my reviews a little differently. I want to set up a virtual book club, not sure yet how I am going to do it but what I want to do is pick a book and get my readers to read it with me and then some how we can get together and discuss it. I think what I am going to do is get one of those conference numbers and post it here each time it is time for the discussion. 

I am planning on starting with a little Jane Austen, I think I was thinking of starting with 'Emma' and moving on from there. Now I know that not everyone reads at the same pace so the discussion will be recorded and downloaded here so that if you miss it or choose to skip it you can listen to it and comment on it here. I plan on reviewing some of the new books I read as well so that I can offer new recommendations. I hope that you will join me in this new adventure for the new year! I'll post the details of how it's all going to work in the next week or so. If you or any of your reading friends decide to come on this journey with me I can promise a good time, and as always lots of good reading! 

Thank you all for spending 2013 reading with me. I look forward to the next year and all the great books that await us whether new or old! Happy New Year dear friends! I'll see you in 2014! Happy reading!