Top 10 Tuesday: 2016 Resolutions

A huge thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting each week!

This will be the first time I've actually made New Year's resolutions, bookish or otherwise, so we'll see if I'm able to stick to them. I'm notoriously bad at following through with things like this, it's why I don't ever join reading challenges - for some reason the mere setting of goals makes something in me revolt and I end up failing (which is weird, because I can't function at work without a to-do list for each day). Also, I'm currently battling the flu, so I'm only going to do a top 3 list (look, I've failed already! *pats self on back*). Wish me luck everyone!

2016 BOOKISH/BLOGGING GOALS

• Give myself a break. This sounds like a strange resolution to make, but I'm in my 6th year of blogging and I still put a lot of pressure on myself to maintain a certain blogging schedule. I did have to drop back to 2 reviews a week from 3 last year as work has been steadily increasing (yay!), but I'm still feeling a little bogged down by everything I try and do to keep up my presence in the blogging community. My goal then for 2016 is to not give myself such a hard time if I can only post 4 times a week instead of 5, or if I have to skip a day of commenting (so sorry everyone!) for blogger mental health purposes:)

• Get to a few of the books I've been meaning to read FOREVER. Including, but not limited to:

• The Others series by Anne Bishop (I've heard so many amazing things about Written in Red!) 
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Um. Dragons. SOLD!)
• The Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown (Why haven't I gotten to these yet?) 

•  Attend more bookish events. I'd been pretty good about this up until last year when I just couldn't motivate myself to attend anything book-related aside from BEA. Here in Ohio we get a good number of authors coming through (though most go to Cincinnati or Dayton instead of Columbus, so it's about a 1-2 hour drive each way), and last year I missed out on some outstanding events. I'm going to start at a reasonable number and say I need to go to at least 3.

I have joined a book club for the very first time with a few of my blogger friends (thank you Nick!), and we'll be reading our first book this month so I'm excited. Yay for trying new things in 2016!

If you've set any bookish goals for yourself in 2016, I'd love for you to share them in the comments!

Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts

This is my very first Top Ten Tuesday! WOO HOO! This week's topic asked us to feature the top ten 2016 debuts we're most looking forward to, and I figured this prompt was a great place to start with a meme that will hopefully become one I can participate in more often. A huge thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting each week!

JENNY'S TOP TEN 2016 DEBUTS

(in no particular order)

THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN

This debut promises a marriage of Death and Destruction (both words capitalized!) as well as a focus on Indian mythology, and for those two reasons I'm completely sold.

A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING

This one obviously doesn't have a real cover yet, but it's YA fantasy (my very favorite genre) with a sorcerer heroine and a world full of monsters against whom she can demonstrate the extent of her badassery. Yes, please.

BURNING

Normally I would stay far, far away from anything that could even remotely be labeled horror, but Burning sounds too good to pass up. Paranormal happenings at a juvenile correctional facility? Count me in. *stocks up on chocolate to stress-eat as I read*

LOVE, LIES & SPIES

That cover! I love all the keys and the poor woman chasing down the coach that's so rudely left her behind. Plus this features the pretend-relationship romantic trope, and I always love watching as things inevitably shift from farce to true feelings.

BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER

"In a perfect world, sixteen-year-old Phoebe Martins’ life would be a book. Preferably a YA novel with magic and a hot paranormal love interest."

YES PHOEBE! Phoebe and I are cut from the same cloth, so I couldn't be more excited for Bookishly Ever After! I'm slightly biased as well since I had the pleasure of working on this cover, but I would still be obsessed with it regardless:)

THE CROWN'S GAME

Fantasy, magic, Russia and an ancient duel of magical skill. I need to know nothing more about this one.

THESE VICIOUS MASKS

These Vicious Masks is being marketed as "Jane Austen meets X-Men", and while I typically don't put much stock in book comparisons, that combination sounds too good to pass up. Plus, I'm always fascinated by a Victorian London setting, so February can't come soon enough for me!

BURNING GLASS

Apparently I have a thing for books that have the word "burning" in the title as this is the 3rd one on this list:) I featured this title a couple weeks ago, but I'm excited enough about it that it bears mentioning twice!

A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE

The great-great grandchildren of Holmes and Watson find themselves suspects in the murder of a fellow student and must conduct their own investigation to clear their names. No-brainer:)

THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF CHARLIE PRICE

Though I don't read much MG, I had to include this one because it not only sounds amazing, but it's also written by a friend. Jen Maschari was a client of mine years ago when I was a wedding stationer, and we've stayed in touch since I started the blog and we discovered a shared love of all things fiction. I couldn't be more excited for her Balzer + Bray debut to hit shelves in February!