The Hardcover Lover's Year End Review (2015)

Say goodbye to 2015 and hello to 2016! I can't believe another year is gone, and that here we are, starting again with a new one.

Last year, I decided to do a yearly wrap-up post even though I had only been blogging for a few months. I really enjoyed reflecting on my year of reading and sharing everything with you, so I'm doing it again this year.

I'm going to expand on last year's post by including a few more updates, so grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and prepare to rewind with me!

My Year in Review, According to Goodreads

Books Read: 90

Pages Read: 24328

Goodreads Challenge Goal: 50

Goodreads Challenge Goal Met?: Yes, 180%

Shortest Book: Michael Payne by J.M. Varner, 16 pages

Longest Book: Winter by Marissa Meyer, 824 pages
Average Rating: 3.6

Favorite 2015 Releases

Wandering Star by Romina Russell
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler
The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord
The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen by Katherine Howe
The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Favorite Debuts of 2015

Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler
My Best Everything by Sarah Tomp
When Reason Breaks by Cindy L. Rodriguez

Books Read for The Debut Author Challenge

This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
Inherit the Stars by Tessa Elwood
How to Be Brave by E. Katherine Kottaras
Last Year's Mistake by Gina Ciocca
Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler
A Tale of Two Besties by Sophia Rossi
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay
My Best Everything by Sarah Tomp
Biggie by Derek E. Sullivan
The Tragic Age by Stephen Matcalfe
When Reason Breaks by Cindy L. Rodriguez
Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle
Twisted Fate by Norah Olson

Favorite Backlisted Books Read in 2015

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

New Year, New Look

At the beginning of the new year, many of us make resolutions. They might be to be more active, to lose weight, to work more, to work less, really anything.

Bloggers also make resolutions, and I have decided to make a few for 2016. This year, one of my blogging resolutions is to bring you more consistent posts and a more consistent look, and that involved another blog redesign. (I swear that this is the last one!) With this redesign, everything, and I mean everything will match! Headers for memes and features will match the theme of my entire blog, and I really think it will be a more user-friendly look.

So if you love the new look, be sure to drop by Mischievous Reads so you can let Blessie know what you think! (You can also leave a comment here, and I'll be sure to pass them along to her!) She really listened to me, and added her own thoughts to bring you this beautiful design, and I can't thank her enough! I'm so in love with this new theme, and I can't wait to know what you all think.