So I signed up for the TBR Double Dog Dare hosted by J
ames at James Reads Books back in November, with the intention that between 1 January and 1 April 2015 I only read books that I already owned and wanted to read.
So how did I do?
- Books read = 17, of which 11 were eBooks and one was a re-read
- Books read which met the rules of the dare = 14
- What about the other 3? All were read for bookish events, honest
Quite pleased with that 🙂
The self-imposed book buying embargo comes to an end at midnight tonight. A number of books did come into the house but all but three were books that I had pre-ordered before 31 December, and the other three were related to book events – you have to buy the book if you want the author to sign it people! So I am declaring that a success, and even if I don’t take a buying holiday again for a while I will be asking myself some hard questions before I buy.
The thing I’ve noticed most about this dare is that it has made me think about how I choose what I’m going to read. I am very easily distracted by bright and shiny new things but there were some good books that I’d had for a while. Perhaps my habits will change, who knows.
Now, where are those credit cards…..
Bride of the Book God 
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March 31, 2015 at 8:05 pm
lynnsbooks
Indeed – you can’t go to an author event and not pick up a book for signing – it really would be incredibly rude!! So come 12 o’clock tonight you’ll be going on a book spending rampage…
Lynn 😀
March 31, 2015 at 9:06 pm
brideofthebookgod
Might not make it that long Lynn! May call it a couple of hours early. I have A List 😄
April 5, 2015 at 7:17 pm
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