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Oh April, where did you go?! April was like a whirlwind for my family and I, so it’s not surprising that it has come and gone. I have officially been blogging for a little over 9 weeks! April was the second month for Cover2CoverMom, so at the beginning of the month, I set a few goals for my blog…
April Blog Goals:
»Be nominated for 3 book tags – I was nominated for 10 book tags!
»100 WordPress followers – I now have 101 WordPress followers!
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»500 visitors – I’ve had a total of 654 visitors.
»1,000 views – My blog hit 1,515 views.
»30 posts – By the end of today, I will hit 36 posts this month.
I was so happy to hit all of my blogging goals this month! I just barely hit my goal of 100 WordPress followers. I would love to have 150 WordPress followers by the end of May, so I am really going to need to start thinking outside the box and start creating more original posts.
In April, I managed to read 8 books! Not too shabby if I don’t say so myself. I went a little rogue from my April 2016 TBR plan, but you know how that goes 🙂 I managed to knock out 3 out of the 7 books on my April TBR list, plus 5 more that were NOT on my list… I am going to work on keeping my monthly TBR lists a little more realistic and leave myself a little more wiggle room. Here is what I read…
Books I Read in April 2016:
Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley
*3.75 Stars
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt
The Selection by Kiera Cass
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
*4½ Stars
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
*Review to come next week!
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron
*Review to come next week!
April 2016 Book Reviews:
My goal for April was to write at least 8 book reviews. I fell just short of my goal with 7 book reviews this month.
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Book Review: The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
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Book Review: Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
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Book Review: Finders Keepers by Stephen King
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Book Review: Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley
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Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
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Book Review: Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt
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Book Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
April 2016 Book Haul:
I don’t typically have such a glorious book haul with all brand new books, but my husband went a little crazy for my birthday 🙂
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The Mapmaker’s Children by Sarah McCoy
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
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Goodness only 9 weeks and that many followers! Have any secrets you would like to share?
x The Captain
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Ahoy Captain!
Here are some things that have helped me…
1) Be involved in the community. I really try and read, like, and comment on fellow book blogger’s sites. This is also a great way to make friends!
2) Use social media to promote your blog.
I have a Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram account for my blog.
3) Participate in weekly meme’s and book tags
4) Read what’s “hot”. I try and see which books are popular within the bookish community, and read & review those books.
Hope this is helpful!
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Thanks so much for the hints. And for following my blog!
x The Captain
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Well done on reaching all those goals! And for reading that many books this month 🙂
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Why thank you 😊
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You are really on a roll! congrats on all your mileposts!
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Awwww shucks 😊. Thank you!
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Awesome Goals and good on you for reaching them! 🙂 Great book haul and reading month 🙂 I hope you enjoy Me Before you and The Night Circus I loved them both so much.
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Why thank you! Yes, I hope to get to at least one of those this month!!!
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