In this post, I am going to talk about all the books that I read over all these months. I am proud of the amount of reading that I have done, and that amount surpasses my goal that I set for myself. I have read about 25-35 books. I have not posted blogs on all of them, especially the series that I have read. The series that I have read, ordered by favorites, were The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, Demonata by Darran Shan, and Circue de Freak by Darran Shan. The series by Darran Shan were longer in amount in books, but each book was shorter. The Inheritance Cycle had four books, but each book was really long. I have also read other books here and there, but they were more of like a small in-between book between series. These series were quite different, but if you look closely enough, you will find that these books all have some things in common. One example would be that they all have magic involved. These series also have non-human species involved as main characters. Inheritance had dragons, Demonata had demons, and Circue de Freak had vampires. These similarities show what types of books I like to read.
My blog posts have clearly evolved over the semester. In the beginning of the year, my posts were more like they summaries of the book instead of my opinion on those books, which was a better thing to do. Another thing that I have improved on was using specific textual details. One thing that I think I did well was that I always had some type of picture, video or link in my post to give my readers. This allows them to get a different opinion or more information on the topic.
A goal that I have for the second semester would be to read some books outside of my comfort zone. I would like to read some non-fiction or historical fiction because they would expand my knowledge and I think it would teach me to read and understand what I am reading even when what I am reading isn't the most fun thing. Another goal would be for me to do some of the posts early, and do them voluntarily, and maybe do one every time I finish a book instead of posting according to the due dates. Lastly, I think that changing the way my post is should also be a goal for me. I do the same type of post every time, summary of the book and how I felt about it. I feel I should post sometimes while I am in the middle of the book so I can express my emotions ant things like that. Overall, I think my posts are OK, but could use some improvement.
My blog posts have clearly evolved over the semester. In the beginning of the year, my posts were more like they summaries of the book instead of my opinion on those books, which was a better thing to do. Another thing that I have improved on was using specific textual details. One thing that I think I did well was that I always had some type of picture, video or link in my post to give my readers. This allows them to get a different opinion or more information on the topic.
A goal that I have for the second semester would be to read some books outside of my comfort zone. I would like to read some non-fiction or historical fiction because they would expand my knowledge and I think it would teach me to read and understand what I am reading even when what I am reading isn't the most fun thing. Another goal would be for me to do some of the posts early, and do them voluntarily, and maybe do one every time I finish a book instead of posting according to the due dates. Lastly, I think that changing the way my post is should also be a goal for me. I do the same type of post every time, summary of the book and how I felt about it. I feel I should post sometimes while I am in the middle of the book so I can express my emotions ant things like that. Overall, I think my posts are OK, but could use some improvement.
