Best Books of 2013

January 20, 2014

I always have a hard time narrowing down my favorite books each year, but it seems to be a rite of passage I force myself through. I found a way around doing just a top ten by creating different categories for my favorites. Maybe cheating, maybe not, but it works for me.

My reviewers are apparently more discerning than I am, all of them pretty much stick to a top ten. The lists are posted here, and there are no clear cut favorites among all of us, but there were a few that made two of our lists.

The book covers pictured here were all the titles that were duplicated among reviewers. No book made more than two lists, and I think that is the first time that there really wasn’t a true consensus.

The only thing I can clearly state is that there were a lot of really good books this year.

I hope you enjoy seeing our favorites, and that you’ll let me know if we missed some of yours!

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Posted by Stacy Alesi

Welcome

December 30, 2013

Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like home. A home without books is like a room without windows…

For me, that is very true, so perhaps this is the best place to start.

Welcome to my new home, stacyalesi.com. But don’t worry, bookbitch.com will get you here, too.

The BookBitch is not gone, just re-imagined. It was time for a change. A kinder, gentler home. While my home may have changed, rest assured my opinions have not.

I am packing my bags, so to speak, and moving in here. Taking all my reviews with me, and some of my reviewers as well. This will be a process so please be patient if what you are seeking cannot be found here yet.

I am leaving the BookBitchBlog as it is for a while until the move is complete. Or as complete as I care to make it. We often use moving as an excuse to get rid of excess, to purge, to cleanse. I am hoping to have a clean house here, and the best way to do that is to start with a clean house.

Besides the opportunity to go mainstream, I wanted all the reviews to be more easily searchable and more easily found. I wanted to combine my blog with my website and just have one home instead of shifting between two. Hopefully this site will accomplish that.

My most heartfelt appreciation to xuni.com for this gorgeous design and making everything work the way it should. Sheer genius!

All comments, suggestions, and constructive criticisms are welcome.

I hope you’ll stop by often.

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Posted by Stacy Alesi

Testing by Maddee

December 20, 2013

This is just to see Ramblings show up in the categories list, so pretend this is a rambling post which isn’t about book reviews, guest blogging or contests!  🙂

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Posted by Stacy Alesi

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