2017 Wrap Up

by Donna Huber

It has been another great year at Girl Who Reads. I find it slightly hard to believe that in a few short weeks we will be celebrating our 7th anniversary. We have read so many great books, some fun bookish features, and welcomed a number of guests this year.
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Top 10 Most Viewed Reviews

10. New and Upcoming Books with Strong Female Main Characters (Susan Roberts)

9. Among the Lesser Gods by Margo Catts (Susan Roberts)

8. Florida Gothic by Mitzi Szereto (MK French)

7. Books for Fans of Women's Fiction (Susan Roberts)

6. Botticelli's Muse by Dorah Blume (MK French)

5. Beautiful Hero by Jennifer Lau (Donna Huber)

4. Three Great Books by Female Authors (Susan Roberts)

3. Two Historical Stories Reveal Great Tragedies (MK French)

2. Archangel's Viper Nalini Singh (MK French)

1. Pop-Out Girl by Irene Woodbury (Susan Roberts)

Check out more reviews from Donna, Susan, Elisabeth, and MK. 

Top 10 Most Viewed Posts

10. New Releases October 2017
9. Maria Murnane: Hor one particular friendship helped Bridges come to life
8. Review: Beautiful Hero by Jennifer Lau (Donna Huber)
7. #YourLegacy Blot Tour: Rasputin's Legacy by Lee Jackson 
6. Three Great Books by Female Authors (Susan Roberts)
5. Epic Journeys and the Wayward Traveler (CM North)
4. Two Historical Stories Reveal Great Tragedies (MK French)
3. Summer Book Recommendations
2.  Review: Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh (MK French)
1. Review and Interview: Pop-Out Girl by Irene Woodbury (Susan Roberts)

Featured Guests:

Russell Nohelty: How I Got Over my Grandfather Being a Jerk

Michael Hicks Thompson: Hemingway Could Pack ‘em In

Interview with Author Sherri Smith

Maria Murnane: How one particular friendship helped Bridges come to life!

Harold Boardman: The Inspiration for A Pawn of Destiny

Interview with H.G. McKinnis

10 Questions with Allan Topol

Interview with Elise Juska

Donna Migliaccio: Searching for Inspiration

Features Articles

From Alison DeLuca - also check out her Amazon page for her books.

Streaming Fantasy: Magical Series to Marathon

Review: The Girls by Emma Cline

Review: H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Japanese Literature

13 Reason Why or Why Not: A Parent's Dilemma

Summer Splash – A Wave of #SummerBooks for the Beach, Pool, and Lake

Summer Salad and a Book: #HomemadeCaesarSalad and #BirdBoxReview

Summer Party Time with @AlisonDeluca

Review of Borne by Jeff Vandermeer #SciFi

The Hope Store by Dwight Okita: #BookReview

Back to the Past - Stranger Things 2

From C.M. North - also check out his Amazon page for his books.

Character Development: How to Raise Your Characters Right

Setting Up Your Story

Far from Fresh - The Value of Derivative Fiction

Point of View and the Empathetic Writer

Constructive Criticism and Feedback: Getting an Unbiased Opinion

Education vs. Entertainment: The Power of Fiction

Epic Journeys and the Wayward Traveler

Dealing with Complexity in Structure

Indie Authors Are People Too

From Donna Huber - also check out her Amazon page for her books. 

Bookish Television on @MasterpiecePBS ~ Victoria and To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters

Active Reading: A Key to Awesome Book Reviews

Biltmore Estate and Vanderbilt's Books

Learn About Literature

Photos: Post, Prompts, and Challenges

Tackling the TBR Pile

Don't be Xenophobic! A Guide to International Authors

Zilch! Ways to Read for Free

Reflections on the #AtoZChallenge 2017

Audiobooks for Road Trips: An Infographic

Introductions and Blogging Best Practices

What Readers Want and Let's Collaborate

Book Diversity and Dining with an Author

Summer Book Recommendations

Rock Your #Bookstagram Posts With These Easy Steps

Get Paid for Your Influence

Managing a Blogging Team

The Important Role of Minor Characters

From Kathleen Barker - also check out her Amazon page for her books.

OD'ing on Gabaldon: "The Scottish Prisoner"

"Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll" - Chuck Berry Remembered

How EDNOR SCARDENS Prepared Me to Watch THE KEEPERS

A Sure Way to Ignore Presidential Tweets - THE NIGHTINGALE

Screening the Young Teen's Reads

From Ross M. Kitson - also check out his Amazon page for his books.

Magic in the Fantasy Genre

V for Vigilante

Hello Darkness, my old friend

Time will Tell – Thoughts on the New Who

Candy Coloured Clown

He's Behind You!

Thank you for reading us this year. I hope you enjoyed our commentary on books, writing, and entertainment. Happy New Year!

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