Happy New Year to All

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2018 is oficially here! 2017 was incredible for me: I finally got my own car, I went to Middle Earth (well, Switzerland but I swear it felt like Middle Earth), I met my favourite author, my boyfriend proposed to me, I left Europe for the very first time to visit the US and I met many wonderful people. Of course, I also read a lot of amazing books!

2017 was also full of sad events, but it is just how life is and I try to focus as much as possible on the good sides and I am so grateful for many things in my life.

According to Goodreads,

I completed my challenge of 60 books. 

I read 83 books and 34,133 pages.

Most read author of 2017: Sarah J Maas (I re read the entire Throne of Glass series)

Favourite author I discovered this year: Brandon Sanderson

Favourite series I started/finished this year: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

I did not completed all the challenges I planned for 2017, but pretty much (here is last year post if you are interested)! I managed to post a review for each book I read and it really is an accomplishment, I'm proud!

So, my reading plans for 2018 are as follow:

I want to read 80 books. Maybe I won't, but my 2017 challenge was too realistic and I knew I would surpassed it, so a bit more ambitious this year. However, I won't make a list of books I want to read in 2018. I already said it last year, but I really want to read just what I feel like reading, which means no TBR. I won't even make TBR at the beginning of each month because I feel like it's too much pressure. I just want to enjoy this year! Wedding requires a lot of planning and I feel like it will take a lot of my time, which is great. I want reading to be as relaxing as possible for 2018, which should always be the case :)

I hope you had a wonderful 2017 and that 2018 would be even beter. I hope you got to spend time with your loved ones, your friends and your pets of course! I wish you all the best Bookish friends, you don't know how important you can be to me, even if I don't know any of you that much. Getting the opportunity to share my bookish experiences with you is amazing. When I feel sad or lonely, I know reading your posts, reviews and comments will cheer me up. It may seem silly to non-Boolikes people, but I know you understand :)

Thanks for reading,

Line.

The Eagle Tree was published by Little A Books in 2016 and became a national bestseller, delivered to over 80,000 readers. Thank you for being part of this marvelous publication journey in 2016! 

Author Ned Hayes worked with Kindle Select to provide a set of New Year specials to thank readers of The Eagle Tree for their support: 
 

UNITED STATES:
Holy Trinity: An Eagle Tree Story is a special Kindle-only release for the New Year that is discounted for this week only for US readers to $0.99. The author created a brand-new addition to the Eagle Tree storyline as a "thank you" to readers for 2016.

Read the NEW EAGLE TREE STORY here >>

UNITED KINGDOM:
UK 12 Days of Kindle Christmas featuring The Eagle Tree -- holiday promo 12/23/2016 thru 1/5/2017. (0.99 GBP) Get the UK Kindle deal >>
 

AUSTRALIA:
Australian 12 Days of Kindle Christmas with The Eagle Tree -- holidays 12/25/2016 thru 1/5/2017. (0.99 AUD) Get the Australian Kindle deal  >>
 

"THE EAGLE TREE" PAPERBACK: 

Now available in paperback, The Eagle Tree eloquently explores what it means to be part of a family, a society, and the natural world that surrounds and connects us.  This unique novel was endorsed by authors Temple Grandin and Steve Silberman and embraced by readers worldwide. Read THE EAGLE TREE >>

I am honored to announce that my Northwest noir novel COEUR D'ALENE WATERS was named one of Library Journal's Self-E TOP "Mystery" books in 2015.

Here's the complete list of "top selected ebooks" on the Library Journal Self-E website. 

Thank you, library readers, for reading my book!

(you can get the book in print or e-book here -- http://coeurdalenewaters.com )