“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
― Winston S. Churchill
Welcome, everyone!
Today’s post is a bit special to me.. It blows my mind but I’ve now been a member of the blogging community for a whopping two years.
It seems like just yesterday that I stumbled into blogging, all wide-eyed and new. I had no idea what I was getting into but I lived, I made mistakes, and I’ve learned.
This experience has been wonderful. You and all things bookish have brought so much life, knowledge, adventures, and friendships into my world and I can never thank you enough. It’s been a journey I’ve enjoyed and hope to be a part of for many, many more years to come.
So.. Today I’ll be sharing some of the books, bloggers, quotes, and more! that have made these two years so wonderful.
Enjoy!
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2021 Books:
The Wallbanger by Alice Clayton
Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
A Dog’s Courage by W. Bruce Cameron
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry
Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
The Noise: A Thriller by James Patterson and J. D. Barker
2022 Books:
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The House of Ashes by Stuart Neville
The Return by Rachel Harrison
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Clackity by Lora Senf
Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz
Leech by Hiron Ennes
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
The Stroke of Winter by Wendy Webb
The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
The Neighbour’s Cat by J.S Ellis
The Girl Who Ruined Christmas by Cindy Callaghan
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Bloggers:
D. Wallace Peach @ Myths of the Mirror
Tessa @ Tessa Talks Books
Pooja @ Lifesfinewhine
Mogsy @ The BiblioSanctum
Rosie @ Rosie Amber
Rebecca @ Fake Flamenco
Steve and Muffin @ Steve’s Country
Lucy @ Bookworm Blogger
Daphny Aqua @ The introvert writer
Sandy @ Sandy’s Book A Day Blog
Carla @ Carla Loves to Read
A Favorite:
Poem:
Don’t Quit by Edgar A. Guest
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low but the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit…
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit!
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many failures turn about
When we might have won had we stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow…
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out…
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Quotes:
Because you can never love just one..
“About the only thing I know is that it all comes down to love. Love is the only thing that matters. It’s all there is. But that’s plenty.”
– The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
– The Maid by Nita Prose
“Where her books were, she was. Get the books right and the rest will follow.”
– Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
“I need your help. Because our world is in a precarious state. There is an ever-widening sinkhole of mediocrity trying to consume us all and we need to find higher ground”
– Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
“What I’m trying to tell you is:
don’t aspire to be fearless. aspire to be brave.”
– The Gravity Inside Us: Poetry and Prose by Chloe Frayne
Challenge:
I’ve loved most of the challenges I’ve participated in so far, many fantastic reads were discovered, but this one was my favorite.
Readers Imbibing Peril Challenge @ PerilReaders #RIPXVI @ Twitter
Book Tag:
There are so many amazing book tags out there but I really enjoyed The ‘Count to 10 With Me’ Book Tag created Alyce @The Bumbling Book Blogger
It was surprisingly challenging.
And because I ended up loving the way it turned out.. I’d like to also share a favorite book tag I created.
The ‘This is Your Story’ Book Tag
I enjoyed making it and everyone seemed to appreciate what I was going for.
And that’s a wrap!
Thank you all.
For your support. For your kindness. For making this fun. For being here. For making up this incredible community. For sharing your thoughts, hearts, and lives with us. Thank you.
How long have you been blogging?
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Congratulations on your two year Bloggiversary. I love that quote from The Maid too.
Thank you! The Maid was such a quotable book but that one really is the best.
Congratulations!! That’s an incredible achievement 😆 Love the little wrap you did of your favourite books over the past two years too!
Thanks so much, hun! What’s really great is that I still get excited about writing and posting and sharing.. I feel like that’s the achievement.
Congratulations!
Thank you! 😊💕
Congrats on 2 years!
Thanks! It’s been one heck of a ride.. and I’m still enjoying it.
Woohoo! Congrats on two years! Here’s to many more 😀
Thank you! If my TBR has anything to say about it, I’ll be doing this in my grave. 😆
Good to hear it’s been a fun 2 years! Keep it up!
It really has been great and I look forward to another year of bookish adventures with all of you.
Stay safe!
Congratulations!!! 🎉🍾 🥂
Thank you so much! I don’t think it would have been half as fun without all of you. 💕
Congratulations on your blogiversary, Sheri. Thanks for the shout out. I love the quotes you highlighted.
Thank you and any time! Posts like these are some of my favorites to do.. there’s always so much in the bookish and blogging world to share. I’m glad you liked it!
Congratulations Sheri! What a milestone, and I’m so grateful that our paths have crossed. You’re one of my favorite bloggers – whether it’s your unflinching honesty in a review, always having the best books to add to my TBR, and even the wonderful quotes you shared in this post – I always look forward to visiting your site. I look forward to seeing you around for many more milestones!
Thank you, Leah, this has made my day.. you’ve got me tearing up. You’ve all been so amazingly kind and supportive, even now, your words fill my heart.
I’m so very glad to be a part of your journey and you a part of mine.
My husband just walked in on my sniffling and, concerned, asked what happened.. all I could say was ‘They’re just so nice’ and now he thinks I’m crazy. 🤭
Hahahahahha oh those non-blogger types just don’t get it! I appreciate having you on my own journey, and being part of your journey as well. 💙
Lol. He’s a gamer so he does get it a little.. in his own way. But we readers are a special kind of crazy.
That means a lot, Leah, thank you. Here’s to many more years of adventures together! 🥂