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| You guys! You guys! I’m so excited! |
One year ago:
My sister:
“Hey Jen. Maybe you should find a place to talk about books with people that actually care about books?”(Translation: No one on Facebook gives a damn about what you were reading this weekend!)
Me:
“Hey sis, I’ll look into that.”
(Translation: Why don’t my friends care about what I was reading this weekend?!?)
So, I started this blog. I needed a place to talk about books and I made my own space. I didn’t know if anyone would read my words or care about what I had to say.
Since then I have had THE MOST FUN! I’ve met the BEST bookish people. I’ve participated in the BEST bookish events.
Thank you so much to YOU guys. Thanks to the people who read this blog. Thanks to the people who chat with me on Facebook and Twitter. I knew my bookish people were out there. I’m so glad I’ve found you.
Now, to the fun stuff!
Redbery Books is a lovely independent bookstore in my neck of the woods. They have generously offered to sponsor a giveaway to celebrate one year of The Relentless Reader!
Up for grabs is a signed copy of Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks and a $20 gift card to Redbery Books! How awesome is that? Enter!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Thanks for hanging out with me this past year. I hope you’ll stick around!
The Relentless Reader 
Yay! Congrats!! And can I just say that I love that last animated gif–I think that pretty much sums up my life. 😉
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Congratulations! You must be feeling pretty awesome right now. Here's to another year of book chat 🙂
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Congrats on your bloggerversary!
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Congratulations!! You've achieved so much in a year 🙂
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Congrats, this is so awesome! I'm really glad to have found your blog this year 🙂
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Ha ha, right?! Thanks Beth 😀
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Thank you Ellie, I am! I'm going to be strutting around today. Woot!
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Thank you Megan! 🙂 I'm a happy gal today!
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Aww, thanks Melinda!! It's been a great year!
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Thank you Kim and right back at you! 😀
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Congrats on your 1 year blogoversary…it goes so fast, doesn't it?
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Congrats, Jennifer! The book blog world is so awesome — I know I was thrilled to finally find My People.
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Thanks! I can't believe how fast this year zipped on by!
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Thank you Rayna! This community is fantastic, thank goodness you are all out there!
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Congrats!! Translation- we like to hear what you're reading 🙂
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My favorite book in 2013 has been The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
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Thanks! I'm so glad! 😀
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A great book that I didn't expect to like. My review will be published soon 🙂
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Congratulations on your one year!! I enjoy your blog! My favorite book in 2013 was (adult) And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini and (children's) Every Day After by Laura Golden. 🙂 I LOVED Caleb's Crossing and would love to have a signed copy. I love everything by Geraldine Brooks!
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I'm so glad you started your blog! Otherwise, how would I have found you? And our not \”meeting?\” That would have been tragic. Happy Blogoversary to the CERTIFIED AWESOME Jen!!!!!
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I didn't follow your instructions. Fave book of 2013? Tell the Wolves I'm Home. I want to play book vigilante and force it upon unsuspecting commuters…
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So excited for you! My favorite book so far has been The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, but I'm in the middle of Philipp Meyer's The Son right now and it's coming up close!
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Thanks for an awesome giveaway! I'm so happy to have found you through Armchair BEA. My favorite book of the year so far is \”Life after Life\” by Kate Atkinson.
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Congratulations! (Love the Zoidberg picture!)
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Thanks Holly! I just won a copy of And the Mountains Echoed and I cannot wait to read it!
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Thank you so much Katie! I feel certified awesome today, that's no lie. I put Wolves on my wishlist 🙂
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Thanks Shannon 🙂 I loooved The Interestings too. I keep hearing lovely things about The Son as well. I'm going to have to get to that one!
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You're welcome 😀 I'm glad we found one another too! Life after Life…oooh, I liked that one a lot!
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Thank you, thank you! 🙂 I thought that was a funny one too!
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Congratulations! That's awesome!
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Congratulations, Jennifer! I follow loads of book blogs, but yours is definitely a favorite 🙂
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My favorite book so far this year is a tie between The Golem and the Jinni, and Into the Wilderness. I saw some reviews claiming that Into the Wilderness was just Outlander fan-fiction, but I didn't perceive it that way at all. I actually enjoyed Into the Wilderness much more than Outlander!
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YAYAYAYAYAY! To one of my fave bloggers. A super fantastic one-year 'versary!
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Happy blogoversary!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh and I'm thinking Life After Life was my favorite this year!
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Happy Blogiversary!
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Thanks so much 😀
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Happy Blogging Anniversary!
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Congrats, my dear! I'm so glad you started this blog. 😀 I love knowing what you're reading. 😀
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Thanks so much Marie 🙂 I haven't read The Golem and the Jinni but I've sure heard a lot about it. Maybe I'll be able to make time for it one day 😉
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Thanks Monika 🙂 I loved that book too!
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Thank you Melinda 😀
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Thanks Heather!!
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Thanks a million Ashley 🙂
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Happy Blog Birthday!!!!LOL to that conversation between you and your sis. Too funny, but how true too. I'm sending good vibes and imaginary cupcakes and confetti your way! 🙂
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Thanks Andi!! (((((Hugs! Two even!)))
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I said it on Twitter and I'll say it again—WHOO yay! Congrats, Jen. I'm so glad I found a fellow Sconnie book blogger! 🙂
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That is almost word for word what happened, lol. And yes, very true! No one cared. (How dare they?)Thanks so much Sarah!
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Thanks Kristin! Yayyyyy Wisconsin!
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Congrats! So glad you joined the blogosphere and we have someone fantastic to talk good books with! Thanks for the chance to win. My favorite book(s) this year? Sarah's Key and Little Women.
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