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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy New Year! 2013 Wrap-Up, 2014 Plans

Boy, has 2013 had gone by with a flash! I am looking forward to our new year!

2012 was a shaky year for me towards the end, so my New Year's resolution for 2013 was to read less (yeah...I know) so I could enjoy life more. I set my reading goal down to 60 books (I read 101 the previous year). I needed to be more social, so I hoped to be able to go out more often and meet new people.

I was not able to party as I was thinking, but I was able to really get into my dance more. I participated in many wonderful dance workshops with master dancers of Egyptian dance. I got to meet many new wonderful people who share the same passion as I do when it comes to dance. Belly dance really took up my attention for 2013.

Last Minute Read-a-thon 2013: Wrap-Up

The Last Minute Read-a-Thon of 2013 hosted by by A Night's Dream of Books and by Vonnie's Reading Corner has come to an end!

I want to thank all of you who have participated in this read-a-thon and thank you for making it a fun event.
I really hope all of you were able to get your goal accomplished, or at least knocked off half of it. I especially hope that you enjoyed yourselves!

Don't forget to link up your "wrap-up" post in the linky below so we can all get a look at your accomplishments!

I have participated in Book Soulmate's RAK many times so I was delighted to have participated in their Christmas Edition.

I was assigned to Kathrin @ Stacked'n'Painted to send a Secret Santa gift. She lives in Germany so I was able to send her the following from the Book Depository:

CREDARA: Rise of the Kraylen by J E Henderson

After the Kraylen, fallen angels cast out of Heaven after the Great War, rise up against God and mankind for revenge, a reluctant young monk learns that not only is he God’s chosen warrior, but discovers that the leader of the Kraylen uprising brutally murdered his entire family during his youth. Now, he must grow beyond his seething anger and his desire for vengeance and into the warrior he was destined to be. While harnessing the immense power of the Credara, he must lead a Godly army to defeat God’s purest enemy, and save mankind from a fate worse than death.

We are nearing the end of the Last Minute Read-a-Thon of 2013 is hosted by Maria over at A Night's Dream of Books and by me. (Visit here for more info.)

The only challenge for you now until the end of the read-a-thon will be to finish your last minute reads. Once you are done, you can create a "wrap-up" post and come back to share your link.

I will be posting my wrap-up post towards the end of the 30th, along with the linky code, that way I have a chance to finish up my reads as well.

I hope all of you are having fun and getting many books knocked off!

Read by Dan Stevens

Synopsis: In Mitch Albom's newest work of fiction, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years.

Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.