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2011 has been a strange year for me. I started off strong, finishing up library school, loads of reading, getting experience in the library world. Then I began working at OverDrive, and my focus completely shifted – digital! eBooks! audiobooks! while also still working with librarians and educators. I’m grateful for this year. I accomplished so much. Many endings, many beginnings, and 2012 is looking very bright for me.

So to recap 2011, I’d like to share my top six favorite books I read this year (in no particular order)!

1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. I didn’t blog about this book, but it’s one of my recent favorites. I liked how it combined dystopia with the supernatural, and I’m looking forward to what this series brings next.
2. A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan. I didn’t like this book at all at first. I thought it was weird, didn’t get it, and almost stopped reading. Until I kept reading, and I enjoyed the mystery and suspense, the action, and then, the story and the characters. It was certainly unique, very jarring at times, and I loved it.
3. Lauren Kate’s Fallen series. I avoided these books for so long, I read the synopses, always kept picking them up at the store and the library and then putting them back down. But when I got my Nook, I checked them out from my local eLibrary and fell in love with Daniel and Luce, and can’t wait for the 4th book!
4. All of Mercedes Lackey’s Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. I picked these up for the first time this year as well, via my Nook and the local library. These books were hilarious, and something completely new when I was seeking a fresh voice from an author.
5. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’Brien. This is another book I kept annoying  until I finally checked it out and loved it! I enjoyed the romance in this story so much. I have Prized on my Nook right now to read very, very soon!
6. Hourglass by Myra McEntire. I have to be honest, any time travel romance is going to get me, and I loved this.

Be sure to check these out!

So clearly I’m a busy person these days! It’s been months since I’ve blogged, but I am reading much more lately! I had to post today because it’s Teen Read Week! Only the Mecca of all weeks for teen librarians. And to officially make my mark on TRW and give homage to my new job with digital libraries, I am making this post from an iPhone app.

In my bed. Cuddling with a cat. I now have the ability to blog from anywhere!

In other news, what am I reading? I just finished The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, which was phenomenal. All the buzz, well deserved. I loved the epicness of the story, along with the fantasy combined with religion. A truly unique tale.

I hope my few readers out there are celebrating TRW with a good book! Give me some recs!

Whoa! It’s been way too long since I’ve last posted here, and that is a huge testament to how busy my life has been these past few months. Here’s a quick update:

• Back in May, I graduated with my Master’s in Library and Information Science from Kent State University with a 3.98 GPA. It was exhilarating and yet also very scary, as I spent most of April and May searching for a job! (And they are few and far between in the library world!)
• On the day before graduation, I was offered a position at OverDrive, a digital distributor of eBooks and audiobooks, working with libraries (specifically, school and college libraries).
• I started working at OverDrive in late May, and ever since it’s been a whirlwind, learning new things, meeting new people, actually having to get up every day and go to work – ahh!
• I’ve only just now been able to get back into reading!

And there is the brief update on my life, and other wonderful things. I’m very fortunate to be employed right now, and I’m really enjoying my job and all I’m learning! I’m finally also reading like crazy again. I’m currently working my way through Fallen by Lauren Kate, and a reread of The Hunger Games. I’m working on a program with my YALSA mentor for THG, so I need freshen up on the story!

I also recently purchased a Nook, which is my new best friend, and I am crazily downloading books from my local library, through, who else, OverDrive! So, please, keep reading, and look for some new, fresh reviews soon. Can’t wait to get back into blogging!