Semester 1 Reflection

Semester 1 Reflection

This semester I have completed my goal of reading 5 books. I read 3 independent reading books. They were Where She Went, Crown of Midnight and Heir of Fire. I chose to read Where She Went in the beginning of the semester because I had just seen the movie and I was curious to see what happened in the next book. I chose to read Crown of Midnight and Heir of Fire because I had read Throne of Glass (the first book in the series) over the summer. I normally don't read fantasy books, and I was surprised to find myself really liking them. I enjoyed all of the books I read this semester. My favorite was Heir of Fire, the book I just finished. It was very hard to put down and it had great character development. The only thing I don't like is that the series is unfinished and they left me on a cliff hanger! Now I have to wait for the next book to come out.
My blog posts definitely got better as the semester went on. As we got further into the semester, I got
better at using my voice in my blog posts rather than just summarizing what I read. I think I was able to make them more interesting as time went on. I did a good job of including specific textual details and incorporating pictures in my posts. By using them, I was able to more clearly get my point across to the reader. I also think my ideas were focused and engaging. My posts were detailed and shared my thoughts to the reader.
My first goal for blogging over the second semester is to go on Good Reads more.  I only went on this semester after I finished a book, and I could have done a better job at updating more frequently. My second goal is to read more of a variety of books. I think I should try to read books that are not a part of a series, because all the books I read this semester were. Lastly I would like to try and incorporate more links and videos in my blog. I could do a better job of tying in a different sources into my blog posts and comparing my books to other sources. By doing this, I will be able to make my posts more diverse and see other sides to the books I read.