The very last Sunday Post of 2024. Wednesday starts a new year, 2025. And OMG what a year it’s been and what a year it’s shaping up to be!
Fittingly, today’s cat picture is of someone peering out from safety, looking a bit scared and very concerned, wondering what this coming year is going to bring. The surprising thing about this picture is that the small, adorable, kittenish face actually hides a whole lotta Tuna behind it. (If you’re wondering, we’ll always know it’s Tuna because of the feets. Luna has little white toe shoes on her front feets and white boots on the back. Tuna has all black feets. It’s Tuna – and he’s clearly terribly worried about something. Just look at how big his eyes are!
But it is time to look ahead, even if those looks contain more than a bit of trepidation. This time last year, I was preparing, also with some trepidation, to start posting on Instagram where I’m @reading_reality. This year, it’s time to switch, at least mostly, from Twitter/X to Bluesky and Threads, and posts have already commenced although that endeavor is likely to be a work in progress as I switch from one set of ‘@’ to another. It helps that Bluesky and Threads will both post automagically – a feature that X, well, x-ed out some time ago.
I’m @readingreality.bsky.social on Bluesky and @reading_reality on Threads. And the widgets in the sidebar will be edited to reflect the additions. I’m honestly not sure what to do about Twitter/X, but then again, that’s true of a LOT of people right now.
I didn’t have many reviews this week, but the two I did have were for books that were among the best of the best this year – so that’s all to the good. I confess that I waited to finalize my Best Books post because I was sure that one or the other of this week’s books – if not both as turned out to be the case! – would make that list. I’ll let you in on which books I’m most looking forward to this year later this week.
In the meantime, I hope your holidays have been and continue to be happy ones! Hopefully we’ll be able to put at least Tuna’s worries to rest in the days ahead.
Current Giveaways:
$10 Gift Card or $10 Books in the Dashing December Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Books in the Winter 2024-2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop
Winner Announcements:
The winner of the Holiday Giveaway Hop is Elizabeth H.
Blog Recap:
Winter 2024-2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop
A+ #BookReview: Echo by Tracy Clark
Christmas Day 2024: The Cats of Christmas (#GuestPost)
A+ #AudioBookReview: Blood Jade by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle
Best Books of 2024
Stacking the Shelves (633)
Coming This Week:
Unquiet Spirits by Bonnie MacBird (#BookReview)
Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey (#AudioBookReview)
New Year, New You Giveaway Hop
Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz (#BookReview)
This year I did the same and moved to Threads and BlueSky. As for X I still have the account I just don’t tweet anymore on it. I’m not sure if I want to delete it, yet. I love your kitty picture. So cute. I feel that way today. ^_^ Have great rest of 2024 and Happy New Year!
Angela (Angel’s Book Nook) recently posted..2024 End Of Year Library Love Check-In ~ #LibraryLoveChallenge #Giveaway
That’s pretty much where I am with X. I think I might still include an option for ‘tweeting’ on X as an entry for giveaways, but that’s likely to be about it. Tuna is just such a big, adorable baby, isn’t he?
Marlene Harris recently posted..A- #BookReview: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
I haven’t ventured into BlueSky YET, but it seems to be the way a lot of people are going! I foresee 2025 being a year of change!
I’ve noticed that the authors are going in droves while the publishers are hanging onto X – at least for the moment. But they’re all on Insta and they all certainly have THEIR social media on point even if I’m waffling so this should also work out one way or another!
Marlene Harris recently posted..A- #BookReview: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Thank you for the BlueSky and Threads links; I’m now following you on both. I hope you and Tuna (and Luna and the rest of your family) have a Happy New Year… and may things not turn out as badly as Tuna seems to think. (Poor Tuna. I’ve seen a similar expression on my own face in the last month or two.)
Lark @ The Bookwyrm’s Hoard recently posted..Last Sunday Post of the Year – 12/29/2024
I’ve seen your follows and followed you back. THANK YOU! Tuna does kind of speak for a LOT of us at the moment, doesn’t he? His world should remain fine, ours, well, sorta/kinda and maybe/maybe not and we’ll all certainly see, won’t we?
Marlene Harris recently posted..A- #BookReview: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz