After debating whether or not to start a blog to hold my book reviews I finally got going one year ago today so I thought it would be nice to do a post to celebrate.
Although I’d been writing reviews for some time I like to think that those posted on my blog have more to say about what I have enjoyed or not enjoyed in a book. My reviews are written with the aim of giving my readers enough information to decide if a book is for them with absolutely no spoilers.
I love receiving all your comments, the book blogging community were so welcoming and over time I have found others who share my love good books, Here is a very small sample of those I admire:
Confessions of a Mystery Novelist
This is a very short list but I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who converse with me and of course for recommending even more great books for me to read.
I have a thing about data and whilst I prefer to have comments on my reviews, after all connecting with other book lovers is partly why I started to blog, I do like to check my stats. It is always pleasing to see how many visits my latest post has got but I also get great pleasure out of seeing people visiting my reviews after they have been up for a while.
The Ten Most Visited Book Reviews for One Year
in reverse order
The Secrets We Left Behind by Susan Elliot Wright; reviewed May 2014
The Medea Complex by Rachel Florence Roberts; reviewed November 2013
Mrs Sinclair’s Suitcase by Louise Walters; reviewed December 2013
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty; reviewed August 2013
Wake by Anna Hope; reviewed January 2014
Someone Else’s Skin by Sarah Hilary; reviewed February 2014
Before We Met by Lucinda Whitehouse; reviewed January 2014
That Dark Remembered Day by Tom Vowler; reviewed March 2014
The Book of You by Claire Kendal; reviewed February 2014
Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott; reviewed March 2014
The Ten Most Visited Book Reviews for The Last Quarter
in reverse order
The Kill by Jane Casey; reviewed June 2014
Spilt Milk by Amanda Hutchinson; reviewed July 2014
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica; reviewed August 2014
After I Left You by Alison Mercer; reviewed July 2014
The Book of You by Claire Kendal; reviewed February 2014
The Long Fall by Julia Crouch; reviewed June 2014
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey; reviewed May 2014
The Broken by Tamar Cohen; reviewed May 2014
The Secrets We Left Behind by Susan Elliot Wright; reviewed May 2014
Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott; reviewed March 2014
Now I am looking forward to many more years of talking about the books I love, and sometimes those that didn’t meet the mark and reading everyone else’s fantastic blogs – Thank you everyone!
Cleopatra Loves Books 
Congratulations on one year Cleo
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Thank you – I love reading your blog and look forward to many more posts as a tribute to Winston.
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Congratulations! Here’s to many more blog posts!
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Thank you 🙂 I can’t believe it is one year already!
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Congratulations and happy blog anniversary Cleo. Thank you very much for your kind mention.
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Thank you Jose. The mention was well deserved, your blog is an inspiration.
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Congratulations on your first year of blogging, Cleo. Long may it continue.
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Thank you – it has gone by so quickly and I wonder why I didn’t take the plunge sooner.
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Cannot believe you’ve only been blogging for a year! Your site looks fantastic, you’ve got a great following – in fact, you’re my favourite blogger as I love your reviews: your tastes are fairly close to mine, and with you I never have long to wait for a review as you are THE most voracious reader!
HAPPY BLOGGING BIRTHDAY CLEO!
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Aw thank you so much! I have had so much fun and to be honest come across books that I would never have tried had it not been for other blogger’s reviews and recommendations.
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Happy Blog Birthday 🙂
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Thank you Lipsyy 🙂
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Happy anniversary. Here’s to many more. And thanks for the very kind mention!
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Thank you and you’re very welcome as yours is one of the blogs I go to in order to find even more new reads.
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Happy Blogoversary!
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Thank you 🙂
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Cleo – Thank you for the kind mention. Congratulations on your blog-birthday and may you have many more. I learn every time I visit!
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Thank you! That’s very kind Margot but I aspire to know as much as you do about books, your posts are always interesting and informative.
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Congrats! My book reader blog turns one tomorrow! I just HAD to look up my first post to see. LOL
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Congratulations for you for tomorrow – obviously an excellent time to start a blog!
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Thank you Cleo!
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Happy Blog Birthday!!! Here’s to many more!!
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Thank you 🙂
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Well done, Cleo! You are an inspiration. Even though our preferences are not very similar, I always enjoy your posts.
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Thank you, what a lovely thing to say. That’s one of the things I love about blogging as it exposes me to books that I might be completely oblivious to so it is great to hear others enthusing over them.
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Happy Blogging Birthday!
My own blog turns one year old in exactly 1 week, and I had no idea when you and I “met” a year ago that your blog was only a week older than my own! Thank you for the kind mention–and I look forward to reading, enjoying, and exchanging thoughts on MANY MORE of your posts!
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I thought you’d been blogging for far longer. Thank you to one of my first connections and here’s hoping we have many more posts to discuss and of course I’m expecting some more fabulous recommendations 🙂
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Congratulations on your blogoversary! May you enjoy many more!!
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Thank you Laurel 🙂
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Congratulations, Cleo! I am looking forward to reading about the books you love for many more years. ⭐
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Thank you Karen. One thing I can predict is that I will always have plenty of books to talk about 😉
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This is what all of your faithful readers can be sure of, indeed. (I am proud to be one of them.) 😉
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Happy 1 year of blogging Cleo! What a wonderful achievement. I don’t leave nearly enough comments, but I definitely lurk away in the background reading all your posts 🙂
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Thank you Helen, I do that to plenty of blogs too… 🙂
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Congratulations!! Happy Anniversary!
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Thank you 🙂
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Happy Birthday!!!! And thank you so much for the kind mention… 😀
I can’t believe you’re only one! When we ‘met’, I’m sure I thought you were a long-established blogger and I was the newbie. Well, you’ve made a huge mark on the blogosphere in a short time, Cleo, and become one of my most trusted advisers (or peskiest temptresses, depending on my mood 😉 ).Your reviews always hit that difficult balance between honesty and generosity. Here’s to many more years, many more books and plenty of chocolate!
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Thank you for your very kind words. I had to include your blog as your reviews always entertain me even when they are for books that I have no interest in reading. Oh yes books and chocolate is the perfect combination and to seeing how high the TBRs can get!
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Happy 1 year!
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Thank you 🙂
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Congratulations!! I can’t believe you’ve only been blogging for one year…I never would have guessed that looking at your blog!
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Thank you Sarah. I started by back-filling all my reviews for 2013 because I wanted a record of my reads.
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Happy blogoversary. That’s always exciting. I don’t think I’ve ever celebrated mine, but I think that’s because I’m usually on vacation when it happens. I like how you have added stats to this post. It reminds us of what we were so excited about not too long ago.
Wishing you many more years of blogging and book reviews.
Cheryl
http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2014/08/musing-mondays-august-11.html
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Thank you Cheryl. Yes now it is less about the number of visitors but seeing which reviews people like which I guess are the books most people are considering buying I think I can conclude there is a definite correlation between those books I like and the number of views the post receives.. although there are a few exceptions. Plus I love data and my job doesn’t really include analysis anymore 🙂
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Congratulations! I can’t believe that it’s only been a year – I wish you many more years of excellent blogging!
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Thank you – I think I’ve definitely got the bug, I don’t know how I filled all the free time before I blogged!
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Congrats on a year! I like to read your blog and your reviews are well-written! I’m glad to see you enjoy Jane Casey. I have her first book in the series, and was wondering whether to start it soon or not. Many more good years of blogging for you!
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Congratulations on your first year!
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Thank you 🙂
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Happy Blogoversary! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Yay! Congrats on this mile marker – Well Done!
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Thank you!
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Ho’omaka’i on reaching the one year mark. It’s amazing how 365 days pass by so quickly, yeah? Great way to break down with the book stats and collages.
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Thank you – I really do love it when I see an older review post has been viewed 🙂
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Congratulations – the first of many years!
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PS. Now I have some more book bloggers to connect with, thanks to your list.
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A belated congratulations to you, Cleo! Hope you have a good reading/blogging year.
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Thank you Rebecca. I have found some wonderful books in the past year all thanks to the recommendations from other bloggers but my TBR has suffered enormously and is now creaking under the strain.
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Happy belated blog birthday! Showcasing popular reviews is a great way to mark the date. I like checking the stats too (I’m a numbers girl!) and it’s only that combined with the comments that give you the overall picture. You’ve reviewed some great books, including lots on my to read list.
Hope the next 12 months are just as successful for you 🙂
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Thank you so much Trish, I’m glad you enjoyed the popular reviews – it is great fun tracking those that get visited long after they’ve been posted.
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A big CONGRATULATIONS on your first year of blogging. I’m glad it’s been as fun for you as it has been for us reading your posts and reviews! Thanks for being such an active member of the blogging community and engaging with all our sites as well- lovely of you to mention me *chuffed* Here’s to the next year of great reading and blogging 🙂
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Thank you, what a lovely thing to say 🙂
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Many congratulations on this big milestone, Cleo! Cannot believe your blog’s only been around for a year. I am so glad you decided to start blogging. It’s definitely one of my favourite book blogs. Here’s to many more years of reading and blogging!
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Thank you for your lovely comments Sandra – I don’t think I could stop now I’m addicted 🙂
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Very nice blogiversary post. Congrats on your milestone.
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Thank you Stephanie. 🙂
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Belated congratulations on your first year of blogging, great stuff!
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Ah thank you 🙂
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Happy anniversary and congratulations!
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