Hello everyone! When this post goes live, it is New Year's Eve and I am probably excitedly awaiting the beginning of a new year! 2022...wow. Do you remember when we thought it was weird to say the year "twenty-twenty one" out loud? Time flies. One thing I appreciate about Goodreads is its annual "Year in…
I know, I know. I'm late to this. Oh well. Hi everyone! For today's post, I wanted to take some time to look through my Goodreads Year in Books stats for 2020. We can all agree that 2020 was definitely not the year we thought/hoped it would be, and that is particularly true for me…
Welcome to my second ever lifestyle post since I migrated Cierra's Cynosure to WordPress! This blog truly has become true to its slogan: "books and a little bit of life." Today, I'm giving you a little bit of what my life has been like in 2019. It is safe to say that this year has…
Continue reading ➞ Lifestyle: 2019 Reflection + 2020 Resolutions
Welcome to the bookish version of my annual reflections & foresight posts! (The long, sappy, personal lifestyle version of my 2019 reflection + 2020 resolutions will be up later tonight by the time this post is published 💖). I set some bookish goals for myself on January 1st, 2019. The question is: how'd I do?…
I know what you're thinking: "Cierra, we're not done with December yet!" Which is true. But similar to many things in life: when you know, you know. The books I'm featuring today have qualities that are unique. They've all been a mix of amusing, stimulating, informative, and overall, captivating. These are books that I've probably…
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