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Look Alike Covers Part 1

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Hello blogging friends! I am unfortunately still feeling sick since Sunday and hope I’m on the recovery process soon, so this post will have to be a shorter one.

I wanted to discuss with you today something I’ve noticed on infrequent occasions where covers just look soooo similar to one another. I know no one lives in a vacuum so of course people get inspired by one another, but these ones just have a bit of an uncanny similarity between them.

I think I will make this into a series at some point, so this will only be part 1. Let’s begin!

Defy (Sara B. Larson) & Graceling (Kristin Cashore)

Both are high fantasy stories featuring a badass heroine who can totally handle herself well. While I know dagger pictures aren’t uncommon (maybe I should do a post of covers with swords sometime?), the green background and simplistic focus on the dagger do bring out similarities. A bookstagram friend pointed out this similarity to me.

What do you think? Look alike or no?

Long May She Reign (Rhiannon Thomas) & Control (Lydia Kang)

I suppose when YA people think of SCIENCE in their stories, you automatically get a beaker on the cover. Personally, I really like both covers a lot, and the blue hues contrasting the black background make it stand out.

What do you think? Look alike or no?

The Vanishing Deep (Astrid Scholte) & The Corridor (A.N. Willis)

Okay, this last one was the MOST uncanny resemblance I have EVER seen in book covers. Is this the same model doing both? Regardless of the model though, the whole positioning of it with the girl having her head stick out from some watery substance is just…I have no words.

What do you think? Look alike or no?

These are my pairings for now! What do you think about these covers? Have you observed any uncanny similarities between two books before? Let me know in the comments below!

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Let’s Talk Bookish – Reading Goals

Fives @ Down The Rabbit Hole

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme, hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books & Dani @ Literary Lion, where they discuss certain topics, share their opinions, and spread the love by visiting each others’ posts.

JANUARY 7: 2022 READING GOALS

As we enter the new year many of us will be setting goals on Goodreads and choosing new year’s resolutions. What are your goals related to your blog or books/reading in general? Are you going to have resolutions this year, if not why not?

Happy New Year, everyone! And welcome to 2022 and the first LTB of the new year. Appropriately, this first topic will revolve around goals for 2022. I’d love to hear what all your goals are as well, so please let me know down below! Without further ado, let’s get into my goals.

I just set my goodreads again to 50 books. I think I reached about 70 last year (same goal of 50). I guess normally I’d like to try and stretch this year and read more, but considering how busy I know I’ll be, even 50 seems a bit daunting this year. Nevertheless, I will of course try my best to fit it all in!

I don’t particularly have any resolutions, but I do wanna try and work in reading as much as I can to become a habit and less of a chore. It is definitely fun to read but as with anything, trying to fit something into a busy schedule can become a bit tedious. Here’s to hoping it’ll be something natural and completely worked in by the end of the year!

One thing I want to try and do less of is blind choosing of a book just to read. While I have run into some real treasures, I think the majority of my time is more or less wasted on books I found mediocre. With so little time on my hands, I think making a more careful selection will at least leave me more satisfied that I tried to find books worth my time rather than leaving it all up to chance. That isn’t to say that I will never do that, but I definitely want to limit the randomness in my book selection this year. There are so many good books I have yet still to read, there isn’t much of a need to always pick up random things off the shelf.

Here at DTRH we’re definitely going to try and deliver good content for you all, as much as we possibly can. It is fun, and it’s also nice to have a goal and schedule to try and fit into our lives. So please stay tuned for all the future content! And as usual please let us know if there’s anything you’d like to see more of.

One last thing that I’d really like to get into are ARCs. I have rarely ventured into this world, as it is a little bit like taking a stab in the dark as well. But I’d love for our blog to be a great place for ARC reviews as well so that you all can be more informed if you were looking forward to some of the same books! I have gotten my hands on an ARC recently, and I hope to share that all with you soon.

What are your goals for 2022? Anything for your blog or just for reading in general? Anything majorly different from last year? Let me know in the comments below!

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2022 (Reading) Goals

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Happy, happy new year everyone! I cannot believe it’s 2022, but I choose to be hopeful as we stare down another year that has blessedly arrived. I hope the year has started off well for you all, whether you celebrated quietly at home or were able to gather with others safely.

With this being said, I don’t quite take on New Year’s resolutions because so often the way it is framed suggest we’re setting up ourselves for failure or extreme stress to achieve such goals. So instead, I’m framing this as reasonable and attainable goals I hope to keep myself accountable this year. Start small and grow from there as habits kick in. Be flexible and just have fun with it.

Will you join us in making 2022 a great year to diversify and try new things?

  1. Read 80 books
  2. Listen to more audiobooks (maybe 10 at least)
  3. Read 1 poetry book
  4. Re-read one series and/or 3 standalones
  5. Read 2 non-fiction Christian books
  6. Spend more time in Scripture (once a day)
  7. Finish 90% of ARCs on time
  8. Choose ARCs with a stricter criteria instead of willy-nilly choosing
  9. Read at least 7 new BIPOC authors
  10. Not be afraid to DNF >1 book if necessary
  11. Participate in more buddy reads with fellow bloggers like you!
  12. Try out different blog posts (at least 1-2 others) not currently found here
  13. Read more from the library – only buy books if absolutely needed
  1. Read 60 books
  2. Dive into the ARC scene (and finish on time)
  3. Read a non-fiction book
  4. Read at least 5 works by Indigenous authors
  5. Read and engage more with other bookish blogs
  6. Reading a French novel
  7. Re-read an old favourite in another language
  8. Explore different genres for audiobooks (find one I like)

We’re wishing you all a blessed, safe, and joyous 2022!