Month: May 2019

Over the course of the year, running Books for the Busy has been a blast! Looking back, I see changes I could have made to make my blog better. I think if I did it again, I would chose a better template and not do so many add-ons. I think a different template would make my website a lot easier to use and prettier to look at. In terms of promoting my content, I stuck to twitter and occasionally promoted on Facebook. I think I could have better promoted my content by promoting on all social media platforms I’m involved with.

My favorite part of this project was deciding what book I wanted to recommend and then writing about it. It was fun to be in charge of the content I publish and give my opinions about something I love. I think this project will benefit me and how I work with CMS in the future. I have previously worked with WIX, but working with the most commonly used CMS will certainly make me well-rounded in the digital world.

February 2019 was my best month in terms of views and visitors. I think this is around the time that I promoted my content for the first time. My About the Author page received 37 views. My home page/archives received 17 views, and my highest post was my first post, with 6 views.

Here is some information regarding my site stats:

I think I ran a successful blog this year. There are plenty of things I could have done to make my views higher, but I am satisfied with how many people I reached in a short time. I am looking forward to making more blogs with a bigger social media presence. Thanks to all my viewers for supporting my blog!

By Stephen King

A sequel to the mother of all horror fiction

For my last book review, I would like to recommend my favorite book I have ever read. It might not fit the “books for the busy” category, but if you ever get around to it, I think you’ll like it too.

Doctor Sleep is the lesser-known sequel to the widely famous Stephen King novel, The Shining. You could read and love Doctor Sleep without reading The Shining, but I do think reading it will enrich your experience of the plot. This novel is set apart from King’s common writing. Of course it still gory and scary, but it includes science fiction elements. The plot is extremely well-written, and keeps you turning all of the 635 pages.

The story focuses on Danny Torrance, Jack Torrance’s son. He is now older and followed his father’s footsteps into alcoholism. Not only does he self-medicate to quiet the terrors that still haunt him, he is far from the best person he can be. Something I love about this novel is the protagonist, Abra. She is a strong, teenage-female character who works with Danny to fight evil forces. Both Danny and Abra possess the power to “shine,” Danny acting as Abra’s mentor through the process of discovering her strength.

The journey of the novel was extremely well written, as was the ending. In many King books that I have read, the ending sometimes comes across as cliche or lazy, but this one grabs ahold of you and keeps you until the very last line. The story of Jack Torrance’s son separating himself from the evils of his childhood will give you the best conclusion to The Shining you could ever imagine.

Purchase Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, here.

Happy Reading!