Another month has gone by, and we are a month away from the end of the year. :o Again, I have to ask: where had the time go?
- I GOT MY NETGALLEY RATIO TO 100%!!!! (I was jumping in joy when that happened because that was unexpected.) When I was trying to get it up, I mistakenly read Thousand Words instead of Torn Away (the ARC I requested) because I didn’t check which book it was, so that set me back a bit.
- Earlier in the month, I became productive-Cee, where I churned out three reviews in one sitting. Very unlike me, but boy, it was so rewarding to get it done.
- I RECEIVED A PHYSICAL COPY OF WE ARE PIRATES AKA THE BOOK I WAS DYING TO GET BECAUSE OMFG PIRATES!
- My blog hit major milestones. I reached over 500 followers!! HOOORAY!
- I did not win NaNoWriMo. *cries* I just got sidetracked by other writing that I never went back to my Spy/Thieves project. I am so disappointed in myself.
- Remember my top secret project I talked about months ago? Well, it’s almost ready. I’m just prepping posts, and I can’t wait to talk about it. I’m aiming for a January debut. ;D
BOOKS GALORE!
We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler (from Lauren Cerand)
From Edelweiss:
99 Days by Katie Cotugno
None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer
Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby
A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith
The Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak by Brian Katcher
Thank you for the books! <3
ON THE BLOG
- I reviewed:
- A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray. I didn’t really liked it. It had a lot of issues that made me cringe a lot.
- Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown. Very thought-provoking, but missing that emotional connection.
- Torn Away by Jennifer Brown. I was missing that connection with the main character.
- Roomies by Sara Zarr & Tara Altebrando. I had to DNF this book. I felt too close to it to enjoy it.
- I talked about:
- whether reading challenges are really good for my health. Not so much with the way I’m dealing with it.
- the cover changes in Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver. I definitely prefer the new cover. No more white space!
- the different book covers with birds on it. Designers like using birds a lot.
- the ARCs that are on the verge of DNF. I’m considering DNFing them all because I’m not feeling them at all.
- I wrote letters to:
- Mosquitoland and David Arnold. ROAD TRIP!
- I created a holiday gift guide that any typography lover will love. You will love it too! So much pretty!
- I gave thanks to all the authors I adore. They are a wonderful group of people I have the pleasure of reading.
- I screamed in joy that A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket will be a Netflix series. SO EXCITED!
- I participated in the Getting to Know You Blog Hop, where I was giving away More Than This by Patrick Ness and asked people to play two truths and a lie with me.
PLANS FOR DECEMBER
- Prepping for the secret project.
- Preparing for blogoversary.
- End of the year posts + recaps.
Whoo-hoo! Yay for productive months! Hope you have an awesome blogging month for December ^_^
Well lets see productivity wise – I FINALLY got my reading mojo back. It started coming back somewhat in October but it’s officially back now with me reading again everyday.
Congrats on the Netgalley ratio! I think I’m in the mid 90’s and yet I still have like 5 or 6 books to read/review on there.
oooo secret projects what could they beee?
Congrats on the following!
You had a busy month! Happy December reading!
YAY GO CEEEEE! Congrats on getting your ratio to 100%! That’s awesome! And yay for getting your pirate book! Ha ha! But holy crap I failed at NaNoWriMo too. It’s okay *hugs* maybe next year.
100% ratio? You’re incredible and I applaud you. *standing ovation* You’re not alone on not winning NaNoWriMo- I’m right there with you! At least you’ve been busy coming up with awesome things- I seriously can’t wait to hear about this secret project of yours! :D
Pheeww congrats on all the followers and getting so much crap done!! I know I’m so lazy with blogging so power to you!