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Monthly Recap

MONTHLY RECAP | November 2014

November 30, 2014 Comments : 6

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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

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BOOKS GALORE!

We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler (from Lauren Cerand)

katie cotugno - 99 daysiw gregorio - none of the abovelexa hillyer - proof of forever Jessi Kirby - Things We Know By HeartA Sense of the InfiniteBrian Katcher - Impropable Theory of Ana & Zak

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

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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.

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PLANS FOR DECEMBER 

  • Prepping for the secret project.
  • Preparing for blogoversary.
  • End of the year posts + recaps.

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How was your November? Any memorable thing happen? Did you enjoy any of my posts? Are you looking forward to December?

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Comments

  1. EM @ Books and Iced Coffee says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:20 am

    Whoo-hoo! Yay for productive months! Hope you have an awesome blogging month for December ^_^

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  2. Tabitha (Not Yet Read) says

    December 1, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    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?

    Reply
  3. Freda Mans says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    Congrats on the following!
    You had a busy month! Happy December reading!

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  4. Rosie // Rosie Reads says

    December 2, 2014 at 10:32 am

    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.

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  5. Hazel @ Stay Bookish says

    December 3, 2014 at 1:27 am

    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

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  6. Kat Stark @ Not Yet Read says

    December 12, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    Pheeww congrats on all the followers and getting so much crap done!! I know I’m so lazy with blogging so power to you!

    Reply

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