My Goings On in November:
I felt like November flew by! I honestly can’t figure out how it’s already gone! Luckily, I did manage to accomplish a few things.
- I wrote a play for my homeschool co-op musical theater class. Yep, I did it, and I’m actually going to let people see it. (You know, probably.)
- We finished up the first semester of homeschool co-op and we had our end of semester performances. The kids did fantastic, and it was lots of fun!
- I finished editing Defy by Allie Juliette Mousseau!
- I caught up on watching The Walking Dead on Netflix, so I switched to binge watching the second half of season 2 of The 100, and when I finished that, I moved onto Once Upon a Time (I’m on season 2 of that.) I need relatively exciting shows to watch while I’m on the elliptical to keep me motivated! And I’m trying hard to do the elliptical almost every day, so I get to watch a lot of shows that way!
Most Popular Posts:
My New Design!! – Yay! Apparently you guys were almost as excited about it as I was!
Let Me Know Your Birthday & Blogoversary! – I’m really glad this one was popular too because I want to collect as many birthdays and blogoversaries as I can! Hopefully the calendar will go up in December (I just need to figure out the best plug-in to use).
How to Keep Yourself Motivated and Organized for Reading Challenges
Other Features & Discussions:
November Discussion Challenge Link-Up and Giveaway
Top Twelve Bookish Movies I Still Need to See
Bookish Backdrops – Firewalker by Josephine Angelini
Blogging Has Changed My Life (In So Many Ways!) – Let’s Discuss
My 2015 Reading Progress:
Here’s my reading for 2015 so far. As I’ve mentioned before, the books that are unrated are books I’ve edited (or proofread) this year, so I don’t rate them.
November 2015 Reviews
This month wasn’t quite as amazing as last month for reading, but there were definitely a few gems!
- The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel | Review | Rating: 4.5/5
- The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel | Review | Rating: 4.5/5
- Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn| Review | Rating: 4/5
- Firewalker by Josephine Angelini | Review | Rating: 3.5/5
- The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson | Review | Rating: 5/5
- Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin | Review | Rating: 5/5
- Nexis by A.L. Davroe | Review | Rating: 4/5
My Favorite November Read:
Well, I had two five star books this month, but Wolf by Wolf won out because it was just so unique and left such a lasting impression on me!
Wrap-Up Round-Up!
Don’t forget to link your November wrap-up posts up to the Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up! And watch for the giveaway, which will be posted over at Fantasy of the Silver Dragon on December 7th!
I am still so impressed you wrote a play! Good job with the elliptical. We have one and I need to use it more. Looks like it was a pretty good reading month. Hope you have a great December!!
I go in spurts with the elliptical. I’m great about it for awhile and then I totally fail (for far too long). Right now I’m in a good spell. 🙂
I felt like November just flew too. Too fast.
You had a great month though. Happy December!
I know – blink and the year will be over!
I can’t believe it’s December either, but I’m excited! I really loved Wolf by Wolf as well – my sister is reading it soon.
I thought Wolf by Wolf was fantastic! Make sure you head over to Fantasy of the Silver Dragon because Silvara has the giveaway up, and it’s awesome!!
Yay you for doing the elliptical! I have been doing the exact same thing! Once Upon a Time sounds so good! Currently I’m watching Friends, and am up to Season 3, because I never watched the last season so I have no clue how it all ends. Then I’m thinking of watching all of Buffy next. Happy reading this month. 🙂
All of Buffy – that’s a fantastic idea!!! I think that will be after Once Upon a Time! I actually even own them all on DVD, but I’ve never re-watched the whole thing. Hey, make sure you check out the round-up giveaway over at Fantasy of the Silver Dragon – she’s giving away a book necklace from Cait at Paper Fury – and they’re so cute!!
I’ve never actually watched Buffy! But I have been hearing about it forever, so I finally decided to give it a try since it seems as though it will be fun and addicting and I love anything that makes me forget that I’m working out lol! Oh yay, thank you! I will. 🙂
November did seem to go by really fast. In fact, we were talking at the school that this whole year has been going by so fast. In some ways that is a good thing but it feels like we haven’t had time to slow down at all.
I have Wolf by Wolf sitting on my shelf I just haven’t picked it up yet. I have only heard wonderful things about it.
I hope you have a great December!
I know – sometimes I feel like the year is shooting by and I’m barely noticing it!
Hey, make sure you check out the round-up giveaway over at Fantasy of the Silver Dragon – she’s giving away a book necklace from Cait at Paper Fury, and I don’t want anyone to miss out!
Good luck with the play! How exciting!
I thought your idea for birthdays and blogoversaries was a fantastic idea! I’m so glad the kids had a great end of semester at the co-op!
Thanks – I’m really excited about that one! I’m hoping to get it up very soon – I just have to have Ashley over at NoseGraze find me the best tool for the job (since she’s my hosting provider).
Hey, make sure you check out the round-up giveaway over at Fantasy of the Silver Dragon – she’s giving away a book necklace from Cait at Paper Fury, and I don’t want anyone to miss out!
I keep hearing great things about Wolf by Wolf! It sounds fascinating, but I’m not sure if I want to wait for the second book to come out first…
Yay for writing a play! That’s amazing, girl.
One way or the other, I definitely recommend reading that one! It was fantastic! Thanks for the encouragement about the play!
You’ve had a pretty busy month! You’ve gotten so much done outside of the blogging. Hopefully you get more reading done now the semester is over.
Yes – I’ve been super busy with non-blogging things, which is great, but also means I’m running myself a bit ragged! Yikes!
It sounds like you had a good month. I’ve been seeing a lot of positive reviews for Wolf By Wolf lately. I might have to read that one.