Another month has come to a close and what a busy month it has been! I really didn’t have a very ambitious TBR for November at all, but somehow I didn’t even mange to finish that. Either way, here’s what I’ve read during November:
- How to Be Brave by E. Katherine Kottaras
I have to say that this book was a bit of a disappointment and actually very predictable. Also, I wasn’t a fan of the depiction of body image issues, especially not with the cover as it can be confusing (depending on whether that girl is supposed to be the MC or not). - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell can do no wrong. I think that is not really news to anyone out there, but it is once again my verdict! This Song Is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin
I got to page 7 … I don’t really think that counts.
As always, click on the titles above to get to the reviews and on the covers to be redirected to Goodreads!
I feel like SO much has happened during the past month. I worked at the first ever Vienna Comic Con and it was simply a lot of fun! I got to meet great people and will hopefully stay in contact with many of them. Also, it triggered my urge to draw again, which I definitely consider a good thing as well. I haven’t done that in months!
Another thing I am quite proud of is that I participated in NaNoWriMo again! I find that it is also a thing that brings people closer together, whether it be at the local write-ins or in the virtual world. It surely bonds people together to turn mad at the same time! I didn’t write 50K, but I managed to do half of that and I am really happy with the result.
Also, in case I haven’t said it enough THANK YOU ❤ for all the positive feedback you’ve given me on Dreamer. It is one heck of a scary thing to share your writing, especially when it’s still very raw and not edited all that much, but you were all great. Because I will stop sharing chapters on the blog itself, the offer still stands that I’ll send you a pdf file of the story if you want to continue reading it. (Just contact me via some way listed on the Contact Page!)
Lastly, another THANK YOU is in order, because our little community her on Life and Other Disasters continues to grow. It feels just like yesterday that I had my first follower, yet this month I got to post that there are currently more than 300 people following the blog. You cannot imagine how humble and grateful I am for that! You are the best!
So, I am once again not attempting anything crazy here. I’ll be working at my favourite bookstore chain this month, wrapping the presents for other people. This will take right up until the 24th, which is Christmas here in Austria. I am therefore not sure how much time I really have to read. But I am once again striving for at least 3 or 4 books!
- This Song Is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin
I don’t think I need to explain this again … It was after all on my TBR last month. - The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
This is my 11th Sparks book to be put on my bookshelf. I am often still surprised that I never get tired of his stories, but they simply work for me! The movie will come out next week and I like to read the books with enough time ahead of the movie release to make sure it’s not too fresh in my mind when I see the film. (Watch the Trailer here!) - Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
Cliques, prejudices … it just seems like a nice High School kind of story. I got approved for the eArc and that’s that. - Reborn City by Rami Ungar
I am a little anxious to read this book to be honest. I consider Rami to be one of my friends and I hate reviewing the work of friends, just HATE IT! But I know that he is great at what he does and I think that I might actually get a lot more reading done this month than I did in November, so I don’t want to keep him waiting forever.
Happy December! I welcome you to participate in the 12 Days of Blogging Christmas Challenge.
https://scalesimple.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/december-goals/
I hope you can take part 🙂 Happy Blogging!
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you had a good month 😀 with a lot going on 😀
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on This Song is (not) for you
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I am continuing reading it right now! I hope to get through it soon, because I am not huge on reading on my laptop. I get so tired every time I do it
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it’s normal, the lighting is not ideal 😦 do you have any other arcs besides these ones?
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Also, there is no comfortable way of sitting with my laptop for hours on end. It’s way easier to change position with only a book in hand hahaha. But that’s why I have two eArcs and two actual printed books. I’ll read the real books inbetween to give my head a break.
Nope, I only have those two left, I haven’t requested all that much lately.
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🙂 nice, I haven’t seen any interesting YA book, though Jesse Andrews has a book available there, have you seen it?
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Yep! I requested it but got declined. I think they wanted US or Canadian citizens though.
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oh =/ I only saw it yesterday, but I didn’t request it
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You could still try. Maybe they’ll make an exception because you have more followers?
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idk… I’m not that interested in it, to be honest. I need to read reviews of it first
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Okay, I get that! I thought I’d try and hope that I’d like it better than Me and Earl hahaha
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Eheh, yeah, i would hope so too. But i’m not sure about it, and i’m only reqyesting arcs that i really want to read
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That is smart.
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I want to HP my ratio…
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What’s your current status? Mine’s 71%, so I am totally fine.
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right now I’m at 59 😀 it’s not bad. I have 33 approvals and 20 feedbacks
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Wow, I only have 7 approvals, so it’s way easier for me to keep track. But I would probably request more if it weren’t for having to read on my laptop.
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yeah 😦 I went way overboard in the beginning, with the novels that you can read without having to request. I still have some of those to get through
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And I am imagining that you don’t really want to read all of them anymore?
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TRUE! yep, unfortunately =/
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That sucks :/!
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yep!!! Some of them I’ll get to, other I won’t, I just need to accept that I’ll never get an 100%
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The good thing is that you don’t need 100%! 80 or so will do just fine 😀
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YES 😀 I want to reach 80, ideally I would do it before christmas, but I doubt it!
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Why the rush? There’s not really a time limit on those things.
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lol, I know. Personal goals and all that 😉
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LOL, okay! Fair enough!
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eheh 😀
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You had such a great month, yay!! 😀 And congratulations again on NaNoWriMo and your fantastic story! I can’t wait to know what you thought about the Laura Nowlin novel. I read one book by her and loved it, so I’m really eager to know how you enjoy her writing style and this new story 🙂
And congratulations on all the followers, that’s so great, and well deserved, you’re amazing 😀
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Thank you so much, Marie! You are being way too sweet ❤
I am really eager to read that book now. I haven't read anything by Nowlin before, so I definitely don't have anything to compare the book to. But maybe that's a good thing.
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It’s totally understandable that you only got through two books given that you’ve been killing it with your NaNoWriMo project! Seven Ways We Lie looks really interesting and I can’t wait to see what you think about it by the end of the month. (: Here’s hoping your December goes well!
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Thank you for getting it! I just wasn’t capable of reading anything and concentrating on my writing at the same time.
I am probably going to read the books in the same order as they were listed on the TBR, but hopefully I’ll get to it soon. I like to tackle eArcs rather quickly before I forget about them hahaha
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Yay! You’re going to read my book! I can’t wait for your thoughts. And even if you hate it, I’ll accept your opinion, because I care more about our friendship than if you like my book or not.
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Okay, I definitely don’t think I’ll hate your book! But I am still really glad you said that! It makes me feel a little less anxious.
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I’m told I make a great Dear Abby on occasion. I know just what to say when a problem arises.
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I had to google that to really understand it, but now I am inclined to agree.
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You worked at a Comic Con? Wicked! Even though I’m not hugely into comics, I find Comic Con seems to be a really fun event! It seems like November was a really busy month for you, so I can why you only read two books!
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Yep! It was so cool. I find the name Comic Con really irritating sometimes though, because it’s mainly just an event for all possible fandoms, be it in books, comics, TV shows or movies. It was the first one, so the actors that visited weren’t all the main characters of the shows, but still really cool. I did a post on it! It was really awesome 😀
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Ooh okay, it does seem really fun and exciting! I just had one in my city but I was busy with nano 😦
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I always knew that it would be during November, but tickets were sold out way ahead of time so I thought I’d simply work there. I got free and all access entry 🙂 and that was cooler than a regular ticket anyway.
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All access passes??!! Lucky! Much better than an original ticket!
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Congrats on 300 followers !!!
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Thank you <3!
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Wow it sounds like you had a super busy month! Congratulations on doing NaNoWriMo — your story sounds awesome! Also — you worked at ComicCon?! *flails* That’s so cool!
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Thank you 🙂 and yes, it was definitely busy, but in a good way! I really didn’t want to miss ComicCon in my home town, but it was sold out very quickly, so I thought, why not apply for a job? I was lucky to get it, but because I worked with the VIP-team, I therefore got free and all access entry to the event. That was awesome!
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Congratulations on 300 followers! I can’t believe you got to work at Comic Con, I’m so jealous 😦
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Thank you 😀
Working at Comic Con was pure luck! I was too late to buy myself some tickets, so the alternative was trying to get a job there. It was even better that way in the end, because I got a free, all access pass 😀
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