November was a fairly mixed month for me. I can't believe it's December already!
by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro
by Derek Landy
by Marissa Meyer
by Jane Austen and Alex Goodwin
by Laura Konrad and Danielle Evert
by Catherine Orenstein
by Jay Faerber, Scott Godlewski and Ron Riley
Disturbance
by Ivy Alvarez
The Falconer
by Elizabeth May
The Grownup
by Gillian Fynn
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by Eileen Pollack
Disturbance
by Ivy Alvarez
The Falconer
by Elizabeth May
The Grownup
by Gillian Fynn
The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is still a Boys' Club
by Eileen Pollack
I read ten books in October, and somehow I managed to read eleven in November. Don't ask me how! The Lunar Chronicles finally came to an end with the arrival of my most anticipated release of this year, Winter, and I ended up reading a lot of good books this month - there were no books I didn't like, which is always nice!
My sister, brother-in-law and I went to see Mockingjay Part 2 together in November, and I enjoyed it! I really like what Francis Lawrence has done with the series, and given how sceptical I was about Mockingjay being divided into two I actually think it was done really well and the cast were superb. As with all adaptations there were parts of it that I didn't like as much as others, but as a whole I think it was a very good adaptation!
I was pleasantly surprised by a new period drama in November. Whenever I see the word 'Frankenstein' in the title of a drama I'm immediately wary - there has never been a decent adaptation of Frankenstein - but The Frankenstein Chronicles isn't an adaptation of the book, in fact one of the characters is Mary Shelley, played by the wonderful Anna Maxwell Martin.The Frankenstein Chronicles is set around nine years after the publication of Frankenstein, and children, sewn together from various body parts, are being found dumped around London. At a time when science and religion are constantly butting heads, it's up to John Marlott, played by Sean Bean, to find out who's committing these monstrosities before all of London discovers what's happening.
If you're in the UK it's on ITV Encore on Wednesday nights t 9pm, and Thursday nights at 10pm. Those of you outside the UK, I have no idea if the drama's already out there or if it's going to be, but if you have the chance to watch it then do - it's surprisingly good!
by Marissa Meyer
by Derek Landy
by Elizabeth May
by Gillian Flynn
by Eileen Pollack
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November has been a month of highs and lows for me. Earlier in the month my sister and I went to see Imagine Dragons in Cardiff, and they were amazing. I bought tickets for us for my sister's birthday, so we'd been waiting to go and see them since February.
They were so good live and they put on an excellent show - I definitely want to see them again in future, and I'm glad my sister liked her birthday present. It was nice to spend an evening with her; she's ten years older than me, so she's married and has two daughters of her own, so I don't get her all to myself that often.
Throughout November I took part in Rinn @ Rinn Reads' Sci-Fi Month. I didn't read as much as I hoped I would, but I wrote a couple of blog posts I really enjoyed writing and I managed to get a couple of reviews up. I even took a picture of my Lunar Chronicles books on Instagram, and it ended up getting used in an article on Bustle!
November was also my last month at work as my contract came to an end. I was hired as an Administration and Marketing Assistant at the independent publishers, Seren Books, for a year to help organise the centenary celebrations of WW2 writer, Alun Lewis.
My colleagues and I went for lunch and they got me a lovely card and some unicorn-themed gifts; I think of everything it's the other people at Seren I'm going to miss most. I really enjoyed my year in publishing - I basically ended up single-handedly updating the blog, which I really enjoyed doing - and I spent a lot of November applying for new jobs.
I ended up getting an interview for a writing job that I really wanted in the city I went to university, where I still have a lot of friends, but unfortunately I didn't get the job and I'm pretty bummed about it. So right now I'm feeling a little down and a little lost, but I'm sure I'll feel more optimistic when I've stopped feeling sorry for myself. For now, though, I'm going to allow myself a couple of days to just be sad.
Vlora @ Reviews and Cake talked about Why She Doesn't Go to the Library
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Kaja @ Of Dragons and Hearts talked about giving authors Second Chances
Amanda @ Of Spectacles and Books talked about Cinderella and the Marginalized
What did you get up to in November?
You had a really good November, you read a LOT of great books: I can't wait to dig into Winter and I still need to read The Falconer! I really enjoyed Mockingjay too! I'm super pleased with the movie adaptations for this one, which feels SO GOOD to say XD I can only imagine how awesome Imagine Dragon was, YAY for seeing them. I am sorry that you didn't get that job though, job searching can be a bit demoralizing at times, but hang in there - the right job will come along! xx
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry the job didn't work out, but I'm sure you'll find something even more awesome! I felt the same way when an internship I applied for didn't happen, but then I found something that was probably a lot more fun in retrospect. Imagine Dragons sounds AWESOME, I'm glad you had fun! I FINALLY need to read the Lunar Chronicles, but I bought Cinder as a Kindle recently, so I have high hopes. I watched Mockingjay 2 recently, and I think they did a great job too. And yay for reading so much! I hope you have a great day. :)
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