November 2015 Rewind

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• Megamorphs #4 - Back to Before by K.A. Applegate // ⋆⋆⋆⋆
• Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3) by Leigh Bardugo // ⋆⋆⋆⋆
• Project Princess and Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot // ⋆⋆
• Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare  // ⋆⋆⋆⋆
• 3 Agatha Christie Audiobooks // ⋆⋆⋆

• Makeover! I changed the theme, tinkered with the layout and added social media buttons (add me on Twitter if you haven't!), and added a gorgeous new header courtesy of Bear&Fox from TheDarkArts.net. I'm thinking of tweaking more of the little things, but for now I'm content with this.
• I wondered how personal is too personal when it comes to talking about ourselves while blogging.
• These are the seven book adaptations I need in my life ASAP. (I can now cross Mockingjay Part 2 off this list!)
• Let's discuss how aging changes your perspective of a book. Also, if you no longer enjoy a book after a re-read, was it worth ever reading in the first place?
• Let's talk quotes. These are my top five from the books I've read in the past year.
• The Blogger Positivity Campaign has started! We're in Week 3 now and there are still two more weeks to go, so stay tuned for that.

• One of my more difficult classes at work wrapped up this week. I'm SO relieved, especially because - if test scores are anything to go by - most of them seemed to actually have retained what I taught in class. One kid who had previously failed the class managed to pull through this time - by the skin of his teeth, but his relief was quite touching. 
• Ten million years late, but I finally caught Marvel's Agent Carter on TV (yay morning re-runs) and I'm so hooked.
• Jess Glynne's Don't Be So Hard on Yourself was my soundtrack of the month. Her voice is just gorgeous, and the lyric of that song is spot-on. I also listened to Justin Bieber's Love Yourself, and it is now stuck in my head. I'm not a Belieber, but I definitely do not mind his current music.
• I stressed out about grad school applications. It sucks to not have so little control over such a big aspect of my future.
• I hunted for Winter in three bookshops, gave up and ordered it online, only to find it three days later in the first bookshop that told me I had to order online. -.-
• I also went around the mall with a colleague to hunt for the Harry Potter adult colouring book. She was planning on giving it as a birthday present, but she so excited when we found it, she ended up buying two. If I had that kind of artistic inclination in me, I would have bought one too!
• Did anyone else fall in love with this little James Bond expert on Ellen? And Daniel Craig in the process?

• I added locations from Clockwork Princess to my Around the World Challenge. My map is still very much centred on the European and American settings, unfortunately.
• Posted one discussion for the 2015 Book Blog Discussion Challenge. Or two, if we counted one of the posts I did for BPC.
• So far, I have read 39 books out of my goal of 25 for the Goodreads reading challenge. It's a small amount compared to what some other readers have, but I'm still quite pleased about it.

• A review of Winter. I finished this recently and just haven't gathered the energy to write a review, choosing to catch up on sleep I lost while reading it. (It was well worth it) 
• More posts to spread the love with BPC! 
• Definitely at least one discussion post.