[Rewind] July 2016
July was busy, as always. My attention drifted further away from this blog as I focused on other things. For once, it wasn't all about school!
I spent some time working on my writing in July. I reached my goal of 12,000 words for Camp NaNo. While I'm sure my draft needs a lot of editing, I'm further into this story than I have ever been, and I'm excited about it! I also got a piece published at The Regal Fox - read it here and read the other fantastic pieces as well while you're there. I'm hoping I can keep this up, and one day I'll actually complete a manuscript.
New to My Shelves
My friend has kindly lend me her copy of Fangirl and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I've finished the latter and have a lot of thoughts about it. I'll post a review about it in a couple of week's time, but simply - I didn't love it, but I enjoyed it anyway.
Vicious is a surprise from the library; I forgot that I'd put it on hold. I'm reading it at the moment, and it's such a fascinating story! I went to the Melbourne launch of Nevernight, which doubled as a book blogger meetup. It was so fun, and I enjoyed meeting the Melbourne bloggers who came! Read Aentee's recap of the night here.
Reviews
Other Things on the Blog
- For Conversations in July, I discussed my rules for borrowing my books and why I prefer series over standalones.
- I participated in Snazzy Snippets! This month, I focused on a different WIP.
- I also participated in #Potterhead July, in which I argued in defense of Cho Chang.
Challenges Progress
- Goodreads challenge: 30/30 books. Somehow I've managed to meet my yearly goal five months before the year ends!
- Discussion challenge: 6/24 discussion posts
- Diverse Reads challenge: 6 books
- #RockMyTBR challenge: 11 books
- Backlist Books challenge: 11 books
- Around the World challenge
- Commenting 365 challenge: 51/365 comments
In Store for Next Month
I'm back to having a very vague plan for the month ahead. At the very least, I have an idea for a discussion post bouncing around in my head, so hopefully that will get written!
How was your July?
Congrats on meeting your NaNoWriMo goals!!! I'm off to go read a few of your posts that I missed this month (that's why I love these wrap-ups!)
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Thank you, Nicole! :D I love wrap-ups for the same reason - sometimes a link catches my eye and I get to read an older post I've missed!
DeleteFangirl is a favorite contemporary novel of mine! As for the rest, I own Vicious and Nevernight although I haven't read them yet I have high hopes :)
ReplyDeleteI can now recommend Vicious - it is so intriguing! I still haven't read Nevernight; I feel like it would be too much for my current state of mind haha.
DeleteCongrats on Camp Nano! I can't wait to start Nevernight.. I've heard mixed reviews on this one though.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've heard mixed reviews as well about Nevernight, so it would be an interesting experience reading it.
DeleteThank you! I've heard mixed reviews as well about Nevernight, so it would be an interesting experience reading it.
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