Highlights Of November 2017

   Has anyone else been blasting the Christmas music since Thanksgiving? (#ME)

   Just had to mention it xD.

I literally don't know where to start. (except IT'S DECEMBER and I. Am. Happy! <3 <3)

My sister (Skylar, who is super musically-gifted, I can't even) performed at her orchestra concert, and it was so, so fun to go and watch her perform. Someday I'll have to get her to play something for me to record, so that you guys can hear her beautiful music <3.

Thanksgiving happened, which was AMAZING because we had family over for the entire week, and then EVEN MORE family came over on Thanksgiving day. And it was just warm enough that day to be hanging out outside, which was epic.

And the fun things we do leading up to Thanksgiving are always the best - it's been our traditional for the last few years to hand out "Thanksgiving cards" around the neighborhood a few days before Thanksgiving. It was so fun to go tromping through fallen leaves in the dark while the Christmas lights were on to give cards to the neighbors <3.

Guess who quit NaNoWriMo?

Me? NO, no no no, why would you ever think - yeah, it was me. And it was actually because I just wasn't that interested this year, AND I needed a break after hardcore editing Asher Grey for the last forever. I would have collapsed without taking some time off, so I did the smart thing for my mental health and REFRAINED from madly stressing myself out xD. So I got to about 13k words this month, and that was all xD.

But near the end of the month, I got back into the full swing of editing, and now I'm on a roll! It's great fun brainstorming ideas for Asher Grey with my betas, even though their job is technically done (I have THE BEST betas <3. Shoutouts to Julia, Sarah, Skye, Faith, Clare, Audrey, Micaiah, Soleil, and my sisters)

I've also been working on-and-off on writing more of The Testing, so perhaps I shall show you more of that in the near future? We shall see ;).

+ The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

 
   Okay, can we take a moment to appreciate how all the covers are giving off Autumn-ish vibes? So much pretty <3. And the insides of the books are all just as pretty as the outsides! It was a good month for reading, y'all.

- Gregor And The Code Of Claw by Suzanne Collins. So I did a big bad thing. I read the first book in this series and then went straight to the last one. And do you know what? I still enjoyed it immensely! I actually wasn't confused, and I loved the book. Suzanne Collins is an absolute MASTER when it comes to writing. I'm giving this book a lovely four stars!

- Illusionarium by Heather Dixon. I think this was a third reread? Probably? It could have even been even more than that, ha xD. But I love Illusionarium so much! Even knowing all the plot twists, even knowing where the story is going, it's AMAZING. The characters are just so amazing, I can't <3. This one gets a glowing FIVE STARS.

- Ashlynn's Dreams by Julie C. Gilbert. I actually got this from the author in a giveaway a couple months ago, and it took me forever to get to it! #shameful And, like an awful, shallow bookworm, I judged the book by the cover + spine ... and didn't expect to enjoy it very much? But I was WRONG. Ashlynn's Dreams was so good, I loved it. I'm giving it 3 1/2 stars, but it probably would be 4 if not for some formatting problems. Otherwise, it was great.

   And on another bookish note - I randomly picked up a hardcover copy of Iscariot by Tosca Lee when I was out and about awhile ago (*cough* because cheap hardcovers *cough*), but I wasn't sure if I was going to like it? The premise seemed a little strange. But then I started it and OH MY. I'm not even halfway through yet, but I'm going to have to review it for you guys when I'm done to try and process my thoughts coherently xD.

 

 

   - Christine posted about her beautiful novel, The Nether Isle, and it looks GORGEOUS, I need it so bad <3.

   - Lisa over at Inkwell also posted about her NaNo novel, and it looks AMAZING, I can't even. 

   - Burning Youth put up a wonderful post called 'her heart in your hands'.

   - Jonathan did an epic post on stress and why it isn't worth it.

   - Micaiah created a Movie Book Tag, which looks super-cool and I'm totally going to steal it.

   - Bright Eyes is still managing to come out with better and better podcasts, and I'm not sure how they keep managing to beat their own greatness? But I'm still over here flailing over them like a mad octopus, so. (if you haven't listened to Bright Eyes yet, YOU MUST)

   - Renegades just recently released and I'm so excited about it, but all the people who've read it seem to think it was a bit on the 'meh' side? So I've got mixed feelings. BUT I'll give you guys aaalll my thoughts on it once I read it, fear not xD.

   - Apparently another Fantastic Beasts movie is coming out next year and I TOTALLY FORGOT, so I was able to be all wildly excited again when I heard about The Crimes Of Grindewald. Even though I haven't even watched Fantastic Beasts yet. ... yeah. I is weird. Also, I need to watch it xD.

   - The cover reveal for Nadine Brandes' new book, Fawkes, happened, and if you have not seen it's beauty yet, where have you been? It's gorgeous <3.

   Well, I think a new Q&A vlog will be happening, as Ariel's been begging me to do another vlog xD. So be watching for a post for that in the next week! It'll be lots of fun to tape a video for y'all again.    

   I'm so, so excited that the Christmas season is here again, and I'd say it's my favorite time of year, but that would be cliche (IT'S MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR). I hope you guys have an EPIC December! <3 <3

~ Savannah Grace

how was your November/Thanksgiving?

what was the best book you read this month?

HOW DID NANOWRIMO GO??