Owl Tell You All About It - November 30, 2012

Welcome to the last day of November here at Starting the Next Chapter.  It's been quite the eventful month behind the scenes.  While posting was slowed for the entire month, a lot was accomplished in coordinating with my new co-bloggers.  We have all settled on what we like to write about most and when we are all available, so we hope to bring you lots more for the month of December.

In addition to 2 new co-bloggers, I hope you will all help me in welcoming the 30 new followers that have visited StNC this month.  Hello, out there!  We're very pleased to have you and appreciate every single one of you.  If there's anything you would like to see here, please feel to drop us a line via email.  We'll see what we can do to accommodate you.

Starting the Next Chapter's very own Goodreads group has taken off swimmingly thanks to our lovely GiGi, who heads up the community there.  She has done a great job in getting everything set up.  If you haven't already, feel free to drop by and join.  Membership is open at this time!  We have monthly reading discussions and will eventually host "read-offs" between GiGi (our urban fantasy goddess) and myself (a self-admitted YA junkie).  Join us as we see who wins whom over with their reading choices. 

Marla's Books Read in November

GiGi's Books Read in November

Shalena's Books Read in November

Reviews Posted

Gunmetal Magic (GiGi)

Ultraviolet (Shalena)

Chasing Magic (GiGi)

The Diviners (Marla)

Iced (guest review)

Catching Jordan (Shalena)

Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Marla)

Infinite Days (Shalena)

Sweet Evil (Marla)

Other Posts

Blog Tour - Sacrifice by Cayla Kluver (Marla)

GiGi's Top 5 (GiGi)

New to the Nest - November 18, 2012 (Marla)

The Epic Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt - The Author I Am Most Thankful For (Marla)

March Wrap-Up

It's the last day of March, which concludes my first full month of book blogging. This past month has been a lot of fun for me and I've been introduced to many new (to me) blogs and bloggers. This month, I read nine books and reviewed seven. I also changed my blog's layout, established a Facebook page for it, started a Twitter account, and joined Networked Blogs. I received my first ARC from Goodreads First Reads and my first two review requests, one of which I accepted. Lastly, I participated in a lot of memes and started going to the local library again.

Academically, I have had some great news. I found out yesterday that I may be able to graduate in December. I had an appointment with my advisor at which we combed through my transfer transcripts and learned that I am very near the finish line. If I can find a way of completing my remaining two required French classes this summer, then I will be able to take the last of the courses I will need for my major this fall. Such news also means we will not have to move in August! This was a great source of relief for me, as I was worried about coming up with the deposit for a new apartment and the rental fee for a van. I still have to worry about taking the GRE or MAT this summer, picking graduate schools to apply to, and (possibly) taking the CLEP for French, but I'll take it!

Thank you to all of my visitors and followers. You all have made this first full month great for me. I'm really enjoying my blog, as well as reading all of yours. I'm looking forward to seeing what April will bring.

(Edited to add the book I finished and reviewed today.)