I know I say this every month, but I honestly can’t believe that October is over. It seemed that summer was only yesterday and yet we have already had Halloween, and Guy Fawkes night is just around the corner… and then it’s Christmas! Now don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas, It’s my favourite time of year, but it just feels as though my life is speeding by and I have no control. Do you get that feeling?
Anyway, October was an amazing month. I hosted my first event: All Hallow’s Eve, and I think it went pretty well – what did you think? I really enjoyed reading and reviewing all the books, and the publishers and authors were fantastic with their contributions. Thanks to you guys too for making it a lot of fun – you commented on all my posts and made my guests feel really welcome. You entered all the competitions – some of you won lots of fab prizes too!
I will do things a bit differently next year, like start reading two months early so I can read and review all the books I want to. The big one though is to not go away!! I went on holiday for two weeks and I must say it was a bit of a challenge to organise stuff and tweet about guest posts/interviews. I kept getting the *evil eye* from my hubby. You know the one… usually it’s kept by for when I buy too many books, but this time it appeared if I got my iPhone out to tweet or the laptop to check posts. To be honest though he was a real trooper and we had an amazing time.
San Francisco and Las Vegas are both amazing cities. We were typical tourists and visited all the popular sights: Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Grand Canyon. We saw Bette Middler live, which was hilarious and I even managed to win a few hundred pounds on the slots! A few pics I thought I would share (click on the image for larger view):
San Francisco: View from our hotel
Golden Gate Bridge
Alcatraz from Pier 39
Me & Taffy!
Las Vegas: A Room with a View!
Grand Canyon: Awe-inspiring!
General Book Chick City News:
• Not a lot happened other than All Hallow’s Eve for BCC. If I think of anything that I have forgotten I will add it in next months post.
• I am quickly approaching 900 followers on Twitter and 350 on my blog, which is amazing. So, thank you to all who follow me!
Books Read/Reviewed: 12
Author Interviews/Guest Posts: 10
• Lilith Saintcrow – Guest Post
• Chloe Neill – Interview & Guest Post
• Erica Hayes – Interview
• Kat Richardson – Interview
• Georgia Evans – Interview
• Jeanne Stein – Interview
• Alexandra Sokoloff – Interview
• Carrie Vaughn – Interview
• Eva Gordon – Guest Post
Favourite Book Read This Month: It’s a tie! Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill / Conjugal Rites by Paul Magrs
Reading Challenges 2009 – Progress Report:
- Suspense & Thriller Challenge: 1 read, 11/12 to go
- Sookie Stackhouse Challenge: not started, 9/9 to go
- Everything Austen: I watched, 4/5 to go
- Romance Reading Challenge: not started, 5/5 to go
- Guardian’s 1000 Novel Challenge: not started, 10/10 to go
- Books vs Movie’s Challenge: 1 read/watched, 4/5 to go
- Stephanie Plum Challenge: not started, 15/15 to go
- Lisa Jackson Challenge: not started, 25/25 to go
- 100+ Reading Challenge: 37 read, 63/100 to go
- L.J. Smith: The Vampire Diaries Challenge: not started, 5/5 to go
So, what was your month of October like?
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Great wrap-up! Congrats on all your accomplishments. I look forward to what you bring about in the next few months.
I know exactly what look you're talking about.
While in Vegas, did you go to the Wax museum. I love that place.
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I love how you wrap everything up, and I'm assuming you do it every month? This is a great idea.
I also love that you add a touch of personal stuff in there, which makes your blog so much greater. I'm glad I am a follower now, I love your blog.
By the way, those pictures are fantastic!
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Did you get a new look to your blog? I think you did, and it looks FANTASTIC!!
Love the pics of your trip. And what a great view from your San Fran room! My fav is the pic of Vegas at night, someone sure knows how to use a camera.
And holy crow you got a lot of books read!
:0)
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Those photos are fab and so nice to hear you had a good time
October was fab on this blog, really enjoyed it, cant wait until next year…
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What a great month for you. And love the photos. San Fran is one of my most favorite places.
Here’s how my October looked.
Happy November reading!
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Wow, what a trip! You couldn't have picked two more exciting cities. And don't feel bad…I went on vacation during BBAW, and boy did I get the evil eye!
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Great post!
I love the pics! Beautiful!
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Hi
Thank you for sharing!
I loved the beautiful pictures.
Love & Best Wishes,
RKCharron
xoxo
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You had a fun month here in October! Enjoyed the pictures. San Fransisco is one of my favorites places to be. Love the weather there.
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I love the idea of a wrapup like this!
You had a great view from your Vegas room. I hope it was nice while you were here? I know we have had crazy weather lately.
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Serena – I did go to the Madame Toussauds and it was really fun!
Miss Cindy – thanks for your lovely comments, I'm glad you liked the post and yes, I do it every month
Lisa – I've had my look for about four weeks now – so pleased you like it! We had wonderful views in San Fran and Las Vegas, amazing places
Kindle Vixen – the weather in San Fran was very similar to the UK but Las Vegas was warm. I love warm weather and we don't get too much of that in ol' Blighty
Thanks everyone for stopping by!
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Wow, you had a great month! I can't believe you went on vacation and still managed to read so many books.
–Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
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Fab fab fab photos!
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All Hallow's Eve was awesome! I don't know how you pulled it off but you did a fabulous job! I can't even imagine all the planning and time it took. Thank you!
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Looks like you had a great month! I'm jealous of your holiday…looks amazing!
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