Special Announcement

All month long we've been building to a special announcement here on the blog in celebration of our ten year anniversary. And now this announcement is here: we're moving! That's right "A Series of (Un)Fortunate Reviews" is moving to a new blogging platform and getting a new URL. This is something I've often thought about doing, and the decade anniversary is the perfect time for a new start!

What does this mean for the blog? It means that today's post is the last new post that will go live here on matthewslibrary.blogspot.com. After today all new content will be posted on the new platform. Don't worry--this blog will remain on Blogger for the foreseeable future to ensure that our readers will find us at our new home. However, all this blog's content has been migrated to the new blog platform, so you will also be able to access our back catalog at the new blog.

Where are we moving? We're breaking up with Blogger and moving to WordPress! I'm excited for the possibilities with this new platform, and I can't wait for you to see it. Head over to unfortunatereviewsblog.wordpress.com to see the new blog, and be sure to change your bookmarks so you can stay up to date on the new reviews.

If you missed our posts from earlier in the month that celebrated our anniversary, you catch here:

A Series of (Un)Fortunate Reviews Turns 10!

Ten Year Anniversary Special: By the Numbers

10 Year Retrospective

We hope you've enjoyed celebrating with us as we've looked back over the last ten years. We look forward to sharing more reviews at our new home! Look for new reviews at the new blog starting next week.

--Ms. Angie

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