It’s time for a look at my NOVEMBER reading life!
It’s time for another wrap-up/haul post — and some fun stats!
November was a doozy, y’all. 😬 My mental health took a big nose dive and then we all got the flu at the end of the month, plus I had a lot of work stress… so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I read less in November than I typically read in a month, but at least I had a lot of 5-star reads!
What I read:
(each title link will direct you to my review for more thoughts!)
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✨ review copy → 💞 buddy/group read → 🔁 re-read → 🎧 audiobook → 🍰 graphic novel/manga
🤷♀️ TBR jar → 🗓️ 2023 TBR → 🌻 seasonal TBR
- Fourth Wing // Rebecca Yarros (RE-READ) 💞🔁🎧
- Iron Flame // Rebecca Yarros 💞
- Drowning // T.J. Newman
- A Court of Thorns and Roses // Sarah J. Maas (RE-READ) 💞🔁🎧
- A Court of Mist and Fury // Sarah J. Maas (RE-READ) 💞🔁🎧
- The Queen of Nothing // Holly Black 💞
- This is Where We Talk Things Out // Caitlin Marceau
- Boys in the Valley // Phillip Fracassi ✨💞🎧
- Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths and The Lost Sloths // Graham Annable 🍰
- Them // Mique Watson 💞
- nothing this month!
- nothing this month!
- Breakable Things // Cassandra Khaw 💞🗓️
- Baby Fights // Robert Essig 💞
And now, for some of my favorite recent hauls:
I didn’t buy much at all this month! In fact, two of these were pre-orders from months ago. 😄 I’m proud of myself, especially since I’m officially going on a book ban (more on that later lol).
- Iron Flame // Rebecca Yarros (READ)
- Playlist of the Damned // Jess Landry & Willow Becker (kickstarter reward)
- Candy Cain Kills // Brian McAuley
- Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank // Elle Cosimano (ebook)
On the other hand, I did haul a LOT of ARCs this month. 🤯 I got some really great publisher mail AND nabbed a few very exciting eARCs!
- Nestlings // Nat Cassidy (finished copy)
- Sawtooth // Steph Nelson (print ARC)
- The Death Doula // Ali Seay (finished copy)
- An Education in Malice // S.T. Gibson (print ARC)
- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon // Kimberly Lemming (print ARC)
- Godly Heathens // H.E. Edgmon (finished copy)
- Christmas at Wheeldale Inn // Gemma Amor (finished copy)
- This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances // Eric LaRocca (eARC)
- The House That Horror Built // Christina Henry (eARC)
- Mother Knows Best // Lindy Ryan (eARC)
- Fathomfolk // Eliza Chan (eARC)
- Violent Faculties // Charlene Elsby (eARC)
- The Dead Cat Tail Assassins // P. Djeli Clark (eARC)
- The Honey Witch // Sydney J. Shields (eARC)
- The Perfectly Fine Neighborhood // Stephen Kozeniewski (eARC)
How was your month? What was your favorite book you read or hauled, or what was something nice that happened in your life?
— destiny ♥
Annemieke
December 8, 2023I hope you are having a bit better month so far mental health wise and that the flu has gone out of the door. <3 At least there were 5 star reads!
Abi @ Scribbles and Stories
December 8, 2023I hope you’re feeling better this month! The flu is horrible – I’ve spent most of December being ill so far and I’m really hoping I can shake it off soon. I’m glad you had plenty of good reads though!
I’ve been meaning to read That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon for ages now, so I hope you enjoy it! November was when I finally managed to break out of my reading slump and get back to finishing books, and my highlight has to be binging through 6 books in the Ice Planet Barbarians series. It’s just such good fun.
I hope you have a wonderful December! 💕
mistysbookspace
December 9, 2023Oh I loved That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon. It had me laughing so much. I hope you love it!!
Jenna @ Falling Letters
December 12, 2023Hopefully your December will end 2023 on a better note than November! I’ve seen buzz around a couple titles here – most notable NESTLINGS and FATHOMFOLK. Will look forward to your thoughts 🙂
Caro @ bookcheshirecat
December 15, 2023So sorry that November was a tough month, I hope things have been better in December ❤️🎄 Love that you reread a few books, I haven’t been rereading as much this year for some reason 🤔