A detailed look at November’s reading habits: My November Wrap includes 35 books read, including one ARC. November is another month filled with steamy reads but there were no 5-star new reads.
Overview
| November Blog Updates | November Bookish Posts |
|---|---|
| 📖 The Weekly Wrap: November 1st to November 21st 📖 The Weekly Wrap: November 22nd to November 28th | 📚 19 Character-Driven Books Read in September 📚 14 New Books: My Hiemal Book Haul |
Outline
November Reflection and Into December
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know I found November to be chaotic, to say the least. I had so many school deadlines that I posted a November Catch-Up instead of individual Weekly Wraps.
November as a reading month was quite weird. All three 5-star reads were re-reads, and my rule for favourite book of the month is that it can’t be a re-read. Therefore, despite Famine by Laura Thalassa being a 4.25-star read, it’s my favourite read of November. Compared to my other 4-star reads, I thought the plot and character development of Famine were strong. While the brutality of this series can be striking, I like the moral commentary and debate between the Heroine and Hero given the apocalyptic setting.
I thought it was funny that most of my reads – like October – were steamy romances, so my November Wrap is called “35 Steamier Reads.” With the stress of the end of the school semester, I gravitated towards books that were pure escapism.
Books I Read This Month
Key: 🔁 re-read | 🤓 reviewed on this blog | 📲 eARC | 📜 Up Next Shelf
• All In (Full Tilt, #2) by Emma Scott 🔁
• Blindly Indicted (Paranormal Prison, #1) by Katie May 🔁
• No Vacancy by Stephanie Rose
• Consumed (Deep in Your Veins, #4) by Suzanne Wright 🔁
• Klutz: Phoenix Heat (But Did You Die?, #2) by Sedona Ashe
• Famine (The Four Horsemen, #3) by Laura Thalassa
• Lost (Silver Falls University, #1) by M. Sinclair 🔁
• Touch of Rapture (Deep in Your Veins, #7) by Suzanne Wright
• Until Avery (Carpino, #4) by Brynne Asher
• Second-in-Command (Men of Hidden Justice, #2) by Melanie Moreland
• War (The Four Horsemen, #2) by Laura Thalassa
• Act Your Age (Act Your Age, #1) by Eve Dangerfield
• Snowed Inn for Christmas Anthology
• Married to My Stalker by MINK
• Inheritance (Monarchs of Hell, #3) by R.L. Caulder and M. Sinclair
• Imbalance (Monarchs of Hell, #2) by R.L. Caulder and M. Sinclair
• Insurrection (Monarchs of Hell, #1) by R.L. Caulder and M. Sinclair
• Forgotten (Silver Falls University, #2) by M. Sinclair
• Christopher (Mail-Order Brides for Christmas, #1) by Fiona Davenport
• Hartley (Mail-Order Brides for Christmas, #2) by Frankie Love
• Mason (Mail-Order Brides for Christmas, #3) by Hope Ford
• Matt (Mail-Order Brides for Christmas, # 5) by S.E. Law
• Santa Material by MINK
• Not Your Shoe Size (Act Your Age, #1.5) by Eve Dangerfield
• The Winter Bride (Hollow Oak, #3) by Alexa Riley
• When You’re Ready (Ready, #1) by J.L. Berg 🔁
• Destined to Run (A Shifting Society, #2) by J. Kearston
• Socialite and the Cowboy (Justice, #1) by Ella Goode
• Bayou Bruiser by Jessa Kane
• Judge Me by Abby Knox
• The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton @ 14%
Book Types: Most books were on Kindle Unlimited (30).
Rating Distribution: Most November reads were 3-stars (19).
November Breakdown
Want to Read from this month
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Most Favourite and Least Favourite*
*Can’t be a re-read
Most Favourite: Famine by Laura Thalassa.
Least Favourite: Meant To Be by Jenika Snow. See why here.
Longest and Shortest Books
Longest Book: War by Laura Thalassa ~ 502 pages
Shortest Book: Christopher by Fiona Davenport ~ 53 pages
Statistics
Most Read Genre: HEA Erotica (11).
Origin Breakdown: Most of the books I read were “instant” reads (29), meaning I purchased/borrowed and immediately read them.
Most Read Author: M. Sinclair (5).
*Person of Colour includes non-white human characters in fantasy novels
Best Performing Bookstagram Posts
November Book Reviews
Fervent Yet Vexing
The Boss by Melanie Moreland
Quick Take: THE BOSS by Melanie Moreland is a dark romantic suspense novel that boasts a sweet romance yet proves vexing with its double standards.
My December Hopefuls
I was going to draw some prompts from my TBR jar to make my December minimum TBR list more fun. But, with how busy December has been, I decided to make my December’s Hopefuls list the same as the “Three books I want to read by the end of the year” in my End of Year Book Tag post.
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain is a mystery/thriller set in California in 1991. It sparked my interest in the mystery genre which isn’t one I typically read. I’m particularly looking forward to the character development and introspection.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a retelling of Homer’s The Illiad told from the perspective of Patroclus which spotlights the romantic relationship between him and Achilles. I’m a sucker for all retellings and intrigued by how my understanding of the epic will shift with Patroclus’s POV.
The Space Between Worlds is a sci-fi with a sapphic romance that explores the repercussions of a multi-verse and colonization. I’ve been on a bit of a sci-fi kick in December, so I’m hoping this book will assuage my need for a kick-ass main character and complex world-building.
Anticipated December Releases
Releasing Oracle by R.L. Caulder
Releasing December 20, 2021
Releasing Save Me by Ashley N. Rostek
Releasing December 30, 2021
See my Upcoming Release page for more of the books I’m looking forward to in December!
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