Month in Review: November 2018

November was a weird month, does anyone else agree with that? The beginning of November feels like it happened so long ago, yet I also can't believe it's December. The weather is finally starting to cool off around here (of course, being a SoCal native that could just mean it's sixty degrees ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) and we got a nice day of rain, so it is truly starting to feel more like the holiday season, which I'm really excited for. It was also an exciting month because I finally got to see some bands (Underoath and The Plot In You) that I've been wanting to see live for ages--one, Underoath, I've been a fan of since I was about 11 or 12, so this was a long time coming. I hope everyone had a great month and a great Thanksgiving if you celebrate!

In reading news, it was a decent reading month. I was a little slump-y still at times, but I managed to get through some really fantastic books all the same, including to five stars--Once Upon a River and Empire of Sand! How was your month of reading!?

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Now, on the wrap-up!

Books read: 10

The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner ★★★★
Tales of Kingshold by D.P. Woolliscroft ★★★★
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne ★★★★★
Rosewater by Tade Thompson ★★★★
Crown (Manhunters #3) by Jesse Teller ★★★★
In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey ★★★
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri ★★★★★
Hollywood Hostage by Jordan Michael Road ★★★★
Banebringer by Carol A. Park ★★★★
Queen of Nod by C.W. Snyder ★★★★

(this month)


The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich ★★★
The House in Poplar Wood by K.E. Ormsbee ★★★★
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden ★★★★
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield ★★★★★
The Snow Witch by Rosie Boyes ★★★★
The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer ★★★★

DNF'd books:
None!

Month in Review: October 2018
Standalone Speculative Fiction Recommendations
Anticipated December 2018 Releases!

Top Ten Tuesday:
Ten Great Backlist Titles I've Read This Year
Books I'm Thankful Not to Live In
A Few of My Favorite Friend & Sibling Relationships

Can't-Wait Wednesday:

Vita Nostra by Sergey & Marina Dyachenko & Bedfellow by Jeremy C. Shipp
The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau
Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant & The Paragon Hotel by Lindsay Faye
The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft & Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

The Friday Face-Off:
A Starry Sky

Have you read any of these? What books did you read this month? I hope you all had a great month-- comment below and let me know!

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