Showing posts with label november 2021. Show all posts
Showing posts with label november 2021. Show all posts

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Month in Review: November 2021

I truly can't believe that November is already over, and I can't decide if it felt like a fast month or a slow one at this point. 

In personal news, I feel like there's not much to report. Work has been a bit busier, so that's nice, but I'm still looking for something, although I do think I'm getting more discouraged by the day–but I also know that things take time, so I'm trying to just keep my eyes open and looking for a good opportunity! My husband and I will finally (hopefully) be adopting a new furry family member this month, also, which has me super excited! I love dogs and have grown up with dogs, so I can't wait for us to finally have one of our own now that we live in a home better suited for a large dog. I spent this Thanksgiving at my husband's because my family was all out of state, and I have to say the most surprising thing to me is that his 101 year old grandma still makes dishes for the meal–and won't let you tell her to go rest! Thanksgiving is always hard for me since it's the anniversary of my dad's death, and this year marked 15 years, which just seems like so long. It's still hard to process it sometimes, even though it's been so many years, and I think that is the hardest part of any loss sometimes. But to end on a lighter nighter, I hope that you all had a great November, and that if you celebrate any holidays that you had a wonderful time! 😀

In book news, it seems like this month was a little all over the place. I've finally been feeling less slump-y (mostly), but I've still struggled a lot lately with deciding what books to read next. Because of that, I decided to just start tackling some 2022 books in advance (and actually keep good notes for reviews!), which makes me feel less stressed about all the ARCs I already seem to have for 2022 🤣–and it made me really excited for all the books coming out next year because they've been great so far! Some highlights from the month were The Justice of Kings, Jade Legacy, The Violence, A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth, The Carnival of Ash, and The Bone Shard Emperor! Honestly, I enjoyed most of these books, so I'd say a good month overall. 

How was your month? Have you read any new favorites books, or anything that just didn't work for you? Let me know in the comments how things are, I love hearing from you all!


# books read: 14
   

The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)The ViolenceThe Bird is Gone: A Manifesto
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan 
Source: Publisher | Format: Physical ARC

Jade Legacy (Green Bone Saga #3) by Fonda Lee 
Source: Publisher | Format: Physical ARC

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson 
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC

The Bird is Gone: A Manifesto by Stephen Graham Jones 
Source: Owned | Format: Paperback

The Carnival Of AshEngines of Empire (The Age of Uprising, #1)A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth: StoriesThe Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2)
The Carnival of Ash by Tom Beckerlegge 
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC

Engines of Empire by R.S. Ford 
Source: Publisher | Format: Physical ARC

A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth by Daniel Mason 
Source: Audible | Format: Audiobook

The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart 
Source: Publisher | Format: Hardcover

WeComfort Me With ApplesThe Whispering Trees (The Thickety, #2)A Tale of Sorcery... (A Tale of Magic, #3)
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 
Source: Owned | Format: Paperback

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente 
Source: NetGalley | Format: eARC

The Whispering Trees (The Thickety #2) by J.A. White 
Source: Owned | Format: Paperback

A Tale of Sorcery (#3) by Chris Colfer 
Source: Audible | Format: Audiobook

A Far Wilder MagicVladimir
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft 
Source: Publisher | Format: Physical ARC

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas 
Source: Publisher | Format: Physical ARC


DNF/To-Be-Finished:
None! (that I remember, anyway)
 

The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1)Flowers for the SeaComfort Me With ApplesJade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth: StoriesThe Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2)


(other than reviews)

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Can't-Wait Wednesday:

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Anticipated November 2021 Releases!

 

November has a lot of amazing releases, but it also feels like one of the slightly slower months volume-wise (certainly not content-wise!). I have already read and loved The Fall of Babel (my review will be up very soon!), which was absolutely one of my most anticipated releases. I've been holding onto an ARC of Jade Legacy for a while as well and I'm hoping to finally dive into that in the beginning of November! There's a lot of YA fantasy coming out in November, it seems, and although I've sort of been shying away from it lately, there are still some that sounds promising, so I had to include them here on this list. Let me know what books you're excited for–and which ones I've left out, because I know I definitely have forgotten some. 

The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)Jade LegacyElder RaceThe Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2)GildedNoorTermination ShockThe City of Mist: StoriesYear of the ReaperQueens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)The AnomalyThe Reckless KindThe Cartographer's SecretAll of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1)A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)Skin of the SeaA Rush of WingsBriar GirlsDreams Lie BeneathThe Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass

The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel #4) by Josiah Bancroft || November 9th -- Amazon | IndieBound

Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga #3) by Fonda Lee || November 30th -- Amazon | IndieBound

Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky || November 16th -- Amazon | IndieBound

The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire #2) by Andrea Stewart || November 23rd -- Amazon | IndieBound

Gilded by Marissa Meyer || November 2nd -- Amazon | IndieBound

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor || November 9th -- Amazon | IndieBound

Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson || November 16th -- Amazon | IndieBound

The City of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon || November 23rd -- Amazon | IndieBound

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier || November 9th -- Amazon | IndieBound

The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier,  Adriana Hunter (trans.) || November th -- Amazon | IndieBound

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath || November 2nd -- Amazon | IndieBound

The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper || November 16th -- Amazon IndieBound

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman || November 9th -- Amazon | IndieBound

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske || November 2nd -- Amazon | IndieBound

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen || November 2nd -- Amazon | IndieBound

A Rush of Wings by Laura E. Weymouth || November 16th -- Amazon | IndieBound

Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells || November 16th -- Amazon | IndieBound

Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross || November 2nd -- Amazon | IndieBound

The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass by Anna Priemaza || November 9th -- Amazon | IndieBound

What are your anticipated November releases?