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November is always a light reading month for me since I participate in Nanowrimo and most of my free time goes to that, but I did manage to read a few books. Let’s break it down!
I started the month off finishing up One Week ‘Til Christmas, an eARC I’d received from Netgalley. It was a great way to kick-off the holiday season! You can find my review here.
Next, I finished reading D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths with my son and it was also one of my last books to complete the Popsugar Reading Challenge for the year. You can find my wrap-up of it here.
I wanted to reread The Raven King before I picked up Call Down the Hawk. If I would’ve had all the time in the world, I would’ve loved to reread the whole Raven Boys series, but I’ve reread the first three books several times and only read The Raven King once, so I at least wanted to get to it. I actually read it fairly quickly, and managed to get through the first few chapters of Call Down the Hawk, but I could immediately tell it was a book I wanted–and needed–to give my full attention to, so I decided to set it down until after Nanowrimo. I’m so excited to finally get back to it!
The German House was another eARC I received from Netgalley. It will be available on December 3rd. I will have that review up soon as well. I really enjoyed it!
Lastly, I finished Pumpkinheads! This graphic novel by Rainbow Rowell is super cute and perfect for the autumn season! It helped me to reach my Goodreads goal of 75 books for the year, and I still have the whole month of December to read for entertainment!
If you look back at my November TBR, you’ll see I was hoping to read another ARC, Saint X, even though it won’t be published until February 2020, but I decided to save it for next year so it can count towards my Popsugar Challenge. I also hoped to finish Call Down the Hawk, but I’ll finish that one soon!
October Book Haul
I had a pretty good haul this month. I picked up In Zanesville and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at a library sale. I snagged Pumpkinheads, P.S. I Still Love You and Always and Forever, Lara Jean from Target’s buy two, get one free promotion! I pre-ordered Call Down the Hawk and I received Brooklyn and My Last Continent through Paperbackswap.
Now that I’m officially done with all my reading challenges and Nanowrimo, I can finally read for enjoyment (which means a lot of holiday-themed books) and enjoy the holidays! How about you?? Did you participate in Nanowrimo? What was your favorite read in November? Is there a certain book/books you’re excited to read in December? Let me know in the comments!
Happy Wandering!
An interesting range of books! I can’t wait to read Raven King – planning that for new year. I started NaNo – but did not finish. But at least I got some writing done. All the best in your December reading.
Yes, all that matters is that you were able to get some writing done. Happy Reading in December!
I only have 2 ARCs to read for December so I will be binging on holiday romances for most of the month. See what I’ve been reading at Girl Who Reads
It’s a great feeling, isn’t it?? Happy Reading!
One Week Til Christmas looks good! I love Maggie Stiefvater as well. Have a great December!
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It was a great one to kick off the season with. 😉 Thank you for stopping by!
I have the Greek Myths book! It made me smile to see the cover of it here. My youngest daughter especially loved it when we homeschooled.
Oh yay! We homeschool too!
I adored Pumpkinheads! I really want to read Call Down the Hawk and have it on my wish list. I read the first few chapters of The German House and decided it just wasn’t right for me at the time anyway. Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh I hope you get Call Down the Hawk! I loved it!