Welcome to December! We’re in the home stretch of this dumpster fire of a year.
I still want to keep up with the trend of highlighting positive things each month, so here’s my positives for November:
- I made major progress in reading my ARCs.
- I got the 50 reviews badge from NetGalley!
- I completed reading all of my books for the BBNYA.
- I read more adult books, and a little less YA books during the month.
- I got approved to start a new medication, so hopefully it’ll help manage my autoimmune condition and allow me to feel better. 🤞🏻
- I had my very first vegan Thanksgiving, and it was really delicious. I got to make foods that I wouldn’t have normally been able to make at a regular Thanksgiving and the best part was that I got all of the leftovers!
Here’s my breakdown of monthly/cumulative totals for November:
November Totals
- Books read: 26
- Books DNF’d: NONE!
- Pages read: 7,776
- Average pages: 259.20
- Average minutes listened: 19.67
Cumulative Averages
- Days per book: 1.97
- Pages read per day: 278.57
- Books read per month: 22.91
- DNF’d books per month: 0.6
Genres Read in November
- Fantasy: 11
- General Fiction: 2
- Graphic Novel: 1
- Historical Fiction: 3
- Horror: 1
- Mystery/Suspense: 2
- Romance/Erotica: 6
Genres Read in 2020
- Biography/Memoir: 2
- Books About Books: 1
- Fantasy: 112
- Folklore/Fairy Tales: 8
- General Fiction: 26
- Graphic Novels: 3
- Historical Fiction: 37
- History/War: 1
- Horror: 3
- Mystery/Suspense: 8
- Paranormal/New Age: 1
- Play/Theater: 1
- Poetry: 1
- Romance/Erotica: 15
- Science/Nature: 1
- Sci-Fi: 30
- Self-Help/Inspiration: 1
- Social Science/Current Affairs: 1
Backlist vs. 2020 Releases
- Backlist books: 174
- 2020 releases: 78
- 2021 releases: 1
Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction
- Fiction: 244
- Nonfiction: 8
Format Read:
- Print: 134
- Digital: 105
- Audio: 13
Age Range
- Adult: 104
- YA: 144
- Middle Grade: 3
- Children: 1
My favorite books of the month were The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow and One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London.
Here’s what I read in November:
3 BBNYA Books (which I can’t name or review just yet).
- Perverted Princess by Patience Parks (Perverted Royals #1)
- Perverted Duchess by Patience Parks (Perverted Royals #2)
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera ARC
- Perverted Pr*ck by Patience Parks (Perverted As*holes #1)
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
- The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (These Violent Delights #1) ARC
- Warmaidens by Kelly Coon (Gravemaidens #2) ARC
- One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
- A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (An Ember in the Ashes #3)
- Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #3)
- Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #2)
- Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
- Perverted Prince by Patience Parks (Perverted Royals #4)
- Perverted Viscount by Patience Parks (Perverted Royals #3)
- Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2)
- Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3)
- Game of Cones by Cynthia Baxter (Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe Mystery #4) ARC
- Beneath Cruel Fathoms by Anela Deen (The Bitter Sea Trilogy #1)
- The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White (Camelot Rising #2) ARC
- The Push by Claire McGowan ARC
How did your November reading go? What were your positives for the month?
Categories: Monthly Wrap Up
Great wrap up, Leah! Looks like you had a really good reading month with plenty of five star reads 😍 I’ve got a few of your five stars on my TBR so I’m looking forward to them even more! Hope your December is full of fantastic reads again 😊
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November really was a great reading month. I think you’ll probably love the books as well since we’re book twins, and I demand updates 😂 I’m super excited for December, since I have some really great books lined up!
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The Once and Future Witches was one of my favorite books for November. I really want to read These Violent Delights as well, since I’ve seen so many people raving about it! 🙂
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They’re both such great books! I hope you enjoy These Violent Delights!
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Wow! this was a great reading month for you!
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It really was! I have high hopes for December as well.
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