November 2019 Wrap-up

NovemberTBR Pile (24/41):

1. Carry-over: Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber ✓
2. Book of the Month Club: Well Met by Jen DeLuca
3. Girly Book Club: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (I won’t be re-reading as I just read it, but I’m adding this here to remind me.)
4. Friend Book Club: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ✓
5. The Second Deluge by Garrett Putman Serviss ✓
6. Monstress Vol. 4 ✓
7. Feed by M.T. Anderson ✓
8. Rabid by Bill Wasik ✓
9. Crisis in the Red Zone by Richard Preston ✓
10. The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht ✓
11. The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring
12. The Lager Queen on Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal ✓
13. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
14. Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen ✓
15. The Upside of Falling Down by Rebekah Crane ✓
16. My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
17. What’s a Rogue Got to Do With It by Samantha Holt ✓
18. When a Rogue Loves a Woman by Samantha Holt ✓
19. Waiting for a Rogue Like You by Samantha Holt ✓
20. A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams ✓
21. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
22. Married for Christmas by Noelle Adams
23. A Family for Christmas by Noelle Adams
24. A Christmas Bride by Hope Ramsay ✓
25. Old West Christmas Brides
26. Songbook by Nick Hornby ✓
27. The Victorian Christmas Brides Collection
28. A Very Special Christmas by Mary Balogh
29. The Highlander’s Christmas Bride by Vanessa Kelly
30. The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas
31. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
32. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
33. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
34. The Christmas Layover by Robert Tate Miller ✓
35. Christmas Lovebirds by Rachelle Ayala ✓
36. The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
37. Unexpected Gifts (and Endings) by Elena Aitken ✓
38. My Christmas Curse by Joan Gable ✓
39. Christmas with the Black Sheep by Natalie-Nicole Bates ✓
40. Man-eaters Vol. 1 ✓
41. Man-eaters Vol. 2 ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 5663 pages Pages Remaining: 575,223 pages

Current Read - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern; Santa’s On His Way

Books I Gave Up On (0) 

Books bought/received (2) - Popped into Half Price Books for holiday items and came out with two books for me.

• The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
• The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

December TBR Pile: This month is all about those last chance reads and holiday reads!

1. Book of the Month Club: One Day in December by Josie Silver
2. Book of the Month Club: Well Met by Jen DeLuca
3. Book of the Month Club: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
4. Book of the Month Club: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
5. Girly Book Club: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (I just read this one, so no reread)
6. Friend Book Club: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
7. Ebook: Silver Bells by CJ Hunt
8. Ebook: Second Chance Christmas by Shawn Inmon
9. Ebook: Romancing the Holidays by Jolene Cazzola
10. Ebook: Falling for Her Bachelor by Robin Bielman
11. Ebook: Once Upon a Royal Christmas by Robin Bielman
12. Ebook: In Too Deep by Tracey Alvarez
13. Ebook: Christmas with You by Tracey Alvarez
14. Ebook: Christmas Light by Jolyse Barnett
15. Ebook: A Match Made at Christmas by Patty Blount
16. Ebook: A Pirate for Christmas by Anna Campbell
17. Ebook: Her Christmas Bonus by Rain Danvers
18. Ebook: A Kiss of Christmas by Jillian Eaton
19. Ebook: A Kiss for Christmas by Melody Grace
20. Ebook: Home for Christmas by Daphne James Huff
21. Ebook: A Cheyenne Christmas by Caroline Lee
22. Ebook: A Cheyenne Christmas Homecoming by Caroline Lee
23. Random TBR Pick: Twenty Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
24. Popsugar (“Pop, sugar, challenge”): Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
25. Modern Mrs. Darcy: Persuasion by Jane Austen
26. Finishing the Series: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
27. Romance: Santa’s On His Way
28. Romance: Finding Christmas by Karen Schaler
29. Romance: Christmas in Vermont by Anita Hughes
30. Romance: 25 Days ‘til Christmas by Poppy Alexander
31. Dancing with Fantasy and Scifi: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
32. Creativity: Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine

Movies watched

• Set It Up - A very enjoyable romantic comedy.
• Echo in the Canyon - Awesome music documentary.
• The Dark Tower - Ooof. Not great. Very confusing… and I read the books.
• Bedazzled (1967) - Never saw this one. Really enjoyed Peter Cook in this one.
• Fyre Fraud and Fyre - We watched both documentaries to compare and contrast. I think Fyre Fraud was more effective.
• London Has Fallen - Oof. That was terrible.
• Angel Has Fallen - Slightly better than London Has Fallen, but still terrible. Goodness. We need pick some better movies.
• Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe - Silly Christmas romance. I do enjoy these some days.
• Dealt - Fascinating documentary about a card mechanic.

TV Shows watched

• Letterkenny S7 - A bit of an uneven season, but there were definitely some great jokes in there! And we finally got to see them play hockey!
• His Dark Materials S1 - I’m so excited about this one… So far, so good.
• Superstore S5 - It’s our light and fluffy show.
• The Good Place S4 - Oh goodness! This season is really coming together.
• A Chef’s Life S1 - I went back to rewatch this series from the beginning. I think I stopped somewhere in S3.
• The Mandalorian S1 - Getting so excited about this series.
• American Gods S1 - Finally got this show started after J finished the book awhile back.
• Daybreak S1 - Wow! Really enjoying this series so much!

Comments - Such a killer reading month! I read a ton, some good, some not so good. But at least I knocked off some titles from my TBR pile. And I even clarified my reading goals for next year. Now on to December and my last chance to read for this year.

Next up on the TBR pile: