I read an obnoxious amount of books this month, thanks in large part to the abundance of novellas I flew through this month. I am really grateful I’m not longer writing a lot about every book I read because this post would be a nightmare if so. That said, I still have a lot to talk about so I hope you’re prepared for a long post this month!
A Visual Representation of All of the Books I Read in November
The Books I Read in November with Star Ratings
- Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert – 5 stars
- To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters – 4 stars
- Sugar Butter Flour Love by Nicole Falls – 4 stars
- Hidden Ambition by Jules Bennett – 3.5 stars
- Me + Somebody’s Son by Christina C. Jones – 4 stars
- Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand – 3.5 stars
- Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn – 3 stars
- Slow Burn by Janice Maynard – 3 stars
- Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey – 4 stars
- Sun-Kissed by Laura Florand – 4 stars
- The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley – 5 stars
- The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley – 5 stars
- Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert – 4 stars
- Barista and the Bear by Rebel Carter – 3 stars
- It’s the Chase for Me by Christina C. Jones – 5 stars
- Beautiful & Dirty by Katrina Jackson – 4 stars
- Collision Course by Christina C. Jones – 3 stars
- Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur – 5 stars
- The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez – 4 stars
- Sweet Temptation by Cora Reilly – 3.5 stars
- The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley – 5 stars
- Good Talk by Mira Jacob – 5 stars
- Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan – 3 stars
- Vendetta Road by Christine Feehan – 3.5 stars
- How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole – 3 stars
- Second Chance on Cypress Lane by Reese Ryan – 3 stars
- Desolation Road by Christine Feehan – 2 stars
- What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand – 3.5 stars
- Twisted Loyalty by Cora Reilly – 3 stars
- First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn – 4 stars
- Snapped by Alexa Martin – 4 stars
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley – 4 stars
- Archangel’s Sun by Nalini Singh – 5 stars
- Undercover Bromance by Lissa Kay Adams – 2.5 stars
- The Earl Takes a Fancy by Lorraine Heath – 4 stars
Statistics
Total Number of Books Read: 35
Physical/Ebook/Audiobook: 9 physical, 19 ebooks, 7 audiobooks
Hauled/Owned/Borrowed: 21 Hauled in 2020 (5 ARCs), 3 owned pre-2020, 11 borrowed
Authors of Color: 14
Favorites of the Month
The Winter Sea and The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Archangel’s Sun by Nalini Singh
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert
Good Talk by Mira Jacobs
Posts of Mine I’m Particularly Pleased with from November
- Venus in Scorpio + Romance Recommendations
- Books Recommendations for Scorpios
- #SnowInLoveBingo Announcement + TBR
- #SnowInLoveBingo Recommendations
- Most Anticipated Books of Winter
- Changing My Rating After the Fact
Posts from Around the Internet that I’ve Enjoyed this Month
- Both The Swoonies and #ReadRChat Awards are open for nominations now! It’s extremely awesome that the romance community has the opportunity to support both of these incredible awards that come from within. I’m procrastinating my submission for The Swoonies in the hopes that I can finish a few more 2020 releases before the end of the year, but I did go ahead and submit my nominations for #ReadRChat!
- Vicky started a holiday romance thread that I’m looking forward to seeing her add to.
- Jessica from peacelovesbooks on YouTube read the Top 10 Goodreads Romance nominees so you don’t necessarily have to.
- Sil has the best video recommending other books like You Deserve Each Other, which you all need. I’ve tragically already read them all.
- Or you could watch Moony Vlogs read Talia Hibbert’s favorite books and fall in love with them.
- Washington Post shared their Top Romances of the year.
- Mx_M_Reads is back this year with one of my favorite hashtag activities, the BestBks20 posts! Someone tell me I can’t write You Deserve Each Other for half of these categories.
- The Ripped Bodice is doing a book of the month club situation, which sounds quite exciting. I think I’m going to have to get me a box or two to try.
- Sign up for Wendy’s TBR Challenge and check out the graphic Aarya made!
- I love this 5 Bookish Bloggers/People I’m Thankful to Have Found in 2020 post from Rebecca and not only because it mentions me! ❤
- Did you miss the excitement about Romancing the Runoff? If so, here’s my personal favorite article about it. I cannot wait to add a signed physical copy of The Duke Who Didn’t to my shelves! Speaking of The Duke Who Didn’t, look at this gorgeous artwork from Carla de Guzman.
- And now, speaking of artwork, LOOK AT NAOMI AND NICHOLAS.
- Esme’s invited us to a ball! From home, obviously, and I’m really keen for this. I have two bridesmaids dresses just packed away that I can whip out for this.
- Amanda from Talk About Swoon made the most incredible post recommending books based on the pairings in Love Actually and I’m obsessed.
- If you’re looking for Black historical romances for #SnowInLoveBingo, Amanda also has a great post with diverse historicals. Not all of them qualify, but some do! And regardless, the post itself has incredible recommendations whether they fit that prompt or a different one or none at all.
- Amber always has the best discussion posts and this month is no different. Her post on the state of publishing gave me a lot to think about.
I could probably keep going with giving you more things I’ve found interesting this month, but tbh, I really need to get to bed! So, I’ll leave things here, but please feel free to share with me your favorite books and your favorite posts around the internet in the comments or on twitter/instagram.
xx
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