November Wrap Up and December TBR

Well November certainly went by quickly. Honestly, in some ways this year has been a blink and you’ll miss it type of year and at the same time, I’m like, “I went to Italy THIS year???” Time is odd. I appear to be in a bit of a reading slump. I have a whole host of books that I “want” to read, but also, I really just don’t want to read at the same time. I want to listen to the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Vault Tracks on a loop and watch YouTube and Bachelor in Paradise and Golden Bachelor and really, just anything that isn’t reading. That said, I still read 12 books and for so many people, that probably sounds like a lot. But this is among my worst reading months of all time. But c’est la vie. There’s more to life than reading. That said, let’s talk about the twelve books I did read, shall we?

November Wrap Up || firewhiskeyreader

A Visual Representation of the Books I Read by Rating

5 Stars

Covers of Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez, and Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary

4.5 Stars

Covers of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs, and Sable Peak by Devney Perry

4 Stars

Covers of Into the Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline, Thicker than Water by Kerry Washington, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, and A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña

The good news is, I really enjoyed all of the books I read this month because if I wasn’t enjoying it, I just abandoned it without any real intention to do so.

Statistics

Total Books Read: 12
Audiobook: 7
Ebook: 0
Physical: 5
Hauled: 9
Owned: 2
Borrowed: 1

My Posts in October

Once again, I’ve been horrible at actually documenting everyone else’s posts this month because frankly, my mental health is not in the best of places, so please drop your favorites in the comments below.

December TBR

Normally I just list all of the books that I have ARCs of and say, “I’ve got to read these books!” But my ARCs and I are on such wildly different sides of the planet that I don’t feel like doing that, so instead, I’m going to tell you some of the books that I just want to pick up.

Covers of Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross, Second Duke’s the Charm by Kate Bateman, Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas, King of Greed by Ana Huang, A Court of Silver Flames and A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Well, the good news is, one of those is an ARC! So that’s something. But mostly, my focus is on starting and finishing my ACOTAR reread so I can spend January re-reading Crescent City one and two before book three is released!

Closing Thoughts

How are you feeling knowing that 2023 is rapidly coming to a close? Are there reading goals you’re trying to finish or are you really just trying to survive? What are you looking forward to in December? Let me know!