What did you read in November?

[Vespasia]

Any particular favorites? Any duds?

Is you have a yearly goal, how is your progress? 

[meowmaps]

It was a really slow month for me. I spent two weeks in the middle of November starting and stopping over half a dozen books. Nothing was keeping my attention.

A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 3* (maybe the weakest in the series so far)
Going There by Katie Couric 4*
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney 4* (the best thriller I've read this year but I haven't leaned into that genre as much this year)
Fault Lines by Emily Itami 4*

I'm at 74/75 right now but assume I'll hit 80 by the end of the year.

[Vespasia]

Not a great month, definitely more 3* books than I usually have. 

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero, Edgar - 4*
This was simply a fun read. 

The Husbands by Chandler Baker - 3*
Interesting premise, poor execution

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain (not really) - 3*
Struggled to get through this. I enjoyed the quotes, which I could read in his voice, but it was overall disappointing. I think putting the locations in alphabetical order was a horrible choice. 

Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14) by Louise Penny - 3*
Definitely not my favorite from the series. 

DNF:
Once There Were Wolves
It was way too depressing. I had a friend spoil the outcome for me about halfway through and decided not to keep going. 



I am at 56/48 for the year. 

[dontlook]

Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards: unsure how to rate. Solid 3 maybe 4. It was entertaining but the end wasn’t the best.

Later by Stephen King: 4 stars I’m not a die hard King fan but I enjoyed this book a lot.

The Patient by Jasper DeWitt: ugh this book. Skip it.

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour: 5 stars but not a book that I would recommend for most.

Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune: 5 stars

56/52 books for the year.

[rootbeerfloat]

The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient #3) by Helen Hoang - 2.5*
Isn't it Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club #4) by Lyssa Kay Adams - 3.5*
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans - 4*
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green - 4*
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 4*

57/50 for the year

[travella]

I read:

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner,5*- This was my favorite book of the month.

Bluebird by Sharon Cameron,4*

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams, 3*
Zorrie by Laird Hunt,3*
Three Sisters by Heather Morris, 3*
The Guide by Peter Heller, 3*
Defending Britta Stein by Ronald Balson, 3*

Duds:
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica, 2*- I was intrigued at first, but the story got boring and went down hill fast from there.

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller, 2* - The writing style was horrible (incomplete sentences, incoherent sentences, no quotation marks, etc). It drove me mad.

63/45 for my yearly goal

[mie]

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 4*
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai 3*
A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss 3*
Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven 3*
Broken Julie by Leisa Rayven 3*
Now That you Mention It by Kristan Higgins 3*
How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days by KM Jackson 2*
The Hookup by Kristen Ashley 2*
Into the Deep by Samantha Young 2*
Out of the Shallows by Samantha Young 2*

The best read was The Love Hypothesis.

[tacokick]

Very uneven month. Read a lot in the middle and the end but basically nothing for like 2 weeks mixed in there. I had a lot of early morning meetings far from home this month which wore me out and cut into my reading time.

I always pick a low goal so I know I can meet it. I said 150 and have read 232 although GoodReads is saying I’m at 229 and I can’t figure out what is missing.


You Be Mother by Meg Mason (always enjoy her)

Everyone In this Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin (good)

Cackle by Rachel Harrison (not bad)

Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming (fun)

Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu (okay)

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Clint Howard and Ron Howard (good)

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake (okay)

The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm by Hilarie Burton Morgan (interesting)

Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (I really didn’t like this woman)

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun (okay)

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus (not good)

Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu (good)

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo (disappointing)

You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn (ok but the last third was pretty bad)

Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton (eh)

The Year I Stopped Trying by Katie Heaney (cute)

Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (okay)

[dontlook]

Dec 1, 2021 18:43:09 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Very uneven month. Read a lot in the middle and the end but basically nothing for like 2 weeks mixed in there. I had a lot of early morning meetings far from home this month which wore me out and cut into my reading time.

I always pick a low goal so I know I can meet it. I said 150 and have read 232 although GoodReads is saying I’m at 229 and I can’t figure out what is missing.


You Be Mother by Meg Mason (always enjoy her)

Everyone In this Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin (good)

Cackle by Rachel Harrison (not bad)

Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming (fun)

Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu (okay)

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Clint Howard and Ron Howard (good)

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake (okay)

The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm by Hilarie Burton Morgan (interesting)

Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (I really didn’t like this woman)

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun (okay)

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus (not good)

Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu (good)

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo (disappointing)

You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn (ok but the last third was pretty bad)

Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton (eh)

The Year I Stopped Trying by Katie Heaney (cute)

Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (okay)

I love your rating scale. I was having trouble this month with a star rating and should have gone with this lol.

[tacokick]

Dec 1, 2021 19:56:20 GMT -5 dontlook said:

Dec 1, 2021 18:43:09 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Very uneven month. Read a lot in the middle and the end but basically nothing for like 2 weeks mixed in there. I had a lot of early morning meetings far from home this month which wore me out and cut into my reading time.

I always pick a low goal so I know I can meet it. I said 150 and have read 232 although GoodReads is saying I’m at 229 and I can’t figure out what is missing.


You Be Mother by Meg Mason (always enjoy her)

Everyone In this Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin (good)

Cackle by Rachel Harrison (not bad)

Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming (fun)

Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu (okay)

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Clint Howard and Ron Howard (good)

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake (okay)

The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm by Hilarie Burton Morgan (interesting)

Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (I really didn’t like this woman)

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun (okay)

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus (not good)

Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu (good)

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo (disappointing)

You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn (ok but the last third was pretty bad)

Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton (eh)

The Year I Stopped Trying by Katie Heaney (cute)

Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (okay)

I love your rating scale. I was having trouble this month with a star rating and should have gone with this lol.

I hate doing star ratings! Too stressful.
Sometimes a book is really good for what it is and enjoyable but not the best book in the world, you know? Or the book is 90% good and then the end was awful. What kind of stars do you give then?

[litskispeciality]

Not as much as I would like

What Comes After - didn't like it as much as I thought I would, and potential TW with animals

When The Stars Go Dark

21.5/24 for the year

[charlatti]

God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen 3* — cute but not my favorite. Haven’t been loving this series as much as at the beginning

North by Brad Kessler 5* Really liked this one

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 4* Enjoyable YA fantasy

Miss Moriarty, I Presume? By Sherry Thomas 3* Not doing well with my series books this month

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 4* Slow to start but loved the ending

Betrayal on the Bowery by Kate Belli 3* I barely remember what this was about.

When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash 4* Sort of a mystery but not really. This was a good one and I’m planning to read more from this author.

[minzy]

In November, I finished two.
The Book of Delights - Essays by Ross Gay and Zorrie by Laird Hunt. They were both ok.

I’m at 32 for the year and will not hit at least 52 for the first time in many years because I’ve got a professional job again. The reading for fun has been one of the things I’ve had to cut way back on, unfortunately.

[mrspez07]

Audio:
Dial A for Aunties 3*
The Book of Gutsy Women 4*

Read:
Re-read An Echo in the Bone 4*
Just One Damned Thing after Another 4*
Malibu Rising 4*

I will have a good year but don’t think I’ll meet my goal of 65 this year, goodreads says I’m 10 books behind schedule. Currently at 51 books.