I had a few days off work during the month which was a much needed break. I had my youngest daughter home from college for a week for Thanksgiving and was able to see my oldest on the holiday. I did spend too much of my time shopping for books during the month but I am not even sorry because they look so pretty on my shelves 🙂
My goals for December are to somehow get myself ready for the holidays, read some good books including a few review copies, and enjoy my family. I think I can manage at least 2 out of the 3.
I am linking this post to the Monthly Wrap-Up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.
Man Cuffed by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby – Review
Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf – Review
Man Eater by Ryan Green
Wild Life by Keena Roberts – Review
Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire – Review
Land of Careful Shadows by Suzanne Chazin – Review
Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao – Review
Dead Before Dying by Kerry Schafer – Review
Survive the Aftermath by Grace Hamilton – Review
The Line That Held Us by David Joy – Review
The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard – Review
Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
Joyland by Stephen King
The Journals of Octavia Hollows by Stacey Rourke
Digital Books: 5
Re-Reads: 0
NetGalley: 4
Edelweiss: 0
Direct from Publisher/Author/Narrator/Publicist: 8
Purchased/Freebie: 2
Kindle Unlimited: 0
Borrowed/Library: 1
*some books may fit into more than one category
Challenges
Goodreads: 158/100
Blogger Shame: 1 read towards the challenge in November / 31 total for the year
Audiobook Challenge: 5 read towards the challenge in November / 80 total for the year
New Release Challenge: 7 read towards the challenge in November / 73 total for the year
End of the Month NetGalley Stats
Feedback Ratio: 86%
566 Approved | 484 Feedback Sent
End of the Month Edelweiss Stats
9 books to review | 88 downloaded
Getting ready for the holidays is always a tricky bit because there is so much to do. I hope it all goes well and your end of the year does too. 14 is a great count! I also read a bit less than usual last month as well…
Congrats on finishing 14 books. Good luck with getting ready for the holidays. I need to find time to do that too. I hope you have a good December!
Aj @ Read All The Things!
What a great month and I'm glad you got to spend time with your daughter. I need to grab Laughter at the Academy and thanks to you, I've now added Dead Before Dying to my list too. I bet you have a great reading month in December.
lots of pretty books. i'm trying to figure out a plan of attack for reading next year too. good luck
sherry @ fundinmental
At this point, I have abandoned all plans, haha. I don't have any review books for December, so I'm trying to catch up AND get ahead. I never regret buying books! Like you said, they look so pretty on my shelves. 😉 Glad you were able to see your kiddos!
Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? ?
November went by quickly for me, too. I did buy a pile of books during Black Friday say after a month of clicking on way too many review books. Guess I'll be behind again. LOL
Hopefully, you'll reach all three of your December goals. Have a good month, Carole!
I've tried various things through the year with varying success but I think I'll stick with mood reading for now! I had a pretty good November and I'm glad you did too!
Wow that is a lot of reading. I haven't read any of these.
oh many things there!
Sounds like a great November! I'm trying to take time to get ready for Christmas, too, before it's here and I'm unprepared.
Congrats on reading 14 books. November wasn't a good month reading wise for me. But the ones I did read were pretty great. You have some really.good sounding books.coming up to read. Enjoy!
You had a great month in terms of reading. I know how hard it can be sticking to a plan. Hope your next plan will prove easier to stick with.
A good month, and I wish you a happy December
Looks like you read some pretty great books this month. My reading goals for December are to read 16 books to meet my Goodreads goal so we'll see how that goes. Hope you have a great December.
I believe you can accomplish all your goals! You really did get a lot of books this month, but who could pass up some of those deals.
wow 14 books! thats an awesome accomplishment 😀 congrats.
all the books you read look really interesting! So hopefully that kept you going.
Hoping December is good to you.
I think you are doing really well with your challenges. I know I have felt behind all the time since the move this summer. I don't have as many ARCs, blog tours or stuff in December so I hope to catch up a bit on reading.
Anne – Books of My Heart
"I did spend too much of my time shopping for books"
Nope, sorry, this is not a thing. It's scientifically proven to be impossible 😉
Shopping for books is always a great way to spend time 🙂 I'm surprised myself this month with my purchases, I didn't go overboard. Fourteen books is wonderful. Enjoy your December and enjoy time with family.
Yay for a good Thanksgiving, some days off, and book shopping! ?✨