Monthly Wrap-Up: November 2017
Hello Everyone!
Ahh! November has ended already and again I’m 2 books behind!! I had very stressful month because of personal reasons that affected reading and blog as well. Hopefully December will be better with life and blog. We decided a week ago to go back to my hometown for few weeks because of my health issues, so I took flight this morning with few books and laptop, and arrived at my mom’s place in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and I’m going to spend whole December with my parents.
I hope you all had cheerful November and wish you a fabulous December! 🙂
November in reading was like this-
Book I read and reviewed-
Fantasy:
The King’s Peace by Kevin Hammond
Stars: 4/5
Dark fantasy. First book in Series of The Dark and the White series. This was actually good one, I can’t believe it has only handful of reviews on Goodreads. Only beginning was slow but the rest of the book was creative and gripping.
The Razvak Hunter (Razvak Series #1) by Arel B. Grant
Stars: 5/5
Elfish dark fantasy. Loved world building and great twist and turns specially from climax to end.
Romance:
Paranormal / Romance-
Sleuthing with the Enemy (Unnatural Alliances #2) by Danielle Hardgrave
Stars: 3.5/5
This book was interesting, sexy and super fast paced. Cover, Heroine and the Mystery of finding thief cut most of stars.
Contemporary / Romance-
Jilted (Discovered by Love #1) by Carla Laureano
Stars: 5/5
Novella. cozy and perfect for beach read. Well written, well developed characters, perfect pace, clean romance and lovely story.
Historical Fiction / Romance-
A Pearl for My Mistress by Annabel Fielding
Stars: 4/5
Historical and political romance. Book was different and interesting right from writing to concept.
Fiction / Women Fiction / Romance-
31 Miles: Can we ever win against ourselves? by Vinita Bakshi
Stars: 4.5/5
Loved story of Mansa, a happily married woman who actually started living a life in middle age. Brilliantly written with depth of emotion and well described characters.
And a Sixpence for Luck by Lilac Mills #BlogTour #Review #Giveaway @LilacMills @NeverlandBT
Stars: 5/5
Holiday themed, funny and refreshing book with sweet feel good touch. I simply loved this book. This was kind of book you can go blindly and never regret for picking.
Mystery / Thriller:
Loose Cannon by Jack Steele (A Detective Joe Stone Novel Book 1)
Stars: 4/5
Interesting, loved the way author wrote characters and premises, full of suspense and thrill. I recommend it to all who enjoys gangster and investigation stories.
Short Story Reviews:
Henry Hodges Needs a Friend by Andy Andrews
Saturday Short-Story Review: The Anger Volcano – A Book About Anger for Kids by Amanda Greenslade
Saturday Short Story Review: The Girl Who Said Sorry by Hayoung Yim
Cover Reveal:
#CoverReveal: Grayghost by Tamara Grantham #Giveaway @XpressoTours
#CoverReveal: Widow of Papina by Katie Hamstead @XpressoTours
Cover Reveal: Night of the Victorian Dead by Amber Michelle Cook @shanannigans81
Cover Reveal: Stolen Enchantress by Amber Argyle
Cover Reveal: A Prosecco Christmas by Sylvia Ashby
Book Trailer Reveal: Follow the Snowflakes by Angelina Kerner @shanannigans81
Blitz:
Book Blitz: Rogue by S.A. Stephenson
Awards / Tags:
Disney Princess Sidekicks Book Tag
How was your month in reading? What have you read? Have you read or planning to read any books from this list? Share your thoughts in comment-box below.
Happy Reading! 🙂
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Hi, I'm Yesha, an Indian book blogger. Avid and eclectic reader who loves to read with a cup of tea. Not born reader but I don't think I’m going to stop reading books in this life. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
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Melanie Noell Bernard
My goodness! You read quite a few books. And I love your calendar! It’s so… clean. Hee hee! I know that sounds weird, but seeing a schedule that is devoted to just blogging is amazing to me. Is it perhaps part of a bujo (bullet journal) or is it just a calendar? 🙂
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Thank you, Melanie! I can’t read more than 8 books a month, if reading month is good without any interruptions I can manage 10.
It’s just calendar but when I will have enough sheets, I’ll bind them making it journal of blog. That’s what I have thought for now. ☺️
Melanie Noell Bernard
8 books is an average month?! I’m… just gonna curl up in a corner of shame now. Hahaha! I’m lucky if I finish 3 books a month and ten is more than even my best months. :p That’s so crazy that you can read so much! 😀
Oh! That’ll be nice. I bought a nice planner thinking I’d use it for blogging and then it became such a hassle filling it out that it’s mostly empty now. *sigh* Kind of sad, but I have to be very choosey with my time and it’s really big so carrying it around with me was difficult. Still love your calendar! I couldn’t decorate mine if I tried. Hee hee!
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Oh don’t worry, I started with 3 books a month only. It took 2 years to reach to this speed, 8 books!😅 Plus I left job last year, nothing to do much. 🤐
I use calendar as planner too. I fill it with pencil to keep track of blitz and tours and once post is up I try to decorate it, though it always look bad to me.
Melanie Noell Bernard
BAHAHAHAHA! Two years later and I’m still only reading 3 books a month. :p Though, I am in school full time and often bring home studying, papers, and goodness knows what else. So, that cuts into my reading time like crazy. (and sometimes I prefer tv to books. Less to do. :p )
Nooo! I think your calendar looks great. It’s very colorful, which makes it very easy to follow. 😀 My calendar was awful. I didn’t decorate or color or anything. It was very difficult to follow. Hee hee!
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You should feel good then! I envy those who could find reading time along with work and TV. Really! I also give more time to TV, it’s hard to let go awesome movies. 😁
Thank you! ❤️ Ah, at least you made it. It doesn’t matter how it looks at the end. Credit goes to efforts you put. 😉
Melanie Noell Bernard
Hahaha! Yes, that is very true, but I haven’t used my calendar in some time. I feel like I’m so busy that I don’t have time to use my Calendar. Hahaha!
Right?! Movies are awesome! I have more movies than I do books. (Shh! Don’t tell the book blogger police :p )
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Same here. In October I watched around 9 movies. Number of movies are always greater than books every month. So Zippp! 🤐 Partners in crime 😉
Melanie Noell Bernard
Hee hee! I don’t actually watch that many movies, to be honest… I wish I did, but I enjoy watching them with people and… my friends all live at least 1.5 hours away. 😦 Why do I make so many internet friends? *sigh*
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I’m alone at home most of the time so can’t help but watch them alone. 😥
Melanie Noell Bernard
Yeah, same. :/ I don’t think my dog is usually watching them with me. ;p
Noriko
Wow, you did wonderful, Yesha! It must have been an amazing month for you! Let’s hope December turns out to be as productive as November 🙂
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Thank you, Norin! Wish you a great December! ☺️