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Monthly Roundup: November 2017


What the... November went by WAY too quickly! I swear it was just the beginning of October, and now Christmas is approaching!

Well, let's just jump right into it! In November I read eight books! And considering that two of them were over a thousand pages each, which is equivalent to three normal books, that's a pretty good number!
  1. The New Dark - Lorraine Thomson (2 stars)
  2. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (4 stars)
  3. Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur (4.5 stars)
  4. Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson (5 stars) [reread]
  5. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (5 stars)
  6. Gone Viking - Helen Russell (3 stars)
  7. A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn (3.5 stars)
  8. A Treacherous Curse - Deanna Raybourn (4 stars)

So, obviously the highlight of the month was OATHBRINGER. Oh. My. Goodness. This book blew my mind in so many ways... It definitely fulfilled and exceeded expectations. And rereading Words of Radiance beforehand was also great. This series is just incredible. If you haven't started reading Brandon Sanderson, WHY NOT?!

I finally got around to reading The Lightning Thief (I've had the book on my Kindle for two years) and it was just so much fun. Now I'm going to borrow the entire series from the library! Milk and Honey, a collection of poetry, is short but beautiful and impactful. I also read a few ARCs from NetGalley, including The New Dark, Gone Viking, and A Treacherous Curse. The last was a fun find for me, as it is the third in a series, and so I had to read the first one to get an idea of everything, and I thought it was fantastic. Definitely a series I'll keep an eye on for the future!

What were some of your favorites in November? What are you looking forward to in December?
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