I’ve been struggling for the last few months, and this month was another month aboard the struggle bus, both physically and mentally. On top of all that, I’ve been trying to finish up my holiday shopping, since Chanukah starts in less than a week from today! But in other news, I read a bunch more than I did last month, and got through some more of my ARCs, so I’m feeling much more motivated. I’m putting it out there that my goal is to start 2024 without any overdue ARCs, but any progress is still progress, right? 

Here are my November updates:

• My follower count increased, so I’m now close to 560!
• I got through my July physical ARCs, and am now working on August. As for NG ARCs, I got through September and now I’m working on October. 
• Of the 21 books I read in November, 2 were nonfiction. One was a book on witchcraft, and the other was a cookbook.
• I didn’t read any of my owned books this month.
• As far as diverse voices, I read 1 book by a Black author, 1 by an Indigenous author, 3 by Jewish authors, 4 by LGBTQIA+ authors, 1 by an AAPI author, 1 by a SWANA author, and 2 by Latine authors.
• For reading out of my comfort zone, I read 2 horror books.
• I haven’t made any more progress on my 12 in 12, but I did check off a prompt on my PopSugar 2023 challenge.

Here’s my breakdown of monthly/cumulative totals for November:

November Totals:

• Books read: 20
• Books DNF’d: 0
• Pages read: 6,949
• Hours listened: 1 day, 13 hours, 0 minutes
• Average pages: 408.8
• Average hours listened: 10 hours, 52 minutes

Cumulative Averages:

• Days per book: 3.84
• Pages read per day: 150.82
• Books read per month: 28.27
• DNF’d books per month: 1.55

Genres Read in November:

• Fantasy: 12
• General Fiction: 1
• Horror: 2
• Mystery/Suspense: 1
• Paranormal/New Age: 1
• Romance/Erotica: 2
• Travel/Food: 1

Backlist vs. New Releases:

• Backlist books: 2
• 2023 releases: 18

Fiction Vs. Nonfiction:

• Fiction: 18
• Nonfiction: 2

Format Read:

• Print: 9
• Digital: 8
• Audio: 3

Age Range:

• Adult: 17
• YA: 3

My favorite book of the month was Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat.

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Here’s what I read in November:

• The Traitor by Anthony Ryan (The Covenant of Steel #3) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon
• A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter (NG ARC) | Amazon
• The Maker’s Guide to Magic: How to Unlock Your Creativity Through Astrology, Tarot, and Other Oracles by Andrea Hannah (NG ARC) | Amazon
• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (NG ARC) | Amazon
• A Little Magic by Lindsey Lanza (Author ARC) | Amazon
• The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Amazon
• My Tel Aviv Table: A Journey of Flavours and Aromas from a Sun-Soaked City by Limor Chen (NG ARC) | Amazon
• Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat (Dark Rise #2) (YABC ARC) | Amazon

• Thick as Thieves by M.J. Kuhn (Thieves #2) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon

• Red River Seven by A.J. Ryan (Publisher ARC) | Amazon
• The Martyr by Anthony Ryan (The Covenant of Steel #2) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon
• The House Guest by Alison James (NG ARC) | Amazon
• Inheritance by Nora Roberts (The Lost Bride Trilogy #1) (NG ARC) | Amazon
• Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn (Thieves #1) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon
• The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan (The Mirror Realm Cycle #1) (NG ARC) | Amazon
• The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz (The Warring Gods #1) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon
• Champion of Fate by Kendare Blake (Heromaker #1) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon
• The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater (Victorian Faerie Tales #1) (NG ARC) | Amazon
• The Darkness Before Them by Matthew Ward (The Soulfire Saga #1) (Publisher ARC) | Amazon

• Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat (Dark Rise #1) — reread | Amazon

How did your November go? Anything exciting happen? Read any good books? Tell me all about it!