I finished October with 21 ARCs left to be read. 

November was a whirlwind of a month. I started it in New York, and flew down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with my family members, and go to my youngest great-nephew’s fourth birthday party. I also got to meet my other great-nephew for the first time, and hang out with my two great-nieces. It’s really awesome to see the boys that I spent so much time with as a kid grow into men who are incredible fathers to their own kids. I was only 6 when I became an aunt, so I basically grew up with them. Naturally time has been flying by, and I’m already dreading when I have to say goodbye to everyone and head back to NY, but I can’t wait to come out of the airport and feel cold air on my face.

Aside from the travel, November was a fantastic month as far as ARCs went. I got approved for some books that I was really looking forward to, and discovered some more that intrigued me. Considering the travel and that I spent the last ten days of the month with my family, I didn’t have as much time to read as I usually do but somehow managed to read more of my ARCs that I normally do. My feedback ratio is at 96%, and I’ve been getting on top of my ARC backlog, ending the month with less books to get through than when I started.

Here’s how this month went for my NG ARCs:

I got approved for 9 new books in November:

1. 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen by Faith Kramer
2. I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant
3. Eight Very Bad Nights by Tod Goldberg
4. The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia (audiobook)
5. Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
6. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
7. I Made It Out of Clay by Beth Kander
8. The Empress by Kristin Cast
9. Booked for Murder by PJ Nelson

These are the ARCs that I read and reviewed, with links to my reviews:

1. Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik — see my review here.
2. Modern Magic by Michelle Tea — see my review here.
3. The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois by Ryan Graudin — see my review here.
4. The Legacy of Arniston House by TL Huchu — see my review here.
5. The Legacy of Arniston House by TL Huchu (audiobook)
6. 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen by Faith Kramer — see my review here.
7. Eight Very Bad Nights by Tod Goldberg — see my review here.
8. Hex and Hexability by Kate Johnson — see my review here.
9. I Made It Out of Clay by Beth Kander — see my review here.
10. The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia — see my review here.
11. The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia (audiobook)
12. Booked for Murder by PJ Nelson — see my review here.

Here are the ARCs I still have to read:

1. The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb | Amazon
2. Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot | Amazon
3. The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche | Amazon
4. Murder at the Lemonberry Tea by Darci Hannah | Amazon
5. The Voyage Home by Pat Barker | Amazon
6. The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike | Amazon
7. Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee | Amazon
8. The Empress by Kristin Cast | Amazon
9. The Lost House by Melissa Larsen | Amazon
10. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney | Amazon
11. Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives | Amazon
12. Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson | Amazon
13. A Long Time Gone by Joshua Moehling | Amazon
14. Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine | Amazon
15. I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant | Amazon
16. Saltwater by Katy Hays | Amazon
17. Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen | Amazon
18. High Season by Katie Bishop | Amazon

Which ARCs are you excited about this month? Do we have any in common? Have you already read any of the ones on my list?