November flew by in a breeze honestly. I can’t believe this month is already over and I barely know what I’ve done anymore, besides working of course. Readingwise I was still slumping a bit and I’m now definitely not going to reach my reading goal of 100 books. I’ve read some longer books this month as well and therefore it took me longer to finish something. Without further ado, here’s y month of November.

The books I’ve read

1. Falling Hard for the Royal Guard by Megan Clawson – I already started this book mid October, but I just couldn’t be bothered finishing it. This is partially because of me getting sick, but it’s mainly because I was so, so, so bored whilst reading. I guess I’ve hoped for and expected a little bit too much. ⭐⭐[review]
2. A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout – Well, I was… disappointed to understate it a bit. I’m not a fan of Sera’s and Nyktos’ story to begin with, but this was just too much of an infodump which I already forgot about. I powered through this book, only to be able to start my next one. ⭐⭐⭐ [review]
3. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros – This was my most anticipated book for the second half of this year and I simply couldn’t wait to start it. Therefore, i powered through my previous read. Although I enjoyed every second of it, I found the book a little bit too long at times. However, I’m really curious for the next insttallment in the series. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [review]
4. November by Thomas Olde Heuvelt – I paused this book for a while to finish my two previous books. Also, this pause was not without reason as I found myself not enjoying this book. There’s no translation yet – also not even announced – so I won’t be reviewing this one on my blog. ⭐⭐,5
5. Ever After Always by Chloe Liese – After reading so much fantasy back to back, I needed something different. I’ve read 2 books in the “Bergman brothers” series already, but I took a break from them too. Now, it was time for the third novel and this one has a totally different approach. This was a welcome breather after all, because I flew through it in about 2 days. My review will be up shortly. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Where the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson – This book was sitting on my TBR for years and I randomly picked it up. It’s about living in iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime as a foreigner and to be quite honest, I expected so much more. I was not emotionally invested in this story and it all fell a bit flat to me. Not a bad read, but not as enjoyable either. I won’t be writing a full review for this. ⭐⭐⭐
7. The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent – I went into this book with a lot of scepsism to be honest because A) it’s self-pub and B) it has been a massive hype within the international book community. Well, I was wrong, because I really enjoyed this book. yes, it’s another fantasy novel, but it was such an easy read and investing story. I thought it was YA at first, but the spice only appears in the final 25% of the book. I’m glad I gave this one a chance and I can’t wait to pick up the sequel. Full review will be up shortly. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Bookhaul

I have to admit, I didn’t add many books to my collection this month that are translated into English. They are actually mostly German because I got myself some Rebekka Eder and Corina Bomann books. It’s unfortunate that these historical fiction novels aren’t translated (yet?). However, I still want to share my haul:

1. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (I just couldn’t help myself and bought the Dutch ebook with a huge discount)
3. The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
4. Gloriedagen by Corina Bomann
5. Lichtpunt by Corina Bomann
6. Avondrood by Corina Bomann
7. De zus van de chocolatier by Rebekka Eder
8. Het zwarte boek van de uren by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
9. De engel van de stad by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
10. Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

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Overall, I think I had a pretty good reading month. However, I read less books than I hauled, but oh well. How was your month?