Always With a Book

Month in Review: November 2022

 

Hello December! How is it that we are just weeks away from the new year? Time really needs to slow down!

My main goal for November was to read a bunch of Nonfiction reads as well as a slew of NordicNoir books. I did pretty well with the Nonfiction books, managing to read 4 of the 5 that I had preselected, and I did get in a bunch of NordicNoir books 4 overall, but only 2 of the 5 I had preselected. Overall, I’m still pleased with what I read because I still have some bookclub/buddy reads and review books that I had to fit in.

How are you doing with your holiday shopping? Don’t forget that books always make for great gifts and shopping from an independent bookstore is a fantastic way to support a small business. Need some ideas? Send me a message and I’d be happy to help curate a list for the reader on your list.

I have curated a list of favorite reads and will be adding additional lists throughout the month on my storefront over on Bookshop.org. I make a tiny commission through books purchased in my storefront but even better is that 20% of purchases made through my storefront go directly towards independent bookstores.

Here is the link to my storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/alwayswithabook

 

Reading Stats:

  • Read this month: 24
  • Year to date: 294

 

  1. Unspeakable Acts — Sarah Weinman (audio book)
  2. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six — Lisa Unger (audio book)
  3. Blackwater Falls — Ausma Zehanat Khan
  4. Marmee — Sarah Miller
  5. Rogues — Patrick Radden Keefe
  6. Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing — Matthew Perry (audio book)
  7. The Resemblance — Lauren Nossett
  8. The Collector — Anne Mette Hancock (audio book)
  9. The Harbor — Katrine Engberg (audio book)
  10. We Are the Light — Mathew Quick (audio book)
  11. Just the Nicest Couple — Mary Kubica (e-book)
  12. The Perfect Assassin — James Patterson, Brian Sitts (audio book)
  13. The Lindbergh Nanny — Mariah Fredericks (e-book)
  14. A Faint Cold Heart — Karin Slaughter (audio book)
  15. The Cloisters — Katy Hayes
  16. Con/Artist — Tony Tetro (audio book)
  17. Knife — Jo Nesbo
  18. The Last Party — Clare Mackintosh
  19. Winterland — Rae Meadows (audio book)
  20. A Harmless Lie — Sara Blaedel
  21. A Quiet Life — Ethan Joella (audio book)
  22. The Ambassador — Susan Ronald (print/audio book)
  23. A Matter of Happiness — Tori Whitaker (audio book)
  24. The Villa — Rachel Hawkins (audio book)

 

Favorite books of November:

  • We Are the Light – Matthew Quick
  • The Last Party — Clare Mackintosh
  • A Quiet Life — Ethan Joella

 

 

And the stats: (I did this last year & am going to do it again.)

Books read that were published this year: 18 (232 YTD)

And of those, how many were review books:  14 (211 YTD)

Backlist review books read: 1 (17 YTD)

Books read off my own shelf (not review books): 6 (47 YTD)

Books bought/won in giveaways: 9 (120 YTD)

 

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