I may not have finished NaNoWriMo, but I actually successfully completed my November TBR!!!
November Wrap Up
I set my sights low in November because of all the post hurricane things we were dealing with and my lack of focus when it came to reading.
I also pretty much abandoned any book I was reading from the previous months except for the Throne of Glass series.
November TBR
Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd
Obsido by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Now Kingdom of Ash was going to be tricky because I still hadn’t finished Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn, but I did it! Audiobooks are life savers when you can’t sit down and bring yourself to read a physical book.
November Wrap Up
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas (audiobook reread): 4 stars
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas (audiobook reread): 5 stars
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas (audiobook): 3.5 stars
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (finished audiobook reread) 4.5 stars
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (audiobook reread): 4.5 stars
Obsido by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (audiobook and book): 4.5 stars
Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd: 3 stars
Mini Reviews
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas (audiobook reread)*
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas (audiobook reread)*
*I actually read/listened to Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas together switching between the two and it was such a cool experience. I think it actually made it better and I didn’t have to remember as much while reading Tower of Dawn. Though I wouldn’t recommend doing this your first time through.
I enjoyed these two more this time around. They set up Kingdom of Ash well.
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas (audiobook): Oh I have thoughts on this book. First of all I have to say that this was a solid conclusion to a series. I liked it, but I do however have issues with it .
Obsido by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (audiobook and book): I already have said how much I enjoyed Illuminae and Gemina so I didn’t see the need to give them their own little reviews again. Obsidio was such a great conclusion to the series and it was so good! If you haven’t read it yet you need to. (I highly suggest reading the books and listening to the audiobooks simultaneously.)
Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd: I’m not really sure how I feel about this one. I really liked the magic system and the world building, but overall it was just okay for me. I wasn’t a big fan of Anouk and didn’t find some of the resolutions or reactions to be realistic, but that might have just been me. I am curious as to what happens next so I will be reading Midnight Beauties.