Queen of Books: NOVEMBER '19 WRAP-UP

Tuesday, 3 December 2019

NOVEMBER '19 WRAP-UP

Time for another wrap up!

November didn't start out well for me in the reading department, however, by the third week I managed to catch up on my reading! I also won my Goodreads 2019 Challenge!

However, I ended up writing a lot for my nanowrimo and I finally feel like I know where my book is going (though I have had a plan from the beginning).

Anyways...

Time to talk about the books I read this month.

PHYSICAL BOOKS

The first book I read was Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. This is about rag-tag bunch of misfits lead by star pupil Tyler who are sent on their first mission together but their mission is interrupted because of a girl who'd been rescued from space. Said girl is named Aurora and has been trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries. Aurora is out of her depth and she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's crew could be the last hope the galaxy has. Except, his crew can barely function as a team. I really enjoyed this book as it was a lot of fun and I loved the squad vibes. I rated it 4 Crowns.

The second book I read was Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand. I had been wanting to read this one for awhile but I could never really get into it as the first couple of chapters were a little bit confusing. This is a very hard book to explain but I am going to try. Sawkill Rock is an island that is beautiful but has an ugly, terrible secret: girls keep going missing and more disappear every year. Nobody knows where they go and by this time, the islanders have just accepted this sad dark truth. There are three main characters, with chapters alternating between their perspectives. Marion arrives on the island with her mother and sister as her family was hoping a move would help them with the loss of their father. Instead, Marion discovers that something is very wrong with the island which is only reinforced with the disappearance of her sister. Zoey is the daughter of the police chief who's best friend went missing awhile ago and she's never been the same. Her search for answers leads her to discover that girls have been disappearing from Sawkill and nobody has ever found them. Then there's Val who is the queen bee at school but in reality she has a much darker and more haunted side then anything you could ever imagine. I really enjoyed this book and liked seeing how the relationships these girls had with each other progressed. It was a very scary book which I didn't expect but it is also beautiful! I rated it 4 Crowns.

The third book I read was The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett. Jenn Bennett is one of my auto buy authors as her contemporary young adult books are great. This book is about Theodora who is the daughter of a treasure-hunting father. However, Theodora doesn't have her father's permission to travel with him while her father's protege (Huck Gallagher) does. However, when Huck arrives from an expedition without her father, he asks for Theodora's help in rescuing him. The duo learns from her father's travel journal and people they meet that he's been digging up information on a magical and legendary ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler (also known as Dracula) and it might be the key to finding him. I really liked this one as it was a fun historical fiction. I really liked the characters and loved the interactions between Huck and Theodora. I rated this one 4 Crowns.

The fourth book I read was Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee. This was one of my most anticipated books of the year as Loki is one of my favorite Marvel characters and I loved one of Mackenzi Lee's previous books. This is about a younger Loki (before his days in the Marvel movies) who is desperate to prove himself as heroic and capable of handing the responsibility of the throne, when everyone around him suspects him of villainy except for Amora. Amora is a sorceress in training on Asgard who Loki sees as a kindred spirit. However, when the two cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most precious artifacts, Amora is banished to Earth. Loki is very upset as she was the only one who saw his magic as a gift rather than a threat. Then, when Loki upsets his father, he sends him to Earth to investigate a string of mysterious murders with Asgard magic attached, and Loki embarks on a journey to discover who is truly meant to be. I loved reading about Loki in nineteenth century London as well as seeing him in a way that Marvel never let us see. I rated this one 4 Crowns.

AUDIOBOOKS READ

NONE THIS MONTH

ARC'S READ

NONE

REVIEWS IN OCTOBER:

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen Book Review

WEEKLY WRAP-UP:

NONE

DISCUSSIONS/OTHER:

October '19 Wrap-Up

FAVORITE COVER OF THE MONTH:

NEW FICTIONAL BAE'S:

Tyler from Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Kal from Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Finian from Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Huck from The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

Loki from Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee

NEW FAVORITE FEMALES:

Aurora from Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Scarlett from Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Theodora from The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

NEW FAVORITE BOOK RELATIONSHIPS:

Aurora and Kal from Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Theodora and Huck from The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

TV SHOWS I WATCHED THIS MONTH: