Eastern Sunset Reads: November 2019 Challenge Update & December TBR

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

November 2019 Challenge Update & December TBR

I am not ready for 2019 to end! There is so much more I wanted to accomplish this year! Do you feel the same way? I had so many books I wanted to read and blog about, so many adventures I wanted to have, but luckily just because it is the end of the year doesn't mean that it is the end of everything! We can always begin again next year. So enough of all that sentimental stuff, how about we take a look at my challenge progress in November and figure out what I still need to read!

Children's Books

30-40 books
26. Construction Site on Christmas Night
27. The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need
28. A Christmas Advent Story
29. Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever

Early Reader Books

30-40 books
19. I am Thankful

Graphic Novel - COMPLETE

25 books
29. Lore of Olympus
30. Pumpkinheads
31. Klaus Vol. 2
32. A Walk One Winter Night

Audio Book Challenge - COMPLETE

50 books - (Caffinated Reader hosted)
60. Boots on the Ground
61. You Can Thank Me Later
62. Catching Christmas
63. Loving My Actual Christmas
64. Winterhouse
65. Christmas Town

Classic Books

5 books
None

Big Books
10 books over 500 pages
8. Valor

RI Authors

20 books
None

Borrowed Books - COMPLETE

30-40 books
32. Lore of Olympus
33. Catching Christmas
34. Winterhouse

Re-Reads

15 books
None

Beat the Backlist - COMPLETE

75 books - (Novelknight hosted) - only using books I already own
70. Boots on the Ground
71. Nocturnal
72. Catching Christmas
73. Loving My Actual Christmas
74. Winterhouse
75. Valor
76. Christmas Town

The Never Ending Series

Warland Chronicles: Book1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4,

I seriously can't believe I still haven't finished this challenge. I only have 2 more books to read but I for some reason I keep skipping over them.

Requested Reviews

No more than 25 new acceptances (& catch up on old requests)

35. The Scrooge of Loon Lake (Netgalley)

36. The Guinevere Deception (Netgalley)

37. 'Twas the Night (Pump Up Your Book)

38. Let it Snow (Netgalley)

Recently Added to Shelves

Limited purchases (must total less than 200) and read soon

1. Dragon of Ash & Stars - (Jan./ Jan.) DNF
2. ~~The Snow Gypsy (Jan./ )~~ - UNHAUL
3. Book Nerds & Boyfriends (Jan./Feb. ) *
4. WarDance (Jan/ )
5. Warsong (Jan./ )

6. The Only Harmless Great Thing (Jan/Jan.)
7. Who in the World is Carmen Sandiego (Jan./ Jan.)
8. Lost Boy (Jan/July)
9. Year One (Jan/ )

10. Girl Who Drank the Moon (Jan/ )

11. King of Scars (Jan/ )

12. Dactyl Hill Squad (Feb./)

13. The Darkdeep (Feb./)
14. Voices (Feb./Feb.)
15. Wicked King (Feb./March)
16. Lord of the Fading Lands (Feb./)

17. Crown of Feathers (Feb./)

18. Argos: The Story of Odysseus as told by his Loyal Dog (Feb./)

19. 100 Hugs (Feb./ Feb.)

20. Binti 2: Home (Feb./March)

23. Binti 3: Night Masquerade (Feb./March)

24. Artificial Condition (Feb./March)

25. Rogue Protocol (Feb./March)

26. Trial of Lightening (Feb./ May)

27. The Last (Endling) (Feb./March)

28. Aquicorn Cove (Feb./Feb.)

29. Thick as Thieves (Feb./ Feb.)

30. Aru Shah and the End of Time (March/) - DNF

31. Foundryside (March/ April)
32. ~~Wundersmith~~ ~~(March/)~~ - UNHAUL
33. City of Ghosts (March/March)
34. Saga Vol. 8 (March/ April)
35. Saga Vol. 9 (March/April)
36. Warrior of the Wild (March/March)
37. Book Love (March/March)
38. Queen's Shadow (March/March)
39. A Curse So Dark and Lonely (March/May)
40. Shadow of Doubt (March/)
41. Gates of Stone (March/)
42. In Her Sights (March/April)
43. Nevermoor (March/May)
44. A Conspiracy of Truths (March/)

45. The Wild Robot (March/March)

46. The Resurrectionist (March/October)

47. Viper (April/)

48. Vortex Visions (April/)

49. Through the White Wood (April/)

50. Descendant of the Crane (April/)

51. The Princess and the Fangirl (April/April)

52. Holy Sister (April/September)

53. Rhapsodic (April/May)

54. A Strange Hymn (April/May)

55. The Emperor of Evening Stars (April/June)

56. Dark Harmony (April/)

57. The Black Bull of Norroway (April/May)

58. ~~We Rule the Night~~ ~~(April/)~~ - UNHAUL

59. The Unbound Empire (April/)

60. ~~The Opposite of Always (May/)~~ - UNHAUL
61. The Sea Queen(May/)
62. The Mountain of Kept Memory(May/)
63. Metamorphica (May/)
64. Misfits of Avalon Vol. 1 (May/)
65. Misfits of Avalon Vol. 2 (May/)
66. The Sea King (May/)
67. Ride Hard (May/)
68. Ride Rough (May/)
69. Ride Wild (May/)
70. Irresistible Force (May/June)
71. Force of Attraction (May/)
72. Primal Force (May/)
73. Rival Forces (May/)
74. A Rogue by Any Other Name (May/)
75. A Scot in the Dark (May/)
76. The Day of the Duchess (May/)
77. The Pirate Bride (May/)
78. Pirate Stories (May/July)
79. Man Made Boy (May/)
80. ~~This Monstrous Thing~~ ~~(May/)~~ DNF
81. The Case of the Missing Moonstone (May/June)
82. Dear Santa (May/)
83. An Endless Christmas (May/)
84. Christmas Magic (May/)
85. Falling Softly (May/)
86. Christmas Town (May/November) *
87. The Christmas Star (May/)
88. Crazy Rich Asians (May/June)
89 Once and Future (May/June)
90. ~~Highland Crown~~ ~~(May/)~~ - DNF/UNHAUL
91. Her Royal Highness (May/May)
92. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World (May/May)
93. Seal's Honor (May/May)
94. Gris Grimly's Frankenstein (June/October)
95. ~~The Case of the Counterfeit Criminals (June/)~~ - UNHAUL
96. ~~The Case of the Perilous Palace (June/)~~ - UNHAUL
97. ~~The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter (June/~~) - DNF
98. ~~The Beholder (June/~~) - UNHAUL
99. ~~Lovestruck (June/)~~ - UNHAUL
100. We Hunt the Flame (June/)
101. Romanov (June/)
102. Dark Shores (June/ June)
103. Dreaming the Bear (June/)
104. A New Hope (June/September)
105. ~~The Trial of Joan of Arc (June/)~~ - DNF
106. Midsummer's Mayhem (June/July)
107. Monsters (June/)
108. The Monsters We Deserve (June/October)
109. Strange Star (June/September)
110. Hephaistos: God of Fire (June/July)
111. Ghostly Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 (June/)
112. Till There was You (June/July)
113. Sea Sirens (June/June)
114. The Bride Test (June/August)
115. The Kingdom (June/July)
116. Storm and Fury (July/)
117. Queen of Ruin (July/July)
118. Stepsister (July/August)
119. ~~The Lost Vintage (July/)~~ - UNHAUL
120. Becoming the Dark Prince (July/July)
121. Kingdom of Exiles (July/September)
122. ~~The Beckoning Shadow~~ (July/) - UNHAUL
123. The Thankful Unicorn (July/September)
124. Star Wars: Pirate Price (July/August)
125. Spin the Dawn (July/July)
126. Clue by Clue (August/August)
127. Honeybees and Frenemies (August/)
128 The Sticky Rice Caper (August/August)
129. Lando's Luck (August/August)
130. Turning Darkness into Light (August/September)
131. A Monster Calls (August/September)
132. Master & Apprentice (August/)
134. The Chosen (August/)
135. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (August/)
136. Mortal Engines (August/)
137. Evvie Drake Starts Over (August/)
138. Merciful Crow (August/)
139. The Bridge Kingdom (August/)
140. Girl From the Other Side Vol. 2 (August/September)

141. The Girl from the Other Side Vol. 1 (September/September)

142. Darkdawn (September/)

143. The Girl the Sea Gave Back (September/ August)

144. A Crash of Fate (September/)

145. Black Spire (September/)

146. Capturing the Devil (September/October)

147. The Testaments (September/)

148. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World (September/September)

149. Plum Crazy Vol. 1 (September/September)

150. The Missing Bookshop (September/October)

151. Tea Dragon Festival (September/September)

152. The Warrior Moon (September/)

153. A Thousand Roads Home (September/October)

154. The Sasquatch Escape (September/ October)

155. The Lonely Lake Monster (September/October)
156. Ink (October/)
157. The Blacksmith Queen (October/October)
158. Klaus Vol. 2 (October/ November)
159. Molly and the Cat Cafe (October/)
160. Plum Crazy Vol. 2 (October/)
161. Plum Crazy Vol. 3 (October/)
162. Plum Crazy Vol. 4 (October/)
163. A Walk One Winter Night (October/November)
164. Loving My Actual Christmas (October/November)
165. A Family Under the Christmas Tree (October/)
166. The White Christmas Inn (October/)
167. There Will Come a Darkness (October/)
168. Shadow Frost (October/)
169. How to Love a Duke in 10 Days (October/)
170. How to Catch a Wicked Viscount (October/)
171. Faker (October/)

172. Three Days on a Train (October/)

173. Destiny of the Wolf (October/)

174. Leave the Lights On (October/)

175. Marshmallows and Mistletoe (October/)

176. Cocoa & Carols (October/)

177. The Prince's Son (October/)

178. At Last (October/)

179. The Last Huntsman (October/)

180. Forgotten Love (October/)

181. Mae's Cafe (October/)

182. Within the Captain's Hold (October/)

183. Elusive Dreams (October/)

184. Christmas & Cannolis (October/)

185. Fated Mates (October/)

186. Take My Breath Away (October/)

187. Stolen by the Viking (October/)

188. Destroyed by Magic (October/)

189. Abducted by Magic (October/)

190. Rise Like a Goddess (October/)

191. Out Like a Goddess (October/)

192. Finding Her Dragons (October/)

193. Freeing Her Dragons (October/)

194. When the Lady Lies (November/)

195. Nocturnal (November/November)
196. The Guinevere Deception (November/November)
197. You Can Thank Me Later (November/November)
198. The Bromance Book Club (November/)

January Reading Stats:

I read a total of 19 books this month

2,405 pages read and 0 days, 22 hours and 3 minute of listening

Resolutions Check in:

1. Borrow More Books: Borrowed some more books this month, it was actually kind of fun browsing the library - CHECK

2. Purchase Less Books: Last November I only purchased 8 books, and this year I just squeaked under that with only 5 books! - CHECK

3. Read Big Books: I did read a book that not only was over 500 but was also over 600 pages long. I had wanted to read another but just couldn't fit it in with Advent Reads prep - CHECK

4. Re-Read More: I haven't been able to re-read any books recently but there are so many that are calling out to me to be revisited. - :(

5. Put Less Pressure and Stress on Myself: It was actually kind of refreshing to have been mostly pre-scheduled last month. I did end up posting a couple of times throughout the month but dropped the ball at the end. I was actually okay with that because normal day to day life had gotten so stressful. I will continue to try to pre-schedule posts and take a little bit of a less stressful approach to blogging (but of course that will be difficult this month when at least one post goes up every day) - CHECK

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I still have such a stack of books that I want to read this month and of course I still have a bunch to read for Advent Reads (which I hope you are enjoying so far). Once I get enough books read for the event and a few more requested reviews done, I will let my mood decide what to pick up next!

For fun
Dark Harmony

Secret Need & Secret Gifts
Wardance
Faker

The Bromance Bookclub