The new feature I'm adding is a small one, but I feel like it's beneficial to those using this blog for help on picking future reads :) In addition to my rating of the book, I will be including the Goodreads overall rating. The only thing with Goodreads ratings is that they change over time as people rate and review the books. So if you're reading a post month after it's been published, the Goodreads rating I'm reporting may no longer be accurate. So definitely take advantage of my Goodreads links! Also, I personally like to take into consideration how many people have reviewed the book on Goodreads, and how long the book has been published for, when looking at the rating Goodreads is reporting.
One more small thing before we learn about November... I have already typed this entire thing and more than half of it DID NOT SAVE!!!! About 3-4hrs of work all done for nothing. SO this month, to save from spending any more of my time, I'm going to mainly keep each book purely about the stats. (Aside from the first book, since that one was already typed) More information can be found on my Goodreads review. There will be a link provided for each one. As the holidays creep closer, we get busier and busier, and I want to focus on getting my December Overview post written as I go so that I can get my best books of the year post up before the New Year! You can check out my Top Books of 2018 list by clicking here.
As far as 2019, it was pretty decent. Not as many stand outs as October. I spent a lot of time reading fiction and non-fiction Thanksgiving related books and learning facts to share about one of this country's favorite holidays. But it wasn't all Thanksgiving related. I actually read my November 2019 book right when I got it and finished it before the month ended, and I started a new series about a quirky and funny main character who gets herself into some pretty ridiculous predicaments. I also read a few books that I didn't like at all LOL and wouldn't exactly run around telling people to read them, however I am curious what other people, with different reading tastes may think of them. May be worth checking out a few Goodreads reviews if you're skeptical of spending your time with a book that you may not like. Butttt, read on for the books I read/listened to this year :)
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom Released: September 4, 2012
Read from: 11/4/19-11/7/19
Format: Audiobook (Overdrive)
MY Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.86 stars
This is an interesting story, that I think I would've enjoyed more if I was reading it. It's about three
people obsessed with time. One wants more, one wants less, and one discovers it. It's a story about how Father Time comes to be, and how he helps two people in the modern era appreciate the time they have. You can find my full review on Goodreads.
Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Released: May 9, 2006
Read from: 11/4/19-12/5/19
Format: Audiobook (Scribd)
MY Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.87 stars
Blurb: The story of the voyage of the Mayflower, the first Thanksgiving and what happened to cause one of the bloodiest wars on American soil: King Phillips war. If you like history, or even if you don't, Nathaniel Philbrick is a must try. You will feel like you're reading a story, but it's nothing but facts.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: August 1, 1999
Read from: 11/5/19-11/13/19
Format: Print (Owned)
MY Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.99 stars
Blurb: Mona convinces Ashleigh to practice jumping with her and try competing in some shows.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: June 1, 2005
Read from: 11/7/19-11/13/19
Format: Print (Owned)
MY Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.44 stars
Blurb: Sofie Metropolis is a Junior detective at her uncle's firm, dealing with her broken engagement, and getting tangled up with the FBI while potentially pursuing a hot Australian and trying to find a missing but vicious Jack Russel Terrier for her mother's friend.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: September 1, 1996
Read from: 11/9/19-11/16/19
Format: Print (Library)
MY Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.63 stars
Blurb: The diary of a girl traveling with her family to Plymouth on the Mayflower. Her family is what was known as Saints; those pilgrims who specifically left Europe to look for religious freedom and to reclaim their English identities.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: May 1, 2007
Read from: 11/13/19-11/21/19
Format: Audiobook (Overdrive)
MY Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.65 stars
Blurb: Sofie Metropolis is back, but this time she interferes with the mob. She's also investigating if her own father is cheating on her mother. Still looking for lost pets though!
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: October 8, 2019
Read from: 11/16/19-11/2/19
Format: Print (Owned- BOTM)
MY Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 4.34 stars
My November Book of the Month pick. Sign up and get a free book if you click here. Try out out, even if just for a month! Great way to get books before they're released, or right away when they are released without long waits at the library and much cheaper than bookstore or on any other website.
Blurb: Historical fiction with characters you will connect with. Taking place in Kentucky during the Great Depression in a town that begins a packhorse library organization.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: July 1, 2000
Read from: 11/23/19-11/25/19
Format: Print (Library)
MY Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.5 stars
Blurb: A different point of view of the Mayflower voyage and the original settlement at Plymouth. This time from a young boy. An orphan sent over as an indentured servant.
This was my second time reading this book this year. Check it out in my January 2019 Overview.
Released: May 19, 2015
Read from: 11/21/19-11/28/19
Format: Audiobook (Overdrive)
MY Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.62 stars
Blurb: Greer is a location manager for a big name director who wants to film a movie in Cypress Key, FL. Greer ends up forming a bunch of different relationships with the locals, including her own estranged father.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
Released: May 19, 2015
Read from: 11/21/19-11/28/19
Format: Audiobook (Overdrive)
MY Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Goodreads Rating: 3.62 stars
Blurb: An elderly woman is marrying for the second time in her life and finally succeeds in getting her four children to meet up with her on the farm for Christmas by telling them that her wedding is taking place that day, but that they won't find out who the groom is until the wedding.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
For full review on Goodreads click here.
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