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November 2022 Wrap

November TBR Pile (24/29):

  1. Bookworms BC: Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gilliam McAllister

  2. Bookworms BC: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

  3. Friend BC: The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard

  4. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Fairy Tale by Stephen King

  5. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

  6. Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne Valente

  7. Fantasy: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

  8. Mystery: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Rayburn

  9. Horror: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

  10. Science Fiction: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson

  11. Nonfiction: The 1619 Project

  12. Kid Read Aloud: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones ✓

  13. Kid Read Aloud: The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren ✓

  14. Kid Read Aloud: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling ✓

  15. Kid Book Club: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

  16. Added: The Lost Vampire Prince by Melody Raven

  17. Added: Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab

  18. Added: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

  19. Added: Once & Future Vol. 4

  20. Added: The Devil and the Heiress by Harper St. George

  21. Reread: Sunshine by Robin McKinley

  22. Added: Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

  23. Added: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

  24. Added: The Highlander Who Protected me by Vanessa Kelly

  25. Added: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

  26. Added: The Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. George

  27. Added: The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado

  28. Added: Eternal Empire Vol. 1

  29. Added: Eternal Empire Vol. 2

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 6552 pages
Pages Remaining: 368,348 pages

Current Read - Snowpiercer Comics, The Fourth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (0)

UnRead Shelf Progress

  • Starting Number: 332

  • Books Read: 1

  • Books Acquired: 0

  • Books Unshelved: 0

  • Finishing Number: 331

December TBR Pile: December is always about Holiday romances. There were will be a few other books read, but that’s my focus as the year winds down.

  1. Bookworms BC: Already Read

  2. Friend BC: The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

  3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Already Read

  4. Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: None

  5. Kid Read Aloud: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

  6. Kid Book Club: Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans by Russell Ginns

  7. Middle Grade: The Fourth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris

  8. Comics: Snowpiercer The Prequel Part 1

  9. Comics: Snowpiercer The Prequel Part 2

  10. Comics: Snowpiercer Vol. 1

  11. Holiday Romance: Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

  12. Holiday Romance: Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak

  13. Holiday Romance: Christmas Clash by Suzanna Park

  14. Holiday Romance: In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

  15. Holiday Romance: It Started with a Dog by Julia London

  16. Holiday Romance: Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton

  17. Holiday Romance: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky

Movies watched

  • The Predator - I was very attached the Loonies, so congrats I guess.

  • Prey - We’ve decided that this one was the best of the Predator movies. So incredibly good!

  • See How They Run - Love a screwball comedy.

  • Samrat Prithviraj - Over the top Bollywood film. Loved it!

  • RRR - Another absolute bonkers Bollywood movie.

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story - Loved his “totally true” story of Weird Al’s life.

  • Red Cliff - Chinese epic that was amazing even if there was some propaganda involved.

  • Future Shock - Documentary that really does not age well.

  • Rope - A classic Hitchcock starring Jimmy Stewart that I’ve never actually seen. Very good.

  • Infinity Baby - What did I just watch? Very strange movie.

  • The Sound of 007 - Loved this music doc.

  • The Addams Family - Introduced the kids to the 1990s movie. It holds ip fairly well.

  • What We Did on Our Holiday - Surprisingly serious.

  • Spirited - Delightful!

  • Black Adam - Not as bad as Batman vs. Superman, but not great. Too much action.

TV Shows watched 

  • Last Week Tonight

  • Resident Alien

  • Lower Decks

  • Mythic Quest S3 - Love the changes!

  • Bachelor in Paradise - Ooof what a season.

  • Leverage: Redemption S1 - J watched this previously. With S2 dropping, he wanted me to watch. It’s light and breezy.

  • Below Deck Med

  • Below Deck

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