October Book Wrap Up and November TBR

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Greetings bookworms! It’s the first of November, the second last month of 2015. For all who celebrated Halloween yesterday, I hope you had an abundance of fun and shenanigans, going out trick or treating and obtaining candy. As for me, I spent my night watching Disney and blogging (because I’m lazy and here in Australia Halloween isn’t that much of a big deal). 
BUT I digress. I am here at the beginning of a new month, to look back at the books I have read and plan to read in this new, fresh month of November! 


How Many Books Did I Complete From My October TBR?

Shattered Blue by Lauren Bird Horowitz

 Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

 Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Light That Gets Lost by Natasha Carthew

I only finished two and a half books this month, and I know, I know, it’s absolutely shameful! A self-proclaimed bookworm such as I should not fail to read the small amount of six books! But alas, I did fail.

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I managed to read one eARC: Shattered Blue which turned out to be quite a unique twist on the Fae concept with a fast-paced ending but a conventional and rather boring beginning. It was an average book to which I gave three stars, but the ending definitely made me want to continue on to the sequel! (Check out my review by clicking here)

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Then I proceeded to read the sequel to Clockwork Angel: Clockwork Prince (click here to see my review) which I absolutely adored with all my heart. After finishing, I still had no idea who I shipped and was still torn between Wessa and Jessa. However, my love for Will practically quadrupled while reading Clockwork Prince and now Will holds a really large place in my heart. (but lets be honest, Jem is still my beloved gentleman).

As of yesterday, I am almost halfway through Clockwork Princess. I am still not ready for the finale, the end that you all say will make me cry. I’ve got a box of tissues by my side ready to protect me from the flood of tears that I feel is bound to come out of me! 

Now it’s time to move on to my November TBR! 


What I Plan To Read In The Month of November:

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

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I plan to complete this book in the next few days (and I also plan to cry like a child who found out their parents ate all their Halloween candy). I wish this series was longer than three books, but unfortunately, that is not the case. *sob*

The Elite by Kiera Cass

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So funny story, I was strolling through the library and wandered into a section that I always avoided (for reasons I still do not know) only to realize that this section was the YOUNG ADULT section of the library. From there, I glimpsed my eyes on all of the beautiful books (many of which were and still are on my TBR) and weeped. HOW IN THE WORLD DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS SECTION?! HOW DARE I AVOID IT FOR SO LONG?! 

And then I went crazy. I saw this book, and snatched it as if my life depended on it, along with The One. I’ve been meaning to continue with this series since the very beginning of this year! So it’s about time I complete it this month! 

The One by Kiera Cass

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As explained in the book above, I want to complete this cute, light series before I jump into my heavier series. I think these two will be great as light reads while I study and do my final exams.

The Light That Gets Lost by Natasha Carthew

This is an eARC provided to me by Netgalley. It is getting released sometime this month, so I must read and write a review for this as soon as possible. I may read this before I read the rest of The Selection series or after, I’ll see how I feel after Clockwork Princess! 

The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Flier

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Another library book I snatched up in my frenzy. The over was too beautiful to ignore, and the fact that it was on my TBR didn’t hurt either. I do hope I can get around to this book, as it is less than 300 pages anyway, it won’t be a hard or long read by any means. 

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

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How long has this book been on my TBR’s over the past few months? I’M SO SORRY EVERYONE. But now that I finally have Ignite Me, I can confidently jump into this, because I have the last book at the ready. Woot woot! 


There you have it bookworms! My October wrap up and my September TBR! I hope you all enjoyed it and hopefully did better than me during the month of October. All the best wishes for November, of course! I will SLAY these books (probably not but hey, let’s be positive and enthusiastic, shall we?)

How many books did you finish this month?

What book are you most looking forward to reading in the month of November?

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61 responses to “October Book Wrap Up and November TBR”

  1. […] I wrapped up my October reading month and shared with you the books I wanted to read this month […]

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  2. Hi Josephine…
    Just thought you should know that you put September TBR at the end instead of November
    x

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    1. WOOPS! Oh thank you for telling me! 😂 I keep mixing up my November and September!

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      1. LOL! Just wanted to ask how do you change the colours of your fonts? Do you pay for extra features?

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      2. No, it’s free to change colours on WordPress 🙂

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      3. Oh… I’ll have to figure out how to do it.. Thanks

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      4. You’ve got to expand your edit bar when writing a post! It’s quite simple 🙂 if all else fails, ask WordPress to help!

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      5. Thank You

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  3. Wesaun @ Oreos and Books Avatar
    Wesaun @ Oreos and Books

    NOT SHAMEFUL! GOOOD LUUUCK!

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    1. THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️

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  4. I finished 9 books last month and I also want to read Ignite Me this month. Be careful though, you might have a bad book hangover after Clockwork Princess finale, that you might not be able to read any more books! 😀

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    1. I think I definitely will have a book hangover! Haha! Hopefully I’ll be able to push through it.

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  5. I read 9 books last month, and I also plan to read Ignite Me this month. Be careful though, you might have a bad book hangover after the Clockwork Princess finale, you might not want to read any other book for the rest of the month! 😀

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  6. Let me give you some advanced hugs before you continue on with Clockwork Princess *squishes you and hands you some extra tissues*

    I’m sure you’ll be able to get through a lot more books this month! The Elite and The One are both really fast paced (I hope America doesn’t annoy you too much!). The Shock of the Fall is also a quick read as well, because of the page count and also because it has some alternate formatting and typography in it! I really enjoyed that one so I hope you like it too. I wouldn’t read it straight after Clockwork Princess though. The additive feels might be a bit much to handle.

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    1. Thank you for the advanced hugs and tissues, I’m sure I’ll need it. The amount of people who have warned me, is scaring me.
      I hope America doesn’t annoy me too much either! I’ll just focus on beloved Maxon. 😉
      Oh, thank you for the tip! I was planning to read The Shock of the Fall straight after CP2 but I suppose I’ll read The Elite instead. Hehe

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      1. I just bought myself The Selection short stories so we can totally discuss all of our frustrations haha 🙂

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  7. No worries on not finishing your TBR, life and school gets in the way all the time, ugh. XD Way to go on still reading amidst all your exams though! Can’t wait to see what you think of Clockwork Princess!
    And as for your November TBR, I hope you have fun reading The Elite and The One! Those two guilty pleasure reads have their flaws, but they’re still really enjoyable. 😉 And I do hope you get the chance to read Unravel Me as well! ❤

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    1. Thank you! I can’t wait to share my feels on CP2.
      And I hope I get to read all the books I plan to read this month! Adult life is not making reading any easier.

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  8. Hey Josie ☺️ How are you? Hope you’re well. Do you know what’s happening with the travel book activity you were doing? I haven’t received it yet and I’m going overseas on Friday so you may have to get my name off the list which is a shame! Miss blogging. Your site is looking great 😄 ️XXX

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    1. Hello! 😀 I’m great, I hope you are also doing well.
      As for the Travelling Notebook, I have NO idea what is happening to it now. I don’t even know where it is! I have a feeling it won’t be continuing anymore because I have had no news of it.
      I miss your blogging too! And THANK YOU, I’m very happy with the appearance of my blog right now 😀 xoxo

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      1. Yay 🙂
        Oh that’s a shame! Hope it comes around at some point. Was such a good idea.
        Hopefully I’ll be able to blog a little over the next few days 🙂 ️xx

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  9. Ah Kiera Cass is everything!

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  10. I can’t wait to see more reviews from you!!

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    1. Me too, I feel like doing more reviews, my fingers are twitching in anticipation!

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  11. Clockwork Princess is perfection !
    It’s a pretty big TBR, there ! Mine will be small this month (but with a chunky book so…)

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    1. I’m very excited to finish it!
      Yeah, I’m kind of nervous with the size of this month’s TBR… but let’s see how we go! Good luck with your TBR this month.

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  12. What a great Wrap Up and TBR! I can’t wait to see all the reviews that come this month (maybe)

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    1. Thank you so much! Hopefully that ‘maybe’ turns into a ‘definitely’! I really want to read them all!

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      1. Lol! Not sure why I put maybe 🙂 I am always looking forward to book reviews especially if they’re positive reviews.

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  13. Ooh great wrap up! 🙂
    I need to read Shatter Me! I think I am going to put it on my December TBR. I want to try to read it before the year ends.
    I am seriously dying for the Shattered Blue sequel! The author and I have been talking a lot this month on Twitter and Instagram, which has been awesome.
    Your November TBR looks awesome! I hope you enjoy the rest of the Selection series! I really enjoyed it.
    I hope you like The Shock of the Fall more than I did! 😀

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    1. Thank you Ashley!
      I hope to hear your thoughts on Shatter Me soon. 😉
      Oooh, really?! That’s so awesome. That means you are my number one source of info on the sequel! Hit me up if you know anything, okay?! I’ll be fangirling along with you for it.
      I hope I get to finish all the books on my November TBR. Many of the books have a deadline due to them being library books (ugh).

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      1. I will definitely let you know about the sequel if I see or hear anything! 🙂

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  14. The Shock of the Fall has been on my radar for a while now. I feel like I’m one of the few people that still hasn’t read The Infernal Devices yet. You’ve got a great selection in your tbr list and I hope you enjoy them. 😀

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    1. I’m glad I’m not the only one!
      As for The Infernal Devices, you MUST read it soon. I felt like you did before, and I don’t regret reading the series – it’s phenomenal.

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  15. Yay! I think you’ll definitely have great time reading Unravel Me and Ignite Me. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it. I haven’t read The selection series yet but I’m planning to read it soon. Great TBR and Happy Reading! 😀

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    1. I think so too! 😀 I can’t wait to share my thoughts, hopefully soon!
      I hope you enjoy the Selection series as much as I did!

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  16. Oooo The Shock of the Fall is a book I always wanted to read, I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

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    1. I hope so too. I’ll definitely let you all know if I enjoy it, so look out for a review!

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  17. Oh whoops. I didn’t enjoy the Selection series very much. I felt like America Singer was annoying and I overall didn’t like the books. However I only read them because the blurb I heard was phenomenal, so I’d say go for it and you have to let me know how you liked them.

    I hated the Selection and the Elite and the Heir so three stars to all of them, and then I gave the One four stars because it was much, much, more entertaining. I can’t wait for you to finishing reading them Mistress Josie!! You’ll have to tell me which one you liked best.

    Love and books,
    Veda

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    1. Oh that’s a shame. It’s kind of my guilty pleasure so I read it without critically judging… hehe.

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      1. Ah, if only, if only I could take pleasure in reading it! It’s like we balance each other out! You are pleasurable and leisurely and I’m critical and analogical. High five, we make the perfect reading team!! 😝😝

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  18. Hey, graduating and everything else going on – you still did great for the month!! 🙂

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    1. Thank you Brandie! You’re totally right. 😀

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  19. I love the Infernal Devices series! It’s been too long since I read them…I’d give them a reread if my TBR list wasn’t so long! I just bought Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, so I’m hoping I love this series as much as everyone else seems to 🙂

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    1. The series has a special place in my heart!
      I hope you enjoy Shatter Me as much as I did!

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  20. I think you did very well this month, considering everything that was going on in your real life – you graduated! 😀
    I’ve been meaning to read the selection series for a while now, but I’m not sure I can make it this month 😦
    YES, get to Unravel me, fast! I want to know what you think of everything… 😀 😀 😀
    (are you crying yet?)

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    1. Oh Cristina thank you so much! 💕
      I hope you get to the series soon.
      I am so excited for Unravel Me! I can’t wait to read the entire series.

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      1. are you done with Clockwork Princess yet? 😀 😀

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      2. Not yet! UGH, I hate being busy. I have finals this week, hopefully I finish it sometime this week though in between studying.

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      3. no pressure or anything. relax, so you can study for your exams without stress 🙂
        are you completely done after the finals?

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      4. Yep, completely done after finals. I’m so excited for it all to be over!

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    Nerdybirdy @ Daydreaming Books

    I really want to read the Infernal Devices, it feels like I’m the only one who hasn’t read that yet. Really hope to change that by next year. You have a lot of good books in your November tbr! Have a blast reading them! 🙂

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    1. That’s how I felt up until now! Read the series, you will not regret it, come. Join the club. 😁
      I hope I get to read all these good books this month, thank you!

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  22. I’ll be eyeing your reviews for The Light That Gets Lost and The Shock of the Fall because I never heard of them for real and I’m loving the covers. Especially the fonts – seems authentic. 😉

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    1. You’ve never heard of The Shock of The Fall?! No way! Well I hope I’ll be able to read them this month.
      Yes the fonts are certainly fantastic! 😁

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    Have fun reading. I’m sure Unravel Me and Ignite Me will fill you with feels… 🙂 Let me know what you think of the Elite and the One, they have mixed reviews and it would be interesting to see whether we have similar opinions on them 🙂

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    1. Oh yes I’m sure they will too!
      The Selection series is a total pleasure for me, so I think I will LOVE it! 😁

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        🙂 Personally, I like the Selection and the Elite and the One were a bit annoying, but I know plenty of people who love them.

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