Happy November! It is a blustery, rainy day with potential for storms. I guess Texas is just gonna have two tornado seasons from now on? Cool. Cool cool cool.
Sounds like a good reason to stay inside and read.
I’ve got a few things lined up to discuss in book clubs this month:
- Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (already read, so will probably just review a synopsis for discussion next week)
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (already read and will absolutely be listening to it again because I love it)
- Berg by Ann Quinn
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley
- Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
It is at this point of the year that my interest in actually completing all the reading challenges I’ve taken on starts to fizzle. I begin to relish the idea of reading only for enjoyment for a couple of months. I’m still on track to finish my 180 books (my main reading goal), but my passion for the smaller challenges I chose to broaden my interests and knowledge is seriously waning. Right on schedule, as soon as the first crisp breeze blew through last week, I stocked up on more things at the library just because they caught my eye and started to comb my own collection for “hey – I forgot I had and wanted to read this!” selections.
So while I have finished the libro.fm challenge (post coming up in a few days) and will likely still finish another challenge or two, I’m not gonna sweat it from here on out. I’m just going to do what I want (I mean, even more than usual). I’m going to finish up some of the cozies I listed last month. Then I’ll likely turn to the books below.
But no real promises.
First, there are some library books that need some attention:
- To Sir Phillip with Love by Julia Quinn
- Renegades by Marissa Meyer
- The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright
- Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster
- Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
- The Book of Love by Kelly Link
- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (finished this one last night – immediately put the second on hold at the library. So good!)
Then I may read through some things on Modern Mrs. Darcy’s list of quiet novels. Quiet is the theme of the year, after all. I do really love “compelling, character-driven reads,” and if the rest of these are anywhere near as lovely as Bel Canto (the last one on the list), I’m sold.
- Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
- French Braid by Anne Tyler
- Search by Michelle Huneven
One thing is for certain – I will enjoy my reading this month. I hope you enjoy yours as well.
M. Suzanne Terry 