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I just love everything Adriana Mather writes. They‘re just quick, interesting reads. I love the premise of an assassin academy and people aren‘t who you think they are - sometimes they‘re better and sometimes they‘re worse.

I haven‘t completed October‘s #BookSpin selection yet (it‘s good but dense!) but I have my list ready for November. And glad to include one of my recent gains from a book swap with @TheAromaofBooks too. Let‘s do it!

My November #BookSpin list is in the picture below. I have a lot of Netgalley books I need to read, so that's my list for November 🤷 No idea how I ended up with so many🤷 Maybe I will be able to clear a lot of them off.

@TheAromaofBooks

My November #Bookspin list:
1. Everything happens for a Reason
2. Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes
3. Banana
4. Me and White Supremacy
5. Five Little Indians
6. Let‘s Talk about Race
7. Dear Senthuran
8. Wordslut
9. Salt Houses
10. Bush Runner
11. Redhead by the Side of the Road
12. Open Heart
13. The Innocents
14. The Mountains Sing
15. The New Jim Crow
16. Sister Outsider
17. Banana
18. H is for Hawk
19. Missed Connections
20. Here I Am

So do you think if I just don't post a reminder for November, time will stop?? I CANNOT BELIEVE we are only two months from Christmas!! What is happening?! October has absolutely flown by & we are only a week away from drawing November's #BookSpin numbers on the 2nd!!! My life is still a little crazy at the orchard, but things are starting to calm down, although we still have about 1000 bushels of apples to pick!! ⬇

Admittedly this sequel to Killing November wasn't as good as the first. I found the pace to be so slow at the begging, but luckily it does pick up around halfway through. I liked that November is now adventuring around Europe instead of the academy, and I liked the political aspects with the different families and the friendships formed. The romance was a big aspect compared to book 1. I liked the mystery and the ending, plot twists were crazy!

"No one tells you it's the last time. The air doesn't feel different, your heart doesn't pound, and there are no warning signs. Everything just changes in a single moment."

Haven't done any diamond painting in a long time, but I'm back into it! Plus it's the perfect activity for audiobooks.

I didn't find the second book as captivating or convincing as the first book, but I still really enjoyed it because I was attached to the characters and wanted to find out how it ended.

1 st Book completed for #AnyWayYouReadathon Probably the only one because I've been so distracted this weekend.

This book is full of intrigue and craftiness. It is a great puzzle to be savored and solved. I enjoyed every clever and twisted minute. It reminded me of a classic movie.

@kimmypete1 @MidnightBookGirl

Really enjoyed this dark boarding school thriller. #AnyWayYouReadathon em

For me, there was a bit of a slow build here. I get November has no idea what‘s going on so neither do we, but I feel like it took us a while to get to the good stuff of Strategia.
The political intrigue and caste system of this seemingly whole other world was fascinating. I totally dug the history lessons and learning more about each Family. I‘ll for sure keep reading the series because these psycho children are fascinating!

This story was on fire! Not quite as good as the first, but pretty close! High stakes, high tension & high action will leave you breathless! In this one, November leaves the Academy & takes us on an adrenaline filled ride across oceans, beneath cities & inside the darkest corners of a Secret Society in an attempt to save her father.

Secret organizations, ancient families, and a school that teaches its students deadly skills? Yes, please. This was a fast paced, enthralling YA book that was so much fun that I had to start the sequel ASAP, even though book one has a nice conclusion if you don‘t want to read on. Plenty of fun and useful info too!

Most prolific reading month ever: 21 books!

A new addition to my all-time favorites: A Prayer for Owen Meany. Still think about it daily. Can‘t wait to read more Irving. Mad at myself for just now getting to him.

Other 5 ⭐️ reads were New Kid and Class Act. Lots of 3-4 stars. I‘m pleased!

#novemberreads #novemberwrapup

I‘m posting so late but I was swaps shopping😃
I read 9 and 3/4 books during November. The last 10 pages of This is going to Hurt, were finished in the early hours of the morning. I was sleepy, still almost in November😉so I counted it in my November stast. I did bingo!!! I can‘t believe it!!
#BookSpinBingo #TheAromaOfBooks.

So the last half of November ended up being a major time suck for me. I‘ve been trying to figure out logistics of getting employed again and I was barely on Litsy. Sadly I missed out on all the fun holiday signups because of this.

Most of my books I *finished* for November‘s #BookSpinBingo were picture books. But I did make progress on several others so my December card might look very similar to this one 😅

My results for November‘s #bookspinbingo

I wasn‘t very successful this month, but actually got closer than I thought I would what with forgetting about my bingo card for most the month 😅

So here‘s my #BookSpinBingo for November:
✅🟡#BookSpin (paper)
✅🟡#DoubleSpin (paper)
✅ 2 more TBR novels (paper + audio)
✅ 5 free picks (all audio)
(+ a few more audios not on the board)
👓 2 currently reading
= ALMOST my first full bingo... almost even two... almost...

And that‘s a wrap!!!

#NovemberStats
#NovemberWrapUp!

#NovelNovember readathon wrap up! I managed to read the three books I wanted to, which means that I both accomplished my goals and am officially all caught up on my book crate books! This is also good news because my next two should be arriving soon 😂 thanks again for hosting @Andrew65 !

Here‘s the #BookSpinBingo board for November. Coincidentally I already started on my #DoubleSpin THE SENDER a couple of days ago, so I have a head start! #BookSpin is Jasper Fforde, which is always a treat ❤️ Thanks for taking the time to keep up with us each month, @TheAromaofBooks !

I have a lot of choices for November, those on deck & planned, but if this month is as screwed up & crazy as I‘m afraid it might be I have lots of alternatives picked in times & galaxies far away to distract me.

I‘m going to play it by ear this month & mood, and if my normally #NonfictionNovember needs to become a fiction escapism month, I plan to be kind to myself and just let it be...including if I ditch 90% and just wing it.

#NovemberTBR

I continue trying every month with high motivation that I'm going to read most of the books in this stack. At the end, usually are 8 with no bingos🤣I have here Oct #BookSpin, May Asian Readathon, Aug #BookSpin, Literarily Dead Book Club from different months (YouTube) and sequels which is one of my 2020 goals. There are books from swaps, another 2020 goal. Let's continue the #BookSpinBingo journey🤗I'm still in the spooky mood @TheAromaofBooks

It‘s rare for me to enjoy a sequel as much as the first in a series, but this one did it for me! This is everything that I wanted from Catherine House, but didn‘t get. 🖤 #TeamSlaughter!

This one surprised me! It was so much better than I expected, and I immediately downloaded the second in the series. I am loving month of mood reading 😊 I‘m flying through books, since I‘m finally reading all my most anticipated. 16 points for #TeamSlaughter

#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft #ReadYourWay @TheSpineView #CocosTurning50 @CocoReads #Scarathlon2020 #FraterfestRAT #ReadLikeHellathon #Thrilloween #TrickorTreatathon #Sbooktober 🎃👻

Ahhhh nothing like laying on our brand new couch with my stacked #tbr, a cozy blanket, and some Halloween fairy lights on to get you in the reading mood💕📖 #octobertbr #currentreads #weekendreading #forevertacklingmounttbr

Great way to end the week! TGIF! Dog snuggles and a thrilling book that is keeping me reading. #dogsoflitsy

This book is a solid sequel to Killing November. More heists, coverups, daring rescues, murder and intrigue about an elite school where concocting poison is an entry level class. For this book November and her friends head out to save her dad who is thought to have been kidnapped by a rival group. I liked it; Mather is able to branch out with new storylines in every book she writes.

Another book pre ordered for May! Other than an exam at college, May is looking to be a good month... 🥰🤩📚📖
#YA #PreOrder #PrettyCover #Action #Romance #BoardingSchool #Dark #Cool #Spy

I loved this book, it was a fast paced, action packed slow burn romance with a kick ass female lead. The only critique is that there is a lot of info dump, but it works well, even if it is confusing at times. The characters are well developed and the storyline was so well thought out, eapically with all the twists! Totally reccomend!!
#YA #Action #Spy

Starting Killing November, so excited to read this book!
#YA #Action #Spy

I keep seeing this book pop up everywhere, so I've gone and bought it 😂 ❤📚📖 Hoping it's as good as it sounds!
#YA #Spy #Dark #BookCover #Pretty #Romance #Mystery #Action #NewBook #WednesdayWonders

Finally going to start a fresh new e-book! Excited to read about a good old fashioned boarding school for assassins!

I love this book. The characters are frustrating, provoking,so alive.
The females are kick ass awesome.
Adriana Mather is awesome. She really knows how to write interesting stories.
I highly recommend this book

MY RATING⇢ 3.5 STARS | GRADE B-
FEATURING⇢
A Secret Society
Savvy Teens
Lions, Wolves, & Bears. Oh My!
Mysterious Setting
Murder Afoot
Awkward Romance
I want to say that I liked this, but that wouldn't be entirely true, there are just too many elements at play that I'm not sure how I feel about them. I'll attempt to explain...see it here: https://leahsbookishobsession2.blogspot.com/2019/09/killing-november-by-adriana-...

Okay! Alright! Why do I so desperately want to go to a secluded boarding school that inevitably has a murder in it? 🤷🤷🤷🤷

Now I could have done without the romance. It was an unnecessary distraction for me. It's a damn school for assassins people! Keep your damn pants on! People are bring murdered!

I will definitely be reading the sequel.

Finally getting a chance to pick this up. I didn't love How to Hang A Witch by this author but a secret boarding school training assassins is kinda my wheelhouse

Not much reading done this weekend, but I did take an hour to grab a bath and finish this. It's definitely different. Monotonous at times but pretty good! I have other books by this author I haven't read but I will now!
Also, you might remember a while back my bf thought it would be hilarious to buy me bath bombs with Lego men inside? Turns out, they smell pretty damn good so I'm slowly starting an army of #BathBombLegoMen in my bathroom 😂😂

Book 35: I have a feeling Adriana Mather is always going to just be a “meh” author for me. This one had interesting parts but the book as a whole was fairly boring and filled with too many info dumps.

Took the Girls to see the Easter Bunny today! We had a blast doing lots of family time ❤️ Also, some #BookMail 🙌 My #BOTM came in with the top two, I got the lower left recommended by @Laalaleighh , and the lower right is a used copy I found online for $5. I will never be able to finish my TBR.

Finished the other day. Thanks to Adriana Mather for getting me through the flu! While not all of my questions were answered satisfactorily, and I would‘ve hoped for more world-building, this book kept me swiping the pages for more. And I loved November‘s personality! Very much like an Ally Carter novel. Well done 👏🏼

I enjoyed this book soooo much! I have a #giveaway going for a signed copy on my Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvb2rJyhIZ6/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1nxofl...

A hot cup of Green Apple Kombucha tea and Killing November. I am about 2/3 through this book and it is wonderful! Release date is March 26! Highly recommend!

I started the audiobook last night and first thing I did this morning was press play! It‘s a secret school for teens and they can‘t know where they are or who the other students are and are like being trained as spies! 🔪📚🔪

Another night of sickness means another cup of tea and a new book.

This arrived in the mail this afternoon! Another to add to my ever growing TBR! 📚❤