Monthly Recap: November 2018

November!

So this month was the month of audio books because my eyes decided to raise its middle finger to all the eye drops I've been prescribed. I was also taken off a medication that wasn't supposed to help with my eyes in any way, shape or form but the placebo effect is strong with this one. 

Having kind of ruled out allergies my doctor has sent me off to an ophthalmologist. At least this time I have a paper stating everything that's been going on and the eye doctor can't tell me and I quote "Your eyes are like that because you're having an allergic reaction to something. When you stop coming into contact with whatever it is that's causing this reaction it'll stop." That was the first time in my adult life that I had to tamp down on the urge to scream "no, duh!" in an adult mans face. 

I'm just really looking forward to finding out what's wrong and how to fix/manage it so I can read actual words on a page for more than a minute without my eyes burning. Also wearing makeup. I really miss makeup!

Books I Read & Listened

To In November

• Shades Of Wicked By Jeaniene Frost - OK. Here I am waving the white flag. I take back what I said at the end of the last Vlad book when talking about how Ian got the short end of the stick (check that out here). (Full review coming soon!)

• Merciless By Sybil Bartel - This was such a good book! I loved seeing characters from this author's other novels coming together to help out a fellow comrade. I like seeing the family dynamic all these grown men have with men they served with in the military. (My review is live here!)

• Witchblade (2017) #9 - The art style continues to be great and the story is finally moving along at a slightly faster pace. (My review is live here!)

• I'm Fine...and Other Lies By Whitney Cummings - I first found out about this book because it was nominated in the Goodreads 2017 awards in the Humor category. Before that, I have no idea who Whitney Cummings was or what she did for a living. What pulled me into wanting to read this book was the title. (Full review coming soon!)

• Moon Severed By Jennifer Snyder - This series is slowly starting to get better, but it's still barely averaging out as what I would consider a 3 star story.  (Full review coming soon!)

• Guardian's Bond By Rhenna Morgan - Truth be told I didn't love this book. I read this for all the wrong reasons. (Full review coming soon!)

Books I Can't Wait To Get My Hands On In December

* Book titles are linked to Goodreads.

3rd

| Reckless |

4th

| A Sucky Love Story |

5th

| Witchblade (2017) #10 |

20th

| Dissent |

Here's What Happened On This Blog In November

I rambled on about the following topics:

• Bad Endings & My Opinion On Them
• Decoding What Genre A Book Is In The Hard Way
• Unpopular Opinions (Book Tag)
• Literature Map & Its Usefulness
• How Have My Reviews Evolved

I reviewed the following books & audio books:

• Bodyguard By Jennifer Ashley ✮✮
• Merciless By Sybil Bartel ✮✮✮✮
• White Hot Kiss By Jennifer Armentrout ✮✮½
• Dark Arts And A Daiquiri By Annette Marie ✮✮✮✮✮

I participated in the Top Ten Tuesday Meme:

• Backlist Books I Want to Read Someday
• Bookish Items I’d Like to Own
• TV Shows I'm Thankful For
• Friendships That I Adore In Books

Awesome Posts I Came Across In November

• Ted Mills (Open Culture) explains how growing up surrounded by books has a lasting positive effect;
• Krysta (Pages Unbound) asks if reading really is such a superior hobby;
• Laura (Boats Against The Current) discusses being a slow reader in the blogging/bookish comunity;
• Marie (Drizzle & Hurricane Books) shares a love letter to book blogging;
• Chelle (Chelle's Book Ramblings) shares her opinion on problematic content and trigger warnings in books;

What books are you looking forward to reading this month?

Let me know in the comments below!