Bookish News: December 2019!

Oh, hello! Yes, it is December and has been for an alarmingly long time and I’m aaalmost recovered from NaNo, I think. XD So it’s time to share about some book Ishness and releases and what I’ve been reading!

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DECEMBER(ish) RELEASES

So, a couple of these were at the end of November, but anyway. XD

• The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson — Another Hagenheim book! It’s gorgeous and I’m excited to read it!
• Between Homes, book #8723648763876 in the City Between series by W.R. Gingell. XD — Okay, actually book 5. I still need to read the first book and every time I think I’m going to, I end up farther behind because Some Authors write way too fast. XD
• Dear Author: Letters from a Bookish Fangirl by Laura A. Grace — Delightful little nonfiction book which I just wrote a review for which I’ll share here in a day or two! ^_^
• Brand of Light by Ronie Kendig — I read some sample chapters of this one in a booklet I got at Realm Makers and it’s space opera from Enclave Publishing and looks interesting.
• Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean — I have a smol Geraldine McCaughrean obsession so I’m really excited to try this one. XD I loved The Pirate’s Son, Peter Pan in Scarlet, and The Death-Defying Pepper Roux, and I need to try more from her. Very curious about this based-on-a-true-story book.
• Hollow by Kyle Robert Shultz — I edited this novella and it just came out at the end of November, but anyway… It’s really good. 😀 I don’t think I’ve recovered from it yet. XD

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NOVEMBER READS

I didn’t have time to read much during November, because NaNoWriMo… It’s kind of hard to read many books when you’re writing one of your own! But I got a few reads in — mostly small things. 😀

• Hollow by Kyle Robert Shultz — Hollow just came out and OH MY GOODNESS. It’s so good and mind-blowing! Sleepy Hollow meets Wonderland with time travel and feels. My review.
• The Boggart Fights Back by Susan Cooper — I found out there was a third Boggart book and there was much shrieking. I got it from the library and read it immediately. XD Contemporary Scotland and magical shenanigans. So much fun! I loved it and I totally recommend reading The Boggart if you haven’t!
• Compass South by Hope Larson — So… this is a graphic novel? I haven’t really read graphic novels?? But I had so much fun reading this one! I saw it at the library and it wanted to come home with me and it was delightful! It’s a fun, clean, historical fiction graphic novel about two sets of twins and I loved it. ^_^ I just got out the sequel and I’m excited to see how their story ends.
• Highway Robbery by Kate Thompson — Actually I think I mentioned this in the last bookish news. XD It was okay.
• Arbrook Huxley and the Miraculous Confection by Mollie E. Reeder — (Reread) I love this short story so much. XD I read it back in the summer when it first released and I re-read it aloud to my younger siblings this month because it’s so fun. 😀
• The Shortest Day and The Word Pirates by Susan Cooper — (Picture books) Fun picture books by an author I enjoy. The second one was writerly so I enjoyed it more. 🙂
• Little Angel by Geraldine McCaughrean — (Picture book) Cute Christmas picture book by another author I like. 🙂 (See above smol Geraldine McCaughrean obsession. XD)
• King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson by Kenneth Kraegel — (Picture Book) THIS BOOK!!! It’s one of the most fun picture books I’ve read (I don’t read a TON… but I do tend to pick up more during November, because who has time to read long things during NaNo. XD) and I highly recommend it! It’s about a little boy (great-great-great-great-etc.-grandson of King Arthur) who goes on a quest to “have ado” with various monsters… but they have other ideas. IT’S SO FUN. XD I love it so much. 😀

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• The Black Claw by Jessi L. Roberts — I edited this and it’s a really good space opera novella, releasing in a month or two, I think. Sequel to Hand of Steel.
• Two Jeeves short stories by P.G. Wodehouse in two different collections, because I was in a Bertie Wooster mood. XD
• Another Jayden and Dana short story! *cue heart eyes* There are now twelve of them and I’m ecstatic. 😀 They’re my favorite!
• Casters’ Court by Calley Jones — A superhero serial on Tapas.io which is Wattpad-ish. IT’S SO MUCH FUN, HALP. I’ve been keeping up with it and I’m addicted. The author is a very good NaNo friend of mine and there has been much chatbox insanity during NaNo concerning these superhero characters of hers. XD (I need to interview them on here someday…) Anyway, if you like superheroes, it’s a super fun serial to check out! I will talk more about it someday. (Also, Mage is my favorite. And there’s a shapeshifting Phoenix. And yeah. :D)

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CURRENTLY READING

• Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge — I’m borrowing this from a good friend and slowly getting through it. It’s one of those rich books you have to take slowly and savor it and all the descriptions! But I’m getting a strong flavor of all the settings and characters and really enjoying it and hoping to finish this week…
• The New Emperor’s Concerto by Hazel B. West — I’m beta-reading this and it’s coming out in February! Check out a sneak-peek on the author’s blog. It’s set in futuristic London and EXCUSE ME I think this is one of my favorite genres. XD It’s really good so far! 😀 Also hoping to finish this soon but we’ll see how time goes.

Also, Hazel is raising money for cover design, and selling some scrumptious-looking books to do so, so check out her sale!

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TBR

I have several review books but I am kind of tired right now so I might wait to read them until after Christmas. Taking a break from certain responsibilities might be necessary to stay sane after such a stressful and busy NaNo season… Anyway, I have about five of those that I will either read soon or in January. We’ll see. I’m excited to read them! I just sometimes find that being “supposed to” read and review something is something I don’t have the mental space for when I’m really busy or tired.

Oh, and I have Knife’s Edge (sequel to that Compass South graphic novel) and a Jeeves book from the library…

I’ve also been reading Christmas stories — small ones so far — and that’s been delightful. 😀

I might have to share a Christmas-books list post in the next week or so…

Basically I want to read many things! We’ll see how the month goes. 🙂

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That’s all I have today! Just a few bookish things. Anything catch your eye? Thanks for reading!

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