DECEMBER READING RECAP

December⤏

11 books total, plus 1 novella.  10 of which were Audiobooks and 2 that were Netgalley eARC's.  Not one of my best months, but I managed to accomplish my # of books for the year goal, which was 155.  I also made my page count goal of 50,000. I slid in with a 50,268-total-page count.  Not bad...I'm not upping it for next year, though...gonna keep it at 50 thousand.

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STARSIGHT BY BRANDON SANDERSON
MY RATING⇢ 4.7 STARS | GRADE A
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/03

FEATURING
⬥Skyward #2 of 4--Book 1 Rating 5+ STARS
⬥ Deep Space Fantasy
⬥Science Fiction
⬥YA-ISH
⬥Alien Diversity
⬥Inter-Planetary Travel/Piloting
⬥Doomslug & M-Bot (AI)
⬥New Characters
⬥With Audio Performed A Tad High Pitchedly by Suzy Jackson

THE WICKED KING BY HOLLY BLACK
MY RATING⇢ 4.7 STARS | GRADE A
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/06

FEATURING⇢
⬥The Folk in the Air #2
⬥Book #1 Rating: 4.3 STARS
⬥Fairy High Court
⬥Intrigue & Betrayals
⬥Unforeseen Twists
⬥A Darkly Fantastical Fae World
⬥Sprinkled With Immoral Wantonness
⬥YA-ish
⬥With Audio Performed awesomely by Caitlin Kelly

THE END OF OUR STORY BY MEG HASTON
MY RATING⇢ 3.5 STARS | GRADE B-
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/09

FEATURING⇢
⬥Young Adult
⬥A Love Story
⬥Coming Of Age
⬥A Tragedy
⬥Domestic Violence
⬥Splash of Mystery
⬥Open-Ended Ending
⬥With Audio Smashingly Performed by Caitlin Kelly & James Fouhey

DARLING ROSE GOLD BY STEPHANIE WROBEL
MY RATING⇢ 4 STARS | GRADE B+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/14

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥DYSFUNCTIONAL MOTHER/DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP
⬥ACTUALLY WAY BEYOND DYSFUNCTIONAL
⬥SLOW-BURN PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
⬥MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY
⬥NETGALLEY eARC

HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS BY ERIN A. CRAIG
MY RATING⇢ 4 STARS | GRADE B+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/15

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥RETELLING OF TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES
⬥DARK & CREEPY STORYLINE
⬥GHOST-LIKE APPARITIONS
⬥FANTASY
⬥YA-ISH
⬥ROMANCE
⬥WITH AUDIO PERFORMED SWIMMINGLY BY EMILY LAWRENCE

THE QUEEN OF NOTHING BY HOLLY BLACK
MY RATING⇢ 5 STARS | GRADE A+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/17

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣

⬥BOOK #1(THE CRUEL PRINCE) RATING: 4.3
⬥BOOK #2 (THE WICKED KING) RATING:  4.7
⬥CONCLUSION OF THE FOLK OF THE AIR
⬥THE DECADENT, WICKED FAE
⬥COURT INTRIGUE, CURSES & PROPHECIES
⬥FANTASTIC FANTASTICAL CONCLUSION
⬥WITH AUDIO PERFORMED AWESOMELY BY CAITLIN KELLY

THE FAMILIAR DARK BY AMY ENGEL
MY RATING⇢ 5 STARS | GRADE A+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/18

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥OZARK MOUNTAINS
⬥MURDER OF TWO TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GIRLS
⬥A MOTHER TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY HER DAUGHTERS MEMORY
⬥LIFE IN THE HOLLAR
⬥TWISTED & A LITTLE TWISTY
⬥A NEW FAVORITE
⬥NETGALLEY eARC

REGRETTING YOU BY COLLEEN HOOVER
MY RATING⇢ 5 STARS | GRADE A+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/21

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥REALISTIC MOTHER/DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP
⬥IT'S BEST TO GO INTO THIS KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT IT
⬥WHEN LIFE GETS REAL AND A LITTLE MESSY
⬥MADE ME CRY...
⬥PART YA, PART ADULT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
⬥A NEW FAVORITE
⬥WITH AUDIO PERFORMED MOSTLY GOOD BY TANYA EBY & LAUREN EZZO

THE GIRL THE SEA GAVE BACK BY ADRIENNE YOUNG
MY RATING⇢ 3 STARS | GRADE C
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/23

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥VIKING INSPIRED
⬥10 YEARS AFTER SKY IN THE DEEP
⬥DUAL POINT OF VIEWS
⬥INTENSE ACTION SCENES
⬥ONLY A SMALL SPLASH OF ROMANCE
⬥WITH AUDIO PERFORMED FANTASTICALLY BY CAITLIN KELLY & DAN BITTNER

RESISTANCE BY JENNIFER A. NIELSEN
MY RATING⇢ 4 STARS | GRADE B+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/26

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥WWII
⬥YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE-GRADE
⬥RESISTANCE FIGHTERS
⬥OCCUPIED POLAND
⬥WITH AUDIO PERFORMED SUFFICIENTLY BY JESSE VILINSKY

THE VANISHING YEAR BY KATE MORETTI
MY RATING⇢ 2 STARS | GRADE D
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/29

THE KEY POINTS OF THE STORY⇣
⬥DOMESTIC THRILLER
⬥A SCATTERED MYSTERY
⬥THAT REALLY DIDN'T WORK FOR ME
⬥ROBOTIC NARRATION PERFORMED BY MADELEINE MABY

NOVELLA
THE LOST SISTERS BY HOLLY BLACK
MY RATING⇢ 4 STARS | GRADE B+
FINISH DATE⤏ 12/10

A SHORT INTERESTING NOVELLA SET BEFORE AND DURING THE CRUEL PRINCE (BOOK #1).  TOLD FROM THE POV OF TARYN, JUDE'S SISTER.

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BEST COVER 

FOR DECEMBER GOES TO⇣

WITH THE QUEEN OF NOTHING RUNNING A VERY CLOSE SECOND...