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October/November Wrap Up

Phew.  The last two months have been a little crazy so I haven't been around much.  I've been struggling to keep up with the blog but I have done some reading.  Honestly, I kind of think I need a break.  It's not that hard for me to read but I am having a hard time writing posts and reviews.  I have quite a few review books to read in the coming months but I think I am going to limit the ones I accept from here on out so I don't feel so limited in my reading.  Once I'm caught up, I'm going to have to do some serious thinking about whether or not I continue blogging.  I'm just so busy lately that I am not sure if there will continue to be room in my life for this. 

I think I am doing pretty good with my reading goal this year.  I planned to try to read 75 books and have exceeded that!  I am at 82 books for the year; I would like to make it to 90 but I am pretty sure that isn't going to happen unless there is some sort of Christmas miracle.  I read 6 books in October and 4 in November so I have slowed down on my reading dramatically but at least I am still reading!

In October I read:  
1.) The Loyalist's Wife by Elaine Cougler
2.) The Child Thief by Dan Smith
3.) Tarnish by Katherine Longshore
4.) Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
5.) Illuminations by Mary Sharrat
6.) Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 

In November I read:  
1.) A Divided Inheritance by Deborah Swift
2.) Elizabeth of York by Alison Weir 
3.) A Newfound Land by Anna Belfrage
4.) The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley 

What books did you read in November?  Are you on track to meeting your reading goals?

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