November Wrap Up (2022)

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

And I'm back with my November Wrap Up! So relieved to finish my Goodreads reading goal this month,  so I can sit back and relax without worrying about it. (Thanks Saga.) 

So because I was committed to the immense series that is Saga, I read quite a bit. 13 books, to be exact. 

I hope you enjoy my wrap up. 

1. Safe (Flight #2), by Vanessa Harbour

After being thoroughly surprised and flying through the first book, I hoped I would do the same with the second. For some reason, the opposite happened. I genuinely struggled to read more than 20 pages at a time, and although I was enjoying the story, I never felt any motivation to pick it up. 

Safe takes place in the last days of WWII, and we see Jacob and Kizzy into travelling to dangerous territory. When they're attacked they find a hiding place in a seemingly abandoned mansion. Until they start to hear strange sounds. Upon searching the mansion, they find a number of lost children and their ensemble of horses. Setting out in unknown territory, can Jacob and Kizzy make the treachorous journey back to safety? 

2. Saga Volumes 1-9, by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

It was such a joy to go back to this world after nearly two years away. I loved each volume just as I had before, maybe even more, because I knew that I had a brand new volume to devour at the end of it. Highly recommend if you're looking for an engaging and vast series that will have you desperate for the next volume to be released. 

3. Saga, Volume 10 (Saga #10), by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

An awesome return to the series. Meet some new characters, a new direction to the story, and a total obliteration of a home for our beloved characters. Yeah, you could say this volume was explosive to say the least. And, Hazel is growing up! I can't wait to see what this mischievious child does next! 

4. Carrie Soto is Back, by Taylor Jenkins-Reid

I honestly didn't think it was possible for me to love a Taylor Jenkins-Reid book more than I loved Daisy Jones and the Six but boy was I proved wrong. I was so excited/ hyped up for this book and I am happy to say that my expectations were very much exceeded. There are so few intense, sports based books around and I am so happy that this will be one of the books to set the standard for this type of book. Absolutely faultless. Game, set and match for this book. 

5. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy 

I finished this yesterday and I'm still reeling from this book. It was honest, poignant and will leave a lasting impression on you for at least a few hours yesterday. If you didn't know, this is about the life Jennette McCurdy, famous for playing Sam Puckett on iCarly, when she was forced into child acting by her narcisstic and abusive mother, and how this affected her later in life. Trigger warnings for bulimia, anorexia, emotional and sexual abuse, and addiction. 

But if you think you can read about those themes, then I truly recommend this novel, especially as Jennette recorded it herself. 

Okay! That's my wrap up for the month of November! I hope you enjoyed it and feel free to comment what you finished this month! 

I hope you have a wonderful evening and I'll see you soon with my TBR for December! 

Byeeee! 

-Abi xxxx