Bookmark Lit Bulletin | November & December 2021

The Bookmark Lit Bulletin wraps up the last month in reading and what was on the blog, as well as what’s coming up next. You can check out my book haul, books read, posts shared, challenge updates, etc. You can read past bulletins here. If you’re looking for more personal updates, you can check out my Lauren Lately feature; it highlights my life events and non-bookish fun from the previous 30 days.

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I had a horrible month in November and decided yet again to combine two months for a wrap-up to finish off the year. I read a ton in December thanks to holiday books and my push to complete my reading challenge at least!

    

14 books read in November and December

14 new books  •  0 rereads  •  0 DNF

Pages read: 4145 •   Average rating: 3.93 stars

Sources: 6 review, 4 purchased, 1 gifted, 1 preordered, 1 library, 1 borrowed

Formats: 5 egalley, 4 hardcover, 3 mixed, 1 audio, 1 ebook

Genres: 8 contemporary, 3 nonfiction/cookbooks, 1 graphic novel, 1 fantasy, 1 mystery

Age Target: 11 adult, 2 YA, 1 kids

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From Forever: As Seen on TV by Schorr

From St. Martin’s Griffin: Lucy Checks In by Ernst

From Penguin: The Fixer Upper by Forsythe, The No-Show by O’Leary,
The Roughest Draft by Wibberly and Siegemund-Broka

From Harlequin: Love at First Spite by Collins, Killing Time by Ehrlich

Audbile or Libro.fm

Preordered audiobook: Aurora’s End by Kaufman and Kristoff

Purchased audiobook with credit: Defy the Night by Kemmerer,
Woke Up this Morning by Imperioli and Schirripa, You’ll be the Death of Me by McManus

November

• [8 Nov] The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary ★★★
• [8 Nov] The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle ★★★½

December

• [3 Dec] The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox ★★★★½
• [3 Dec] No Ordinary Christmas by Belle Calhoune ★★½
• [13 Dec] Sleigh Bells Ring by RaeAnne Thayne ★★★
• [22 Dec] The Christmas Village by Annie Rains ★★★★½
• [22 Dec] Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday ★★★★
• [27 Dec] The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward ★★★★
• [27 Dec] The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Lizzie Shane ★★★

 

November

• [1 Nov] Guide to Holiday Movies Releasing in 2021
• [2 Nov] Top Ten Tuesdays #359: Books for Non-Readers
• [3 Nov] November and December (EOY) TBR
• [4 Nov] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | September & October 2021
• [9 Nov] Top Ten Tuesdays #360: Quotes
• [11 Nov] Books I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read Yet
• [12 Nov] Holidays 2021 | To Read & Watch
• [16 Nov] Top Ten Tuesdays #361: Read if You Love
• [23 Nov] Top Ten Tuesdays #362: Characters
• [30 Nov] Top Ten Tuesdays #363: Memories

December

• [7 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #364: Freebie – Holiday Covers
• [14 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #365: Winter TBR
• [21 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #366: Santa
• [28 Dec] Top Ten Tuesdays #367: Best Books of 2021
• [29 Dec] 2022 Illustrated Covers
• [31 Dec] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | November & December 2021

Set my Goodreads goal to a reasonable number and make it a priority to read every day.

I haven’t set my Goodreads goal yet (at the time of writing this) but feel like it’s more realistic that I won’t read 10 books a month anymore. I’d rather exceed my challenge and expectations and go with something like 75 books again.

Workweek Lunch Program and Intuitive Eating | I’m working on getting out of diet culture and stop trying to look a certain way or lost weight, so I’ve been reading books about intuitive eating and joined a group coaching thing. I’m hope to do a post on Workweek Lunch and Intuitive Eating once I complete the book.

Podcast Recommendations | I found a ton more random podcasts over the past few months, which likely explains my bad reading life…

Five on Fridays or Currently | These are holdover options from previous months.

Recent Fave Purchases | Another holdover…

 

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