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November Reads: Slow Burns, Christmas Kisses, & Cozy Reads

16.12.25 | jesslynnwrites | No Comments

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**This post also contains titles that were kindly sent to me by Hayling Bookstorm Ltd. & the authors in exchange for review. However, I was not required to include them in this post. 

Image Credit: Provided by Hayling Bookstorm Ltd. & the authors.

I started the month finishing up my spooky season reads and ended it with the beginning of my festive/holiday reads.

Finished

A copy of Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood. It's laying on a grey background. The cover is colored in pinks and oranges. There is a house, cauldron, cat and a woman (the FMC) next to the cauldron. There is a broomstick leaning up against the cauldron. The woman is wearing a pink dress and has long blonde hair. The cat is white and the cauldron is black. The house is white. There are wisps coming up out of the cauldron.

Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood-Physical

This was Lucy’s second book*and I was kind of disappointed that I didn’t love it as much as her first. I found it took me awhile to get into this story. It finally picked up towards the middle into the end. Overall, I still think it’s worth the read.

Book cover for NMLDB by Caroline Corvin. The two MCs are standing next to each other. The MMC is wearing a white button up shirt with a black vest over it. He's wearing matching black pants and brown shoes. The sleeves are rolled up. He has messy red hair. The FMC is wearing a long green dress with a high slit. She is wearing black high heels with a strap. She has long blond hair. They are standing under an archway covered in a red piece of fabric that is draped, and a Christmas garland. There are Christmas wreath displays at the bottom and lining a red carpet aisle. The writing is in white.

Not My Little Drummer Boy by Caroline Corvin-Kindle, eARC**

This was one of the ARCs I read this month and one of my first festive/holiday reads of the season. This is the second book in the Stellar Riot series by Caroline and yes, you need to read the first one before this one. You can check out my review.

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn-Kindle

I continued my goal of reading all the the Bridgerton books from the start and picked up The Viscount Who Loved Me*. Honestly, I liked this season from the show more than I liked this book. Anthony was more annoying in the book than he was portrayed in the show. I just couldn’t get past that while reading.

An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn-Kindle

Yep! I got two of the Bridgerton books read this month. To be fair though, this* was a reread for me. Surprisingly, the second time around this story read faster to me. I still loved the story, but I did change my star rating for it. And now that we know who’s playing the FMC in the show, all I did was picture the actors while reading. At least I’m ready for the new season.

Book cover for Mistletoe Misses by Alexandra Grace. The two MCs are standing facing each other in the middle with a gazebo and pine trees in the background. The FMC has long, blonde hair that is curled. She is wearing a black sweater and jeans. The MMC is slightly taller than her and has short black hair. He is wearing a burgundy sweater and black pants. He is also wearing a white button-up shirt underneath. Her hands are on his chest and His arm is around her waist.

Mistletoe Misses by Alexandra Grace-Kindle**

Mistletoe Misses was a book that was very much ‘meh’ for me. My full review is available here.

Books I Started/Continued to Read

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

Yes! I’m STILL reading this damn book. To be fair, I did put it down for a really long time in between reading other books. My plan is to finally finish it in December.

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Most people start their Kristin Hannah journey with The Nightingale. I decided to start with this one because 1. It is one of my Book of the Month books that I wanted to finish this year and 2. I don’t follow the crowd. So far, I am enjoying this one.

Favorite Read of the Month: Not My Little Drummer Boy 

What was your favorite read of November?

Check out last month’s reading wrap-up.

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