Show Us Your Books December 2023

Last book write up of the year. Where did it go?

I’ve been quiet this month as I recover from covid and flu, but I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. It was fun looking back on my books from November. I did a mix of non-fiction November and mood reading over Thanksgiving. The TBR holiday was a nice treat, and I’m thinking of repeating it for Christmas.

Here’s the best of the best from November:

5 Stars - How Not To Drown In A Glass of Water by Angie Cruz - I absolutely loved this book. It had nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but it had great Thanksgiving vibes. Even though the characters were flawed I fell in love with them. Highly recommend.

5 Stars - Reign by Katherine McGee - I just really loved this series. It‘s an alternate reality where America has a royal family instead of elected officials. I was worried about how the series would end, but it was a satisfying conclusion. Great reading/listening for busy times.

4 Stars - One Man’s Wilderness by Richard Louis Proenneke - This was a great book. I loved the descriptions of the lakes and the wildlife. I was constantly wondering if I could live off the land like Proenneke, and I added seeing, or at least hearing, a wolf in the wild to my bucket list.

4 Stars - North To Paradise by Ousman Umar - This treasure was buried among the free books on my Kindle. It was a hard read, and really makes you think about the people who left home to find a better life that we celebrate on Thanksgiving and those that we refuse to help. This short book by Ousman Umar describes his journey from Ghana to Spain between the ages of about 13-17. We should all read this book.

4 Stars - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - I thought this was as good as the first. I‘m hoping for more dragon stuff in the 3rd one.

4 Stars - The Great Displacement by Jake Bittle - How to review this book. It was extremely well written and informative, but so sobering. It looks at migration patterns mainly in the US of people after devastating natural disasters. I spent all month reading this because it was a tough topic.

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