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November Most Wanted

October 27, 2013 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 18 Comments

 

November new book releases YA

I know I always highlight upcoming releases in my Catalog Creepin’ posts but typically those are far off when the catalog just comes out. I wanted to highlight the books I’m excited about/intrigued about that I think you should be looking at, too! I change my categories at random! You can find old Most Wanted posts here.

I honestly don’t have many MUST HAVES for November– which is good for my TBR so I can read some of the other Fall releases I’ve neglected. Also, totally didn’t plan to have a Catalog Creepin’ and a Most Wanted post next to each other — I apologize to your TBR in advance.

A Contemporary Pick

The F-It List by Julie Halpern

 

This one is probably going to make me cry. I know it. I love all things bucket list related (and faithfully keep one of my own) and this sounds like a great friendship story. Tissues will be at my disposal!
Amazon | Goodreads

 

A Non-Fiction Pick

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 Princesses Behaving Badly sounds like such a fun read. I always have loved interesting non-fiction and this fits the bill! I love reading about badass women!
Amazon | Goodreads

A Sequel

Champion Marie Lu

If you are looking for a really fast-paced, government-twisty dystopian series, check this one out! I’ve really enjoyed it and I can’t wait to get my hands on Champion.
Amazon | Goodreads


An Adult Fiction Pick – Contemporary

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I really liked this author’s book called Backseat Saints and this one sounds really good. If you love books that take place in the South, I’d definitely check her books out!
Amazon | Goodreads

 

A Thriller

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I rarely encounter many medical-ish thrillers in YA so I’m intrigued by this one! The MC has had a rare heart condition and has missed out on so much in life that she just aches. Her parents give her three days to prove she can handle school so she takes the plunge and does it but realizes this school is definitely not normal.

Amazon | Goodreads

So guys, which ones have you read? Which ones are you excited for? What are some other November releases you are looking forward to or have read that I don’t have on here? And for the love of puppies, please tell me which ones I should read FIRST?

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Jamie is a 32 year old married lady (with a new baby!!) who is in denial that she's actually that old to be a married lady and a mom. When she's not reading you can find her doing Pilates followed by eating ice cream, belting out Hamilton (loud and offkey) and having adventures with her husband, daughter and rescue dog.

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  1. Dana (Little Lovely Books) says

    October 27, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    Princesses Behaving Badly is so much fun! Great stories and very interesting. I have an ARC of Someone Else’s Love Story but haven’t had a chance to read it yet. Looks really good though.

    Reply
  2. Katie says

    October 27, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    The F-It List was SO amazing! I usually try to avoid the cancer/sickness books but LOVED this one!!

    Reply
  3. Melissa @ Writer Grrl Reads says

    October 27, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    Champion!!!! Wahhhoooo!!! I have yet to read Prodigy, but I wanted to read it closer to Champion’s release date, so I’ve just put it on hold at the library. Super excited though, since I LOVED Legend!

    Reply
  4. Nadia says

    October 27, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    I can’t wait to read Champion either 😀 😀

    Reply
  5. Sophie says

    October 27, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Ooh, Princesses Behaving Badly sounds like such a fun book! 🙂 And I’m excited for Broken too!

    Reply
  6. Mel@thedailyprophecy says

    October 27, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    I can’t wait to read Champion, although I’m afraid it’s going to disappoint me like most conclusion books lately..

    Reply
  7. Miranda @ Tempest Books says

    October 27, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    These all look so good! I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of Broken before…it definitely looks like something I’d really enjoy.

    Reply
  8. Annie says

    October 27, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    I’m with you on loving bucket lists and I’m SO excited for The F It List. The cover is sooo pretty too! And I haven’t sat down with a good non-fiction in a while so Princesses Behaving Badly sounds fun! I love reading stories of scandals inside royal families. As a child, I used to gobble up the Princess Diaries and whenever something royal family related is on the History Channel, I immediately watch it. And I’ve seen a lot of Broken around lately so I’m definitely waiting for that too! Great picks, Jamie! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Mary @ Mary Had a Little Book Blog says

    October 28, 2013 at 3:04 am

    SO want The F-It List! And of course, Champion is the Next It Book now that Allegiant has been unleashed on the world. All the feelings, they will be ours. I also really need you to hurry up and read the rest of Vampire Academy so you can get on the Bloodlines train, because, hello, Adrian. You need him in your life.

    Reply
  10. Christa @ More Than Just Magic says

    October 28, 2013 at 10:46 am

    I can’t wait for Champion! So nervous to see how it all ends. And Princesses Behaving Badly looks like so much fun

    Reply
  11. Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books) says

    October 28, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    I’ve actually got copies of all of these, except for the Lu book. I think I’m most excited for Joshilyn Jackson’s new one. It sounds really good!

    Reply
  12. Rebecca @ The Library Canary says

    October 28, 2013 at 1:22 pm

    You should definitely read Champion first! I’m rereading Legend and Prodigy right now so I’m all ready next week! I need to know what happens! Broken sounds amazing! I added it to my TBR list. So Champion, then Broken, the The F-It List (I’ve heard good things about this one).

    Reply
  13. Britt says

    October 28, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    Princesses Behaving Badly looks so good! I’ll add it to my pile immediately.

    Reply
  14. Rachelia (Bookish Comforts) says

    October 28, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Ohhh Princesses Behaving Badly looks SUPER interesting! I hadn’t heard of it before, thanks Jamie 🙂

    Reply
  15. Ellice says

    October 28, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    YAY for books set in the South. Hahah I might be just a teensy bit partial to that neck of the woods 🙂 Also, the cover of Someone Else’s Love Story is gorgeous. This book is definitely on my radar now!!

    Reply
  16. Brittany @ The Book Addict's Guide says

    October 29, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Princesses Behaving Badly sounds like fun!! I still need to read ANY of Marie Lu’s books but I really need to start soon! Darn, I should have started that instead of my current read haha. She’s coming to town soon!

    Reply
  17. Alexa Y. says

    November 6, 2013 at 2:11 am

    I am really interested in reading Princesses Behaving Badly! It sounds like just the type of non-fiction read that I would truly enjoy, so thanks for sharing that title in this post. I’ll be sure to check it out — and soon.

    Reply

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Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

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I had no idea what I was getting into.

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But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

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3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

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A book recommendation for all my historical fictio A book recommendation for all my historical fiction readers - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. My holy grail historical author came through for me again. I can’t express how much I cared for and was pulled into the lives of these women living in a boardinghouse in DC during the McCarthy era just as much as I was racing to find out what happened in this house. The tension mounted as we got to what actually happened?? Masterful. Truly. #historicalfiction #bookrec #bookrecommendation #historicalfictionbooks @williammorrowbooks
Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Day and hit up new faves @maveybooks and what used to be my second home when I lived closer @childrensbookworld which was so nice to be back home 🥹🥹

Book shopping is great but I can’t express how incredible building community is and indie bookshops do just that. I always wanted my own version of Cheers and, while not a bar where everybody knows my name, CBW was that place for me for almost a decade when I built community by going to YA book events there and moderating events. And while I am not able to get there as often as I was before I became a mom and we moved further away, It’s been so special to be able to share this beloved space with Riley.

These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technic Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technically ATMOSPHERE but I feel like between my stories and my dedicated post to it, I’d rather talk about the book I read before it but didn’t update y’all on.

The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

What are you currently reading?
I had been waiting for the perfect time to read th I had been waiting for the perfect time to read this one after Random House sent me a finished copy as TJR is a longtime auto-buy author.  I found myself caught up in all the space joy and wonder and feeling quite parasocial about the Artemis crew...I decided now was the time.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being m The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being my reading whims, quirks and troubles.

Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
New historical fiction books on my radar for April New historical fiction books on my radar for April and I feel like there is quite a bit of variety. Any of these on your TBR? #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfiction #newbookrelease #newbookreleases
Being someone who reads based on their ever shifti Being someone who reads based on their ever shifting reading moods (sometimes very feral) makes library holds and tbrs very hard. It’s the worst when 5 weeks ago I would have gobbled the library hold up but now when the hold comes in I’m like…I think not. #readersofinstagram #readerproblems #librarylife #librarybooks #moodreader

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