It’s crunch time people. It’s December, and that means you only have one month left to read as many books as possible and finish out 2016 strong! Are you going to hit your Goodreads challenge? In January, I set my Goodreads challenge to read 60 books in 2016. I am happy to report that as of today, I’ve read a total of 75 books this year!
After I finish up a few books left over from my NetGalley November TBR, I will be reading a few books that I’ve been meaning to get around to for a long time. Without further adieu, I give you my December TBR…
December TBR:
» Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
*NetGalley November
» And I Darken by Kiersten White
*NetGalley November
» Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
*Here you go Kirsty (@Kirsty and the Cat Read)
» A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
» Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
» The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Which books are you planning to read in December?
Have you read any of the books on my TBR? What did you think?
Happy Reading 🙂
The Night Circus is wonderful, I loved it, so magical!
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I’ve only heard overwhelmingly positive things about it!!
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I usually do 52 books on my Goodreads challenge–one for each week. However, this year I picked 70 for some reason and am at 67. I wonder if I’ll make it. December isn’t a big reading year for me thanks to finals and grading and travel.
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But you as so close!!! You must hit your goal… read middle grade books if you have to lol
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No way, lady! I’d rather come up short than cut corners. *Superwoman pose* 📚📓📕📚
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Hahaha well I still think you can do it!
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Thanks!! xxx Were did code a novella for December book club.
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Thanks! My book club DID choose a novella for December.
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The Night Circus is one of my very favorites. Beautifully written and full of magical realism. I am so glad to see it making rounds again recently. I hope you enjoy 😊
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Thank you! I cannot wait. I’ve only seen overwhelmingly positive things about it!
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I think my phone ate my comment, but I have been so happy to see The Night Circus getting much deserved attention as of late. One of my favorites. It is full of magical realism and beautifully written. Enjoy 😊
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Great to surpass your goal before the end of the year!!! I am hoping to read a bunch of holiday books over the month of December for a reading challenge. 🙂
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Good luck on your reading challenge! Happy reading my friend 😊
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Thanks!
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I still have to read Small Great Things and And I Darken myself, but I read the other titles and they were all great reads! I hope you will enjoy them. 🙂
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You have an OUTSTANDING TBR for December. Omigosh, what an amazing reading month you’re going to have!!! Night Circus is one-of-a-kind. AGOS, which was almost as good as ADSOM–wait, how did you like ADSOM–I’m guessing you liked it because you’re reading the next book. XD Six of Crows and As I Darken are both very well-written. I’m probably the only person in the English-speaking world who hasn’t read anything by Jodi Picoult but I bet this book is another winner. I’m so excited for your upcoming TBR!!!
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Haha I loved ADDOM! I actually read it after YOU had only wonderful things to say about it! I know, I really wanted my December to go out with a bang!
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I’m also reading Homegoing! 😀 YAAAY! Let’s share our opinion later!!
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We will definitely compare some notes 😉
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I have heard nothing but good things about Home going and Six of Crows. I hope you will enjoy the reads. I loved Schwab when I read her
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Me too! I really stacked my TBR with some heavy hitters so I could go out of 2016 with a bang 😊
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Such an amazing TBR!! You have 3 of my favorite books on there and I hope you love them as much as I did! In case you were wondering, I was talking about Homegoing, Six of Crows and ADSOM 😛
And I Darken as well as The Night Circus are high up there in my priority TBR, I’m probably getting to them in the beginning of next year.
I hope you have an awesome month!
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(AGOS I mean haha! But well, same trilogy)
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Haha thank you! I saved these books for the end of the year so I could end the year on a high note 😉
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It looks like you have some very promising books in store for December. I would like to make my way to The Night Circus. I am reading The Cosmopolitans, The Inkblots, The Year of the Flood, and Ruthless… maybe. I tend to get sidetracked with my TBR and start hopping around. Happy reading.
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Thank you! I’ve never heard of the books on your TBR, so I must go check them out in Goodreads! I find that if I set my TBR to a few books 4-6, then it gives me wiggle room to squeeze in some mood reads 😉
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The Night Circus is amazing, I think you’ll really enjoy it, I’m looking for your thoughts on the read of your December TBR 🙂
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Super excited to get to it. Thanks for reading and I’ll be sure to keep you all posted 😊
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This looks like an awesome TBR! I’m trying not to plan too much for my Dec. I’m currently reading Aerie (sequel to Magonia) which is going alright but wow it’s strange. Then I’m hoping to read Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand), In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick) and Crooked Kingdom. I’d love to get to A Clash of Kings (GoT) but I’m going to see how I go with those three books and maybe try and finish some of the ones I’ve had on the go for ages first!
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Hopefully I am not being too ambitious lol I’ve heard Mogonia and Aerie are pretty odd books. I have Mogonia on my shelf bc let’s be honest, that cover!!!
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I love your TBR! I hope you enjoy all the books, can’t wait for your reviews on Six Of Crows and Small Great Things. Happy reading 🙂
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Thanks Amanda! I really saved up some of my most anticipated reads so I would have a crazy awesome December lol is that cheating? 😂
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Not at all, I do the same things! I haven’t even put together what I want to read this month but I just started a book called Full Tilt by Emma Scott and it’s consuming me! I’ve been reading it all day.
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I loved A Gathering of Shadows and The Night Circus!! I didn’t enjoy And I Darken very much. It was just too political and there was zero fantasy really. But I’ve heard lots of people say they loved it. So hopefully you will too! I really need to knock out some NetGalley books this month, so I’ll probably be catching up on those before I get even further behind than I already am.
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From what I’ve read, And I Darken is more historical fiction, which suites me just fine. Hopefully I enjoy it more than you did.
Haha well you know how deep in my little hole I am with NetGalley of that makes you feel any better lol
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Yeah it’s considered Historical Fiction and I usually enjoy HF, but it wasn’t for me. I’ve got a review for it on my blog, if you wanna check it out. 😉
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I will go check it out! Thanks Megan!
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With everybody commenting so favorably about Homegoing, I’m getting really curious about it. I hadn’t even heard of it before!
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From what I hear, it is a very powerful multigenerational novel about slavery. The story follows two sisters and their descendants.
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Your TBR sounds magical!! Can’t wait to hear yout thoughts on Night Circus – too many controvertial reviews online for my tastes… I need a close opinion before buying it!! >.< Also, I haven't had the chance to read any of those books, so we are together on this adventure, Amanda ❤
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I’m very curious about The Night Circus as well. Everyone I know raves about it, so I hope I love it as much as they do!
Happy reading in December!
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Me too, haha! ❤ Happy reading in December for you too! Let's rock this month, Amanda ❤ ❤
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You’re going to have such an amazing month with these reads! Six of Crows, The Nigh Circus and A Gathering of Shadows are all huge faves of mine 🙂 I also enjoyed And I Darken but there were a few little things that annoyed me about the characters, I love the setting and history though 🙂 The only one I haven’t read on here is Homegoing so I’ll have to check it out! 😀 Happy reading
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Thanks Casey! I purposely held off on reading these books because I wanted to save them for the end of the year. I like to go out with a bang 💥
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This is a great list– everything I have already read, or they are on the top 10% of my TBR. As we have discussed I LoveLoveLooooovvveeee The Night Circus! I can’t wait to see what you think about this book. I will be reading A Gathering of Shadows in January to prepare for the final book’s release in February. I cannot wait.
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