It’s the last month of the year, and with that comes an ambitious TBR. One of the books I had on hold for weeks at my library suddenly became available. While that wasn’t planned, I wasn’t going to miss the chance to read it. This means that I will be attempting to read three books this month, which has either worked out or not. Two of the books I was planning to read are three hundred pages or less, so it could be doable. Two books are holiday-themed, and the book I had on hold is not. I think this will be a fun, somewhat seasonal TBR.

In November, I read three books, which are as follows:

• How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin 5/5 stars
• Told You So by Mayci Neeley Unrated
• Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca 3/5 stars

How to Seal Your Own Fate was an entertaining, cozy mystery. Told You So was difficult to read, but I ended up loving it more than I thought I would. For those who are unfamiliar, Mayci is a cast member on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Mayci writes about her unexpected pregnancy when she was nineteen, the abusive relationship she was in, and how important tennis was to her. As a note, I don’t rate memoirs. I think it’s odd to rate someone’s trauma, and it feels wrong to me. It’s not my place to tell someone how they should write their own story. Finally, I finished the month by reading Well Traveled and adding another completed book series to my list! Well Traveled was my least favorite book in the series, but it had to do with the male main character rather than the series itself.

These are the three books I’m reading this month. Wish me luck!

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Joan Goodwin is one of the few to join the NASA space shuttle program. She trains and becomes close friends with her team. Everything changed in December of 1984. Part of me thinks this is a potential retelling of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster in 1986, but I could be wrong. This will be the second Taylor Jenkins Reid book I have read, with the first being The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I ended up loving that book, and I thought the premise for Atmosphere was too good to pass up. When my local library said this book was ready for pickup, I knew I had to read it.

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

Mona is a Wizard, but she isn’t a soldier. Her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic can be seen in the bakery. When Mona arrives at work, she sees a dead body on the floor. Mona is pulled into a conspiracy, and why is this assassin after her? This seems like a cute and cozy story. I haven’t read a T. Kingfisher book yet, and I thought this was the perfect book to start with.

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling

Bowen Penhallow is asked to attend a wedding in the Welsh countryside, which he begrudgingly agrees to. Tamsyn Bligh sells magical wares and is aware of Bowen as an occasional customer. She also gets an invite to this wedding and hopes to steal an artifact while she’s there. Bowen and Tamsyn get up to some shenanigans and end up being transported to 1957. They must work together to get back to the present. This is the third book in the Ex Hex series, and this book is only 276 pages. That’s part of the reason why I decided to read three books since this book is considerably shorter.

I’m feeling really determined to read all these books. Out of all the months where I thought I would read three books and it didn’t happen, I feel like this month will be an exception.