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December was a low(er) month for numbers of 26 books but 7,828 pages (or the equivalent) is nothing to sneeze at, and an average rating of 4 stars is likely my best yet!

I’m trying to not complain about how little I write (something new, I know)—but man…I did a bad job this month. But I really liked a couple of my posts more than I usually do, so there’s that. Still, I’ve got to work on my planning so I can not fall so behind.

But that’s for another day. Here’s what happened here in December.

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Nothing! Wrapped it all up without time to start anything new.

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• Fletch, Too (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller: Fletch’s Ski Trip to Nairobi
• Catch-Up Quick Takes: Best. State. Ever.; Live Right and Find Happiness; You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty (Audiobooks) by Dave Barry, Dick Hill
• Friends: A Cultural History by Jennifer C. Dunn: The One Where I Liked 2/3 of a Book.
• Not-So-Common People by T Gamache: Family disasters bring out the best in this protagonist
• Blue Moon by Lee Child: A Very Timely Novel Puts Reacher in One of the Most Dangerous Positions He’s Been In
• What the Dog Knows Young Readers Edition by Cat Warren, Patricia J. Wynne: A MG Version of Great Book about Man’s Best Friend
• Hacked by Duncan MacMaster: A Smart, Fun Sequel that Topped the One that Went Before
• Leo & The Lightning Dragons by Gill White, Gilli B: An Adorable Book about a Very Brave Knight
• Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan (Audiobook): Gaffigan’s Tribute to the Topic that Defines his Comedy
• 46% Better Than Dave by Alastair Puddick: Dave meets a better version of himself
• Quick Takes: God, You, & Sexby David White; Entering God’s Rest by Ken Golden; Redemptive Reversals by G. K. Beale; Grace and Glory by Geerhardus Vos
• When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald: A Contemporary Legend in the Making
• The Art of War by Sun Tzu, James Trapp (Translator): A Classic that Easily Demonstrates Its Classification As One
• The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle: A Beautifully Written Fairy Tale that Really Didn’t Do Anything For Me
• Reformed Dogmatics (5 vols.) by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr.: A Twentieth-Century Classic for Heart and Mind Alike
• Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich: A local rock star with ambition, a shoplifter, and a mysterious deli fill Stephanie Plum’s 25th novel.
• Twenty-one Thoughts About Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks

Physical Books: 2 Added, 7 Read, 27 Remaining
E-Books: 4 Added, 2 Read, 28 Remaining
Audiobooks: 2 Added, 2 Read, 1 Remaining

	2019 Library Love Challenge Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn, Jim Frangione (Audiobook) Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt (Audiobook) —(link forthcoming) Blue Moon by Lee Child What the Dog Knows Young Readers Edition by Cat Warren, Patricia J. Wynne Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks The Martian by Andy Weir, R.C. Bray (Audiobook) Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan (Audiobook) Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, Jefferson Mays (Audiobook) No Sweat by Michelle Segar —(link forthcoming) Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher, Kate Reading (Audiobook)
	While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge ✔ A classic you’ve been meaning to get to: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle ✔ A book mentioned in another book: The Art of War by by Sun Tzu, James Trapp (Translator)
	#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge Hacked by Duncan MacMaster 46% Better Than Dave by Alastair Puddick Leo & The Lightning Dragons by Gill White, Gilli B Find Your Weigh by Shellie Bowdoin —(link forthcoming) The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth by Thomas Goodwin
	2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge Hacked by Duncan MacMaster Thereby Hangs a Tail Blue Moon by Lee Child Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich The Cartel by Don Winslow —(link forthcoming)
	Humor Reading Challenge 2019 46% Better Than Dave by Alastair Puddick Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt —(link forthcoming) Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan (Audiobook)
	2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth by Thomas Goodwin Grace and Glory by Geerhardus Vos

How was your month?

I literally finished reading the last book I’d committed to read in October on November 29—of course, I haven’t had a chance to write anything about it, much less send the author the Q’s for him to A. Still, I’m on the verge of catching up. Sort of. That aside, November saw me completing 8,087 pages over 31 books with an average rating of 3.45. That’s pretty positive—I’ve had better months rating-wise, but I’ll take a month of plenty of good books with a couple of highlights any day. I’m still behind on my writing, but not as much as I expected to be. I’m calling this a decent month all things considered.

Anyway, here’s what happened here in November.

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• Bearded Too by Jeremy Billups: The Bearded Bear is Back on the Road
• Flying Alone by Beth Ruggiero York: A Young Woman Takes Flight
• Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner: This novel is as Troubled as the Eponym
• Catch-Up Quick Takes: My Plain Jane; The Rest of Us Just Live Here; The Ables
• Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds: A School Bus Falls from the Sky but More Interesting/Important Things are Going On
• Maxine Unleashes Doomsday by Nick Kolakowski: Kolakowski Gets His Crime Fiction Chocolate in this SF Peanut Butter
• Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch: Emojis, Tweets and Memes May Not be the End of Language…
• Christianity and Liberalism: Legacy Edition by J. Gresham Machen: A Timeless Classic is Given a New Edition with Some Nice Bonuses
• Hands Up by Stephen Clark: The Aftermath of a Police Shooting Seen from Multiple Angles
• Catch-Up Quick Takes on Audiobooks of This is Where I Leave You, When You Reach Me, How Not to Die Alone, The Right Stuff
• Fallen by Benedict Jacka: Alex finds power and incredible loss as Jacka ramps up the seriousness of the series.
• Going Rogue by Neil Lancaster: Tom Novak and His Own Brand of Justice are Back!
• The Night Fire by Michael Connelly: A Superfluity of Cases Hampers Connelly’s Latest
• Hurricane Vacation by Heather L. Beal, Jasmine Mills: A cute little book with some important hurricane safety lessons for kids
• A Two-Fer: Back of Beyond and The Highway (Audiobooks) by CJ Box, Holter Graham: Thrills and Chills along the Highways & Byways (and wilderness) of Wyoming
• The Lights Go Out in Lychford by Paul Cornell: The Stakes and Tension are High in the Penultimate Lychford Novella
• Grace Worth Fighting For by Daniel R. Hyde: An Accessible and Inspirational Look at a Vital Reformation Document
• An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson: A Bit of Routine Paperwork with Anything but Routine Results
• Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins: Spenser’s 47th Novel Finds him in L.A. and Feels as Fresh as Ever
• Thieves by Steven Max Russo: 2 Crooks, 1 Realtor, 1 Housekeeper and a Whole Lot of Thievery
• Dawn of Dreams by Bronwyn Leroux: Preventing an Apocalypse in this Futuristic Fantasy
• The ABCs of Metallica by Metallica, Howie Abrams, Michael Kaves: A Book for Everyone Who’s Wanted to Use “Cute” and “Metallica” in the same thought
• The Hero by Lee Child: Lee Child Traces the Development and Use of “The Hero”

Physical Books: 7 Added, 8 Read, 36 Remaining (one of those was purchased specifically to be read in 2020, so I actually made progress by 2. Sort of)
E-Books: 4 Added, 2 Read, 26 Remaining
Audiobooks: 3 Added, 3 Read, 1 Remaining

	2019 Library Love Challenge Dragon Bones (Audiobook) by Patricia Briggs, Joe Manganiello (link forthcoming) Inkheart (Audiobook) by Cornelia Funke, Lynn Redgrave (link forthcoming) Undeath & Taxes (Audiobook) by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (link forthcoming) Please Don’t Tell my Parents I’m a Supervillain (Audiobook) by Richard Roberts, Emily Woo Zeller (link forthcoming) You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (Audiobook) by Dave Barry (link forthcoming) Dragon Blood (Audiobook) by Patricia Briggs, Joe Manganiello (link forthcoming) Storm Cursed (Audiobook) by Patricia Briggs, Lorelei King Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (Audiobook) by Dave Barry, Dick Hill (link forthcoming) The Badlands (Audiobook) by C.J. Box, January LaVoy (link forthcoming) Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry (Audiobook) by Dave Barry (link forthcoming) Artemis (Audiobook) by Andy Weir, Rosario Dawson Wishful Drinking (Audiobook) by Carrie Fisher
	While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge ✔ A book recommended by someone you trust: An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson
	#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge Going Rogue by Neil Lancaster Hands Up by Stephen Clark Thieves by Steven Max Russo Hurricane Vacation by Heather L. Beal, Jasmine Mills An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson Dawn of Dreams by Bronwyn Leroux Not So Common People by T Gamache (link forthcoming
	2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge Going Rogue by Neil Lancaster Hands Up by Stephen Clark Thieves by Steven Max Russo An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson The Badlands (Audiobook) by C.J. Box, January LaVoy (link forthcoming) The Night Fire by Michael Connelly Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins
	Humor Reading Challenge 2019 Wishful Drinking (Audiobook) by Carrie Fisher You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (Audiobook) by Dave Barry (link forthcoming) Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (Audiobook) by Dave Barry, Dick Hill (link forthcoming) Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry (Audiobook) by Dave Barry (link forthcoming) Spell or High Water (Audiobook) by Scott Meyer, Luke Daniels
	2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge Reformed Dogmatics: Volume 5: Ecclesiology, the Means of Grace, Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator) (link forthcoming)

How was your month?