I read a grand total of 8 books this month and, most of them, I enjoyed immensely. I started out with 'Oblivion' by Jennifer L. Armentrout, I gave this a 3 stars because of my enjoyment of the original series but I didn't love this book half as much. It was LONG with the extra material on my Kindle version, it didn't really include any new scenes that differed from the original books and it really didn't give any insight into Daemon's thoughts and actions, just reactions to things. I would say it's more of a 2/2.5 star read for me. 'The Beautiful' was also a 3 star read, I have a full review up on here and my Goodreads page if you're interested in more in depth thoughts and feelings about that! 'The Infernal Devices' was a reread for me, although I didn't remember a single thing about any of the trilogy, and I enjoyed them all thoroughly. I flew through them, but I'm going to be giving the Shadowhunter world a little bit of a break for a while ('The Mortal Instruments' has some bloody hefty books!). Here's where it gets interesting... 'The Cruel Prince' is a book that I DNF'd last year and I was sure it just was not for me. However, I decided to give it another go because I really wanted to love it and be able to join in on the hype! So, give it another go I did... and I am super glad I made that decision! When I first tried to read it, I had just read ACOTAR for the first time and dived straight into 'The Cruel Prince' afterwards and I think that's why I struggled so much to enjoy it. This time around however I had a fresh mind set and ended up loving the whole series (especially 'The Wicked King') greatly!

Here are the rest of the books I read in November and what I rated them...




Oblivion (Lux #1.5) - Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…

I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.

And trouble's the last thing I need, since I'm not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away. Plus, if there's one thing I know, it's that humans can't be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. 'Cuz they are.

But Kat is getting to me in ways no one else has, and I can't stop myself from wanting her--or wanting to use my powers to protect her. She makes me weak, and I'm the strongest of our kind, tasked with protecting us all. So this one simple girl…she can mean the end for us. Because the Luxen have an even bigger enemy--the Arum, and I need to stay on my game.

Falling for Katy--a human--won't just place her in danger. It could get us all killed, and that's one thing I'll never let happen...




When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.



Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) - Cassandra Clare

In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them...





Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will—the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?




THE INFERNAL DEVICES WILL NEVER STOP COMING

A net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray.

Charlotte Branwell, head of the London Institute, is desperate to find Mortmain before he strikes. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Jem and Will, will do anything to save her. For though Tessa and Jem are now engaged, Will is as much in love with her as ever.

As those who love Tessa rally to rescue her from Mortmain’s clutches, Tessa realizes that the only person who can save her is herself. But can a single girl, even one who can command the power of angels, face down an entire army?



Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.



After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.


Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.

Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.

Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics.

And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity… 

I still stand by my statement that the September 'Witches Be Crazy' box is my favourite Fairyloot box so far! However, this months 'Magical Folk' box included some really incredible items that I am super excited about! Including a 12 month reading journal, a sleep mask and a bookish phone holder. Fairyloot always comes through with some incredible and ingenious, creative items and this month is no exception! Without further ado, here is a sneak peak...



We present to you our Fairyloot 12-month Reading Journal! It has wonderful illustrations of the zodiac signs re-imagined by the one and only @monolimeart! You'll be able to plan and track your reading, and if you fancy it, you can add a little more flavour to it all by following the included year-long reading challenge!