books i read in november 🌠

November was such a good reading month for me - not only did I manage to get to a lot of books, but over half of them were 4 or 5 star reads! ❇ No. of books read: 10 ❇ Pages read: 3356 ❇ Genres: 1 magical realism, 2 sci-fi, 2 fantasy, 2 contemporary, 2 historical fiction, 1 classic The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan ★★ ★1/2 Even though 3.5 stars is a decent rating, I was slightly disappointed that I didn’t love this more. This is a very moving story that deals heavily with the topic of suicide/depression, which I thought the author handled with great care and the way she crafted her characters and their emotions felt incredibly authentic. Drawing the reader into Dory’s mental state, we get a raw, unflinching look into what it’s like to live with mental illness and the repercussions this has on those who live with you. Leigh was such a flawed, realistic character, trying desperately to make sense of her own half-cast identity and Taiwan