This was Cathy’s and my third year co-hosting Novellas in November. We’ve done our best keeping up with your posts, which Cathy has collected as links on her master post.
The challenge seemed doomed at points, what with my bereavement and Cathy catching Covid a second time, but we persisted! At last count, we had 42 bloggers who took part this year, contributing just over 150 posts covering some 170+ books.
Ten of us read our chosen buddy read, Foster by Claire Keegan (with four bloggers reading Keegan’s Small Things Like These also/instead). I’ve gathered the review links here.
Our next most popular novella was a recent release, Maureen [Fry and the Angel of the North] by Rachel Joyce, which was reviewed four times. Other books highlighted more than once were Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, Mrs Caliban, The Swimmers, The Time Machine, Winter in Sokcho, Ti Amo, Body Kintsugi, Notes on Grief, and Another Brooklyn.
Thank you all for being so engaged with #NovNov22! We’ll see you back here next year.
Well done, you two! As usual, my tbr has expanded horribly.
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Ha ha, then we have succeeded!
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Thank you both for hosting again. One of my favourites, and I managed to post for each of the themed weeks, although I forgot the buddy read.
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Thanks for joining us! Foster is a lovely one-sitting read for any time.
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Ridiculously, I’ve ended up reading quite a few novellas this month, but I couldn’t get it together. Next year … (promises, promises)
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That’s great that you read a bunch, and not a problem that you didn’t review them!
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Thanks for hosting!
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Thank you for your contributions!
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[…] can check out Rebecca’s wrap up post too and once again thanks to everyone who has taken part and made this such a fantastic […]
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Once again Rebecca it’s been a pleasure, despite everything. Here’s to a smoother, happier year next year.
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Hear hear!
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Next year I’ll be done with my Thirkell project and may be able to think about reading novellas in November.
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Great, we’d love to have you join in.
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Well done the two of you for keeping this going despite everything, we all appreciate it very much. I certainly found it a wonderful focus for my reading this month and got through a fair number of titles.
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Wonderful, so glad you enjoyed joining in.
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I read and loved Foster too! Off to read the reviews. If I can figure out how to watch the adaptation I might review them together. Thank you for choosing it and for hosting!
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Yay, glad to hear that!
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So many great novellas – thanks for hosting!
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Thanks for taking part!
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Thanks for hosting! UPS and FedEx dropped off a bunch of novellas this week so I’m already gearing up for next year!
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You’re welcome! I’m so pleased you found some new novellas you’re excited about.
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[…] to Cathy at 746 Books and Rebecca at Bookish Beck for hosting this reading challenge, especially given the life events that have impacted them both […]
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Thank you for hosting. I really enjoyed the challenge. Usually, I don’t read many novellas, but have discovered them now. I will definitely read more of them in the future.
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That’s great to hear! Thanks for joining in.
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I thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you! You both did such a good job of hosting, especially at such a difficult time.
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Hurrah!
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