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November 2025 Book Reviews

  • Writer: Ash
    Ash
  • Nov 27
  • 4 min read

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Hi friends! Curious to find out what I've been reading this month? Well, check out my November 2025 Book Reviews!!


I'm up to 50 books read! Woo.


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November 2025 Book Reviews


  1. Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown: I read this book because I saw that Reese Witherspoon recommended it, and I wanted to give it a go simply for that reason. I really enjoyed the story; however, I found myself wanting a bit more at the end - it kinda fell flat. Like, I found myself wanting Naomi's d*ath to have been faked and that she was in hiding all along (that's not a spoiler, it's in the blurb that Naomi passes). The story did hook me from the get-go go so I'm going to give this a 7.5/10. It's worth reading if you like thrillers and murder mysteries that keep you guessing till the very end.

  2. 50 Things to realize before it's too late - Manoj Chenthamarakshan: I found this book to be an easy read. I just thought it wouldn't come across as judgmental and critical as it did about people. I do lean more towards the negative reviews of this one, unfortunately, as it does come across as another New Age self-help book - which is fine, it just wasn't what I was expecting. I think I was expecting some humour and less criticism of people for making mistakes or having health issues. Tbh, I think the author might need to do some thought diaries and write some alternative thoughts as to why things may have gone those ways. It also reads as very rushed - and I just learned that it was written in 90 days, so that's probably why that is. Obviously, credit to the author for writing a book so fast. I rate this a 4/10.

  3. Dear Dolly: On Love, Life and Friendships - Dolly Alderton: I liked this book. It transcended me back to when I was a teenager/young adult and thrived off glossy magazines like Cosmopolitan and Girlfriend, where you read all the advice columns because you're just a greasy teenager who doesn't know what they're doing. And, there was some solid life advice there and an overarching theme to remember to love yourself first. However, I was hoping for a tiny bit more humour sprinkled throughout the advice columns; I think it would have given the book that extra special sparkle. Some of it was a bit repetitive in parts, and I think some of the advice columns should have been left out and replaced with something more risqué and less heteronormative. One of the book's reviews stuck out to me, which said, "I, personally, no longer wish to read about the white woman's experience marketed as a one size fits all". I definitely see where they are coming from. A lot of the book was also very heteronormative, and our society has changed, so I want to read more experiences from people of colour and the LGBTQIA+ community. It is a full-on agony aunt book. I rate it about a 5/10.

  4. The Unbelievable Facts Book - Henry Bennett: This was another one of those books that I wanted to read before bed to make me sleepy. I liked it, but it was also kinda boring, and I felt sad that there was only ONE fact about New Zealand. It had all the facts from different continents, and the only one that the author could write was about LOTR being filmed in NZ - which, yes, very cool, but there's so much more to Aotearoa. I rate this a 6/10. A good book if you're bored and want to learns stuff about the world.

  5. Life Is Short And So Is This Book - Peter Atkens: I read this book in a day, super quick, easy read, and another stereotypical self-help book. Simple advice and a reminder to live your life to the fullest. I didn't learn anything new, but it was a good read. I rate this a 6.50/10.


My next reads are "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins and "Emergency 911 Calls: What's Your Emergency? Outrageous 911 Calls" by Ancel Reagan. Oh, and the Life Admin Hacks book that I keep putting down (I'll finish it eventually).


What's next on your TBR list?


Thanks for reading!

Ash xx


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