#October reading wrap up

[thedavinoparadox]

🎃🍁 October Reading Wrap-Up 🌙🦉

Selenio, 11th November 2023

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."

— Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables

For some reason, October always feels like a new beginning to me. Perhaps because autumn always makes me want to finish old projects I’ve started in summer and already gives me plans for upcoming projects. Because of this I always get this strange mixture of relaxation and new spirit. Since I started university in October, most books I’ve been reading of the course of this month have been for my university classes, although I made sure to also read for my own enjoyment once in a while.

[tolive1000lives]

My 2023 reading wrap up through October!

[theinquisitxor]

October 2023 Reading Wrap-Up

In the month of October I only read six books, which is not many for me, but I had a busy month with classes and a short trip. I read two audiobooks and four physical books. I enjoyed everything I read this month, and got to some new releases that I've been looking forward to.

1.A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic 3) by VE Schwab, 3.5/5 stars. I read this mostly on audio and completed my reread of the series. While I enjoyed the series more when I first read it back in 2018, it was still fun to revisit the series and remember all that happened. The floating market remains one of my favorite scenes/moments in a fantasy book, and I'm glad I took the time to reread this. Portal fantasy

2.Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse 8) by James SA Corey, 4/5 stars. I'm finally almost done with the expanse series, and this book has been one of my favorites of the series. It had me turning the page wanting to know what happens next, and I've been enjoying the last plotline of this series. I'm really looking forward to the final book. Science-fiction.

3.The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians 6) by Rick Riordian, 4/5 stars. This book was 100% just hype for the tv show, but was very fun and cute to read. It was nice seeing Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in a lower-stakes setting. This felt more like a novella instead of a novel, but was a fun nostalgia read. Middle grade fantasy

4.A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, 4/5 stars. This is Ava Reid's first young adult book, and I was looking forward to it as it promises a dark academia fairy tale. I really enjoyed several aspects of this novel: the setting, the ambiance, the fairy lore. This definitely felt like an Ava Reid book, and touches on many similar themes as her other novels. Reid is an author that I plan to keep reading. YA fantasy.

5.The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power 1) by VE Schwab, 4.5/5 stars. I’m always worried that continuation series are just going to repeat the original series, but this gave a fresh new plot while still retaining what makes the Shades of Magic special. We spend a lot of time with the characters from SoM, but we are introduced to a few new characters who are great to follow and get to know. I flew through the second half of this book, and this book felt like it was setting up a lot for the next books (even though it is almost 700 pages). Adult high fantasy.

5.The Alloy of Law (Mistborn 4) by Brandon Sanderson, 4/5 stars. I wasn't sure if I wanted to try reading the second-era Mistborn series, but I decided to give this a go on audio, and I'm very glad I decided to give it a try. This was super fun and entertaining, and different from a lot of the other stuff I read. It's a sort of fantasy crime thriller. I would recommend the audiobook. Fantasy.

That's it for October! I was hoping to get through two more books this month, but I'll have to finish them up in November. See below for my November tbr.

November tbr:

The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher (holdover from Oct)

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (holdover from Oct)

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson (audiobook)

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (reread on audio)

Starling House by Alix E Harrow

Steelstriker by Marie Lu

Leviathan Falls by James SA Corey (Expanse 10)

Murtang (Inheritance Cycle book 5) by Christopher Paolini

(possibly Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, if I feel like continuing with the series)

[franticvampirereads]

Happy Halloween everyone! It’s raining right now and it feels appropriate for a northwest halloween. This month I didn’t get a whole lot of reading done, but here’s what I did manage to get read:

The Dragon’s Bride 4⭐️ {review}

The Dragon’s Bride Bonus Epilogue 4⭐️

The Cat Proposed 4⭐️ {review}

Smoke Bitten 4⭐️ {review}

The Quiet House -currently reading

I don’t really have a favorite this month, but I also don’t have a least favorite. So that’s good. I hope you all have a lovely Halloween.

[sun-e-chips]

It’s Christmas morning and your parents actually got you that 7ft tall robot jester you’ve been raving about and now you have to awkwardly unwrap them in front of the rest of your family.

[bookaddict24-7]

🎃 October 2023 Wrap Up! 🎃

I read a total of 28 books

11 were physical books from my physical TBR.

Most were audiobooks from the library!

Favourite read: Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

Least favourite: Theodore Boon: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

I DNFed 18 books

How was your October reading?

[asexualbookbird]

Spooky season is still here in my eyes. Spooky season is eternal. October, however, is over! I didn't read a whole lot because my Sit And Do Nothing energy was spent on my Drawtober challenge, but that's okay! I had fun! Read a few novellas! Read most of what I had planned to read! I didn't get to The Liar's Knot, but I requested the audiobook from my library so I can do more puzzles about it.

I found a fun new game called Suika which is very dangerous and a lot of fun! They changed the theme for Halloween and now all the watermelons are jack o lanterns! I also watched Detective Pikachu which was very enjoyable. It was a good month despite life lol

The Book of Koli by MR Carey DNF - this was for book club and I couldn't get into it. Stopped reading after ten days and three chapters. Might go back to it in audio form, but not a priority (book club said it was very hard to get into)

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman ⭐⭐⭐ - it wasn't as exciting as the first one, but still worth a read. All the action was shoved into the final act and by that point I just wanted it to be over. Will still read book three!

Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - buddy read with a friend!! Adored it!!!! The pacing was a little off for me, but otherwise! A very good book! (why would you [REDACTED] [REDACTED] that wasn't very nice)

Provenance by Ann Leckie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - ADORED THIS! Maybe even more than the og trilogy do not @ me

The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - a silly little fucked up story :) perfect for spooky season :) little bite sized space horror :)

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Weird! Fucked up! I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that!

I have yet to choose my reads for November, I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for. I still have seven books left in my Yearly Goal Stack and I'm worried I might not make it whoops. But I'll do my best!

[bookishlyvintage]

everything I read in october (& what I thought about it)

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - October 30th - Read in October

an incomplete collection of what I read this month (because I read a lot of books from the library that I don't have copies of yet lol) but it's been so good to finally have a good reading month 🥰

and we'll see these numbers completely evaporate when NaNoWriMo starts in a couple of days 🤭

[princessofbookaholics]

My no-five-star streak is over! I got three 5 stars this month and 2 more were 4.5 stars and I loved this month's reading. It was supposed to be a thriller month but I ended up reading a lot more romances than I thought. More than half of the books I read this month were part of series so I've now caught up on a bunch of series! Here's the wrap up:

The Neighbor Favor ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Mill House Murders ⭐⭐

Midnight is the Darkest Hour ⭐⭐

Swimming in the Dark ⭐⭐

The Coworker ⭐⭐⭐

Murder in the Family ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Desire or Defense ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dark Corners ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Once Upon a Broken Heart ⭐⭐⭐

The Good Lie ⭐⭐⭐⭐

King of Greed ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Glimmers of You ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Nine Liars ⭐⭐

Shadows of You ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Woman in Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[thedavinoparadox]

🎃🍁 October Reading Wrap-Up 🌙🦉

Selenio, 11th November 2023 “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables For some reason, October always feels like a new beginning to me. Perhaps because autumn always makes me want to finish old projects I’ve started in summer and already gives me plans for upcoming projects. Because of this I always get this strange mixture of…

[tolive1000lives]

October 2023 reading wrap up! Not going to lie October kicked my ass this year. A lot of highs and lows and a LOT of chaos. But I’m glad I carved out enough time for some spooky reads. My favorite by far was definitely The Year of the Witching and I think I can safely rehome the others. I also read the new Thursday Murder Club book at the library.

[sixofravens-reads]

Slightly Belated October Reading Wrap-Up 🎃

October was an iffy month. I read 5 books, but DNF'd another 3. I'm getting to the end of my 2023 TBR list, so I'm realizing I put off a lot of these books because I'm secretly not interested in them lol.

Read:

Jack of Kinrowan - Charles de Lint

The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley

Hummingbird Salamander - Jeff Vandermeer

The Starlit Wood - edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe

Turn the Other Chick - Esther Friesner

DNF'd:

The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer

Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire

The Kingdoms - Natasha Pulley

Currently Reading (as of the end of October):

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams (DNF'd on Nov 2nd)

[slaughter-books]

Day 30: JOMPBPC: Read In October

My October, 2023 reading wrap-up! 💜

[franticvampirereads]

October was super busy! Lots of exciting things have been happening and it hasn’t left much room for reading, but here’s what I got read last month:

Summer Sons 5⭐️ {review}

Possess Me! 4⭐️ {review}

Trick-OrTreat 4 ⭐️ {review}

Headless 3 ⭐️ {no review posted}

Blackwater 4⭐️ {review}

Rolling in the Deep -currently reading

Pack of Lies -currently reading

My absolute favorite book this month was Summer Sons and I could scream about it forever. 😊

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

Aesthetically pleasing October reads 🧡🍂 Happy Halloween bookish friends!