October was another busy month. I’m still trying to figure out how to manage everything with the two new puppies…while they are a lot of fun, they have completely disrupted our normal routine around here! But, we are getting in lots of walks, providing the weather is good, so I am getting in some quality audiobook-time, so there’s that at least!
I’m still chipping away at reviews and am getting close to being caught up…I really just need to set aside a day to do nothing but bang them out. Maybe that’s what I’ll do one day soon.
READING STATS:
- Read this month: 21
- Year to date: 221
- The Doll’s House — Lisa Unger (e-book)
- The Poison Tree — Erin Kelly
- The Puzzle Box — Danielle Trussoni (audio book)
- Dearest — Jacquie Walters (audio book)
- The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern — Lynda Cohen Loigman (audio book)
- Murder Road — Simone St. James (audio book)
- The Bee Sting — Paul Murray
- Rebecca — Daphne du Maurier (audio book)
- The Stone Witch of Florence — Anna Rasche
- What the Nanny Saw — Kaira Rouda (e-book)
- The Winters — Lisa Gabriele (audio book)
- Cackle — Rachel Harrison (audio book)
- The Last One at the Wedding — Jason Rekulak (audio book)
- The Blue Hour — Paula Hawkins
- What Mother Won’t Tell Me — Ivar Leon Menger
- The Book of Witching — CJ Cooke (audio book)
- A Very Bad Thing — JT Ellison
- Perfect Shot — Steve Urszenyi
- The Unmaking of June Farrow — Adrienne Young (audio book)
- The Prey — Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- The Offing — Roz Nay
MY TOP 5 OF OCTOBER:
***I did this last year and am going to continue it again this year, with a few modifications.
- Favorite book(s) of October – these books are the ones I absolutely loved and will be recommending to everyone. They will be staying on my shelf and might even be rereads at some point in the future.
- The Puzzle Box
- The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern
- Rebecca
- The Blue Hour
- The Unmaking of June Farrow
- Biggest Surprise of October: How much I continue to love Rachel Harrison’s books. I read Cackle this month and absolutely loved it. She has proved to be an author I need in my life!
- Newly Acquired Books I’m Super Excited About: This month I received quite a few books I cannot wait to read:
- Those Opulent Days by Jacquie Pham, out November 12th
- Gothictown by Emily Carpenter, out March 25th
- I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones, out March 25th
- Favorite Part of October – While it is not book related, I’m still going to share it here. I finally got to see Adele in concert!!! It was everything I hoped for and more!!!
- 5 Books I’m most looking forward to reading next month:
- The Author’s Guide for Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White – I have been of the 3W’s books since their first collaboration. Since this is coming out mid-month, I have already read this one – watch for my review to be posted soon! Out November 5th.
- Murder Town by Shelley Burr – I love Australian crime fiction and I loved the first book I read by this author. This second book was just as good. My review will be posted soon. Out November 5th.
- The Coldest Case by Tessa Wegert – This is the latest installment in the Shana Merchant series. I am a big fan of this series and just finished reading this book – watch for my review to be posted soon! Out November 5th.
- Burn This Night by Alex Kenna – This is a new-to-me author that I got to know at Boucheron in August. I love a good detective story and this one sounds so good! Out November 12th.
- The Mirror by Nora Roberts– This is the second book in the Lost Bride Trilogy. I’ve been waiting to read this one, as the first book ended with quite the cliffhanger! Out November 19th.
So tell me, what was your favorite read of the month? What are you looking forward to reading in the next month?
