October 2023 Wrap-up

October TBR Pile (25/26):

1. Bookworms BC: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (already read)
2. Friend BC: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe ✓
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas ✓
4. Kid Read Aloud: Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk ✓
5. Kid Read Aloud: Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome ✓
6. Kid Read Aloud: In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III ✓
7. Kid Book Club: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mulllaly Hunt ✓
8. Fantasy: A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas ✓
9. Fantasy: The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher ✓
10. Fantasy: Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales by Kiersten White ✓
11. Fantasy: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher ✓
12. Fantasy: The Thorns Remain by JJA Harwood ✓
13. Fantasy: White Cat by Holly Black ✓
14. Fantasy: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott ✓
15. Romance: Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost ✓
16. Romance: The Prince & the Apocalypse by Kara McDowell ✓
17. Comics: Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey ✓
18. Comics: Preacher Vol. 1 ✓
19. Mystery: Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti ✓
20. Horror: Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie ✓
21. Horror: This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham ✓
22. Horror: The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry ✓
23. Horror: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw ✓
24. Horror: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow ✓
25. Horror: Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith ✓
26. Horror: Goblin by Josh Malerman ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 8098 pages Pages Remaining: 286,801 pages

Current Read - The September House by Carissa Orlando; The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert; Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (3) - I keep debating about canceling my BOTM subscription and then they have another month like this one. I ended up buying three books this month:

• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
• The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
• The Fragile Threads of Power by VE Schwab

UnRead Shelf Progress

• Starting Number: 338
• Books Read: 2
• Books Acquired: 3
• Books Unshelved: 0
• Finishing Number: 339

November TBR Pile:

1. Bookworms BC: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
2. Friend BC: Underground Airlines by Ben Winters
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
4. Kid Read Aloud: Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia
5. Kid Book Club: From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
6. Romance: Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark
7. Romance: A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian
8. Romance: Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
9. Romance: Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
10. Romance: Love of My Lives by Yamille Saied Mendez
11. Romance: The Wake-Up Call by Beth O’Leary
12. Romance: Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
13. Romance: Wicked Bite by Jeaniene Frost
14. Horror: Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons
15. Horror: The September House by Carissa Orlando
16. Nonfiction: Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya
17. Comics: Preacher Vol. 2
18. Comics: Preacher Vol. 3
19. Comics: Preacher Vol. 4

Movies Watched

• Final Girls
• The Seventh Seal
• Don’t Worry Darling
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• The Lodger
• Crawl
• Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
• Candyman (1992)
• The Wicker Man
• Totally Killer
• Sympathy for the Devil
• The Hidden
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
• The Platform
• Candyman (2021)
• The Haunted Mansion

TV Shows Watched

• Werewolf by Night
• Lower Decks
• Archer
• Preacher S2
• Below Deck: Med S
• Only Murders in the Building S3
• The Great British Bake-Off S14
• Loki S2
• Bachelor in Paradise

Comments - Wow! Another huge month for my reading and our media watching. I knocked out many spooky books to fit my theme and found some gems among them. J and I complete our spooky movie month with a very decent showing of 17 movies.

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