October 2023 Wrap-up
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- monthly wrap-up
October TBR Pile (25/26):
- Bookworms BC: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (already read)
- Friend BC: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe ✓
- Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III ✓
- Kid Book Club: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mulllaly Hunt ✓
- Fantasy: A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas ✓
- Fantasy: The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher ✓
- Fantasy: Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales by Kiersten White ✓
- Fantasy: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher ✓
- Fantasy: The Thorns Remain by JJA Harwood ✓
- Fantasy: White Cat by Holly Black ✓
- Fantasy: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott ✓
- Romance: Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost ✓
- Romance: The Prince & the Apocalypse by Kara McDowell ✓
- Comics: Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey ✓
- Comics: Preacher Vol. 1 ✓
- Mystery: Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti ✓
- Horror: Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie ✓
- Horror: This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham ✓
- Horror: The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry ✓
- Horror: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw ✓
- Horror: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow ✓
- Horror: Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith ✓
- 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:
- Bookworms BC: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- Friend BC: Underground Airlines by Ben Winters
- Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
- Kid Read Aloud: Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia
- Kid Book Club: From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
- Romance: Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark
- Romance: A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian
- Romance: Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
- Romance: Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
- Romance: Love of My Lives by Yamille Saied Mendez
- Romance: The Wake-Up Call by Beth O’Leary
- Romance: Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
- Romance: Wicked Bite by Jeaniene Frost
- Horror: Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons
- Horror: The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Nonfiction: Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya
- Comics: Preacher Vol. 2
- Comics: Preacher Vol. 3
- 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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