October 2025 Wrap-up
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- monthly wrap-up
October TBR Pile (26/30):
- Bookworms BC: A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck (already read)
- Friend BC: North Woods by Daniel Mason (not reading)
- Nerdy Bookish Friends: The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (already read)
- Kid Book Club: The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones ✓
- Kid Read Aloud: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving ✓
- Romance: Stolen Vows by Sav R. Miller ✓
- Romance: Zomromcom by Olivia Dade ✓
- Romance: Shattered Innocence by Sara Cate ✓
- Romance: Royal Heart by Nana Malone ✓
- Science Fiction: We are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor ✓
- Fantasy: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli ✓
- Fantasy: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerry Maniscalco ✓
- Horror: The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers by Jen Campbell ✓
- Horror: The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates ✓
- Horror: Fiend by Alma Katsu ✓
- Historical Fiction: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen ✓
- Nonfiction: Tomes of Terror by Mark Leslie ✓
- Nonfiction: The Great Mortality by John Kelly
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: Rosen Blood Vol. 1 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: Rosen Blood Vol. 2 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: Rosen Blood Vol. 3 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: Rosen Blood Vol. 4 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: Rosen Blood Vol. 5 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World Vol. 1 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World Vol. 2 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World Vol. 3 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World Vol. 4 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World Vol. 5 ✓
- Manga/Manwha/Comics: Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 27 ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal
Monthly Total: 6068 pages Pages Remaining: 126,225 pages
Current Read - The Great Mortality by John Kelly
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books Bought/Received (3)
- Shattered Innocence by Sara Cate
- Royal Heart by Nana Malone
- The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (BOTM)
- Hazelthorn by CG Drews (BOTM)
UnRead Shelf Progress
- Starting Number: 303
- Books Read: 4
- Books Acquired: 4
- Books Unshelved: 0
- Finishing Number: 303
November TBR Pile:
- Bookworms BC: TBD
- Friend BC: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
- Nerdy Bookish Friends: Heartless by HG Parry
- Kid Book Club: Granted by John David Anderson
- Kid Read Aloud: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Branhill
- Kid Read Aloud: Brothers Grimm Stories
Movies Watched
- Tron - Rewatching the series in prep for the new movie coming…
- Tron: Legacy
- Fantastic Four: The First Steps - Loved the retro vibe
- Tron: Ares - In the theater! J and I went to a movie together for the first time in years.
TV Shows Watched
- Only Murders in the Building S5
- Slow Horses S5
- Babylon 5 S1-S2
- The Nice Guy S1
- Smartypants
- Below Deck: Med
- SKZ Code (2023)
- SKZ Talker (2023)
- SKZ Talker-Go (2023)
Comments - My reading has finally rebounded. I didn’t love a lot of the books I read this month, but I did knock multiple books off of my TBR list. As for other media, we strayed away from horror, but did watch a ton of television episodes off of our watch list.
Next up on the TBR pile:
