It’s November!! Not sure how to feel about that, but at least this year is almost over. I am ready to put that to rest.
But how you guys are doing? We didn’t have a very colorful fall this year, which was a total bummer. It was absolutely gorgeous last year with orange and red trees. This year a storm blew threw and dropped most of the leaves or turned them this yucky brown. A shame, I didn’t get to do fall shoot with my son, there just wasn’t really a time for it.
He had a blast trick-or-treating the other day. He was so cute and shy. He knew the concept but all he did was come up to the door with us and trust his little pumpkin bag at the person and expected them to give him candy. He was excited, it was adorable. I was so wrapped up in the moment, I forgot to take a picture, blah.
So October was a great month for us, both reading and outside of reading. I am now 11 books ahead of my reading schedule, which is super exciting.I read 15 books in the month of October, 1 of them was an audiobook. But woah, did not realize that till I looked on my goodreads. Remember my 27 book October/November TBR? I read about 10/27 of the books, which I think is still good?
Book Stats for October
2 Books 4.5 stars
7 Books 4 Stars
7 Books 3.5 Stars
3 Books 3 stars
1 Book 2.5 Stars
2 of the books were reviewed by my friend and guest blogger Sophia Rose
Books Reviewed
- [1 Oct] Weekly Wrap Up #11 - Fall is here!!
- [4 Oct] The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain ★★★★½
- [6 Oct] Death by Eggnog by Alex Erickson ★★★½
- [6 Oct] Sugar Pine Trail by RaeAnne Thayne ★★★★
- [10 Oct] Don't Tell by Karen Rose, Michael Ferraiuolo ★★★★½
- [12 Oct] The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle ★★★★
- [12 Oct] Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale ★★½
- [12 Oct] The Ghosts of Kali Oka Road by M.L. Bullock ★★★
- [13 Oct] Friend Request by Laura Marshall ★★★½
- [17 Oct] The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson ★★★½
- [17 Oct] Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King, Richard T. Chizmar, Maggie Siff ★★★★
- [17 Oct] Halloween Carnival Volume 1 by Robert McCammon, Kevin Lucia, John Little, Lisa Morton, Mark Allan Gunnells, Brian James Freeman ★★★
- [20 Oct] The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie, Alyssa B. Sheinmel ★★★★
- [23 Oct] Asylum by Madeleine Roux ★★★½
- [24 Oct] The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong ★★★★
- [27 Oct] Sanctum by Madeleine Roux ★★★★
- [28 Oct] This Side of Murder by Anna Lee Huber ★★★★
- [30 Oct] Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs ★★★
- [30 Oct] Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake ★★★½
- [31 Oct] Nightfall by Jake Halpern, Peter Kujawinski ★★★½
- [31 Oct] The House Next Door: A Ghost Story by Darcy Coates ★★★½
Favorites of the Month
I know right. How did November sneak up on us?!
Ahhh, your son sounds like a cutie. I would have totally swooned for him if he came to my door Trick or Treating. 🙂
Way to go on your reading stats. My own were not where I wanted them, but still, not bad, either. 🙂
Have a great November, Lily!
November has slipped in bringing cloudy skies and rain. I am okay with that because this year we had a lovely October whereas last year, it poured rain all month and it was a muddy mess. We had a lovely night for trick or treating. I can’t believe how fast mine are growing up! Great job on your reading goals!
I’m glad you had a good month!
Ohio’s had an odd autumn. We keep going from low 30s to mid 70s and had a bit of snow over the weekend. I’ve noticed the leaves are either still green or the brown you spoke of. I’m hoping to see a little pop of color before the temps drop too low.
And your son sounds adorable trick or treating.
I’m glad you had a good Halloween! I hope you have a fabulous November and get lots of reading done.
Dang! You are killing it on your reading. October was a book slump for me. I’m actually still trying to dig my way out of it. It seemed like for every really good book I read, I picked up 4 not so good ones.
PS. I love the Darkest Powers trilogy. Some good stuff. Plus, they give a shot out to my hometown Syracuse. LoL
Oh wow. Looks like you had a blast October Lily. As usual, I sucked and I’m so behind my Goodreads reading challenge. And I had The Awakening in my TBR because of you actually, hehe
Our fall has been lackluster as well - it seems like a lot of the trees haven’t even changed colors yet!
I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by! Too bad about the fall foliage in your neck of the woods. We’re finally getting some changing colors out here in California. Glad to hear you had a great time trick or treating! 🙂
Wow! You read a lot of books in October! I just counted and I read 18 books in October, but a bunch were audio books. I have an hour commute to and from work so I get a lot of reading done that way, and I’ve been listening while running, too. I really enjoyed Kelley Armstrong’s Darkest Powers series when I read it. Glad to see you enjoyed The Awakening!
I’m so happy that you’re ahead. It’s funny because I’m 11 books behind, according to GR. hehe.
We actually are having a nice fall, the weather is perfect for TX. It even got cold.
Hope you read a lot of books for November as well. 🙂
I am trying to figure out how this year has passed so quickly. The leaves all fell from the trees quickly around here too. I am glad your son enjoyed Halloween 🙂
Time is going so fast. It will be Christmas in no time. Good to see you liked The Awakening. I really liked that trilogy when I read it last year.
Oh bummer on the leaves! Ours are just starting to change but a bit spotty due to a storm, too. Still a little pretty here and there 🙂 Happy reading this month!