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

Weekly Recap

Hey guys! I’m taking a bit of a break here. I will probably have a post here or a post there but I am going to be mostly missing in action. I’ll try. I actually had the worse week of my life - or so it feels like right now.

My kitty of 20 passed away on me this Wednesday and I have a hard time dealing with death, especially when it’s someone close and special to me. I’m feeling a little out of it right now and a whole lot of sad.

I think it effected my mood enough that everything I am reading isn’t really sticking.

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Last Week On The Blog

• [20 Mar] The Dragon's Price by Bethany Wiggins ★★
• [21 Mar] A Nun Walks into a Bar by Piper Davenport ★★★½

Upcoming This Week

• The Bourbon Kings (The Bourbon Kings #1) by J.R. Ward

 

Weekly Recap

 

 

Looking back at the reviews posted this week, I cannot believe I posted them this week. It has been such a LONG week. We got snow, lots of it, about 20 inches. My husband had to go out and do snow removal 2-3 days in a row, it was a lot. On the bright side, my son enjoyed the snow maze my husband dug out for him in the front yard.

I am loving the way my reading has gone this year. Last year I read around 33 books all year? This year I am up to 27 with no signs of stopping. It kind of suck to be honest that most of my reading is done after my son goes to sleep, because I feel like a zombie most days with the lack of sleep - but with coffee we are working through it. Plus, sometimes he takes naps and this mom steals that time for cuddle naps whenever they happen.

I also just realized I have not read any good romance lately…Odd.. My taste in books has been expending and it’s nice to explore different genres. I’ll have to remedy the lack of romance this week, maybe.

I have also been into booktube lately. I like running it in the background while I do stuff and listening to like monthly wrap ups since I cannot always be at the computer, so that’s been fun.

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Last Week On The Blog

• [13 Mar] A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery ★★
• [14 Mar] A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab ★★★★
• [15 Mar] Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller ★★★
• [17 Mar] I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjørk ★★★★

Upcoming This Week

• The Dragon’s Price (Transference #1) by Bethany Wiggins
• Shadow Falling (The Scorpius Syndrome, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

New Arrivals

Thank you Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Next TBR

You guys voted and these next two books are my next TBRs from my ever growing pile.

Weekly Recap

 

Guys, what is happening with mother nature? One week we get beautiful weather, 70 in February with thunderstorms followed by 8 degree weather a day later. Like, really?

I had a good week in reading it seems, up until the last book I read which turned out to be a bit disappointing even thought I LOVED the beginning. The review of that book will be coming next week. I posted a poll below because I cannot decide which book I want to read from my TBR pile next and looking for some push :D. I have this weird thing, I get excited about a release and hoard it without reading it because I am just too scared, intimidated to read it? It’s weird, my husband thinks it’s weird. Oh well, moving on.

Did you guys see the post by my new guest reviewer Sophia Rose? I wanted to announce her last week, but I decided to just wait until after she posts. I’m excited to have her so look forward to more wonderful reviews from this sweet heart reviewer.

On the home front it’s been a bit crazy. Husbands birthday was yesterday, we got to celebrate with friends and that was fun which took my mind of my grandmother’s medical problems. She is in pretty rough shape, lives over seas and my mom and dad got there in time to move her to a different hospital because her current one was literally killing her. I hope she pulls through, but it’s rough right now.

Thank you to all who wished my son a happy birthday last week. I appreciate it. Even thought I did not have time to reply to the comment. I read ALL of your comments on my phone as they come in every day and I appreciate them so much. Thank you guys. I hope to get around to replies when the craziness settles. In the meantime I use that time to comment on your lovely posts instead.

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Last Week On The Blog

• [27 Feb] Starlight Bridge by Debbie Mason ★★★★½
• [27 Feb] Christmas with an Angel: A Short Story by Debbie Mason ★★★
• [1 Mar] I See You by Clare Mackintosh ★★★★
• [2 Mar] Bel of the Brawl by Maggie McConnon ★★★½
• [3 Mar] Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh ★★★★

Upcoming This Week

• The Bastard Billionaire (Billionaire Bad Boys, #3) by Jessica Lemmon
• Shadow Falling (The Scorpius Syndrome, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti
• Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller

New Arrivals

Thank you S&S Children’s, Harper and the last one I won at a contest (Thank you blodeuedd)

 

What to Read Next?

Which Book Should I read From my TBR?

Written in Red (The Others #1) by Anne Bishop

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Devil in Spring (The Ravenels #3) by Lisa Kleypas

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Weekly Recap

It’s been a long week. Probably the longest week in my life. I’m glad it’s over. I won’t be talking about the election here. Not because I am afraid to, but because there is still a lot of feelings and thoughts that I need to wrap around before I open my mouth and voice my opinion. Especially to family and friends who don’t feel the same way. There is a lot of anger and frustration, especially since I live in a swing state that I chose to avoid Facebook for a long while.

Other than a very stressful and sad week due to the election, it was long period. Husband got sick. God-mother’s father passed away. My father in law and I continue to clash. My mood for anything I read has been blah. I am seriously reading like 3 or 4 different books right now, hoping something sticks. Feels forced, might try something else.

I hope next week will be better. I think it will. With my husbands job wrapping up for the season, I voiced my opinion of wanting to get a job for the winter. I think it will be good for me.

Also, we started watching Superstore and Oh my goodness that is so funny. Is anyone watching Westworld? that show is so twisted, so good.

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Last Week On The Blog

• [9 Nov] The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid ★★★
• [11 Nov] This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills ★★★★

Upcoming This Week

• Maze of Souls (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #6) by J.L. Bryan (-sigh- yea I still have not posted this)
• One Good Eclair (A Nutrition Mafia Mystery, #1) by Maria E. Schneider
• Christmas in Destiny (Destiny #7) by Toni Blake

New Arrivals

Thank you Harlequin. Super excited about this one.

Weekly Recap

It’s raining again! Where was this rain when it was hot as sin July and August? could have really used this kind of weather back than. The weather is picking up too, we are suppose to have 69 degrees next week.

I forgot to post one more review last week. It wasn’t because I didn’t finish the book either, but I have not had much time. Between the toddler and my husbands hockey schedule it’s been so exhausting. I’m sorry if I don’t always reply to comments on my posts either, I try to use the time I spend answering them lately to go to your blogs and read your posts and comment on them instead.

Husband will be carving the pumpkins tonight, so that should be exciting and tomorrow we might briefly take our boy trick or treating.

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Last Week On The Blog

• [27 Oct] House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan ★★★★½
• [28 Oct] The Visitor by Amanda Stevens ★★★★½

Upcoming This Week

• Maze of Souls (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #6) by J.L. Bryan
• Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason
• Snowfall on Haven Point (Haven Point #5) by RaeAnne Thayne

New Arrivals

Thank you Minotaur Books and Entangled Publishing.

I love fall I really do. I cannot believe that it is almost over as we are approaching winter rapidly. I am going to be reviewing a lot of winter/holiday/Christmas books this year and I am thankful to the publishers for sending a few of them for reviews.

As far as what is going on with me off the blog. It’s been busy, been spending a lot of time with family. Last weekend we went to a park (picture of location above) to take fall pictures, it’s the first fall in YEARS that we have this beautiful view of the colored leaves. Last year they all fell down before they even turned and there was even snow in parts of the state. My son had a lot of fun spending time with my husband and I, now that his seasonal job is slowly coming to a close for the year, he gets to spend a lot more time with us and it’s been a blast. It rained here for like 3 days in a row, Thursday, Friday and Saturday so it was awesome having him around.

This September marked our 5 year wedding anniversary and he wanted to get me a nice gift. I am currently looking to upgrade my camera, but no luck yet. Other than that, I was really enjoying Thriller books this month and I think I had a really good month with 11 books reviewed. I have a few that still need reviewing, but I wanted to do something different this afternoon.

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Last Week On The Blog

• [19 Oct] Terminal by J.L. Bryan ★★★★
• [20 Oct] A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet ★★★★
• [22 Oct] City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong ★★★★
• [23 Oct] Weekly Recap - #1

Upcoming This Week

• House of Whispers (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #5) by J.L. Bryan
• Maze of Souls (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #6) by J.L. Bryan

New Arrivals

 

Thank you Avon, S&S and HMH books for these copies, I cannot wait to read them.